2016 ATP World Tour
The 2016 ATP World Tour was the global elite professional tennis circuit organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for the 2016 tennis season. The 2016 ATP World Tour calendar comprised the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)), the ATP World Tour Masters 1000s, the ATP World Tour 500 series, the ATP World Tour 250 series, the Davis Cup (organized by the ITF), and the ATP World Tour Finals. Also included in the 2016 calendar were the tennis events at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Hopman Cup, neither of which distributed ranking points.
Andy Murray finished the year as world No. 1 for the first time in his career. He won nine tournaments during the season, including a major at the Wimbledon Championships, the gold medal at the Rio Olympics, and the ATP World Tour Finals. He also won three Masters 1000 titles and finished runner-up at two other majors, the Australian Open and the French Open. | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 3 January 2016 – 27 November 2016 |
| Edition | 47th |
| Tournaments | 67 |
| Categories | Grand Slam (4) ATP World Tour Finals Summer Olympic Games ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (9) ATP World Tour 500 (13) ATP World Tour 250 (39) |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most tournament titles | Andy Murray (9) |
| Most tournament finals | Andy Murray (13) |
| Prize money leader | Andy Murray ($16,327,821) |
| Points leader | Andy Murray (12,410) |
| Awards | |
| Player of the year | Andy Murray |
| Doubles team of the year | Jamie Murray Bruno Soares |
| Most improved player of the year | Lucas Pouille |
| Star of tomorrow | Taylor Fritz |
| Comeback player of the year | Juan Martín del Potro |
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