2016 French Open

{{further|topic=draws|2016 French Open – Men's singles|l1=Men's singles draw|2016 French Open – Women's singles|l2=Women's singles draw}}

{{use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}

{{Infobox tennis event|2016|French Open|

|date = 22 May – 5 June 2016

|edition = 115

|draw = 128S/64D/32X

|prize_money = 32,017,500

|location = Paris (XVIe), France

|venue = Roland Garros Stadium

|surface = Clay

|category =86th Grand Slam (ITF)

|champms = {{flag icon|SRB}} Novak Djokovic

|champws = {{flag icon|ESP}} Garbiñe Muguruza

|champmd = {{flag icon|ESP}} Feliciano López / {{flag icon|ESP}} Marc López

|champwd = {{flag icon|FRA}} Caroline Garcia / {{flag icon|FRA}} Kristina Mladenovic

|champxd = {{flag icon|SUI}} Martina Hingis / {{flag icon|IND}} Leander Paes

|champbs = {{flag icon|FRA}} Geoffrey Blancaneaux

|champgs = {{flag icon|SUI}} Rebeka Masarova

|champbd = {{flag icon|ISR}} Yshai Oliel / {{flag icon|CZE}} Patrik Rikl

|champgd = {{flag icon|ESP}} Paula Arias Manjón / {{flag icon|SRB}} Olga Danilović

|champml = {{flag icon|ESP}} Juan Carlos Ferrero / {{flag icon|ESP}} Carlos Moyá

|champsl = {{flag icon|ESP}} Sergi Bruguera / {{flag icon|CRO}} Goran Ivanišević

|champwl = {{nowrap|{{flag icon|USA}} Lindsay Davenport / {{flag icon|USA}} Martina Navratilova}}

|champwcms = {{flag icon|ARG}} Gustavo Fernández

|champwcws = {{flag icon|NED}} Marjolein Buis

|champwcmd = {{flag icon|JPN}} Shingo Kunieda / {{flag icon|GBR}} Gordon Reid

|champwcwd = {{flag icon|JPN}} Yui Kamiji / {{flag icon|GBR}} Jordanne Whiley

}}

The 2016 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 120th edition of the French Open and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros from 22 May to 5 June and consisted of events for professional players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles play. Junior and wheelchair players also took part in singles and doubles events.

Novak Djokovic won the men's singles in the 2016 edition. Stan Wawrinka was the defending champion in men's singles, but he lost to Andy Murray in the semifinals. Serena Williams was the defending champion in the women's singles, but she lost to Garbiñe Muguruza in the final.

Roger Federer withdrew before the tournament to avoid "unnecessary [fitness] risk",{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/may/19/roger-federer-pulls-out-french-open|title=Roger Federer pulls out of French Open to avoid ‘unnecessary fitness risk’|date=19 May 2016|author=Kevin Mitchell|website=The Guardian|access-date=10 June 2021}} making this tournament the first Grand Slam he missed since the 1999 US Open. Furthermore, nine-time champion Rafael Nadal withdrew during the tournament due to injury, for the first time in his French Open career.

Novak Djokovic's victory at this tournament in his 20th Grand Slam final completed his career Grand Slam of all four major tournaments, the eighth man to do so in singles and the fifth since the start of the Open Era (after Rod Laver, Andre Agassi, Roger Federer, and Rafael Nadal). Djokovic also achieved a non-calendar year Grand Slam, becoming the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to hold all four major titles at once.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2016/jun/05/french-open-mens-final-andy-murray-v-novak-djokovic-live|title= French Open men's final: Novak Djokovic beats Andy Murray to win title – as it happened|date=5 June 2016|work=Guardian|access-date=9 June 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/36455423|title= Novak Djokovic beats Andy Murray to win first French Open title|date=5 June 2016|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=9 June 2016}} The victory by Garbiñe Muguruza was her first Grand Slam win in her second Grand Slam final.

Tournament

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The 2016 French Open was the 115th edition of the French Open and was held at Stade Roland Garros in Paris.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jun/07/french-open-2015-stanislas-wawrinka-novak-djokovic-win|title=French Open 2015: Stan Wawrinka is clay's new king after win over Djokovic|first=Kevin|last=Mitchell|date=7 June 2015|access-date=7 June 2015}}

The tournament was run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and was part of the 2016 ATP World Tour and the 2016 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consisted of men's and women's singles and doubles draws as well as a mixed doubles event.{{cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/about/grand-slam%C2%AE/roland-garros.aspx|publisher=International Tennis Federation|title=Roland Garros|access-date=7 June 2015|archive-date=4 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604172607/https://www.itftennis.com/about/grand-slam%C2%AE/roland-garros.aspx|url-status=dead}}

There were singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18),{{cite web|publisher=International Tennis Federation|url=http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/tournaments/tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100033603|title=Roland Garros Junior French Championships|access-date=7 June 2015|archive-date=31 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331162720/https://www.itftennis.com/juniors/tournaments/tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100033603|url-status=dead}} and singles and doubles events for men's and women's wheelchair tennis players as part of the UNIQLO tour under the Grand Slam category.{{cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/wheelchair/tournaments/circuit-info.aspx|publisher=International Tennis Federation|title=Circuit Info|access-date=7 June 2015|archive-date=1 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210601101317/https://www.itftennis.com/wheelchair/tournaments/circuit-info.aspx|url-status=dead}} The tournament was played on clay courts and took place over a series of 22 courts, including the three main showcourts, Court Philippe Chatrier, Court Suzanne Lenglen and Court 1.{{cite web|url=http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/content/rg_spirit/the_courts.html|publisher=Roland Garros|title=The Courts|access-date=7 June 2015}}

Points and prize money

=Points distribution=

The ranking points awarded for each event are shown below.

==Senior points==

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center"

| style="width:130px; background:#dfe2e9;" |Event

| style="width:80px; background:lime;" | W

| style="width:85px; background:thistle;" |F

| style="width:85px; background:#ff0;" |SF

| style="width:85px; background:#ffebcd;" |QF

| style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;" |Round of 16

| style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;" |Round of 32

| style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;" |Round of 64

| style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;" |Round of 128

| style="width:85px;" |Q

| style="width:85px;" |Q3

| style="width:85px;" |Q2

| style="width:85px;" |Q1

style="background:#ededed;" |Men's singles

| rowspan="4" |2000

| rowspan="2" |1200

| rowspan="2" |720

| rowspan="2" |360

| rowspan="2" |180

| rowspan="2" |90

|45

|10

|25

|16

|8

|0

style="background:#ededed;" |Men's doubles

|0

| {{n/a}}

| {{n/a}}

| {{n/a}}

| {{n/a}}

| {{n/a}}

style="background:#ededed;" |{{nowrap|Women's singles}}

| rowspan="2" |1300

| rowspan="2" |780

| rowspan="2" |430

| rowspan="2" |240

| rowspan="2" |130

|70

|10

|40

|30

|20

|2

style="background:#ededed;" |{{nowrap|Women's doubles}}

|10

| {{n/a}}

| {{n/a}}

| {{n/a}}

| {{n/a}}

| {{n/a}}

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{{col-break|width=30%}}

==Wheelchair points==

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center

| style="width:130px; background:#dfe2e9;"|Event

| style="width:80px; background:lime;"|W

| style="width:85px; background:thistle;"|F

| style="width:85px; background:#ff0;"|SF/3rd

| style="width:85px; background:#ffebcd;"|QF/4th

style="background:#ededed;"|Singles

|800

|500

|375

|100

style="background:#ededed;"|Doubles

|800

|500

|100

|{{n/a}}

style="background:#ededed;"|Quad singles

|800

|500

|100

|{{n/a}}

style="background:#ededed;"|{{nowrap|Quad doubles}}

|800

|100

|{{n/a}}

|{{n/a}}

{{col-break|width=3%}}

{{col-break}}

==Junior points==

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center

| style="width:130px; background:#dfe2e9;"|Event

| style="width:70px; background:lime;"|W

| style="width:70px; background:thistle;"|F

| style="width:70px; background:#ff0;"|SF

| style="width:70px; background:#ffebcd;"|QF

| style="width:80px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 16

| style="width:80px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 32

| style="width:60px;" |Q

| style="width:60px;" |Q3

style="background:#ededed;"|Boys' singles

|rowspan=2|375

|rowspan=2|270

|rowspan=2|180

|rowspan=2|120

|rowspan=2|75

|rowspan=2|30

|rowspan=2|25

|rowspan=2|20

style="background:#ededed;"|Girls' singles
style="background:#ededed;"|{{nowrap|Boys' doubles}}

|rowspan=2|270

|rowspan=2|180

|rowspan=2|120

|rowspan=2|75

|rowspan=2|45

|{{n/a}}

|{{n/a}}

|{{n/a}}

style="background:#ededed;"|Girls' doubles

|{{n/a}}

|{{n/a}}

|{{n/a}}

{{col-end}}

=Prize money=

The total prize money for the tournament was €32,017,500, an increase of 14% compared to the previous edition. The winners of both the men's and women's singles title received €2,000,000, an increase of €200,000 compared to 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/news/articles/2016-04-13/press_release_rolandgarros_2016_prize_money.html|title=Prize Money|publisher=Roland Garros|access-date=13 May 2016}}

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center

|width=130 bgcolor=#dfe2e9|Event

|width=80 bgcolor=lime|W

|width=85 bgcolor=#D8BFD8|F

|width=85 bgcolor=#FFFF00|SF

|width=85 bgcolor=#ffebcd|QF

|width=85 bgcolor=#afeeee|Round of 16

|width=85 bgcolor=#afeeee|Round of 32

|width=85 bgcolor=#afeeee|Round of 64

|width=85 bgcolor=#afeeee|Round of 128

|width=85|Q3

|width=85|Q2

|width=85|Q1

style="background:#ededed;"|Singles

|€2,000,000

|€1,000,000

|€500,000

|€294,000

|€173,000

|€102,000

|€60,000

|€30,000

|€14,000

|€7,000

|€3,500

style="background:#ededed;"|Doubles *

|€500,000

|€250,000

|€125,000

|€68,000

|€37,000

|€19,000

|€9,500

|{{n/a}}

|{{n/a}}

|{{n/a}}

|{{n/a}}

style="background:#ededed;"|Mixed doubles *

|€116,000

|€58,000

|€28,500

|€16,000

|€8,500

|€4,250

|{{n/a}}

|{{n/a}}

|{{n/a}}

|{{n/a}}

|{{n/a}}

style="background:#ededed;"|Wheelchair singles

|€35,000

|€17,500

|€8,500

|€4,500

|{{n/a}}

|{{n/a}}

|{{n/a}}

|{{n/a}}

|{{n/a}}

|{{n/a}}

|{{n/a}}

style="background:#ededed;"|{{nowrap|Wheelchair doubles *}}

|€10,000

|€5,000

|€3,000

|{{n/a}}

|{{n/a}}

|{{n/a}}

|{{n/a}}

|{{n/a}}

|{{n/a}}

|{{n/a}}

|{{n/a}}

* per team

Singles players

;2016 French Open – Men's singles

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style="font-size:110%"

! colspan="2" | Champion

! colspan="2" | Runner-up

style="text-align:center;"

| colspan="2" | {{flag icon|SRB}} Novak Djokovic [1]

| colspan="2" | {{flag icon|GBR}} Andy Murray [2]

style="font-size:110%"

! colspan="4" | Semifinals out

style="text-align:center;"

| colspan="2" | {{flag icon|AUT}} Dominic Thiem [13]

| colspan="2" | {{flag icon|SUI}} Stan Wawrinka [3]

style="font-size:110%"

! colspan="4" | Quarterfinals out

{{flag icon|CZE}} Tomáš Berdych [7]

| {{flag icon|BEL}} David Goffin [12]

| {{flag icon|ESP}} Albert Ramos Viñolas

| {{flag icon|FRA}} Richard Gasquet [9]

style="font-size:110%"

! colspan="4" | 4th round out

{{flag icon|ESP}} Roberto Bautista Agut [14]

| {{flag icon|ESP}} David Ferrer [11]

| {{flag icon|ESP}} Marcel Granollers

| {{flag icon|LAT}} Ernests Gulbis

{{flag icon|CAN}} Milos Raonic [8]

| {{flag icon|SRB}} Viktor Troicki [22]

| {{flag icon|JPN}} Kei Nishikori [5]

| {{flag icon|USA}} John Isner [15]

style="font-size:110%"

! colspan="4" | 3rd round out

{{flag icon|GBR}} Aljaž Bedene

| {{flag icon|CRO}} Borna Ćorić

| {{flag icon|ESP}} Feliciano López [21]

| {{flag icon|URU}} Pablo Cuevas [25]

{{flag icon|ESP}} Rafael Nadal [4]

| {{flag icon|GER}} Alexander Zverev

| {{flag icon|ESP}} Nicolás Almagro

| {{flag icon|FRA}} Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [6]

{{flag icon|SVK}} Andrej Martin (LL)

| {{flag icon|USA}} Jack Sock [23]

| {{flag icon|FRA}} Gilles Simon [16]

| {{flag icon|FRA}} Jérémy Chardy [30]

{{flag icon|ESP}} Fernando Verdasco

| {{flag icon|AUS}} Nick Kyrgios [17]

| {{flag icon|RUS}} Teymuraz Gabashvili

| {{flag icon|CRO}} Ivo Karlović [27]

style="font-size:110%"

! colspan="4" | 2nd round out

{{flag icon|BEL}} Steve Darcis (Q)

| {{flag icon|ESP}} Pablo Carreño

| {{flag icon|AUS}} Bernard Tomic [20]

| {{flag icon|FRA}} Paul-Henri Mathieu

{{flag icon|ARG}} Juan Mónaco

| {{flag icon|DOM}} Víctor Estrella Burgos

| {{flag icon|FRA}} Quentin Halys (WC)

| {{flag icon|TUN}} Malek Jaziri

{{flag icon|ARG}} Facundo Bagnis

| {{flag icon|FRA}} Nicolas Mahut

| {{flag icon|FRA}} Stéphane Robert (WC)

| {{flag icon|ESP}} Guillermo García López

{{flag icon|ARG}} Carlos Berlocq (Q)

| {{flag icon|CZE}} Jiří Veselý

| {{flag icon|POR}} João Sousa [26]

| {{flag icon|CYP}} Marcos Baghdatis

{{flag icon|FRA}} Adrian Mannarino

| {{flag icon|FRA}} Lucas Pouille [29]

| {{flag icon|GER}} Dustin Brown (Q)

| {{flag icon|ARG}} Marco Trungelliti (Q)

{{flag icon|ARG}} Guido Pella

| {{flag icon|SRB}} Dušan Lajović

| {{flag icon|CZE}} Adam Pavlásek (LL)

| {{flag icon|JPN}} Taro Daniel

{{flag icon|RUS}} Andrey Kuznetsov

| {{flag icon|CRO}} Ivan Dodig

| {{flag icon|NED}} Igor Sijsling (LL)

| {{flag icon|USA}} Bjorn Fratangelo (WC)

{{flag icon|GBR}} Kyle Edmund

| {{flag icon|FRA}} Benoît Paire [19]

| {{flag icon|AUS}} Jordan Thompson (WC)

| {{flag icon|FRA}} Mathias Bourgue (WC)

style="font-size:110%"

! colspan="4" | 1st round out

{{flag icon|TPE}} Lu Yen-hsun

| {{flag icon|TUR}} Marsel İlhan (Q)

| {{flag icon|AUT}} Gerald Melzer (Q)

| {{flag icon|ARG}} Federico Delbonis [31]

{{flag icon|USA}} Brian Baker (PR)

| {{flag icon|USA}} Taylor Fritz

| {{flag icon|COL}} Santiago Giraldo

| {{flag icon|RUS}} Dmitry Tursunov (PR)

{{flag icon|RUS}} Evgeny Donskoy

| {{flag icon|UZB}} Denis Istomin

| {{flag icon|UKR}} Illya Marchenko

| {{flag icon|ITA}} Thomas Fabbiano (LL)

{{flag icon|GER}} Tobias Kamke (Q)

| {{flag icon|KOR}} Chung Hyeon

| {{flag icon|GER}} Florian Mayer (PR)

| {{flag icon|CAN}} Vasek Pospisil

{{flag icon|AUS}} Sam Groth

| {{flag icon|FRA}} Kenny de Schepper (Q)

| {{flag icon|LTU}} Ričardas Berankis

| {{flag icon|ITA}} Fabio Fognini [32]

{{flag icon|RSA}} Kevin Anderson [18]

| {{flag icon|FRA}} Pierre-Hugues Herbert

| {{flag icon|NED}} Thiemo de Bakker

| {{flag icon|ESP}} Íñigo Cervantes

{{flag icon|FRA}} Grégoire Barrère (WC)

| {{flag icon|ITA}} Paolo Lorenzi

| {{flag icon|USA}} Rajeev Ram (Q)

| {{flag icon|GER}} Philipp Kohlschreiber [24]

{{flag icon|BIH}} Damir Džumhur

| {{flag icon|ITA}} Andreas Seppi

| {{flag icon|LUX}} Gilles Müller

| {{flag icon|GER}} Jan-Lennard Struff (Q)

{{flag icon|SRB}} Janko Tipsarević (PR)

| {{flag icon|KAZ}} Mikhail Kukushkin

| {{flag icon|ESP}} Daniel Muñoz de la Nava

| {{flag icon|FRA}} Julien Benneteau (WC)

{{flag icon|NED}} Robin Haase

| {{flag icon|ISR}} Dudi Sela

| {{flag icon|ARG}} Horacio Zeballos

| {{flag icon|CRO}} Marin Čilić [10]

{{flag icon|BRA}} Rogério Dutra Silva

| {{flag icon|ARG}} Diego Schwartzman

| {{flag icon|USA}} Denis Kudla

| {{flag icon|BUL}} Grigor Dimitrov

{{flag icon|ARG}} Leonardo Mayer

| {{flag icon|ESP}} Roberto Carballés Baena (Q)

| {{flag icon|SVK}} Martin Kližan

| {{flag icon|CZE}} Lukáš Rosol

{{flag icon|ITA}} Simone Bolelli

| {{flag icon|GER}} Benjamin Becker

| {{flag icon|RUS}} Mikhail Youzhny

| {{flag icon|USA}} Steve Johnson [33]

{{flag icon|ITA}} Marco Cecchinato

| {{flag icon|ROU}} Adrian Ungur (Q)

| {{flag icon|USA}} Sam Querrey

| {{flag icon|BRA}} Thomaz Bellucci

{{flag icon|AUS}} John Millman

| {{flag icon|GEO}} Nikoloz Basilashvili (Q)

| {{flag icon|USA}} Donald Young

| {{flag icon|MDA}} Radu Albot (Q)

{{flag icon|ESP}} Albert Montañés

| {{flag icon|SRB}} Laslo Djere (Q)

| {{flag icon|ESP}} Jordi Samper Montaña (Q)

| {{flag icon|CZE}} Radek Štěpánek (Q)

;2016 French Open – Women's singles

class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="font-size:90%"
style="font-size:110%"

! colspan="2" | Champion

! colspan="2" | Runner-up

style="text-align:center;"

| colspan="2" | {{flag icon|ESP}} Garbiñe Muguruza [4]

| colspan="2" | {{flag icon|USA}} Serena Williams [1]

style="font-size:110%"

! colspan="4" | Semifinals out

style="text-align:center;"

| colspan="2" | {{flag icon|NED}} Kiki Bertens

| colspan="2" | {{flag icon|AUS}} Samantha Stosur [21]

style="font-size:110%"

! colspan="4" | Quarterfinals out

{{flag icon|KAZ}} Yulia Putintseva

| {{flag icon|SUI}} Timea Bacsinszky [8]

| {{flag icon|USA}} Shelby Rogers

| {{flag icon|BUL}} Tsvetana Pironkova

style="font-size:110%"

! colspan="4" | 4th round out

{{flag icon|UKR}} Elina Svitolina [18]

| {{flag icon|ESP}} Carla Suárez Navarro [12]

| {{flag icon|USA}} Madison Keys [15]

| {{flag icon|USA}} Venus Williams [9]

{{flag icon|ROU}} Irina-Camelia Begu [25]

| {{flag icon|RUS}} Svetlana Kuznetsova [13]

| {{flag icon|ROU}} Simona Halep [6]

| {{flag icon|POL}} Agnieszka Radwańska [2]

style="font-size:110%"

! colspan="4" | 3rd round out

{{flag icon|FRA}} Kristina Mladenovic [26]

| {{flag icon|SRB}} Ana Ivanovic [14]

| {{flag icon|SVK}} Dominika Cibulková [22]

| {{flag icon|ITA}} Karin Knapp

{{flag icon|RUS}} Daria Kasatkina [29]

| {{flag icon|PUR}} Monica Puig

| {{flag icon|FRA}} Alizé Cornet

| {{flag icon|FRA}} Pauline Parmentier

{{flag icon|GER}} Annika Beck

| {{flag icon|CZE}} Petra Kvitová [10]

| {{flag icon|RUS}} Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [24]

| {{flag icon|BEL}} Yanina Wickmayer

{{flag icon|JPN}} Naomi Osaka

| {{flag icon|CZE}} Lucie Šafářová [11]

| {{flag icon|USA}} Sloane Stephens [19]

| {{flag icon|CZE}} Barbora Strýcová [30]

style="font-size:110%"

! colspan="4" | 2nd round out

{{flag icon|BRA}} Teliana Pereira

| {{flag icon|HUN}} Tímea Babos

| {{flag icon|USA}} Taylor Townsend (WC)

| {{flag icon|JPN}} Kurumi Nara

{{flag icon|CHN}} Wang Qiang

| {{flag icon|CRO}} Ana Konjuh

| {{flag icon|GER}} Andrea Petkovic [28]

| {{flag icon|LAT}} Anastasija Sevastova

{{flag icon|ITA}} Camila Giorgi

| {{flag icon|FRA}} Virginie Razzano (WC)

| {{flag icon|GER}} Julia Görges

| {{flag icon|COL}} Mariana Duque Mariño

{{flag icon|USA}} Louisa Chirico (Q)

| {{flag icon|GER}} Tatjana Maria

| {{flag icon|USA}} Irina Falconi

| {{flag icon|CAN}} Eugenie Bouchard

{{flag icon|UKR}} Kateryna Bondarenko

| {{flag icon|USA}} CoCo Vandeweghe

| {{flag icon|RUS}} Elena Vesnina

| {{flag icon|TPE}} Hsieh Su-wei

{{flag icon|GBR}} Heather Watson

| {{flag icon|TUR}} Çağla Büyükakçay (Q)

| {{flag icon|RUS}} Ekaterina Makarova [27]

| {{flag icon|FRA}} Myrtille Georges (WC)

{{flag icon|KAZ}} Zarina Diyas

| {{flag icon|CRO}} Mirjana Lučić-Baroni

| {{flag icon|CHN}} Zhang Shuai

| {{flag icon|SUI}} Viktorija Golubic (Q)

{{flag icon|SWE}} Johanna Larsson

| {{flag icon|PAR}} Verónica Cepede Royg (Q)

| {{flag icon|SLO}} Polona Hercog

| {{flag icon|FRA}} Caroline Garcia

style="font-size:110%"

! colspan="4" | 1st round out

{{flag icon|SVK}} Magdaléna Rybáriková

| {{flag icon|CZE}} Kristýna Plíšková

| {{flag icon|USA}} Samantha Crawford

| {{flag icon|ITA}} Francesca Schiavone

{{flag icon|ROU}} Sorana Cîrstea (Q)

| {{flag icon|FRA}} Amandine Hesse (WC)

| {{flag icon|CZE}} Denisa Allertová

| {{flag icon|FRA}} Océane Dodin (WC)

{{flag icon|CZE}} Kateřina Siniaková (Q)

| {{flag icon|FRA}} Tessah Andrianjafitrimo (WC)

| {{flag icon|AUS}} Arina Rodionova (WC)

| {{flag icon|CHN}} Zheng Saisai

{{flag icon|GBR}} Laura Robson (PR)

| {{flag icon|CAN}} Aleksandra Wozniak (PR)

| {{flag icon|USA}} Sachia Vickery (Q)

| {{flag icon|BLR}} Victoria Azarenka [5]

{{flag icon|GER}} Angelique Kerber [3]

| {{flag icon|FRA}} Alizé Lim (WC)

| {{flag icon|TUR}} İpek Soylu (Q)

| {{flag icon|GER}} Anna-Lena Friedsam

{{flag icon|GBR}} Johanna Konta [20]

| {{flag icon|BLR}} Olga Govortsova

| {{flag icon|AUS}} Daria Gavrilova

| {{flag icon|CRO}} Donna Vekić

{{flag icon|EST}} Anett Kontaveit

| {{flag icon|USA}} Lauren Davis

| {{flag icon|BEL}} Kirsten Flipkens

| {{flag icon|SRB}} Jelena Janković [23]

{{flag icon|ROU}} Monica Niculescu [31]

| {{flag icon|GER}} Mona Barthel

| {{flag icon|GER}} Laura Siegemund

| {{flag icon|ESP}} Sílvia Soler Espinosa (LL)

{{flag icon|ITA}} Roberta Vinci [7]

| {{flag icon|UKR}} Maryna Zanevska (Q)

| {{flag icon|GBR}} Naomi Broady

| {{flag icon|USA}} Bethanie Mattek-Sands

{{flag icon|CZE}} Karolína Plíšková [17]

| {{flag icon|USA}} Madison Brengle

| {{flag icon|ESP}} Lara Arruabarrena

| {{flag icon|MNE}} Danka Kovinić

{{flag icon|KAZ}} Yaroslava Shvedova

| {{flag icon|USA}} Nicole Gibbs

| {{flag icon|BLR}} Aliaksandra Sasnovich

| {{flag icon|ESP}} Sara Sorribes Tormo (Q)

{{flag icon|USA}} Varvara Lepchenko

| {{flag icon|ROU}} Alexandra Dulgheru

| {{flag icon|USA}} Christina McHale

| {{flag icon|SVK}} Anna Karolína Schmiedlová

{{flag icon|JPN}} Nao Hibino

| {{flag icon|GER}} Carina Witthöft

| {{flag icon|SVK}} Daniela Hantuchová (Q)

| {{flag icon|LAT}} Jeļena Ostapenko [32]

{{flag icon|JPN}} Misaki Doi

| {{flag icon|KAZ}} Galina Voskoboeva (PR)

| {{flag icon|USA}} Alison Riske

| {{flag icon|RUS}} Vitalia Diatchenko (PR)

{{flag icon|ITA}} Sara Errani [16]

| {{flag icon|POL}} Magda Linette

| {{flag icon|GER}} Sabine Lisicki

| {{flag icon|RUS}} Margarita Gasparyan

{{flag icon|CZE}} Lucie Hradecká (Q)

| {{flag icon|ESP}} Lourdes Domínguez Lino

| {{flag icon|UKR}} Lesia Tsurenko

| {{flag icon|SRB}} Bojana Jovanovski

Day-by-day summaries

{{main|2016 French Open – Day-by-day Summaries}}

Singles seeds

The following are the seeded players and notable players who withdrew from the event. Seedings are based on ATP and WTA rankings as of 16 May 2016. Rank and points before are as of 23 May 2016.

An * in pink signifies the player is out of the event.

=[[2016 French Open – Men's singles|Men's singles]]=

class="wikitable sortable collapsible uncollapsed"
style="width:30px;" |Seed

! style="width:30px;" |Rank

! style="width:190px;" |Player

! style="width:90px;" |Points before

! style="width:100px;" |Points defending

! style="width:70px;" |Points won

! style="width:80px;" |Points after

! style="width:360px;" |Status

style="background:#cfc;"

| style="text-align:center;" | 1

| style="text-align:center;" | 1

|{{flag icon|SRB}} Novak Djokovic

| style="text-align:center;" | 16,150

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,200

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,000

| style="text-align:center;" | 16,950

|Champion, won against {{flag icon|GBR}} Andy Murray [2]

style="background:#fcc;"

| style="text-align:center;" | 2

| style="text-align:center;" | 2

|{{flag icon|GBR}} Andy Murray

| style="text-align:center;" | 8,435

| style="text-align:center;" | 720

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,200

| style="text-align:center;" | 8,915

|Runner up, lost to {{flag icon|SRB}} Novak Djokovic [1]

style="text-align:center;" | 3

| style="text-align:center;" | 4

|{{flag icon|SUI}} Stan Wawrinka

| style="text-align:center;" | 6,315

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,000

| style="text-align:center;" | 720

| style="text-align:center;" | 5,035

|Semifinals lost to {{flag icon|GBR}} Andy Murray [2]

style="text-align:center;" | 4

| style="text-align:center;" | 5

|{{flag icon|ESP}} Rafael Nadal

| style="text-align:center;" | 5,675

| style="text-align:center;" | 360

| style="text-align:center;" | 90

| style="text-align:center;" | 5,405

|Third round withdrew due to a left wrist injury[http://www.eurosport.com/tennis/stan-wawrinka-unfortunate-to-see-rafael-nadal-forced-to-retire-hurt_sto5620769/story.shtml Stan Wawrinka unfortunate to see Rafael Nadal forced to retire hurt]

style="text-align:center;" | 5

| style="text-align:center;" | 6

|{{flag icon|JPN}} Kei Nishikori

| style="text-align:center;" | 4,470

| style="text-align:center;" | 360

| style="text-align:center;" | 180

| style="text-align:center;" | 4,290

|Fourth round lost to {{flag icon|FRA}} Richard Gasquet [9]

style="text-align:center;" | 6

| style="text-align:center;" | 7

|{{flag icon|FRA}} Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

| style="text-align:center;" | 3,355

| style="text-align:center;" | 720

| style="text-align:center;" | 90

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,725

|Third round retired against {{flag icon|LAT}} Ernests Gulbis

style="text-align:center;" | 7

| style="text-align:center;" | 8

|{{flag icon|CZE}} Tomáš Berdych

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,850

| style="text-align:center;" | 180

| style="text-align:center;" | 360

| style="text-align:center;" | 3,030

|Quarterfinals lost to {{flag icon|SRB}} Novak Djokovic [1]

style="text-align:center;" | 8

| style="text-align:center;" | 9

|{{flag icon|CAN}} Milos Raonic

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,785

| style="text-align:center;" | 0

| style="text-align:center;" | 180

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,965

|Fourth round lost to {{flag icon|ESP}} Albert Ramos Viñolas

style="text-align:center;" | 9

| style="text-align:center;" | 12

|{{flag icon|FRA}} Richard Gasquet

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,725

| style="text-align:center;" | 180

| style="text-align:center;" | 360

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,905

|Quarterfinals lost to {{flag icon|GBR}} Andy Murray [2]

style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

|{{flag icon|CRO}} Marin Čilić

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,775

| style="text-align:center;" | 180

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,605

|First round lost to {{flag icon|ARG}} Marco Trungelliti [Q]

style="text-align:center;" | 11

| style="text-align:center;" | 11

|{{flag icon|ESP}} David Ferrer

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,740

| style="text-align:center;" | 360

| style="text-align:center;" | 180

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,560

|Fourth round lost to {{flag icon|CZE}} Tomáš Berdych [7]

style="text-align:center;" | 12

| style="text-align:center;" | 13

|{{flag icon|BEL}} David Goffin

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,570

| style="text-align:center;" | 90

| style="text-align:center;" | 360

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,840

|Quarterfinals lost to {{flag icon|AUT}} Dominic Thiem [13]

style="text-align:center;" | 13

| style="text-align:center;" | 15

|{{flag icon|AUT}} Dominic Thiem

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,430

| style="text-align:center;" | 45

| style="text-align:center;" | 720

| style="text-align:center;" | 3,105

|Semifinals lost to {{flag icon|SRB}} Novak Djokovic [1]

style="text-align:center;" | 14

| style="text-align:center;" | 16

|{{flag icon|ESP}} Roberto Bautista Agut

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,015

| style="text-align:center;" | 45

| style="text-align:center;" | 180

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,150

| Fourth round lost to {{flag icon|SRB}} Novak Djokovic [1]

style="text-align:center;" | 15

| style="text-align:center;" | 17

|{{flag icon|USA}} John Isner

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,965

| style="text-align:center;" | 45

| style="text-align:center;" | 180

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,100

| Fourth round lost to {{flag icon|GBR}} Andy Murray [2]

style="text-align:center;" | 16

| style="text-align:center;" | 18

|{{flag icon|FRA}} Gilles Simon

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,945

| style="text-align:center;" | 180

| style="text-align:center;" | 90

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,855

|Third round lost to {{flag icon|SRB}} Viktor Troicki [22]

style="text-align:center;" | 17

| style="text-align:center;" | 19

|{{flag icon|AUS}} Nick Kyrgios

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,855

| style="text-align:center;" | 90

| style="text-align:center;" | 90

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,855

|Third round lost to {{flag icon|FRA}} Richard Gasquet [9]

style="text-align:center;" | 18

| style="text-align:center;" | 20

|{{flag icon|RSA}} Kevin Anderson

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,840

| style="text-align:center;" | 90

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,760

|First round lost to {{flag icon|FRA}} Stéphane Robert [WC]

style="text-align:center;" | 19

| style="text-align:center;" | 21

|{{flag icon|FRA}} Benoît Paire

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,641

| style="text-align:center;" | 90

| style="text-align:center;" | 45

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,596

|Second round lost to {{flag icon|RUS}} Teymuraz Gabashvili

style="text-align:center;" | 20

| style="text-align:center;" | 22

|{{flag icon|AUS}} Bernard Tomic

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,625

| style="text-align:center;" | 45

| style="text-align:center;" | 45

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,625

|Second round lost to {{flag icon|CRO}} Borna Ćorić

style="text-align:center;" | 21

| style="text-align:center;" | 23

|{{flag icon|ESP}} Feliciano López

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,550

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 90

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,630

|Third round lost to {{flag icon|ESP}} David Ferrer [11]

style="text-align:center;" | 22

| style="text-align:center;" | 24

|{{flag icon|SRB}} Viktor Troicki

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,535

| style="text-align:center;" | 45

| style="text-align:center;" | 180

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,670

|Fourth round lost to {{flag icon|SUI}} Stan Wawrinka [3]

style="text-align:center;" | 23

| style="text-align:center;" | 25

|{{flag icon|USA}} Jack Sock

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,505

| style="text-align:center;" | 180

| style="text-align:center;" | 90

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,415

|Third round lost to {{flag icon|ESP}} Albert Ramos Viñolas

style="text-align:center;" | 24

| style="text-align:center;" | 26

|{{flag icon|GER}} Philipp Kohlschreiber

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,485

| style="text-align:center;" | 45

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,450

|First round lost to {{flag icon|ESP}} Nicolás Almagro

style="text-align:center;" | 25

| style="text-align:center;" | 27

|{{flag icon|URU}} Pablo Cuevas

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,450

| style="text-align:center;" | 90

| style="text-align:center;" | 90

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,450

|Third round lost to {{flag icon|CZE}} Tomáš Berdych [7]

style="text-align:center;" | 26

| style="text-align:center;" | 29

|{{flag icon|POR}} João Sousa

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,275

| style="text-align:center;" | 45

| style="text-align:center;" | 45

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,275

|Second round lost to {{flag icon|LAT}} Ernests Gulbis

style="text-align:center;" | 27

| style="text-align:center;" | 28

|{{flag icon|CRO}} Ivo Karlović

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,280

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 90

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,360

|Third round lost to {{flag icon|GBR}} Andy Murray [2]

style="text-align:center;" | 28

| style="text-align:center;" | 30

|{{flag icon|UKR}} Alexandr Dolgopolov

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,270

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 0

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,260

|Withdrew due to a strained muscle{{cite web | url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Tennis/Actualites/Roland-garros-alexandr-dolgopolov-forfait-thomas-fabbiano-lucky-loser/678832 | title=Roland-Garros : Alexandr Dolgopolov forfait, Thomas Fabbiano lucky-loser | language=fr}}

style="text-align:center;" | 29

| style="text-align:center;" | 31

|{{flag icon|FRA}} Lucas Pouille

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,266

| style="text-align:center;" | 0

| style="text-align:center;" | 45

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,311

|Second round lost to {{flag icon|SVK}} Andrej Martin [LL]

style="text-align:center;" | 30

| style="text-align:center;" | 32

|{{flag icon|FRA}} Jérémy Chardy

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,265

| style="text-align:center;" | 180

| style="text-align:center;" | 90

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,175

|Third round lost to {{flag icon|SUI}} Stan Wawrinka [3]

style="text-align:center;" | 31

| style="text-align:center;" | 35

|{{flag icon|ARG}} Federico Delbonis

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,165

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,165

|First round lost to {{flag icon|ESP}} Pablo Carreño Busta

style="text-align:center;" | 32

| style="text-align:center;" | 33

|{{flag icon|ITA}} Fabio Fognini

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,205

| style="text-align:center;" | 45

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,170

|First round lost to {{flag icon|ESP}} Marcel Granollers

style="text-align:center;" | 33

| style="text-align:center;" | 34

|{{flag icon|USA}} Steve Johnson

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,190

| style="text-align:center;" | 90

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,110

| First round lost to {{flag icon|ESP}} Fernando Verdasco

== Withdrawn players ==

class="wikitable collapsible uncollapsed"
Rank

! Player

! Points before

! Points defending

! Points after

! Withdrawal reason

style="text-align:center;" | 3

|{{flag icon|SUI}} Roger Federer

| style="text-align:center;" | 7,015

| style="text-align:center;" | 360

| style="text-align:center;" | 6,655

| Back injury{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tennis/2016/05/19/roger-federer-withraws-from-french-open-with-injury/|title=Roger Federer withdraws from French Open with back injury|work=The Daily Telegraph}}

style="text-align:center;" | 14

|{{flag icon|FRA}} Gaël Monfils

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,470

| style="text-align:center;" | 180

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,290

| Viral infection{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/36341123|title=Gaël Monfils pulls out before first-round draw|publisher=BBC Sport}}

=[[2016 French Open – Women's singles|Women's singles]]=

class="wikitable sortable collapsible uncollapsed"
style="width:30px;" |Seed

! style="width:30px;" |Rank

! style="width:190px;" |Player

! style="width:90px;" |Points before

! style="width:100px;" |Points defending

! style="width:70px;" |Points won

! style="width:80px;" |Points after

! style="width:360px;" |Status

pavl
style="background:#fcc;"

| style="text-align:center;" | 1

| style="text-align:center;" | 1

|{{flag icon|USA}} Serena Williams

| style="text-align:center;" | 9,030

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,000

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,300

| style="text-align:center;" | 8,330

| Runner-up, lost to {{flag icon|ESP}} Garbiñe Muguruza [4]

style="text-align:center;" | 2

| style="text-align:center;" | 2

|{{flag icon|POL}} Agnieszka Radwańska

| style="text-align:center;" | 5,850

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 240

| style="text-align:center;" | 6,080

|Fourth round lost to {{flag icon|BUL}} Tsvetana Pironkova

style="text-align:center;" | 3

| style="text-align:center;" | 3

|{{flag icon|GER}} Angelique Kerber

| style="text-align:center;" | 5,740

| style="text-align:center;" | 130

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 5,660

|First round lost to {{flag icon|NED}} Kiki Bertens

style="background:#cfc;"

| style="text-align:center;" | 4

| style="text-align:center;" | 4

|{{flag icon|ESP}} Garbiñe Muguruza

| style="text-align:center;" | 5,196

| style="text-align:center;" | 430

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,000

| style="text-align:center;" | 6,766

| Champion, won against {{flag icon|USA}} Serena Williams [1]

style="text-align:center;" | 5

| style="text-align:center;" | 5

|{{flag icon|BLR}} Victoria Azarenka

| style="text-align:center;" | 4,341

| style="text-align:center;" | 130

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 4,222

|First round retired against {{flag icon|ITA}} Karin Knapp

style="text-align:center;" | 6

| style="text-align:center;" | 6

|{{flag icon|ROU}} Simona Halep

| style="text-align:center;" | 4,301

| style="text-align:center;" | 70

| style="text-align:center;" | 240

| style="text-align:center;" | 4,471

|Fourth round lost to {{flag icon|AUS}} Samantha Stosur [21]

style="text-align:center;" | 7

| style="text-align:center;" | 7

|{{flag icon|ITA}} Roberta Vinci

| style="text-align:center;" | 3,405

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 3,405

|First round lost to {{flag icon|UKR}} Kateryna Bondarenko

style="text-align:center;" | 8

| style="text-align:center;" | 9

|{{flag icon|SUI}} Timea Bacsinszky

| style="text-align:center;" | 3,150

| style="text-align:center;" | 780

| style="text-align:center;" | 430

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,800

| Quarterfinals lost to {{flag icon|NED}} Kiki Bertens

style="text-align:center;" | 9

| style="text-align:center;" | 11

|{{flag icon|USA}} Venus Williams

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,886

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 240

| style="text-align:center;" | 3,116

|Fourth round lost to {{flag icon|SUI}} Timea Bacsinszky [8]

style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 12

|{{flag icon|CZE}} Petra Kvitová

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,878

| style="text-align:center;" | 240

| style="text-align:center;" | 130

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,768

|Third round lost to {{flag icon|USA}} Shelby Rogers

style="text-align:center;" | 11

| style="text-align:center;" | 13

|{{flag icon|CZE}} Lucie Šafářová

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,843

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,300

| style="text-align:center;" | 130

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,673

|Third round lost to {{flag icon|AUS}} Samantha Stosur [21]

style="text-align:center;" | 12

| style="text-align:center;" | 14

|{{flag icon|ESP}} Carla Suárez Navarro

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,585

| style="text-align:center;" | 130

| style="text-align:center;" | 240

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,695

|Fourth round lost to {{flag icon|KAZ}} Yulia Putintseva

style="text-align:center;" | 13

| style="text-align:center;" | 15

|{{flag icon|RUS}} Svetlana Kuznetsova

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,585

| style="text-align:center;" | 70

| style="text-align:center;" | 240

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,755

|Fourth round lost to {{flag icon|ESP}} Garbiñe Muguruza [4]

style="text-align:center;" | 14

| style="text-align:center;" | 16

|{{flag icon|SRB}} Ana Ivanovic

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,560

| style="text-align:center;" | 780

| style="text-align:center;" | 130

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,910

|Third round lost to {{flag icon|UKR}} Elina Svitolina [18]

style="text-align:center;" | 15

| style="text-align:center;" | 17

|{{flag icon|USA}} Madison Keys

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,482

| style="text-align:center;" | 130

| style="text-align:center;" | 240

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,592

|Fourth round lost to {{flag icon|NED}} Kiki Bertens

style="text-align:center;" | 16

| style="text-align:center;" | 18

|{{flag icon|ITA}} Sara Errani

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,450

| style="text-align:center;" | 430

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,030

|First round lost to {{flag icon|BUL}} Tsvetana Pironkova

style="text-align:center;" | 17

| style="text-align:center;" | 19

|{{flag icon|CZE}} Karolína Plíšková

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,420

| style="text-align:center;" | 70

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,360

|First round lost to {{flag icon|USA}} Shelby Rogers

style="text-align:center;" | 18

| style="text-align:center;" | 20

|{{flag icon|UKR}} Elina Svitolina

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,416

| style="text-align:center;" | 430

| style="text-align:center;" | 240

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,226

|Fourth round lost to {{flag icon|USA}} Serena Williams [1]

style="text-align:center;" | 19

| style="text-align:center;" | 22

|{{flag icon|USA}} Sloane Stephens

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,260

| style="text-align:center;" | 240

| style="text-align:center;" | 130

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,150

|Third round lost to {{flag icon|BUL}} Tsvetana Pironkova

style="text-align:center;" | 20

| style="text-align:center;" | 21

|{{flag icon|GBR}} Johanna Konta

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,280

| style="text-align:center;" | 40

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,250

|First round lost to {{flag icon|GER}} Julia Görges

style="text-align:center;" | 21

| style="text-align:center;" | 24

|{{flag icon|AUS}} Samantha Stosur

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,050

| style="text-align:center;" | 130

| style="text-align:center;" | 780

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,700

| Semifinals lost to {{flag icon|ESP}} Garbiñe Muguruza [4]

style="text-align:center;" | 22

| style="text-align:center;" | 25

|{{flag icon|SVK}} Dominika Cibulková

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,951

| style="text-align:center;" | 0

| style="text-align:center;" | 130

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,081

|Third round lost to {{flag icon|ESP}} Carla Suárez Navarro [12]

style="text-align:center;" | 23

| style="text-align:center;" | 26

|{{flag icon|SRB}} Jelena Janković

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,940

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,940

|First round lost to {{flag icon|GER}} Tatjana Maria

style="text-align:center;" | 24

| style="text-align:center;" | 27

|{{nowrap|{{flag icon|RUS}} Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova}}

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,840

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 130

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,960

|Third round lost to {{flag icon|RUS}} Svetlana Kuznetsova [13]

style="text-align:center;" | 25

| style="text-align:center;" | 28

|{{flag icon|ROU}} Irina-Camelia Begu

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,655

| style="text-align:center;" | 130

| style="text-align:center;" | 240

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,765

|Fourth round lost to {{flag icon|USA}} Shelby Rogers

style="text-align:center;" | 26

| style="text-align:center;" | 30

|{{flag icon|FRA}} Kristina Mladenovic

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,550

| style="text-align:center;" | 130

| style="text-align:center;" | 130

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,550

|Third round lost to {{flag icon|USA}} Serena Williams [1]

style="text-align:center;" | 27

| style="text-align:center;" | 29

|{{flag icon|RUS}} Ekaterina Makarova

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,552

| style="text-align:center;" | 240

| style="text-align:center;" | 70

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,382

|Second round lost to {{flag icon|BEL}} Yanina Wickmayer

style="text-align:center;" | 28

| style="text-align:center;" | 31

|{{flag icon|GER}} Andrea Petkovic

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,545

| style="text-align:center;" | 130

| style="text-align:center;" | 70

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,485

|Second round lost to {{flag icon|KAZ}} Yulia Putintseva

style="text-align:center;" | 29

| style="text-align:center;" | 32

|{{flag icon|RUS}} Daria Kasatkina

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,538

| style="text-align:center;" | (50)

| style="text-align:center;" | 130

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,618

|Third round lost to {{flag icon|NED}} Kiki Bertens

style="text-align:center;" | 30

| style="text-align:center;" | 33

|{{flag icon|CZE}} Barbora Strýcová

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,520

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 130

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,640

|Third round lost to {{flag icon|POL}} Agnieszka Radwańska [2]

style="text-align:center;" | 31

| style="text-align:center;" | 35

|{{flag icon|ROU}} Monica Niculescu

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,450

| style="text-align:center;" | 10+140

| style="text-align:center;" | 10+55

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,365

|First round lost to {{flag icon|FRA}} Pauline Parmentier

style="text-align:center;" | 32

| style="text-align:center;" | 36

|{{flag icon|LAT}} Jeļena Ostapenko

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,365

| style="text-align:center;" | (13)

| style="text-align:center;" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,362

|First round lost to {{flag icon|JPN}} Naomi Osaka

† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2015. Accordingly, points for her 16th best result are deducted instead.

== Withdrawn players ==

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Rank

! Player

! Points before

! Points defending

! Points after

! Withdrawal reason

style="text-align:center;" | 8

|{{flag icon|SUI}} Belinda Bencic

| style="text-align:center;" | 3,330

| style="text-align:center;" | 70

| style="text-align:center;" | 3,260

| Lower back injury{{cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/10286053/belinda-bencic-and-caroline-wozniacki-withdraw-from-french-open|title=Caroline Wozniacki and Belinda Bencic withdraw from French Open with injuries|publisher=Sky Sports|last=Charles|first=Andy|date=17 May 2016|access-date=25 May 2016}}

style="text-align:center;" | 10

|{{flag icon|ITA}} Flavia Pennetta

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,963

| style="text-align:center;" | 240

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,723

| Retirement{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/tennis/34236198|title= US Open 2015: Flavia Pennetta beats Roberta Vinci in final|date=12 September 2015|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=15 September 2015}}

style="text-align:center;" | 23

|{{flag icon|RUS}} Maria Sharapova

| style="text-align:center;" | 2,141

| style="text-align:center;" | 240

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,901

| Provisional suspension{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/mar/07/maria-sharapova-failed-drugs-test-australian-open-2016-tennis | title=Maria Sharapova failed drugs test Australian Open 2016 tennis | access-date=7 March 2016}}

style="text-align:center;" | 34

|{{flag icon|DEN}} Caroline Wozniacki

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,456

| style="text-align:center;" | 70

| style="text-align:center;" | 1,386

| Right ankle injury

Doubles seeds

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=[[2016 French Open – Men's doubles|Men's doubles]]=

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width="325" colspan=2| Team

! Rank1

! Seed

{{flag icon|FRA}} Pierre-Hugues Herbert

|{{flag icon|FRA}} Nicolas Mahut

|8

|1

{{flag icon|NED}} Jean-Julien Rojer

|{{flag icon|ROU}} Horia Tecău

|9

|2

{{flag icon|CRO}} Ivan Dodig

|{{flag icon|BRA}} Marcelo Melo

|10

|3

{{flag icon|GBR}} Jamie Murray

|{{flag icon|BRA}} Bruno Soares

|13

|4

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|{{flag icon|USA}} Bob Bryan

|{{flag icon|USA}} Mike Bryan

|15

|5

{{flag icon|IND}} Rohan Bopanna

|{{flag icon|ROU}} Florin Mergea

|24

|6

{{flag icon|CAN}} Vasek Pospisil

|{{flag icon|USA}} Jack Sock

|35

|7

{{flag icon|RSA}} Raven Klaasen

|{{flag icon|USA}} Rajeev Ram

|44

|8

{{flag icon|POL}} Łukasz Kubot

|{{flag icon|AUT}} Alexander Peya

|44

|9

{{flag icon|PHI}} Treat Huey

|{{flag icon|BLR}} Max Mirnyi

|46

|10

{{flag icon|FIN}} Henri Kontinen

|{{flag icon|AUS}} John Peers

|47

|11

{{flag icon|CZE}} Radek Štěpánek

|{{flag icon|SRB}} Nenad Zimonjić

|49

|12

{{flag icon|COL}} Juan Sebastián Cabal

|{{flag icon|COL}} Robert Farah

|50

|13

{{flag icon|CAN}} Daniel Nestor

|{{flag icon|PAK}} Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi

|66

|14

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|{{flag icon|ESP}} Feliciano López

|{{flag icon|ESP}} Marc López

|70

|15

{{flag icon|POL}} Marcin Matkowski

|{{flag icon|IND}} Leander Paes

|70

|16

  • 1 Rankings are as of 16 May 2016.

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width="325" colspan=2| Team

! Rank

! Seed

{{flag icon|SUI}} Martina Hingis

|{{flag icon|IND}} Sania Mirza

|2

|1

{{flag icon|USA}} Bethanie Mattek-Sands

|{{flag icon|CZE}} Lucie Šafářová

|10

|2

{{flag icon|TPE}} Chan Hao-ching

|{{flag icon|TPE}} Chan Yung-jan

|11

|3

{{flag icon|HUN}} Tímea Babos

|{{flag icon|KAZ}} Yaroslava Shvedova

|18

|4

style="background:#cfc;"

|{{flag icon|FRA}} Caroline Garcia

|{{flag icon|FRA}} Kristina Mladenovic

|19

|5

{{flag icon|CZE}} Andrea Hlaváčková

|{{flag icon|CZE}} Lucie Hradecká

|22

|6

style="background:#fcc;"

|{{flag icon|RUS}} Ekaterina Makarova

|{{flag icon|RUS}} Elena Vesnina

|24

|7

{{flag icon|USA}} Raquel Atawo

|{{flag icon|USA}} Abigail Spears

|40

|8

{{flag icon|CHN}} Xu Yifan

|{{flag icon|CHN}} Zheng Saisai

|42

|9

{{flag icon|GER}} Julia Görges

|{{flag icon|CZE}} Karolína Plíšková

|47

|10

{{flag icon|SLO}} Andreja Klepač

|{{flag icon|SLO}} Katarina Srebotnik

|53

|11

{{flag icon|ESP}} Lara Arruabarrena

|{{flag icon|ITA}} Sara Errani

|57

|12

{{flag icon|ESP}} Anabel Medina Garrigues

|{{flag icon|ESP}} Arantxa Parra Santonja

|59

|13

{{flag icon|ROU}} Irina-Camelia Begu

|{{flag icon|ROU}} Monica Niculescu

|63

|14

{{flag icon|USA}} Vania King

|{{flag icon|RUS}} Alla Kudryavtseva

|64

|15

{{flag icon|TPE}} Chuang Chia-jung

|{{flag icon|TPE}} Hsieh Su-wei

|74

|16

  • 1 Rankings are as of 16 May 2016.

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=[[2016 French Open – Mixed doubles|Mixed doubles]]=

class="wikitable sortable collapsible uncollapsed "
width="325" colspan=2| Team

! Rank1

! Seed

{{flag icon|TPE}} Chan Hao-ching

|{{flag icon|GBR}} Jamie Murray

|9

|1

style="background:#fcc;"

|{{flag icon|IND}} Sania Mirza

|{{flag icon|CRO}} Ivan Dodig

|10

|2

{{flag icon|FRA}} Kristina Mladenovic

|{{flag icon|FRA}} Pierre-Hugues Herbert

|17

|3

{{flag icon|KAZ}} Yaroslava Shvedova

|{{flag icon|ROU}} Florin Mergea

|17

|4

{{flag icon|RUS}} Elena Vesnina

|{{flag icon|BRA}} Bruno Soares

|19

|5

{{flag icon|CZE}} Andrea Hlaváčková

|{{flag icon|FRA}} Édouard Roger-Vasselin

|27

|6

{{flag icon|TPE}} Chan Yung-jan

|{{flag icon|BLR}} Max Mirnyi

|27

|7

{{flag icon|USA}} CoCo Vandeweghe

|{{flag icon|USA}} Bob Bryan

|29

|8

  • 1 Rankings are as of 16 May 2016.

Main draw wildcard entries

The following players were given wildcards to the main draw based on internal selection and recent performances.{{cite web|url=http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/news/articles/2016-05-12/voici_les_wildcard_pour_rolandgarros_2016_the_wildcard_announcement.html|title=The wild-cards announcement / les wild-cards pour Roland-Garros 2016|work=Roland Garros}}

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= Men's singles =

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= Women's singles =

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= Men's doubles =

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= Women's doubles =

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=Mixed doubles=

Main draw qualifiers

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=Men's singles=

{{Main|2016 French Open – Men's singles qualifying}}

Men's singles qualifiers

  1. {{flag icon|GER}} Tobias Kamke
  2. {{flag icon|CZE}} Radek Štěpánek
  3. {{flag icon|BEL}} Steve Darcis
  4. {{flag icon|GER}} Jan-Lennard Struff
  5. {{flag icon|ARG}} Marco Trungelliti
  6. {{flag icon|ARG}} Carlos Berlocq
  7. {{flag icon|ESP}} Roberto Carballés Baena
  8. {{flag icon|GER}} Dustin Brown
  9. {{flag icon|ROU}} Adrian Ungur
  10. {{flag icon|TUR}} Marsel İlhan
  11. {{flag icon|AUT}} Gerald Melzer
  12. {{flag icon|ESP}} Jordi Samper Montaña
  13. {{flag icon|FRA}} Kenny de Schepper
  14. {{flag icon|GEO}} Nikoloz Basilashvili
  15. {{flag icon|SRB}} Laslo Djere
  16. {{flag icon|MDA}} Radu Albot

Lucky losers

  1. {{flag icon|NED}} Igor Sijsling
  2. {{flag icon|CZE}} Adam Pavlásek
  3. {{flag icon|SVK}} Andrej Martin
  4. {{flag icon|ITA}} Thomas Fabbiano

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=Women's singles=

{{Main|2016 French Open – Women's singles qualifying}}

Women's singles qualifiers

  1. {{flag icon|USA}} Louisa Chirico
  2. {{flag icon|TUR}} Çağla Büyükakçay
  3. {{flag icon|ROU}} Sorana Cîrstea
  4. {{flag icon|USA}} Sachia Vickery
  5. {{flag icon|PAR}} Verónica Cepede Royg
  6. {{flag icon|CZE}} Kateřina Siniaková
  7. {{flag icon|SVK}} Daniela Hantuchová
  8. {{flag icon|TUR}} İpek Soylu
  9. {{flag icon|SUI}} Viktorija Golubic
  10. {{flag icon|SPA}} Sara Sorribes Tormo
  11. {{flag icon|CZE}} Lucie Hradecká
  12. {{flag icon|UKR}} Maryna Zanevska

Lucky loser

  1. {{flag icon|ESP}} Sílvia Soler Espinosa

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Protected ranking

The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:

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Champions

=Seniors=

==Men's singles==

{{main|2016 French Open – Men's singles}}

==Women's singles==

{{main|2016 French Open – Women's singles}}

==Men's doubles==

{{main|2016 French Open – Men's doubles}}

==Women's doubles==

{{main|2016 French Open – Women's doubles}}

==Mixed doubles==

{{main|2016 French Open – Mixed doubles}}

=Juniors=

==Boys' singles==

{{main|2016 French Open – Boys' singles}}

==Girls' singles==

{{main|2016 French Open – Girls' singles}}

==Boys' doubles==

{{main|2016 French Open – Boys' doubles}}

==Girls' doubles==

{{main|2016 French Open – Girls' doubles}}

=Wheelchair events=

==Wheelchair men's singles==

{{main|2016 French Open – Wheelchair men's singles}}

==Wheelchair women's singles==

{{main|2016 French Open – Wheelchair women's singles}}

==Wheelchair men's doubles==

{{main|2016 French Open – Wheelchair men's doubles}}

==Wheelchair women's doubles==

{{main|2016 French Open – Wheelchair women's doubles}}

=Other events=

==Legends under 45 doubles==

{{main|2016 French Open – Legends under 45 doubles}}

==Legends over 45 doubles==

{{main|2016 French Open – Legends over 45 doubles}}

==Women's legends doubles==

{{Main|2016 French Open – Women's legends doubles}}

Withdrawals

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The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament, but withdrew with injuries, suspensions or personal reasons.

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;Before the tournament

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; Women's singles

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† – not included on entry list

‡ – withdrew from entry list before qualifying began

@ – withdrew from entry list after qualifying began

§ – withdrew from main draw

;During the tournament

; Men's singles

Retirements

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; Women's singles

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References

{{reflist|30em}}