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and

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defeated Robert Farah and

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in the final, 7–6^(7–5), 6–4 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships. Kontinen became the first Finn to win a

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title, while Watson became the first British woman to win the title since

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and

Martina Hingis Martina Hingis (, sk, Martina Hingisová; 30 September 1980) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. Hingis is the first Swiss player, male or female, to win a major title and attain a world No. 1 ranking. She spent a total of 209 weeks a ...

were the defending champions, but lost in the third round to Kontinen and Watson.

Seeds

All

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receive a bye into the second round.

Draw

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 3

Section 4

References

External links

Mixed Doubles Draw2016 Wimbledon Championships – Doubles draws and results
at the

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