Grand Slam tournaments 2016 - ITF Tennis


The Grand Slam tournaments - Australian Open, Roland Garros(French Open), Wimbledon and US Open - are the most prestigious individual competitions in tennis. The ITF works closely with each tournament through its presence on the Grand Slam Committee, providing administrative, officiating and media support.

Four of the ITF's leading National Associations - 
1) Tennis Australia 
2) French Federation of Tennis 
3) United States Tennis Association 
4) The case of Wimbledon, a joint Committee of Management consisting of      The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club and Lawn Tennis Association


Australian Open:



Dates
18-31 Jan 2016
Venue
Melbourne Park
Melbourne, Australia
Surface
Outdoor hard (Plexicushion Prestige)
Main stadiums
Rod Laver Arena - 14,820 capacity
Hisense Arena - 11,000 capacity
Official website
AustralianOpen.com

Title holders:

Men's singles
Novak Djokovic (SRB)
Men's doubles
Jamie Murray (GBR) / Bruno Soares (BRA) 
Women's singles
Angelique Kerber (GER)
Women's doubles
Martina Hingis (SUI) / Sania Mirza (IND)
Mixed doubles
Elena Vesnina (RUS) / Bruno Soares (BRA)
Boys' singles
Oliver Anderson (AUS)
Boys' doubles
Alex de Minaur / Blake Ellis (AUS)
Girls' singles
Vera Lapko (BLR)
Girls' doubles
Anna Kalinskaya (RUS) / Tereza Mihalikova (SVK)

Roland Garros(French Open):



Dates
22 May - 5 Jun 2016
Venue
Roland Garros
Paris, France
Surface
Outdoor red clay
Main stadiums
Court Philippe Chatrier - 14,840 capacity
Court Suzanne Lenglen - 10,068 capacity
Official website
RolandGarros.com

Title holders:

Men's singles
Novak Djokovic (SRB)
Men's doubles
Feliciano Lopez (ESP) /  Marc Lopez (ESP)
Women's singles
Garbine Muguruza (ESP)
Women's doubles
Caroline Garcia (FRA) / Kristina Mladenovic (FRA)
Mixed doubles
Martina Hingis (SUI) / Leander Paes (IND)
Boys' singles
Geoffrey Blancaneaux (FRA)
Boys' doubles
Yshai Oliel (ISR) / Patrik Rikl (CZE) 
Girls' singles
Rebeka Masarova (SUI)
Girls' doubles
Paula Arias (ESP) / Olga Danilovic (SRB)



Wimbledon:



Dates
27 Jun - 10 Jul 2016
Venue
The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club
Wimbledon, London, England
Surface
Outdoor grass
Main stadiums
Centre Court - 15,000 capacity
No. 1 Court - 11,429 capacity
Official website
Wimbledon.com

Title holders:

Men's singles
Andy Murray (GBR)
Men's doubles
Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) / Nicolas Mahut (FRA)
Women's singles
Serena Williams (USA)
Women's doubles
Serena Williams (USA) / Venus Williams (USA)
Mixed doubles
Heather Watson (GBR) / Henri Kontinen (FIN)
Boys' singles
Denis Shapovalov (CAN)
Boys' doubles
Kenneth Raisma (EST) / Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE)
Girls' singles
Anastasia Potapova (RUS)
Girls' doubles
Usue Maitane Arconada (USA) / Claire Liu (USA)

US Open:




Dates
28 Aug - 10 Sep 2017
Venue
Flushing Meadows
Queens, New York, USA
Surface
Outdoor hard (DecoTurf)
Main stadiums
Arthur Ashe Stadium - 22,547 capacity
Louis Armstrong Stadium - 10,200 capacity
Official website
USOpen.org

Title holders:

Men's singles
Stan Wawrinka (SUI)
Men's doubles
Jamie Murray (GBR) / Bruno Soares (BRA)
Women's singles
Angelique Kerber (GER)
Women's doubles
Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) / Lucie Safarova (CZE)
Mixed doubles
Laura Siegemund (GER) / Mate Pavic (CRO)
Boys' singles
Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN)
Boys' doubles
Juan Carlos Manuel Aguilar (BOL) / Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves (BRA)
Girls' singles
Kayla Day (USA)
Girls' doubles
Jada Myii Hart / Ena Shibahara (USA)


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