# 2016 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships – Singles

Jack Sock was the defending champion, but lost in the final to Juan Mónaco, 6–3, 3–6, 5–7.

## Seeds

The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.
* John Isner (semifinals)
* Benoît Paire (second round)
* Feliciano López (semifinals)
* Jack Sock (final)
* Sam Querrey (quarterfinals)
* Steve Johnson (first round)
* Marcos Baghdatis (quarterfinals)
* Paolo Lorenzi (first 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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | John Isner | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | |
| 4 | Jack Sock | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | Jack Sock | 7$^7$ | 6 | 4 | Jack Sock | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| | | | | | Juan Mónaco | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| 3 | Feliciano López | 4 | 2 | | Juan Mónaco | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| | Juan Mónaco | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | J Isner | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Kudla | 3 | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | D Kudla | 6$^2$ | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Zverev | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6$^2$ | | | | | | 1 | J Isner | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | V Estrella Burgos | 4 | 7$^7$ | 0 | | | | | | | H Chung | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | |
| | H Chung | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | H Chung | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T Paul | 6 | 6 | | WC | T Paul | 7 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | P Lorenzi | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Isner | 6$^4$ | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | J Sock | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | 4 | J Sock | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | F Tiafoe | 3 | 4 | | Q | M Barton | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Barton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | J Sock | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | F Verdasco | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | M Baghdatis | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | C Berlocq | 4 | 3 | | | F Verdasco | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Schwartzman | 0 | 0 | | 7 | M Baghdatis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | M Baghdatis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | S Johnson | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Young | 6 | 6 | | | D Young | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Kicker | 6 | 6$^5$ | 4 | WC | T Smyczek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T Smyczek | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | WC | T Smyczek | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | L Lacko | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 3 | F López | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| PR | D Tursunov | 1 | 5 | | | L Lacko | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | F López | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | F López | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | S Querrey | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | J Mónaco | 6 | 6 |
| LL | R Opelka | 4 | 6$^4$ | | 5 | S Querrey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Becker | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | B Becker | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Berrer | 6$^6$ | 0 | | | | | | 5 | S Querrey | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | G Melzer | 2 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | J Mónaco | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Mónaco | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | J Mónaco | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | B Paire | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Bjorn Fratangelo (qualifying competition)
* Carlos Berlocq (qualified)
* Jared Donaldson (qualifying competition)
* Dennis Novikov (first round)
* Nicolás Kicker (qualified)
* Mischa Zverev (qualified)
* Guido Andreozzi (first round)
* Guilherme Clezar (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Mischa Zverev
* Carlos Berlocq
* Nicolás Kicker
* Matthew Barton

### Lucky losers

* Reilly Opelka

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Bjorn Fratangelo | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Ernesto Escobedo | 2 | 5 | | | | |
| | Ernesto Escobedo | 2 | 5 | 1 | Bjorn Fratangelo | 3 | 1 |
| | | | | 6 | Mischa Zverev | 6 | 6 |
| | Michael Mmoh | 2 | 0$^r$ | 6 | Mischa Zverev | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Mischa Zverev | 6 | 4 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Carlos Berlocq | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Alt | David Warren | 0 | 2 | | | | |
| Alt | David Warren | 0 | 2 | 2 | Carlos Berlocq | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | WC | Brian Baker | 4 | 0 |
| WC | Brian Baker | 6 | 7$^7$ | WC | Brian Baker | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | Guilherme Clezar | 2 | 6$^3$ | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Jared Donaldson | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Henri Laaksonen | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Henri Laaksonen | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | Jared Donaldson | 6 | 1 | 6$^5$ |
| | | | | | 5 | Nicolás Kicker | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | Giovanni Lapentti | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | Nicolás Kicker | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 5 | Nicolás Kicker | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Dennis Novikov | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | Reilly Opelka | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Reilly Opelka | 6 | 6 | WC | Reilly Opelka | 6$^2$ | 1 |
| | | | | | Matthew Barton | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | Matthew Barton | 6 | 6 | | Matthew Barton | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 7 | Guido Andreozzi | 3 | 4 | | | | |