Complete Winners List French Open Tennis 2016 - PDF Download

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The 2016 French Open was the 115th edition and the second Grand Slam event of the year 2016. 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. Novak Djokovic's victory at this tournament in his 20th Grand Slam final completed his career Grand Slam (all four major tournaments), the eighth man to do so in singles and only the fifth career Grand Slam 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, where he is the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to hold all four major titles at once. The victory by Garbiñe Muguruza was her first Grand Slam win in her second Grand Slam final.

Gist of French Open 2016

When Played: 22 May to 5 June, 2016

Edition: 115th

Prize money: €32,017,500

Surface: Clay

Where Played: Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France

Complete list of winners with details

Men's Singles

Final between: Novak Djokovic (Serbia) vs Andy Murray (UK)

Winner- Novak Djokovic (Serbia)

Women's Singles

Final between: Garbiñe Muguruza (Spain) vs Serena Williams (USA)

Winner: Garbiñe Muguruza (Spain)

Men's Doubles

Final between: Feliciano López (Spain) & Marc López(Spain) Vs Bob Bryan(USA) & Mike Bryan(USA)

Winners: Feliciano López (Spain) & Marc López(Spain)

Women's Doubles

Fianl between:  Caroline Garcia(France) & Kristina Mladenovic(France) Vs Ekaterina Makarova (Russia) & Elena Vesnina (Russia)

Winners: Caroline Garcia(France) & Kristina Mladenovic(France)

Mixed Doubles

Final between: Martina Hingis (Switzerland) &  Leander Paes(India) Vs  Sania Mirza(India) & Ivan Dodig (Croatia)

Winners:  Martina Hingis (Switzerland) &  Leander Paes(India)

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Complete list of Australian Open 2016 Winners - PDF Download

*The 2015 Australian Open took place at Melbourne Park, Australia between 18 to 31 January 2016. It was the 104th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year.

* Novak Djokovic successfully defended the men's singles title and thus won a record-equaling sixth Australian Open title. Serena Williams was the defending champion in the women's singles but failed to defend her title, losing to Angelique Kerber in the final; by winning, Kerber became the first German player of any gender to win a Grand Slam title since Steffi Graf won her last such title at the 1999 French Open.

Here is the complete list of winners with details 

Men's Singles

Final between: Novak Djokovic (Serbia) vs Andy Murray (UK)

Winner: Novak Djokovic [6–1, 7–5, 7–6(7–3)]

Women's Singles

Final between: Serena Williams (United States) vs Angelique Kerber (Germany)

Winner: Angelique Kerber [6–4, 3–6, 6–4]

Men's Doubles

Final between: Jamie Murray(UK) & Bruno Soares(Brazil) Vs  Daniel Nestor(Canada) & Radek Stepanek(Czech Republic)

Winners: Jamie Murray(UK) & Bruno Soares(Brazil) [2–6, 6–4, 7–5]

Women's Doubles

Fianl between: Martina Hingis(Switzerland) & Sania Mirza(India) Vs Andrea Hlavackova(Czech Republic) & Lucie Hradecká(Czech Republic)

Winners: Martina Hingis(Switzerland) & Sania Mirza(India) [7–6(7–1), 6–3]

Mixed Doubles

Final between: Elena Vesnina(Russia) & Bruno Soares(Brazil) Vs Coco Vandeweghe(USA) & Horia Tecau(Romania)

Winners: Elena Vesnina(Russia) & Bruno Soares(Brazil) [6–4, 4–6, [10–5]]

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Angelique Kerber won Australian Open Women's singles title 2016

* Angelique Kerber became the first German to win a Grand Slam title since her childhood idol Steffi Graf in 1999 when she upset world number one Serena Williams 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 to clinch the Australian Open on 30 January 2016.

*  Serena had been seeking her seventh Melbourne Park title and 22nd overall.

* The seventh seeded Kerber, however, was not overawed by the occasion of her first grand slam final, breaking twice in the first set as Williams made 23 unforced errors.

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Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna 2015 awarded to Sania Mirza

* Sania Mirza's name was officially approved for the coveted Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, becoming only the second tennis player to be nominated for the highest sporting honour.

* Sania Mirza, who has won three mixed doubles Grand Slams in her career, beat competition from squash player Deepika Pallikal, discus thrower Vikas Gowda, track and field star Tintu Luka, rising shuttler P V Sindhu, and hockey captain Sardar Singh for the coveted honour. 

* “It’s a tremendous honour for me to be conferred the Khel Ratna award and I feel humbled with the love and respect showered on me by my country,” Sania told press.

* “Representing my country in all corners of the world has been my great privilege for so many years and this recognition of my efforts by the government of India is certain to inspire me to earn more laurels for our country. I would like to wish all my fellow Indians a happy independence day,” she said.

* Sania, currently ranked world number one in women’s doubles, scripted history by becoming the first Indian to win a women’s doubles Grand Slam title when she and Martina Hingis clinched the Wimbledon trophy earlier this year.

* Sania is only the second tennis player after Leander Paes to be named for the top award.

* Paes had been bestowed the honour way back in 1996 after his bronze  medal in the Atlanta Olympics.

* The awards will be conferred by the President Pranab Mukherjee on August 29, the National Sports Day.

* The Khel Ratna carries a prize money of Rs. 7.5 lakh along with a citation.

* Sania had won the Arjuna award in 2004 and was the favourite for the top award this year. In 2006, she was bestowed the Padma Shri — the country’s fourth highest civilian honour.

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Novak Djokovic won Wimbledon title 2015

* Defending champion Novak Djokovic won a third Wimbledon title and a ninth Grand Slam crown on 12 July 2015.

* World number one Djokovic won 7-6 (7/1), 6-7 (10/12), 6-4, 6-3 the title defeating world number two Roger Federer. 

* For 33-year-old Federer, it was a bitterly disappointing end to his bid to become the oldest Wimbledon champion of the Open Era.

* The 17-time major winner has now gone three years since his last Grand Slam triumph.

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Serena Williams won Wimbledon Crown 2015

* Serena Williams made Wimbledon history as the world number one became the oldest woman to win a Grand Slam title with a 6-4, 6-4 victory against Garbine Muguruza of Spain in the final played on 11 July 2015.

* At 33 years and 289 days, Serena surpasses Martina Navratilova as the oldest player to win Wimbledon, and any of the other three Grand Slams, in the Open era.

* Serena's sixth Wimbledon crown brought with it a slew of other remarkable landmarks that underline her credentials as one of the greatest female athletes of all time. 

* The American's 21st Grand Slam crown and 68th tour-level title earned her a cheque for £1.8 million ($2.7 million, 2.5 million euros)

* She now holds all four Grand Slam titles at the same time a rare record she earlier held during 2002-03.

* Serena is the first woman to land the French Open and Wimbledon back-to-back since she last won that difficult double in 2002.

* It now leaves Serena needing only to defend the US Open to become the first woman since Steffi Graf in 1988 to claim a calendar Grand Slam.

* She is just one major title behind Graf on the Open era leaderboard and within three of all-time record holder Margaret Court's tally of 24.

* She is the first player since Graf in 1988 to win Wimbledon and the Australian and French Opens in the same year.

* Regardless of her defeat, Muguruza, 21, has emerged as one of the brightest young stars on the Wimbledon 2015 after a bravura display in her first Grand Slam final appearance.  

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French Open 2015 Complete Winners List PDF

Dear friends.. Here is the Winners list of French Open 2015. Questions are surely expected from this tournament for upcoming exams and also for various Quiz competitions. You can download this as PDF from link below.

Background of the Event

The 2015 French Open was the 114th edition of the French Open and the second Grand Slam event of the year 2015. Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France hosted the vent from 24 May to 7 June, 2015. In the Men's Singles, Rafael Nadal was the five-time defending champion but as a great surprise to everyone, he lost to Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals. Finally, Stan Wawrinka won his first French Open title, defeating Djokovic in the final. In Women's Singles, Maria Sharapova was defending champion, but lost to Lucie Safarova in the fourth round. Serena Williams defeated Safarova in the final and won her third French Open title, 20th Grand Slam Singles title, and third Career Grand Slam. 

Gist of French Open 2015

When Played: 24 May – 7 June, 2015

Edition: 114th

Prize money: €28,028,600

Surface: Clay

Where Played: Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France

Complete list of winners with details

Men's Singles

Final between: Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland) vs Novak Djokovic(Serbia)

Winner- Stan Wawrinka (4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4)

Note: It was Wawrinka's 2nd Grand Slam singles title, 10th career singles title and his 1st at the French Open.

Women's Singles

Final between: Lucie Safarova (Czech Republic) vs Serena Williams (USA)

Winner: Serena Williams (6–3, 6–7(2–7), 6–2)

Note: It was Williams's 20th Grand Slam singles title, her 3rd singles title of the year and 3rd at the French Open.

Men's Doubles

Final between: Ivan Dodig (Croatia) & Marcelo Melo (Brazil) Vs Bob Bryan(USA) & Mike Bryan(USA)

Winners: Ivan Dodig (Croatia) & Marcelo Melo (Brazil) ( 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5), 7–5)

Note: It was Dodig and Marcelo's 1st Grand Slam doubles titles.

Women's Doubles

Fianl between:  Casey Dellacqua(Asutralia) & Yaroslava Shvedova(Kazakhstan) Vs Bethanie Mattek-Sands(USA) & Lucie Safarova (Czech Republic)

Winners: Bethanie Mattek-Sands(USA) & Lucie Safarova (Czech Republic) (7–6(7–3), 6–1)

Note: It was Mattek-Sands andSafarova's 2nd Grand Slam doubles titles. However, this was Mattek-Sands' 2nd French Open title. Eventhough she lost in women's singles final, Safarova could win her 1st French Open title.

Mixed Doubles

Final between: Bethanie Mattek-Sands(USA) & Mike Bryan(USA) Vs Lucie Hradecká (Czech Republic) & Marcin Matkowski (Poland)

Winners:  Bethanie Mattek-Sands(USA) & Mike Bryan(USA) (7–6(7–3), 6–1)

Note: It was Mattek-Sands' 2nd Grand Slam mixed doubles title and her 1st at the French Open. It was Bryan's 4th Grand Slam mixed doubles title and his 4th at the French Open.

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Australian Open 2015- Complete Winners list PDF

*The 2015 Australian Open took place at Melbourne Park, Australia between 19 January to 1 February 2015. It was the 103rd edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year 2015. Stan Wawrinka was the defending champion in men's singles but lost to four-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals. Reigning women's champion Li Na did not defend her title, as she retired from professional tennis in September, 2014.

* This year Novak Djokovic won an Open Era record fifth men's singles crown by defeating Andy Murray in the finals. Serena Williams won an Open Era record six women's singles championships by defeating Maria Sharapova in the finals.

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Men's Singles

Final between: Novak Djokovic (Serbia) vs Andy Murray (UK)

Winner: Novak Djokovic (7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–0)

Women's Singles

Final between: Serena Williams (United States) vs Maria Sharapova (Russia)

Winner: Serena Williams (6–3, 7–6(7–5))

Men's Doubles

Final between: Simone Bolelli (Italy) & Fabio Fognini (Italy) vs Pierre-Hugues Herbert(France) &  Nicolas Mahut(France)

Winners: Simone Bolelli & Fabio Fognini (6–4, 6–4)

Women's Doubles

Fianl between: Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) & Lucie Šafářová (Czech Republic) vs Chan Yung-jan (Chines Taipei) & Zheng Jie (China)

Winners: Bethanie Mattek-Sands & Lucie Šafářová  (6–4, 7–6(7–5))

Mixed Doubles

Final between: Martina Hingis (Switzerland) & Leander Paes (India) vs Kristina Mladenovic (France) & Daniel Nestor (Canada)

Winners: Martina Hingis & Leander Paes  (6–4, 6–3)

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Serena Williams won Australian Open 2015

* Serena Williams defeated Maria Sharapova to win her sixth Australian Open title on January 31,2015.

* Williams, 33, moves past Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert with a 19th major singles title.

* Williams's sixth title at Melbourne Park moved her into a tie with fellow American Helen Wills Moody in third on the all-time list after she joined Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert on 18 at last year's U.S. Open.

* Only Australia's Margaret Court (24) and Germany's Steffi Graf (22), who holds the record for the Open era, have more grand slam singles titles than the 33-year-old American.

* Williams had not lost to Sharapova since the 2004 WTA Finals, a run of 15 successive victories and was not about to let the Russian end that streak in this final.

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US Open 2014- Complete list of Winners

The 2014 US Open Tennis Tournament was the 134th edition of the US Open, the fourth and final Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, and ran from August 25 – September 8 2014. 

In the men's singles competition, Marin Cilic won his maiden grand slam title; however, Serena Williams won her Open era record tying sixth title in the women's singles competition tying Chris Evert, and it was her eighteenth grand slam title tying Evert and Martina Navratilova. Winning the men's doubles, Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan became the most victorious doubles team in Open era history at the tournament.

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Men's Singles

Final between: Marin Cilic (Croatia) vs Kei Nishikori (Japan)

Winner- : Marin Cilic (Croatia) (6–3, 6–3, 6–3)

Women's Singles

Final between: Serena Williams (USA) vs Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark)

Winner: Serena Williams (USA) (6–3, 6–3)

Men's Doubles

Final between:  Bob Bryan(USA) & Mike Bryan(USA)  vs  Marcel Granollers (Spain) & Marc López (Spain)

Winners: Bob Bryan(USA) & Mike Bryan(USA) (6–4, 6–3)

Women's Doubles

Fianl between:

Ekaterina Makarova (Russia) &  Elena Vesnina (Russia) vs  Martina Hingis (Switzerland) &  Flavia Pennetta (Italy)

Winners: Ekaterina Makarova (Russia) &  Elena Vesnina (Russia) (2–6, 6–3, 6–2)

Mixed Doubles

Final between:  Sania Mirza (India) &  Bruno Soares (Brazil) vs Abigail Spears (USA) & Santiago González(Mexico)

Winners:  Sania Mirza (India) &  Bruno Soares (Brazil) (6–1, 2–6, [11–9])

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Novak Djokovic lifts Wimbledon Title 2014

>> Novak Djokovic won his second Wimbledon title and seventh career major with a 6-7 (7/9), 6-4, 7-6 (7/4), 5-7, 6-4 victory over Roger Federer Sunday, shattering the Swiss star's dream of a record eighth triumph in an epic struggle.

>> Victory allowed the top seeded Serb, who was also the 2011 champion and runner-up last year, to end a run of three successive defeats in Grand Slam finals, but the 27-year-old struggled to get across the finish line, surrendering a 5-2 lead in the fourth set and then a match point.

>> Defeat for 32-year-old Federer, who won the most recent of his 17 Grand Slam titles at the All England Club in 2012, ended his bid to become the oldest Wimbledon champion in the Open Era and of breaking the tie of seven titles he shares with Pete Sampras.

>> With the win, Djokovic has the added bonus of reclaiming the world number one spot from Rafael Nadal.

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Petra Kvitova wins Wimbledon title 2014

 >> Petra Kvitova stormed to her second Wimbledon title in the shortest women's final at the All England Club since 1983 as the Czech sixth seed crushed Canada's Eugenie Bouchard 6-3, 6-0 on 05 July 2014( Saturday).

>> Kvitova, who first won Wimbledon in 2011, took just 55 minutes to end her three-year wait for a second Grand Slam crown, leaving shell-shocked world number 13 Bouchard helpless to repel a brutal barrage of 28 winners and four aces on Centre Court.

>> Playing in her first Grand Slam final since her maiden triumph at Wimbledon, the 24-year-old Kvitova produced a brilliant display of power-hitting to secure the 12th career title.

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2014 French Open- Complete list of Winners

The 2014 French Open was the 113th edition of the French Open and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros from 25 May to 8 June. It 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.

Rafael Nadal was the four-time defending champion in the men's singles and defeated Novak Djokovic in the men's singles final to win his 9th French Open title and his 14th Grand Slam title. The victory made Nadal the first tennis player to have won 5 consecutive French Open titles.

Serena Williams was the defending women's singles champion. Williams failed to defend her title, losing to Garbiñe Muguruza in the second round. This was first time that both singles winners of the Australian Open (Li Na and Stanislas Wawrinka) lost in the first round of the French Open. Also, for the first time at any Grand Slam event in the Open era, the top three women's seeds (Williams, Li, and Agnieszka Radwańska) all failed to reach the fourth round.

Here is the complete list of winners with details

Men's Singles

Final between: Rafael Nadal(Spain) vs Novak Djokovic(Serbia)

Winner- Rafael Nadal (3–6, 7–5, 6–2, 6–4)

Women's Singles

Final between: Maria Sharapova (Russia) vs Simona Halep(Romania)

Winner: Maria Sharapova (6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–4)

Men's Doubles

Final between: Julien Benneteau(France) &  Édouard Roger-Vasselin(France) vs Marcel Granollers(Spain) & Marc López(Spain)

Winners: Julien Benneteau(France) &  Édouard Roger-Vasselin(France)( 6–3, 7–6(7–1))

Women's Doubles

Fianl between:  Hsieh Su-wei (China) & Peng Shuai(China) vs  Sara Errani(Italy) &  Roberta Vinci(Italy)

Winners: Hsieh Su-wei (China) & Peng Shuai(China) (6–4, 6–1)

Mixed Doubles

Final between: Anna-Lena Grönefeld(Germany) & Jean-Julien Rojer(Netherlands) vs Julia Görges(Germany) & Nenad Zimonjić(Serbia)

Winners:  Anna-Lena Grönefeld(Germany) & Jean-Julien Rojer(Netherlands)(4–6, 6–2, [10–7])

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Rafael Nadal beats Novak Djokovic to win record ninth French Open title

>> Rafael Nadal clinched his ninth French Open and 14th career Grand Slam title on Sunday with a brutal 3-6, 7-5, 6-2, 6-4 victory over a battling Novak Djokovic.

>> The world number one also became the first man to win five Roland Garros crowns in succession as the 28-year-old took his record at the tournament to 66 wins against just one defeat.

>> His tally of 14 majors equals the mark of Pete Sampras and puts him just three behind the all-time record of Roger Federer who is almost five years older.

>> Defeat was cruel for world number two Djokovic, the 2012 runner-up, who still needs a French Open title to become just the eighth man to complete the career Grand Slam. The Serb dominated the early stages of Sunday's final, the pair's 42nd meeting, seemingly immune to the sweltering 30-degree heat on Philippe Chatrier court.

>> But Nadal, playing in his 20th Grand Slam final to Djokovic's 13th, grew stronger as the final wore on as he ended a four-match losing streak against his old rival. The 3hr 31min duel ended on a sour note when Djokovic double-faulted on match point, shaken by a shout from the crowd.

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Maria Sharapova wins French Open 2014

>> Maria Sharapova won her second French Open title in three years at Roland Garros on Saturday, defeating Romania's Simona Halep 6-4, 6-7 (5/7), 6-4 in a gripping final, the first to go the full distance in Paris in 13 years and the second longest on record.

>> It was the 27-year-old Russian's fifth Grand Slam title, bringing her level with Martina Hingis on the all-time list and it came 10 years after she won her first major at Wimbledon 2004.

>> Sharapova, who completed a career sweep of all four Grand Slam titles in Paris in 2012 before losing to Serena Williams last year, also moved to number two on the all-time prize money earnings, with only the American ahead of her.

>> But it took all her legendary grit and resolve to recover from the loss of the second set on a tie-break after she had stood just two points away from the title at 5/3.

>> "It's the toughest Grand Slam final I have ever played," said Sharapova. "I can't believe that at 27 I have won the French Open more times than any other Grand Slam."

>> The consolation for Halep, whose meteoric rise to the top bracket in women's tennis over the last 18 months has projected her as a potential champion, was that she will climb to a career-high third in the world rankings.

>> Fourth-seeded Halep did not drop a single set in her six matches, while seventh-seed Sharapova needed to battle back from first set losses in her three previous outings. But experience was massively on the Russian's side. This was her ninth Grand Slam final dating back 10 years, while Halep was playing in her first at the age of 22.

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Australian Open 2014- Complete list of Winners

The 2014 Australian Open took place at Melbourne Park, Australia between 13–26 January 2014. It was the 102nd edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year 2014. The tournament consisted of events for professional players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles play. Junior and wheelchair players competed in singles and doubles tournaments. Li Na won the women's singles, beating Dominika Cibulkova in the final. Stanislas Wawrinka defeated Rafael Nadal in the men's singles final to win his first grand slam title.

Here is the complete list of winners with details

Men's Singles

Final between: Stanislas Wawrinka (Switzerland) vs Rafael Nadal  (Spain)

Winner- Stanislas Wawrinka (6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3)

Women's Singles

Final between: Li Na (China) vs Dominika Cibulková  (Slovakia)

Winner: Li Na (7–6(7–3), 6–0)

Men's Doubles

Final between: Lukasz Kubot  (Poland) &  Robert Lindstedt (Sweden) vs Eric Butorac (USA) & Raven Klaasen (RSA)

Winners: Lukasz Kubot  (Poland) &  Robert Lindstedt (Sweden) (6–3, 6–3)

Women's Doubles

Fianl between: Sara Errani(Italy) &  Roberta Vinci(Italy) vs Ekaterina Makarova (Russia) & Elena Vesnina (Russia).

Winners: Sara Errani(Italy) &  Roberta Vinci(Italy) (6–4, 3–6, 7–5)

Mixed Doubles

Final between: Kristina Mladenovic (France) & Daniel Nestor(Canada) vs Sania Mirza (India) & Horia Tecău (Romania)

Winners:  Kristina Mladenovic (France) & Daniel Nestor(Canada) (6–3, 6–2)

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