Published Jan 18, 2016

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Week of Jan 11, 2016 - Jan 17, 2016

Tournament	Info	Classification	Semifinals	Final	Champion
APIA International Sydney, Australia Jan 11 - 17, 2016	Last yearIsingles champion: Petra Kvitova (CZE)	Tier - Premier Prize Money: $687,900 Surface: Hard	SINGLES Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) d (1) Simona Halep (ROU) 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-3 Monica Puig (PUR) d (8) Belinda Bencic (SUI) 6-0.-0(ret)	Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) d Monica Puig (PUR) 6-0, 6-2
	Tournament Director: Alistair MacDonald	Draw: S-32 D-16	DOUBLES (1) M.Hingis (SUI) / S.Mirza (IND) d R.Olaru (ROU) / A.Rosolska (POL) 4-6, 6-33, 10-8 (3) C.Garcia (FRA) / K.Mladenovic (FRA) d (2) H-C.Chan (TPE) / Y-J.Chan (TPE) 6-2, 6-4	(1) M.Hingis (SUI) / S.Mirza (IND) d (3) C.Garcia (FRA) / K.Mladenovic (FRA) 1-6, 7-5, 10-5
WTA Tour

Tournament	Info	Classification	Semifinals	Final	Champion
Hobart International Hobart, Australia Jan 10 - 16, 2016	Last yearIsingles champion: Simona Halep (ROU)	Tier - International Prize Money: $226,750 Surface: Hard	SINGLES (7) Alize Cornet (FRA) d Johanna Larsson (SWE) 6-1, 6-1 Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) d Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 6-1, 4-6, 6-4	(7) Alize Cornet (FRA) d Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) 6-1, 6-2
	Tournament Director: Mark Handley	Draw: S-30 D-16	DOUBLES K.Birrell (AUS) / J.Wolfe (AUS) d (1) A.Medina Garrigues (ESP) / A.Parra Santonja (ESP) 6-4, 7-5 X.Han (CHN) / C.McHale (USA) d (2) K.Bertens (NED) / J.Larsson (SWE) wo.	X.Han (CHN) / C.McHale (USA) d K.Birrell (AUS) / J.Wolfe (AUS) 6-3, 6-0
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Tournament	Info	Classification	Semifinals	Final	Champion
ASB Classic Auckland, New Zealand Jan 04 - 09, 2016	Last yearIsingles champion: Jiri Vesely (CZE)	Tier - 250 Prize Money: $463, 520 Surface: Hard	SINGLES Jack Sock (USA) d (1) David Ferrer (ESP) 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 (8) Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) d (2) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-4	(8) Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) d Jack Sock (USA) 6-1, 1-0(ret)
	Tournament Director: Karim Alami	Draw: S-28 D-16	DOUBLES M.Daniell (AUS) / A.Sitak (AUS) M.Pavic (CRO) / M.Venus (AUS) (4) E,Butorac (USA) / S.Lipsky (USA) d J.Knowle (AUT) / O.Marach (AUT) 6-1, 6-4	M.Pavic (CRO) / M.Venus (AUS) d (4) E.Butorac (USA) / S.Lipsky (USA) 7-5, 6-4
ATP Tour

Tournament	Info	Classification	Semifinals	Final	Champion
APIA International Sydney, Australia Jan 11 - 17, 2016	Last yearIsingles champion: Victor Troicki (CRO)	Tier - 250 Prize Money: $404,780 Surface: Hard	SINGLES (3) Victor Troicki (SRB) d Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS) 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 (4) Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) d Gilles Muller (LUX) 6-2, 7-6(4)	(3) Victor Troicki (SRB) d (4) Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 2-6, 6-1, 7-6(7)
	Tournament Director: Alistair MacDonald	Draw: S-28 D-16	DOUBLES J.Murray (GBR) / B.Soares (BRA) d L.Kubot (POL) / M.Matkowski (POL) 7-5, 2-6, 10-3 (4) R.Bopanna (IND) / F.Mergea (ROU) d T.Bellucci (BRA) L.Mayer (ARG) 7-6(8), 6-4	J.Murray (GBR) / B.Soares (BRA) d (4) R.Bopanna (IND) / F.Mergea (ROU) 6-3, 7-6(6)
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APIA International Sydney, Australia Jan 11 - 17, 2016

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SINGLES DRAW - Kuznetsova's dream day in Sydneya Ostapenko (LAT) 6-2, 6-2

Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) d Monica Puig (PUR) 6-0, 6-2

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It was a dream day for Svetlana Kuznetsova on Friday, as she not only scored her biggest win in six and a half years against Simona Halep in a rain-delayed semifinal, but she then played a near-flawless final against Monica Puig to win the Premier-level Apia International Sydney.
Just hours after completing a 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-3 semifinal victory against No.2-ranked, No.1-seeded Halep - her biggest win since defeating then-World No.1 Dinara Safina in the final of the 2009 French Open - Kuznetsova completely overpowered Puerto Rican qualifier Puig for the Sydney title, 6-0, 6-2.
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TOURNAMENT INFO Tier - Premier Prize Money: $687,900	Surface: Hard Tournament Director: Alistair MacDonald Draw: S-30 D-16
LAST YEAR SINGLES CHAMPION Petra Kvitova (CZE)	LAST YEAR DOUBLES CHAMPIONS Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) / Sania Mirza (IND)

SINGLES SEEDS

• 1 Simona Halep (ROU) - R1: Bye. R2: Caroline Garcia (FRA) 6-4, 2-6, 6-1. QF: (5) Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 6-4, 7-5. SF: Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 6-7(5), 6-4, 3-6. Halep out in the Semis.
• 2 Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) - withdrawn
• 3 Petra Kvitova (CZE) - withdrawn
• 4 Angelique Kerber (GER) - R1: Elina Svitolina (UKR) 4-6, 6-0, 6-3. R2: Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) wo. Kerber out in R2
• 5 Karolina Pliskova (CZE) - R1: (WC) Ana Ivanovic (SRB) 6-4, 6-2. R2: Anastasia Pvlyuchenkova (RUS) 6-3, 6-0. QF: (1) Simona Halep (ROU) 4-6, 5-7.Pliskova out in the Quarters
• 6 Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) - R1: Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK) 6-1,1-6, 3-6. Bacsinszky out in R1
• 7 Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) - R1: Sara Errani (ITA) 3-6, 3-6. Suarez Navarro out in R1
• 8 Belinda Bencic (SUI) - R1: (Q) Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO) 7-6(6), 1-6, 6-4. R2: (WC) Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) 6-3, 6-3. QF: Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 6-0, 2-6, 6-4. SF: (Q) Monica Puig (PUR) 4-6, 4-6. Bencic out in the Semis
• CHAMPION Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) - R1: (WC) Tammi Patterson (AUS) 6-2, 6-0. R2: Sabine Lisicki (GER) 6-3, 3-6, 6-2. QF: Sara Errani (ITA) 7-6(1), 6-0. SF: (1) Simona Halep (ROU) 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-3. F: (Q) Monica Puig (PUR) 6-0, 6-2. CHAMPION
• FINALIST (Q) Monica Puig (PUR) - R1: (LL) Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) 6-2, 3-6, 6-4. R2: Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK) 6-1, 6-0. QF: Sam Stosur (AUS) 6-4, 6-4. SF: (8) Belinda Bencic (SUI) 6-0, 0-0(ret). F: Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 0-6, 2-6
• Best Qualifier: Monica Puig (PUR) - Finalist
• Best WC: Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) - R2
• Best Unseeded: Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) - CHAMPION

DOUBLES DRAW - Hingis & Mirza hit 30 wins in a row

(1) Martina Hingis (SUI) / Sania Mirza (IND) d (3) CarolineGarcia (FRA) / Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) 1-6, 7-5, 10-5

Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza extended their winning streak to 30 matches in a row by edging Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic in the Apia International Sydney final.
Hingis and Mirza, who already went into the match with the longest winning streak since Jana Novotnaand Helena Sukova in 1990 - they won 44 in a row - were down and out against No.3 seeds Garcia and Mladenovic, falling behind 6-1, 5-2 to one of the craftiest, hardest-hitting pairings out there.
But the No.1-seeded Hingis and Mirza fought back like they've done so many times, reeling off five games in a row to push it to a match tie-break, where they would finally end it, 1-6, 7-5, 10-5.
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Hobart International Hobart, Australia Jan 10 - Jan 16, 2016

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SINGLES DRAW - CHAMPION'S CORNER: ALIZÉ CORNETOsta
(7) Alize Cornet (FRA) d Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) 6-1, 6-2penko (LAT) 6-2, 6-2) / J.Wolfe (AUS)

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Alizé Cornet started her 2016 season with a flourish last week, winning theHobart International for her first title since 2014. The No.43 lost just one set all week and ran away with the title in Saturday's final, beating a resurgent Eugenie Bouchard 6-1, 6-2 for her fifth career title. So excited was the already excitable Frenchwoman, she went so far as to thank her dog Andy - a 10-year-old Jack Russell terrier named after Andy Roddick - in her victory speech. The emotions were plain to see. This meant a lot.
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TOURNAMENT INFO Tier - International Prize Money: $226,750	Surface: Hard Tournament Director: Mark Handley Draw: S-30 D-16
LAST YEAR SINGLES CHAMPION Simona Halep (ROU)	LAST YEAR DOUBLES CHAMPIONS Lyudmyla Kichenok (UKR) / Nadiia Kichenok (UKR)

SINGLES SEEDS

• 1 Sloane Stephens (USA) - withdrawn
• 2 Camila Giorgi (ITA) - R1: Zarina Diyas (KAZ) 6-4, 1-6, 6-1. R2: Nao Hibino (JPN) 6-2, 6-3. QF: Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) 3-6, 2-6. Giorgi out in the Quarters
• 3 Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) - R1: Johanna Konta (GBR) 7-6(6), 7-5. R2: (WC) Kimberly Birrell (AUS) 6-1, 6-0. QF: (Q) Kiki Bertens (NED) 7-5, 6-3. SF: Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) 1-6, 6-4, 4-6. Cibulkova out in the Semis
• 4 Monica Niculescu (ROU) - R1: Christina McHale (USA) 7-5, 7-5. R2: Heather Watson (GBR) 7-6(3), 2-6, 6-7(3). Niculescu out in R2
• 5 Madison Brengle (USA) - R1: (Q) Kiki Bertens (NED) 0-6, 1-1(ret) Brengle out in R1
• 6 Barbora Strycova (CZE) - R1: Johanna Larsson (SWE) 4-6, 4-6. Strycova out in R1
• CHAMPION 7 Alize Cornet (FRA) - R1: Denisa Allertova (CZE) 6-4, 7-5. R2: (LL) Veronica Cepede Royg (PAR) 6-4, 5-7, 6-2. QF: (9) Mona Barthel (GER) wo. SF: Johanna Larsson (SWE) 6-1, 6-1. F: Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) 6-1, 6-2 CHAMPION
• 8 Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) - R1: Carina Witthoeft (GER) 6-2, 7-6(5). R2: Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) 4-6, 5-7. Van Uytvanck out in R2
• 9 Mona Barthel (GER) - R1: Misaki Doi (JPN) 6-4, 6-4. R2: (Q) Naomi Osaka (JPN) 7-6(2), 6-2. QF: (7) Alize Cornet (FRA) wo. Barthel out in the Quarters
• FINALIST Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) - R1: Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) 6-2, 6-1. R2: (8) Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) 6-4, 7-5. QF: 2 Camila Giorgi (ITA) 6-3, 6-2. SF: (3) Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 6-1, 4-6, 6-4. F: (7) Alize Cornet (FRA) 1-6, 2-6
• Best Qualifier: Kiki Bertens (NED) - Quarters
• Best WC: Kimberly Birrell (AUS) - R2
• Best Unseeded: Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) - Finalist

DOUBLES DRAW - Christina McHale and Xinyun Han win 2016 doubles title

Xinyun Han (CHN) / Christina McHale (USA) d Kimberly Birrell (AUS) / Jarmila Wolfe (AUS) 6-3, 6-0

American Christina McHale and China's Xinyun Han have combined to win the 2016 Hobart International doubles title. They defeated Australian duo Kimberly Birrell and Jarmila Wolfe 6-3 6-0 in this afternoon's final. "It was definitely a closer match than the score shows," McHale said. "There was a lot of deuce points, but it was good because I think we stayed aggressive on those points and we're just really excited to get the win this week."
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Men's Tour

ASB Classic Auckland, New Zealand Jan 04 - Jan 09, 2016

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SINGLES DRAW - Bautista Agut takes Auckland title (LAT) 6-2, 6-2

(8) Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) d Jack Sock (USA) 6-1, 1-0(ret)

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It was a stacked draw that featured four former champions and four players in the Top 12 of the Emirates ATP Rankings. But 25th-ranked Roberto Bautista Agut was anything but intimidated at the ASB Classic. The No. 8-seeded Spaniard defeated 2015 champ Jiri Vesely 6-3, 7-5 in the opening round; AmericanDonald Young 6-4, 7-6(3) in the second round, two-time titlist John Isner 7-5, 2-6, 6-3 in the quarters and No. 2 seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-4 in the semis, saving a match point in the process. And on Saturday, he was simply too much for Jack Sock, who was still feeling the effects of flu-like symptoms and retired in the second set due to illness. The 6-1, 1-0 ret. Decision gave Bautista Agut the third title of his career.
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TOURNAMENT INFO Tier - 250 Prize Money: $463, 520	Surface: Hard Tournament Director: Karim Alami Draw: S-28 D-16
LAST YEAR SINGLES CHAMPION Jiri Vesely (CZE)	LAST YEAR DOUBLES CHAMPIONS Raven Klaasen (RSA) / Leander Paes (IND)

SINGLES SEEDS

• 1 (WC) David Ferrer (ESP) - R1: Bye. R2: (Q) Matthew Barton (AUS) 6-2, 6-4. QF: Lukas Rosol (CZE) 6-3, 6-4. SF: Jack Sock (USA) 6-3, 1-6, 2-6. Ferrer out in the Semis
• 2 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) - R1: Bye. R2: Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) 6-3, 6-4. QF: (6) Fabio Fognini (ITA) 7-5, 7-6(4). SF: (8) Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) 6-3, 6-7(3), 4-6. Tsonga out in the Semis
• 3 John Isner (USA) - R1: Bye. R2: Sam Querrey (USA) 7-6(8), 6-7(4), 6-4. QF: (8) Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) 5-7, 6-2, 3-6. Isner out in the Quarters
• 4 Kevin Anderson (RSA) - R1: Bye. R2: (Q) Robin Haase (NED) 7-6(8), 7-6(5). QF: Jack Sock (USA) 6-1, 4-6, 4-6. Anderson out in the Quarters
• 5 Benoit Paire (FRA) - R1: (WC) Michael Venus (AUS) 6-4, 7-6(4). R2: Lukas Rosol (CZE) 4-6, 6-7(5). Paire out in R2
• 6 Fabio Fognini (ITA) - R1: Joao Sousa (POR) 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(3). R2: (Q) Thiemo de Bakker (NED) 6-1, 6-1. QF: (2) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 5-7, 6-7(4). Fognini out in the Quarters
• 7 Ivo Karlovic (CRO) - R1: Vasek Pospisil (CAN) 6-7(4), 5-7. Karlovic out in R1
• CHAMPION 8 Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) - R1: Jiri Vesely (CZE) 6-3, 7-5. R2: Donald Young (USA) 6-4, 7-6(3). QF: (3) John Isner (USA) 7-5, 2-6, 6-3. SF: (2) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-4. F: Jack Sock (USA) 6-1, 1-0(ret) CHAMPION
• FINALIST Jack Sock (USA) - R1: Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM) 6-0, 6-4. R2: Vasek Pospisil (CAN) 6-2, 6-4. QF: (4) Kevin Anderson (RSA) 1-6, 6-4, 6-4. SF: (1) David Ferrer (ESP) 3-6, 6-1, 6-2. F: (8) Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) 1-6, 0-1(ret)
• Best Qualifier: Thiemo de Bakker (NED), Robin Haase (NED), Matthew Barton (AUS) - all to R2
• Best WC: David Ferrer (ESP) - Semis
• Best Unseeded: Jack Sock (USA) - Finalist

DOUBLES DRAW - Venus risen: Kiwi/Croat combo crowned

Mate Pavic (CRO) / Michael Venus (AUS) d (4) Eric Butorac (USA) / Scott Lipsky (USA) 7-5, 6-4

There's no place like home. Just ask Michael Venus. Playing in his birth city of Auckland on Saturday, the New Zealander teamed with Croat Mate Pavic to win the doubles title at the ASB Classic, his countrymen cheering him on as they defeated No. 4-seeded Americans Eric Butorac and Scott Lipsky 7-5, 6-4. Venus/Pavic didn't drop a set en route to the title.
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APIA International Sydney, Australia Jan 11 - 17, 2016

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SINGLES DRAW - Troicki edges Dimitrov in dramatic fashiononko (LAT) 6-2, 6-2

(3) Victor Troicki (SRB) d (4) Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 2-6, 6-1, 7-6(7)

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Viktor Troicki retained his Apia International Sydney crown in dramatic fashion on Saturday night, saving one match point in a pulsating third set to edge Grigor Dimitrov 2-6, 6-1, 7-6(7).
"It's great to win again, second year in a row," said Troicki, who also finished runner-up in Sydney in 2011 (l. to Simon). "I love this tournament. This was my third final, second title, and it's a great feeling. It's great to win at the start of the year, to start the year with such confidence. Hopefully I continue to play well. I really believe I can play good tennis, and I hope I prove it this year."
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TOURNAMENT INFO Tier - 250 Prize Money: $404, 780	Surface: Hard Tournament Director: Alistair MacDonald Draw: S-28 D-16
LAST YEAR SINGLES CHAMPION Victor Troicki (CRO)	LAST YEAR DOUBLES CHAMPIONS Rohan Bopanna (IND) / Daniel Nestor (CAN)

SINGLES SEEDS

• 1 Bernard Tomic (AUS) - R1: Bye. R2: (WC) Jordan Thompson (AUS) 6-2, 6-2. QF: Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS) 3-6, 0-3(ret). Tomic out in the Quarters
• 2 Dominic Thiem (AUT) - R1: Bye. R2: Gilles Muller (LUX) 6-7(2), 2-2(ret). Thiem out in R2
• CHAMPION 3 Victor Troicki (SRB) - R1: Bye. R2: Tommy Robredo (ESP) 6-1, 6-4. QF: (Q) Nicolas Mahut (FRA) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3. SF: Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS) 3-6, 6-4, 6-4. F: (4) Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 2-6, 6-1, 7-6(7) CHAMPION
• FINALIST 4 Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) - R1: Bye. R2: Pablo Cuevas (URU) 7-6(2), 6-4. QF: (8) Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. SF: Gilles Muller (LUX) 6-2, 7-6(4). F: (3) Victor Troicki (SRB) 6-2, 1-6, 6-7(7)
• 5 Andreas Seppi (ITA) - R1: Denis Istomin (UZB) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2. R2: (Q) Nicolas Mahut (FRA) 3-6, 6-1, 3-6. Seppi out in R2
• 6 Jeremy Chardy (FRA) - R1: (Q) Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) 6-2, 6-3. R2: (WC) James Duckworth (AUS) 7-6(5), 6-4. QF: Gilles Muller (LUX) 6-7(5), 3-6. Chardy out in the Quarters
• 7 Leonardo Mayer (ARG) - R1: Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS) 4-6, 3-6. Mayer out in R1
• 8 Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) - R1: Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) 6-1, 6-4. R2: (Q) Alexander Sarkissian (USA) 7-6(5), 6-2. QF: (4) Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 6-4, 3-6, 4-6. Dolgopolov out in the Quarters
• Best Qualifier: Nicolas Mahut (FRA) - QF
• Best WC: Jordan Thompson (AUS) + James Duckworth (AUS) - both R2
• Best Unseeded: Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS) + Gilles Muller (LUX) - both Quarters

DOUBLES DRAW - Murray / Soares soar in Sydney

Jamie Murray (GBR) / Bruno Soares (BRA) d (4) Rohan Bopanna (IND) / Florin Mergea (ROU) 6-3, 7-6(6)

It was their first final and only their second tournament together. Yet Jamie Murray and Bruno Soareslooked as if they had been teaming up for years. On Saturday in Ken Rosewall Arena, the British-Brazilian tandem upset No. 4 seeds Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea 6-3, 7-6(6) to win the doubles title at the Apia International Sydney.
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No.	SINGLES	POINTS		No.	DOUBLES	POINTS
1	Williams, Serena	9945		1	Hingis, Martina	11395
2	Halep, Simona	5965		2	Mirza, Sania	11395
3	Muguruza, Garbine	5101		3	Mattek-Sands, Beth	6990
4	Radwanska, Agnieszka	4670		4	Šafárová, Lucie	6866
5	Sharapova, Maria	4542		5	Dellacqua, Casey	5835
6	Kerber, Angelique	3710		6	Shvedova, Yaroslava	5805
7	Kvitova, Petra	3642		7	Chan, Yung-Jan	5570
8	Pennetta, Flavia	3621		8	Vesnina, Elena	5275
9	Šafárová, Lucie	3590		9	Mladenovic, Kristina	5185
10	Venus Williams	3511		10	Makarova, Ekaterina	4586

No.	SINGLES	POINTS		No.	DOUBLES	POINTS
1	Novak Djokovic	16790		1	Marcelo Melo	8900
2	Andy Murray	8945		1	Horia Tecau	7420
3	Roger Federer	8165		3	Jean-Julien Rojer	7420
4	Stan Wawrinka	6865		4	Bob Bryan	6770
5	Rafael Nadal	5230		5	Mike Bryan	6770
6	Tomas Berdych	4560		6	Ivan Dodig	6730
7	Kei Nishikori	4235		7	Jamie Murray	5840
8	David Ferrer	4145		8	John Peers	5545
9	Richard Gasquet	2850		9	Rohan Bopanna	5430
10	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	2725		10	Fabio Fognini	5320

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Tournament	Info	Classification	Seeded Players (Singles)	Seeded Players (Doubles)
Australian Open Melbourne Australia Jan 18 - 31, 2016	Last yearIsingles champion: Serena Williams (USA) Last yearIdbls champion: Bethanie Mattek- Sands (USA) / Lucie Safarova (CZE)	Tier - Grand Slam Prize Money: A$19,703,000 Surface: Hard	1. Serena Williams (USA) 2. Simona Halep (ROU) 3. Garbine Muguruza (ESP) 4. Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 5. Maria Sharapova (RUS) 6. Petra Kvitova 7. Angelique Kerber (GER) 8. Venus Williams (USA) 9. Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 10. Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) 11. Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) 12. Belinda Bencic (SUI) 13. Roberta Vinci (ITA) 14. Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 15. Madison Keys (USA) 16. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 17. Sara Errani (ITA) 18. Elina Svitolina (UKR) 19. Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 20. Ana Ivanovic (SRB) 21. Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 22. Andrea Petkovic (GER) 23. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 24. Sloane Stephens (USA) 25. Samantha Stosur (AUS) 26. Anast. Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 27. Anna Kar. Schmiedlova (SVK) 28. Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) 29. Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) 30. Sabine Lisicki (GER) 31. Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) 32. Caroline Garcia (FRA)	1 Martina Hingis (SUI) / Sania Mirza (IND) 2 Yung-Jan Chan (TPE) / Hao-Ching Chan (TPE) 3 Caroline Garcia (FRA) / Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) 4 Timea Babos (HUN) / Katarina Srebotnik (SLO 5 A. Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) / Elena Vesnina (RUS) 6 Raquel Atawo (USA) / Abigail Spears (USA) 7 Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) / Lucie Hradecka (CZE) 8 Lara Arruabarrena (ESP) / Andreja Klepac (SLO 9 Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) / Monica Niculescu (ROU) 10 A. Medina Garrigues (ESP) / Arantxa Parra Santonja (ESP) 11 Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) / Samantha Stosur (AUS) 12 Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) / Coco Vandeweghe (USA) 13 Julia Goerges (GER) / Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 14 Kiki Bertens (NED) / Johanna Larsson (SWE) 15 Yi-Fan Xu (CHN) / Saisai Zheng (CHN) 16 Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) / Alicja Rosolska (POL)
	Tournament Director: Craig Tiley	Draw: S-128 D-64	1st round matches: Pliskova d Stosur 6-4,7-6 Babos d Watson 6-7,7-5,7-5 Sharapova d Hibino 6-1,6-3 Bouchard d Krunic 6-3,6-4 Kulichkova d Petkovic 7-5, 6-4 Puig d Linette 6-3,6-0 Sasnovich d Rodina 6-3,7-6 Putintseva d Wozniacki 1-6,7-6,6-4
WTA Tour

Tournament	Info	Classification	Seeded Players (Singles)	Seeded Players (Doubles)
Australian Open Melbourne Australia Jan 18 - 31, 2016	Last yearIsingles champion: Novak Djokovic (SRB) Last yearIdbls champion: Simone Bolelli (ITA) / Fabio Fognini (ITA)	Tier - Grand Slam Prize Money: A$19,703,000 Surface: Hard	1. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 2. Andy Murray (GBR) 3. Roger Federer (SUI) 4. Stan Wawrinka (SUI) 5. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 6. Tomas Berdych (CZE) 7. Kei Nishikori (JPN) 8. David Ferrer (ESP) 9. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 10. John Isner (USA) 11. Kevin Anderson (RSA) 12. Marin Cilic (CRO) 13. Milos Raonic (CAN) 14. Gilles Simon (FRA) 15. David Goffin (BEL) 16. Bernard Tomic (AUS) 17. Benoit Paire (FRA) 18. Feliciano Lopez (ESP) 19. Dominic Thiem (AUT) 20. Fabio Fognini (ITA) 21. Viktor Troicki (SRB) 22. Ivo Karlovic (CRO) 23. Gael Monfils (FRA) 24. Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) 25. Jack Sock (USA) 26. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) 27. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 28. Andreas Seppi (ITA) 29. Nick Kyrgios (AUS) 30. Jeremy Chardy (FRA) 31. Steve Johnson (USA) 32. Joao Sousa (POR)	1 Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) / Horia Tecau (ROU) 2 Ivan Dodig (CRO) / Marcelo Melo (BRA) 3 Bob Bryan (USA) / Mike Bryan (USA) 4 Rohan Bopanna (IND) / Florin Mergea (ROU) 5 Simone Bolelli (ITA) / Fabio Fognini (ITA) 6 Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) / Nicolas Mahut (FRA) 7 Jamie Murray (GBR) / Bruno Soares (BRA) 8 Henri Kontinen (FIN) / JohnPeers (AUS) 9 Vasek Pospisil (CAN) / Jack Sock (USA) 10 Lukasz Kubot (POL) / Marcin Matkowski (POL) 11 Dominic Inglot (GBR) / Robert Lindstedt (SWE) 12 Juan Sebastian Cabal (COL) / Robert Farah (COL) 13 Raven Klaasen (RSA) / Rajeev Ram (USA) 14 Treat Huey (PHI) / Max Mirnyi (BLR) 15 Marc Lopez (ESP) / Feliciano Lopez (ESP) 16 Pablo Cuevas (URU) / Marcel Granollers (ESP)
	Tournament Director: Craig Tiley	Draw: S-128 D-64	1st round matches: Tsonga d Baghdatis 6-4,4-6,6-4,6-2 Federer d Basilashvili 6-2,6-1,6-2 Kyrgios d Carreno Busta 6-2,7-5,6-2 Seppi d Gabashvili 6-4,7-6,6-4,7-6 Jasika d Marchenko 6-4,3-6,6-5,6-4 Trungelliti d Kovalik 6-4,7-6,7-5
ATP Tour

Tournament abbreviations WC = wildcard (given by the tournament to a player that could not get in on their ranking, or did not enter in time. PR = protected ranking. This is used when a player has been out for a certain period of time due to injury (I think it's at least 6 months) and their ranking slips down to where they wouldn't get in on their current ranking. Q = Qualifier. A = Alternate. Used in qualifying when a player withdraws before their first match. Also used in main draw if there was no qualifying draw and the draw was full before the player withdrew. LL = Lucky loser. A player that loses in qualifying (usually the final round unless none of the final round losers sign the lucky loser list) and gets into main draw when a main draw player withdraws before their first match. SE = Special exempt. A player who signed into qualifying of a tournament, but was still playing in the previous week's tournament at the time the qualifying draw was done. This player can get a special exempt into the main draw the following week.

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