# 2016 Italian Open – Men's singles

Andy Murray defeated the two-time defending champion Novak Djokovic in the final, 6–3, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2016 Italian Open.
This was the first Italian Open in 11 years which was not won by either of Rafael Nadal or Djokovic.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.
    01. Novak Djokovic (final)
    02. Andy Murray (champion)
    03. Roger Federer (third round)
    04. Stan Wawrinka (third round)
    05. Rafael Nadal (quarterfinals)
    06. Kei Nishikori (semifinals)
    07. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (withdrew due to muscle strain)
    08. Tomáš Berdych (third round)
    09. David Ferrer (third round)
    10. Milos Raonic (second round)
    11. Richard Gasquet (third round)
    12. David Goffin (quarterfinals)
    13. Dominic Thiem (quarterfinals)
    14. Gaël Monfils (first round)
    15. Roberto Bautista Agut (second round)
    16. Kevin Anderson (second round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Novak Djokovic | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Rafael Nadal | 5 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Rafael Nadal | 5 | 6$^4$ | 1 | Novak Djokovic | 2 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | Kei Nishikori | 6 | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| 13 | Dominic Thiem | 3 | 5 | 6 | Kei Nishikori | 6 | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| 6 | Kei Nishikori | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Kei Nishikori | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 1 | Novak Djokovic | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Andy Murray | 6 | 6 |
| LL | Lucas Pouille | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Andy Murray | 6 | 6 |
| PR | Juan Mónaco | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | Juan Mónaco | | | LL | Lucas Pouille | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Andy Murray | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 12 | David Goffin | 1 | 5 | 2 | Andy Murray | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 2 | Andy Murray | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | N Djokovic | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Robert | 7$^7$ | 7$^{10}$ | | Q | S Robert | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Bedene | 6$^3$ | 6$^8$ | | | | | | 1 | N Djokovic | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Cuevas | 6$^6$ | 6 | 5 | | | | | | T Bellucci | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | N Mahut | 7$^8$ | 2 | 7 | | N Mahut | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Bellucci | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | T Bellucci | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | G Monfils | 3 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | N Djokovic | 7 | 7$^7$ |
| 10 | M Raonic | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | R Nadal | 5 | 6$^4$ |
| WC | M Cecchinato | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | M Raonic | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Kyrgios | 6 | 6 | | | N Kyrgios | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Caruso | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | N Kyrgios | 7$^7$ | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | P Kohlschreiber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | R Nadal | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | Í Cervantes | 4 | 2 | | | P Kohlschreiber | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 3 | R Federer | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Zverev | 6 | 6 | | | A Zverev | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Dimitrov | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | R Federer | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | |
| | J Sousa | 6$^5$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 13 | D Thiem | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| WC | L Sonego | 7$^7$ | 3 | 5 | | J Sousa | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Dolgopolov | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | D Thiem | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | D Thiem | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 13 | D Thiem | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | R Gasquet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | K Nishikori | 6 | 7 |
| PR | J Benneteau | 3 | 0 | | 11 | R Gasquet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Seppi | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | A Seppi | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Pospisil | 6$^5$ | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | 11 | R Gasquet | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | T Gabashvili | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | 6 | K Nishikori | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | V Troicki | 6 | 6 | | | V Troicki | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | K Nishikori | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | LL | L Pouille | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | I Karlović | 7$^7$ | 2 | 3 | Q | E Gulbis | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Gulbis | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | LL | L Pouille | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | F Fognini | 1 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | 9 | D Ferrer | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | G García López | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | G García López | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Volandri | 6 | 5 | 1 | 9 | D Ferrer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | D Ferrer | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | LL | L Pouille | w/o |
| 16 | K Anderson | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | PR | J Mónaco | |
| | F López | 4 | 6$^5$ | | 16 | K Anderson | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Johnson | 4 | 4 | | PR | J Mónaco | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| PR | J Mónaco | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | PR | J Mónaco | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | B Paire | 1 | | | | | | | | 4 | S Wawrinka | 7$^7$ | 3 | 4 | | | |
| | B Tomic | 2$^r$ | | | | B Paire | 7 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | S Wawrinka | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | T Berdych | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Ramos Viñolas | 6 | 6 | | | A Ramos Viñolas | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Querrey | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 8 | T Berdych | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| | J Sock | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | 12 | D Goffin | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | G Pella | 7 | 5 | 3 | | J Sock | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Mayer | 6 | 6$^8$ | 3 | 12 | D Goffin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | D Goffin | 2 | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | 12 | D Goffin | 1 | 5 |
| 15 | R Bautista Agut | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Murray | 6 | 7 |
| | P Lorenzi | 3 | 1 | | 15 | R Bautista Agut | 6$^6$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Chardy | 2 | 6 | 6 | | J Chardy | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Džumhur | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | J Chardy | 0 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | M Kukushkin | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6 | | | | | 2 | A Murray | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Ćorić | 6$^5$ | 7 | 4 | Q | M Kukushkin | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | A Murray | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Lucas Pouille (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Aljaž Bedene (qualified)
* Paul-Henri Mathieu (first round)
* Denis Kudla (qualifying competition)
* Malek Jaziri (first round, retired)
* Robin Haase (qualifying competition)
* Íñigo Cervantes (qualified)
* Dušan Lajović (first round)
* Taylor Fritz (first round)
* Damir Džumhur (qualified)
* Rajeev Ram (qualifying competition)
* Ernests Gulbis (qualified)
* Mikhail Kukushkin (qualified)
* Benjamin Becker (withdrew)

### Qualifiers

* Mikhail Kukushkin
* Aljaž Bedene
* Stéphane Robert
* Ernests Gulbis
* Filippo Volandri
* Damir Džumhur
* Íñigo Cervantes

### Lucky losers

* Lucas Pouille

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Lucas Pouille | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Andrea Arnaboldi | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Andrea Arnaboldi | 2 | 3 | | 1 | Lucas Pouille | 5 | 2 |
| | | | | | 13 | Mikhail Kukushkin | 7 | 6 |
| Alt | Federico Gaio | 7$^7$ | 4 | 4 | 13 | Mikhail Kukushkin | 7 | 6 |
| 13 | Mikhail Kukushkin | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Aljaž Bedene | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Omar Giacalone | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | Omar Giacalone | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | Aljaž Bedene | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Kenny de Schepper | 3 | 3 |
| | Kenny de Schepper | 6 | 7 | | | Kenny de Schepper | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Dušan Lajović | 3 | 5 | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Paul-Henri Mathieu | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| | Stéphane Robert | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | |
| | Stéphane Robert | 6 | 4 | 7 | | Stéphane Robert | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Alt | Matteo Donati | 2 | 4 |
| | Santiago Giraldo | 6 | 3 | 6$^3$ | Alt | Matteo Donati | 2 | 4 |
| Alt | Matteo Donati | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Denis Kudla | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| Alt | Alessandro Giannessi | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | |
| Alt | Alessandro Giannessi | 6$^3$ | 4 | 4 | Denis Kudla | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | 12 | Ernests Gulbis | 6 | 6 |
| | Luca Vanni | 2 | 4 | 12 | Ernests Gulbis | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | Ernests Gulbis | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Malek Jaziri | 4 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | |
| Alt | Filippo Volandri | 6 | 4 | | | | | | |
| Alt | Filippo Volandri | 6 | 4 | | Alt | Filippo Volandri | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Radek Štěpánek | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| | Radek Štěpánek | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Radek Štěpánek | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Taylor Fritz | 6 | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Robin Haase | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Lorenzo Giustino | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | Lorenzo Giustino | 2 | 4 | 6 | Robin Haase | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| | | | | 10 | Damir Džumhur | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| WC | Andrea Vavassori | 4 | 1 | 10 | Damir Džumhur | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | Damir Džumhur | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Íñigo Cervantes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Thomas Fabbiano | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Thomas Fabbiano | 4 | 3 | | 7 | Íñigo Cervantes | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| | | | | | 11 | Rajeev Ram | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| WC | Matteo Viola | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | Rajeev Ram | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| 11 | Rajeev Ram | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |