The 2016 Western & Southern Open was a men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts from August 15-21, 2016. It was a Masters 1000 tournament on the 2016 ATP World Tour and a WTA Premier 5 tournament on the 2016 WTA Tour. The tournament was one of two headline events in the 2016 US Open Series. The 2016 tournament was the 115th men's edition and the 88th women's edition of the Cincinnati Masters. The tournament is held annually at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio (a northern suburb of Cincinnati), United States.
Roger Federer and Serena Williams were the two-time defending champions in Men's and Women's singles titles, but neither of them defended their titles. They withdrew due to a knee injury and shoulder inflammation, respectively.
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Points and prize money
Point distribution
Prize money
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ATP singles main draw entrants
Seeds
- Rankings are as of August 8, 2016
Other entrants
The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:
- Jared Donaldson
- Taylor Fritz
- Reilly Opelka
- Fernando Verdasco
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
- Nikoloz Basilashvili
- Malek Jaziri
- John Millman
- Y?ichi Sugita
- Ji?í Veselý
- Mikhail Youzhny
- Mischa Zverev
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
- Adrian Mannarino
Withdrawals
- Novak Djokovic (wrist injury) ->replaced by Andreas Seppi
- Roger Federer (rehabilitation from knee injury) ->replaced by Vasek Pospisil
- Philipp Kohlschreiber ->replaced by Pablo Carreño Busta
- Andrey Kuznetsov ->replaced by Nicolás Almagro
- Gilles Müller ->replaced by Nicolas Mahut
- Jack Sock ->replaced by Borna ?ori?
- Janko Tipsarevi? (fatigue) ->replaced by Adrian Mannarino
- Gaël Monfils (back injury)
Retirements
- Borna ?ori?
- Alexandr Dolgopolov (back injury)
ATP doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
- Rankings are as of August 8, 2016
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
- Brian Baker / Ryan Harrison
- Eric Butorac / Taylor Fritz
Withdrawals
- Sam Querrey (back injury)
- Stan Wawrinka (illness)
- Milos Raonic (illness)
WTA singles main draw entrants
Seeds
- Rankings are as of August 8, 2016
Other entrants
The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:
- Louisa Chirico
- Christina McHale
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Serena Williams(Withdrew due to shoulder injury)
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
- Tímea Babos
- Annika Beck
- Kateryna Bondarenko
- Eugenie Bouchard
- Alizé Cornet
- Varvara Flink
- Daria Gavrilova
- Kurumi Nara
- Alison Riske
- Donna Veki?
- Zhang Shuai
- Zheng Saisai
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
- Misaki Doi
- Viktorija Golubic
- Johanna Larsson
- Tsvetana Pironkova
Withdrawals
- Jelena Jankovi? ->replaced by Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
- Petra Kvitová (right leg injury) ->replaced by Viktorija Golubic
- Ekaterina Makarova (change of schedule) ->replaced by Johanna Larsson
- Monica Puig (lower back) ->replaced by Tsvetana Pironkova
- Sloane Stephens ->replaced by Lesia Tsurenko
Retirements
- Alizé Cornet
WTA doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
- Rankings are as of August 8, 2016
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
- Belinda Bencic / Kirsten Flipkens
- Lauren Davis / Varvara Lepchenko
- Daria Gavrilova / Daria Kasatkina
Withdrawals
- Kiki Bertens (illness)
- Carla Suárez Navarro (left leg injury)
Champions
Men's singles
- Marin ?ili? def. Andy Murray, 6-4, 7-5
Women's singles
- Karolína Plí?ková def. Angelique Kerber, 6-3, 6-1
Men's doubles
- Ivan Dodig / Marcelo Melo def. Jean-Julien Rojer / Horia Tec?u, 7-6(7-5), 6-7(5-7), [10-6]
Women's doubles
- Sania Mirza / Barbora Strýcová def. Martina Hingis / Coco Vandeweghe, 7-5, 6-4
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