2016 Apia International Sydney

The 2016 Apia International Sydney was a joint 2016 ATP World Tour and 2016 WTA Tour tennis tournament, played on outdoor hard courts in Sydney, New South Wales. It was the 123rd edition of the tournament and took place at the NSW Tennis Centre in Sydney, Australia. It was held from 10 January through 16 January 2016 as part of the Australian Open Series in preparation for the first Grand Slam of the year.

Prize money
1Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money.
 * per team

Seeds

 * 1 Rankings as of January 4, 2016

Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
 * 🇦🇺 James Duckworth
 * 🇦🇺 John Millman
 * 🇦🇺 Jordan Thompson

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
 * 🇰🇿 Mikhail Kukushkin
 * 🇫🇷 Nicolas Mahut
 * 🇩🇪 Maximilian Marterer
 * 🇺🇸 Alexander Sarkissian

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
 * 🇪🇸 Íñigo Cervantes

Withdrawals

 * Before the tournament
 * 🇷🇸 Janko Tipsarević → replaced by 🇮🇹 Simone Bolelli
 * 🇫🇷 Julien Benneteau (groin injury, late withdrawal) → replaced by 🇪🇸 Íñigo Cervantes

Retirements

 * 🇸🇰 Martin Kližan (left shoulder injury)
 * 🇦🇹 Dominic Thiem (blisters)
 * 🇦🇺 Bernard Tomic

Seeds

 * 1 Rankings as of January 4, 2016

Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
 * 🇦🇺 James Duckworth / 🇦🇺 John Millman
 * 🇦🇺 Matt Reid / 🇦🇺 Jordan Thompson

The following pair received entry as alternates:
 * 🇷🇺 Teymuraz Gabashvili / 🇰🇿 Mikhail Kukushkin

Withdrawals

 * Before the tournament
 * 🇬🇧 Dominic Inglot (abdominal pain)

Seeds

 * 1 Rankings as of January 4, 2016.

Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
 * 🇷🇸 Ana Ivanovic
 * 🇦🇺 Tammi Patterson
 * 🇧🇬 Tsvetana Pironkova

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
 * 🇪🇸 Lara Arruabarrena
 * 🇸🇰 Daniela Hantuchová
 * Mirjana Lučić-Baroni
 * Monica Puig

The following players received entry as lucky losers:
 * Polona Hercog
 * 🇨🇿 Lucie Hradecká
 * 🇸🇰 Magdaléna Rybáriková

Withdrawals

 * Before the tournament
 * 🇷🇴 Irina-Camelia Begu → replaced by 🇺🇸 CoCo Vandeweghe
 * 🇦🇺 Daria Gavrilova (left abdominal muscle injury) → replaced by 🇸🇰 Magdaléna Rybáriková
 * 🇺🇸 Madison Keys → replaced by 🇫🇷 Caroline Garcia
 * 🇨🇿 Petra Kvitová (gastrointestinal illness) → replaced by 🇨🇿 Lucie Hradecká
 * 🇵🇱 Agnieszka Radwańska (left leg injury) → replaced by Polona Hercog
 * 🇨🇿 Lucie Šafářová → replaced by 🇺🇦 Lesia Tsurenko


 * During the tournament
 * 🇩🇪 Angelique Kerber (gastrointestinal illness)

Retirements

 * Belinda Bencic (Gastrointestinal illness)

Seeds

 * 1 Rankings as of January 4, 2016.

Withdrawals

 * Before the tournament
 * 🇩🇪 Julia Görges (left abdominal muscle injury)

Men's singles

 * 🇷🇸 Viktor Troicki def. 🇧🇬 Grigor Dimitrov 2–6, 6–1, 7–6(9–7)

Women's singles

 * 🇷🇺 Svetlana Kuznetsova def. Monica Puig, 6–0, 6–2.

Men's doubles

 * 🇬🇧 Jamie Murray / 🇧🇷 Bruno Soares def. 🇮🇳 Rohan Bopanna / 🇷🇴 Florin Mergea, 6–3, 7–6(8–6).

Women's doubles

 * Martina Hingis / 🇮🇳 Sania Mirza def. 🇫🇷 Caroline Garcia / 🇫🇷 Kristina Mladenovic, 1–6, 7–5, [10–5].

Broadcast
Selected matches aired in Australia on 7Two, with live coverage of both day and night sessions. Every match was also available to be streamed live through a free 7Tennis mobile app.