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Week of May 2 - May 8, 2016

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MUTUA MADRID OPEN MADRID, SPAIN APR 30 - MAY 7, 2016 TOURNAMENT TIER - Premier Prize Money: $4,771,360 TOURN. DIR. Manolo Santana Surface: Clay - Draw: S-64D-28 LAST YEAR SINGLES CHAMPION Petra Kvitova (CZE) LAST YEAR DBLS CHAMPIONS C.Dellacqua (AUS) / Y.Shvedova (KAZ) Scroll down for match results

Semifinals Finals Champion SINGLES Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) d Louisa Chirico (USA) 6-1, 6-1 Simona Halep (ROU) d Sam Stosur (AUS) 6-2, 6-0   DOUBLES (1) M.Hingis (SUI) / S.Mirza (IND) d V.King (USA) / A.Kudryavtseva (RUS) 6-2, 6-0 (5) C.Garcia (FRA) / K.Mladenovic (FRA) d (8) E.Makarova (RUS) / E.Vesnina (RUS) 6-2, 6-3 SINGLES (6) Simona Halep (ROU) d Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 6-2, 6-4   DOUBLES (5) C.Garcia (FRA) / K.Mladenovic (FRA) d (1) M.Hingis (SUI) / S.Mirza (IND) 6-4, 6-4

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MUTUA MADRID OPEN MADRID, SPAIN MAY 1 - MAY 8, 2016  TOURNAMENT TIER - Masters 1000 Prize Money: $4,771,360 TOURN. DIR. Manolo Santana Surface: Clay - Draw: S-56 D-24 LAST YEAR SINGLES CHAMPION Andy Murray (GBR) LAST YEAR DBLS CHAMPIONS R, Bopanna (IND) / F. Mergea (ROU) Scroll down for match results

Semifinals Finals Champion SINGLES (1) Novak Djokovic (SRB) d (6) Kei Nishikori (JPN) 6-3, 7-6(4) (2) Andy Murray (GBR) d (5) Rafa Nadal (ESP) 7-5, 6-4   DOUBLES (3) J-J.Rojer (NED( / H.Tecau (ROU) d (1) P-H.Herbert (FRA) / N.Mahut (FRA) 6-2, 7-6(3) (6) R.Bopanna (IND) / F.Mergea (ROU) d (4) I.Dodig (SRB) / M.Melo (BRA) 7-5, 6-7(4), 12-10 SINGLES (1) Novak Djokovic (SRB) d (2) Andy Murray (GBR) 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 DOUBLES (3) J-J.Rojer (NED) / H.Tecau (ROU) d (6) R.Bopanna (IND) / F.Mergea (ROU) 6-4, 7-6(5)

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MUTUA MADRID OPEN MADRID, SPAIN APR 30 - MAY 7, 2016 TOURNAMENT TIER - Premier Prize Money: $4,771,360 TOURN. DIR. Manolo Santana Surface: Clay - Draw: S-64 D-28 LAST YEAR SINGLES CHAMPION Petra Kvitova (CZE) LAST YEAR DBLS CHAMPIONS C.Dellacqua (AUS) / Y.Shvedova (KAZ) SINGLES - Halep Conquers Cibulkova For Madrid Crown No.6 seed Simona Halep capped off a dominating week in the Spanish capital, conquering Dominika Cibukova 6-2, 6-4 to claim the Mutua Madrid Open crown and her first title of 2016. Madrid holds a special place in the Romanian's career: it was here in 2013 that she received a wildcard that kick started her ascent into the WTA's elite. Read more (WTA) DOUBLES - Garcia, Mladenovic March To Madrid Title The No.5 seeded team of Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic struck once again in their burgeoning rivalry with World No.1 doubles team Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis. The Frenchwomen defeated Hingis and Mirza 6-4, 6-4 to claim the doubles title at the Mutua Madrid Open. Read more (WTA)

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(6) Simona Halep (ROU) d Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 6-2, 6-4

SINGLES SEEDS MATCH RESULTS

• (1) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) - R1: Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 4-6. 7-6(3), 3-6 - R1
• (2) Angelique Kerber (GER) - R1: Barbora Strycova (CZE) 4-6, 2-6 - R1
• (3) Garbine Muguruza (ESP) - R1: Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK) 6-2, 7-5. R2: Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) 7-5, 6-7(4), 3-6 - R2
• (4) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) - R1: Laura Robson (GBR) 6-4, 6-2. R2: Alize Cornet (FRA) 6-3, 6-2. R3: (Q) Louisa Chirico (USA) wo. - R3
• (5) Petra Kvitova (CZE) - R1: (WC) Lara Arruabarrena (ESP) 6-3 6-2. R2: (Q) Elena Vesnina (RUS) 6-3, 6-3. R3: Daria Gavrilova (AUS) 3-6, 4-6 - R3
• CHAMPION (6) Simona Halep (ROU) - R1: Misaki Doi (JPN) 6-0, 6-3. R2: Karin Knapp (ITA) 6-1, 6-1. R3: (10) Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) 6-2, 6-3. QF: Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) 6-3, 0-6, 6-1. SF: Sam Stosur (AUS) 6-2, 6-0. F: Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 6-2, 6-4 CHAMPION
• (7) Roberta Vinci (ITA) - R1: Danka Kovinic (MNE) 4-6, 2-6 - R1
• (8) Carla Suzrez Navarro (ESP) - R1: Timea Babos (HUN) 3-6, 6-2, 6-3. R2: Sabine Lisicki (GER) 6-3, 6-2. R3: Sam Stosur (AUS) 6-4, 2-6, 3-6 - R3
• (9) Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) - R1: (Q) Laura Siegemund (GER) 0-6, 6-3, 3-6 - R1
• (10) Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) - R1: Andrea Petkovic (GER) 6-4, 2-6, 6-3. R2: Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 6-4, 5-7, 6-4. R3: (6) Simona Halep (ROU) 2-6, 3-6 - R3
• (11) Lucie Safarova (CZE) - R1: CoCo Vandeweghe (USA) 7-6(4), 6-1. R2: Sam Stosur (AUS) wo. - R2
• (12) Elina Svitolina (UKR) - R1: Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. R2: Daria Gavrilova (AUS) 2-6, 6-7(4) - R2
• (13) Karolina Pliskova (CZE) - R1: (WC) Lourdes Dominguez Lino 6-2, 6-1. R2: Christina McHale (USA) 6-7(3), 4-6 - R2
• (14) Ana Ivanovic (SRB) - R1: (Q) Katerina Siniakova (CZE) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4. R2: (Q) Louisa Chirico (USA) 7-5, 1-6, 3-6 - R2
• (15) Sara Errani (ITA) - R1: Camila Giorgi (ITA) 5-7, 5-7 - R1
• (16) Sloane Stephens (USA) - R1: Teliana Pereira (BRA) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. R2: (Q) Patricia Maria Tig (ROU) 2-6, 3-6 - R2
• FINALIST Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) - R1: (1) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-3. R2: Caroline Garcia (FRA) 0-6, 6-3, 6-4. R3: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 2-6, 6-3, 7-5. QF: (WC) Sorana Cirstea (ROU)4-6, 6-3, 6-3. SF: (Q) Louisa Chirico (USA) 6-1, 6-1. F: (6) Simona Halep (ROU) 2-6, 4-6
• Best Qualifier: Louisa Chrico - Semis
• Best WC: Sorana Cirstea (ROU) - Quarters
• Best Unseeded: Sam Stosur (AUS) - Semis
  

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Men's Tour

MUTUA MADRID OPEN MADRID, SPAIN MAY 1 - MAY 8, 2016  TOURNAMENT TIER - Masters 1000 Prize Money: $4,771,360 TOURN. DIR. Manolo Santana Surface: Clay - Draw: S-56 D-24 LAST YEAR SINGLES CHAMPION Andy Murray (GBR) LAST YEAR DBLS CHAMPIONS R, Bopanna (IND) / F. Mergea (ROU) Djokovic Takes Madrid Title: How The Final Was Won Top seed and 2011 titlist Novak Djokovic survived a stern test from second seed and defending championAndy Murray for glory on the clay of the Caja Magica, notching the title 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. Djokovic now leads the FedEx ATP Head2Head 23-9, taking 12 of the past 13 encounters. He captured an unprecedented 29th ATP World Tour Masters 1000 crown. Murray falls to No. 3 in the Emirates ATP Rankings with the defeat. Read more (ATP) Rojer/Tecau Earn First Masters 1000 Title In Madrid Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau have a new distinction on their tennis championship resume. Rojer/Tecau beat the defending Mutua Madrid Open champions Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea 6-4, 7-6(5) in Madrid on Sunday. Read more (ATP)

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(1) Novak Djokovic (SRB) d (2) Andy Murray (GBR) 6-2, 3-6, 6-3

SINGLES SEEDS MATCH RESULTS

• CHAMPION (1) Novak Djokovic (SRB) - R1: Bye. R2: Borna Coric (CRO) 6-2, 6-4. R3: (15) Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) 6-2, 6-1. QF: (11) Milos Raonic (CAN) 6-3, 6-4. SF: (6) Kei Nishikori (JPN) 6-3, 7-6(4). F: (2) Andy Murray (GBR) 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 CHAMPION
• FINALIST (2) Andy Murray (GBR) - R1: Bye. R2: Radek Stepanek (CZE) 7-6(3), 3-6, 6-1. R3: (16) Gilles Simon (FRA) 6-4, 6-2. QF: (8) Tomas Berdych (CZE) 6-3, 6-2. SF: (5) Rafael Nadal (ESP) 7-5, 6-4. F: (1) Novak Djokovic (SRB) 2-6, 6-3, 3-6
• (3) Roger Federer (SUI) - withdrawn
• (4) Stan Wawrinka (SUI) - R1: Bye. R2: Nick Kyrgios (AUS) 7-6(7), 7-6(2) - R2
• (5) Rafael Nadal (ESP) - R1: Bye. R2: Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) 6-3, 6-3. R3: Sam Querrey (USA) 6-4, 6-2. QF: Joao Sousa (POR) 6-0, 4-6, 6-3. SF: (2) Andy Murray (GBR) 5-7, 4-6 - SF
• (6) Kei Nishikori (JPN) - R1: Bye. R2: Fabio Fognini (ITA) 6-2, 3-6, 7-5. R3: (10) Richard Gasquet (FRA) 6-4, 7-5. QF: Nick Kyrgios (AUS) 6-7(6), 7-6(1), 6-3. SF: (1) Novak Djokovic (SRB) 3-6\, 6-7(4) - SF
• (7) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) - R1: Bye. R2: Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) 7-6(5), 5-7, 6-4. R3: (11) Milos Raonic (CAN) 4-6, 4-6 - R3
• (8) Tomas Berdych (CZE) - R1: Bye. R2: (Q) Denis Istomin (UZB) 6-3, 6-3. R3: (9) David Ferrer (ESP) 7-6(8), 7-5. QF: (2) Andy Murray (GBR) 3-6, 2-6 - QF
• (9) David Ferrer (ESP) - R1: Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) 3-6, 6-1, 6-2. R2: Denis Kudla (USA) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4. R3: (8) Tomas Berdych (CZE) 6-7(8), 5-7 - R3
• (10) Richard Gasquet (FRA) - R1: (Q) Roberto Caballes Baena (ESP) 6-1, 7-6(5). R2: (WC) Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 6-4, 3-6, 6-1. R3: (6) Kei Nishikori (JPN) 4-6, 5-7 - R3
• (11) Milos Raonic (CAN) - R1: Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) 7-6(4), 6-1. R2: Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-2. R3: (7) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 6-4, 6-4. QF: (1) Novak Djokovic (SRB) 3-6, 4-6 - QF
• (12) David Goffin (BEL) - R1: (Q) Lucas Pouille (FRA) 6-7(4), 6-2, 6-7(7) - R1
• (13) Gael Monfils (FRA) - R1: Kevin Anderson (RSA) 6-4, 6-1. R2: Pablo Cuevas (URU) 7-6(5), 3-6, 6-7(4) - R2
• (14) Dominic Thiem (AUT) - R1: (PR) Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) 6-7(5), 3-6 - R1
• (15) Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) - R1: (Q) Santiago Giraldo (COL) 6-3, 7-5. R2: Feliciano Lopez (ESP) 6-3, 5-7, 7-5. R3: (1) Novak Djokovic (SRB) 2-6, 1-6 - R3
• (16) Gilles Simon (FRA) - R1: Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4. R2: (WC) Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) 2-6, 6-3, 6-4. R3: (2) Andy Murray (GBR) 4-6, 2-6 - R3
• Best Qualifier: Stepanek, Kudla, Istomin, Pouille - all R2
• Best WC: Verdasco, Carreno Busta - both R2
• Best Unseeded: Joao Sousa (POR) - Quarters

Tournament	Singles Seeds	Doubles Seeds
INTERNAZIONALI BNL D'ITALIA ROME, ITALY MAY 09 - MAY 15 TOURNAMENT TIER - Premier Prize Money: $2,599,610 TOURN. DIR. Sergio Palmieri Surface: Clay - Draw: S-56 D-28 LAST YEAR SINGLES CHAMPION Maria Sharapova (RUS) LAST YEAR DBLS CHAMPIONS K.Mladenovic (FRA) / T.Babos (HUN)	(1) Serena Williams (USA) (2) Angelique Kerber (GER) (3) Garbine Muguruza (ESP) (4) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) (5) Petra Kvitova (CZE) (6) Simona Halep (ROU) (7) Roberta Vinci (ITA) (8) Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) (9) Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) (10) Lucie Safarova (CZE) (11) Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) (12) Venus Williams (USA) (13) Ana Ivanovic (SRB) (14) Sara Errani (ITA) (15) Elina Svitolina (UKR) (16) Karolina Pliskova (CZE)	(1) M.Hingis (SUI) / S.Mirza (IND) (2) B.Mattek-Sands (USA) / L.Safarova (CZE) (3) T.Babos (HUN) / Y.Shvedova (KAZ) (4) A.Hlavackova (CZE) / L.Hradecka (CZE) (5) C.Garcia (FRA) / K.Mladenovic (FRA) (6) H-C.Chan (TPE) / Y-J.Chan (TPE) (7) E.Makarova (RUS) / E.Vesnina (RUS) (8) J.Goerges (GER) / K.Pliskova (CZE)

Tournament	Singles Seeds	Doubles Seeds
INTERNAZIONALI BNL D'ITALIA ROME, ITALY MAY 08 - 15 2016 TOURNAMENT TIER - 1000 Prize Money: €3,748,925 TOURN. DIR. Sergio Palmieri Surface: Clay - Draw: S-56 D-24 LAST YEAR SINGLES CHAMPION Novak Djokovic (SRB) LAST YEAR DBLS CHAMPIONS P.Cuevas (URU) / D.Marrero (ESP)	(1) Novak Djokovic (SRB) (2) Andy Murray (GBR) (3) Roger Federer (SUI) (4) Stan Wawrinka (SUI) (5) Rafael Nadal (ESP) (6) Kei Nishikori (JPN) (7) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) (8) Tomas Berdych (CZE) (9) David Ferrer (ESP) (10) Milos Raonic (CAN) (11) Richard Gasquet (FRA) (12) David Goffin (BEL) (13) Dominic Thiem (AUT) (14) Gael Monfils (FRA) (15) Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) (16) Kevin Anderson (RSA)	(1) P-H.Herbert (FRA) / N.Mahut (FRA) (2) I.Dodig (CRO) / M.Melo (BRA)) (3) J-J.Rojer (NED) / H.Tecau (ROU) (4) J.Murray (GBR) / B.Soares (BRA) (5) B.Bryan (USA) / M.Bryan (USA) (6) R.Bopanna (IND) / F.Mergea (ROU) (7) A.Peya (AUT) / N.Zimonjic (SRB) (8) V.Pospisil (CAN) / J.Sock (USA)

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No.	SINGLES	POINTS		No.	DOUBLES	POINTS
1	Williams, Serena	8235		1	Hingis, Martina	12045
2	Kerber, Angelique	5740		2	Mirza, Sania	12045
3	Radwanska, Agnieszka	5665		3	Mattek-Sands, Beth	6645
4	Muguruza, Garbin	4847		4	Shvedova, Yaroslava	5915
5	Halep, Simona	4650		5	Šafárová, Lucie	5495
6	Azarenka, Victoria	4530		6	Mladenovic, Kristina	5470
7	Vinci, Roberta	3505		7	Chan, Yung-Jan	5360
8	Bencic, Belinda	3330		8	Chan, Hao-Ching	5335
9	Kvitova, Petra	3067		9	Garcia, Caroline	4995
10	Bacsinszky, Timea	3065		10	Hradecka, Lucie	4675

No.	SINGLES	POINTS		No.	DOUBLES	POINTS
1	Novak Djokovic	15550		1	Marcelo Melo	7770
2	Roger Federer	7525		2	Nicolas Mahut	7670
3	Andy Murray	7525		3	Horia Tecau	7630
4	Stan Wawrinka	6380		4	Jamie Murray	7535
5	Rafael Nadal	5675		5	Jean-Julien Rojer	7530
6	Kei Nishikori	4290		6	Pierre-Hugues Herbert	7280
7	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	3400		7	Bob Bryan	5870
8	Tomas Berdych	2940		8	Mike Bryan	5870
9	David Ferrer	2920		9	Ivan Dodig	5735
10	Milos Raonic	2740		10	Bruno Soares	5330

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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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