2016 Western & Southern Open

The 2016 Western & Southern Open was a men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts from August 15–21, 2016. It was a Masters 1000 tournament on the 2016 ATP World Tour and a WTA Premier 5 tournament on the 2016 WTA Tour. The tournament was one of two headline events in the 2016 US Open Series. The 2016 tournament was the 115th men's edition and the 88th women's edition of the Cincinnati Masters. The tournament is held annually at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason (a northern suburb of Cincinnati), Ohio, United States.

Roger Federer and Serena Williams were the two-time defending champions in Men's and Women's singles titles, but neither of them defended their titles. They withdrew due to a knee injury and shoulder inflammation, respectively.

Seeds

 * Rankings are as of August 8, 2016

Other entrants
The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:
 * 🇺🇸 Jared Donaldson
 * 🇺🇸 Taylor Fritz
 * 🇺🇸 Reilly Opelka
 * 🇪🇸 Fernando Verdasco

The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the main draw:
 * 🇫🇷 Julien Benneteau
 * 🇦🇷 Juan Mónaco

The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
 * Nikoloz Basilashvili
 * 🇹🇳 Malek Jaziri
 * 🇦🇺 John Millman
 * 🇯🇵 Yūichi Sugita
 * 🇨🇿 Jiří Veselý
 * 🇷🇺 Mikhail Youzhny
 * 🇩🇪 Mischa Zverev

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
 * 🇫🇷 Adrian Mannarino

Withdrawals

 * Before the tournament
 * 🇷🇸 Novak Djokovic (wrist injury) →replaced by 🇮🇹 Andreas Seppi
 * Roger Federer (rehabilitation from knee injury) →replaced by 🇨🇦 Vasek Pospisil
 * 🇩🇪 Philipp Kohlschreiber →replaced by 🇪🇸 Pablo Carreño Busta
 * 🇷🇺 Andrey Kuznetsov →replaced by 🇪🇸 Nicolás Almagro
 * 🇱🇺 Gilles Müller →replaced by 🇫🇷 Nicolas Mahut
 * 🇺🇸 Jack Sock →replaced by Borna Ćorić
 * 🇷🇸 Janko Tipsarević (fatigue) →replaced by 🇫🇷 Adrian Mannarino


 * During the tournament
 * 🇫🇷 Gaël Monfils (back injury)

Retirements

 * Borna Ćorić
 * 🇺🇦 Alexandr Dolgopolov (back injury)

Seeds

 * Rankings are as of August 8, 2016

Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
 * 🇺🇸 Brian Baker / 🇺🇸 Ryan Harrison
 * 🇺🇸 Eric Butorac / 🇺🇸 Taylor Fritz

Withdrawals

 * Before the tournament
 * 🇺🇸 Sam Querrey (back injury)
 * Stan Wawrinka (illness)


 * During the tournament
 * 🇨🇦 Milos Raonic (illness)

Seeds

 * Rankings are as of August 8, 2016

Other entrants
The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:
 * 🇺🇸 Louisa Chirico
 * 🇺🇸 Christina McHale
 * 🇺🇸 Serena Williams (Withdrew due to shoulder injury)

The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
 * 🇭🇺 Tímea Babos
 * 🇩🇪 Annika Beck
 * 🇺🇦 Kateryna Bondarenko
 * 🇨🇦 Eugenie Bouchard
 * 🇫🇷 Alizé Cornet
 * 🇷🇺 Varvara Flink
 * 🇦🇺 Daria Gavrilova
 * 🇯🇵 Kurumi Nara
 * 🇺🇸 Alison Riske
 * Donna Vekić
 * 🇨🇳 Zhang Shuai
 * 🇨🇳 Zheng Saisai

The following players received entry as lucky losers:
 * 🇯🇵 Misaki Doi
 * Viktorija Golubic
 * 🇸🇪 Johanna Larsson
 * 🇧🇬 Tsvetana Pironkova

Withdrawals

 * Before the tournament
 * 🇷🇸 Jelena Janković → replaced by 🇸🇰 Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
 * 🇨🇿 Petra Kvitová (right leg injury) → replaced by Viktorija Golubic
 * 🇷🇺 Ekaterina Makarova (change of schedule) → replaced by 🇸🇪 Johanna Larsson
 * Monica Puig (lower back) → replaced by 🇧🇬 Tsvetana Pironkova
 * 🇺🇸 Sloane Stephens → replaced by 🇺🇦 Lesia Tsurenko
 * 🇺🇸 Serena Williams → replaced by 🇯🇵 Misaki Doi

Retirements

 * 🇫🇷 Alizé Cornet

Seeds

 * Rankings are as of August 8, 2016

Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
 * Belinda Bencic / 🇧🇪 Kirsten Flipkens
 * 🇺🇸 Lauren Davis / 🇺🇸 Varvara Lepchenko
 * 🇦🇺 Daria Gavrilova / 🇷🇺 Daria Kasatkina

Withdrawals

 * During the tournament
 * Kiki Bertens (illness)
 * 🇪🇸 Carla Suárez Navarro (left leg injury)

Men's singles

 * Marin Čilić defeated 🇬🇧 Andy Murray, 6–4, 7–5

Women's singles

 * 🇨🇿 Karolína Plíšková defeated 🇩🇪 Angelique Kerber, 6–3, 6–1

Men's doubles

 * Ivan Dodig / 🇧🇷 Marcelo Melo defeated Jean-Julien Rojer / 🇷🇴 Horia Tecău, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(5–7), [10–6]

Women's doubles

 * 🇮🇳 Sania Mirza / 🇨🇿 Barbora Strýcová defeated Martina Hingis / 🇺🇸 CoCo Vandeweghe, 7–5, 6–4