# 2016 BB&T Atlanta Open – Singles

John Isner was the three-time defending champion, but lost in the final to Nick Kyrgios, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$. Kyrgios was the first non-American winner in the tournament's history.

## Seeds

The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.
* John Isner (final)
* Nick Kyrgios (champion)
* Kevin Anderson (second round)
* Alexandr Dolgopolov (second round)
* Fernando Verdasco (quarterfinals)
* Guillermo García López (first round)
* Donald Young (quarterfinals)
* Taylor Fritz (quarterfinals)

## 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | John Isner | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Reilly Opelka | 7$^7$ | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | Reilly Opelka | 7$^7$ | 4 | 2 | 1 | John Isner | 6$^3$ | 6$^4$ |
| | | | | | 2 | Nick Kyrgios | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ |
| | Yoshihito Nishioka | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | Nick Kyrgios | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ |
| 2 | Nick Kyrgios | 6 | 3 | 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 | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | J Isner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Mannarino | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | A Mannarino | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Zverev | 3 | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | 1 | J Isner | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | I Sijsling | 1 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | 8 | T Fritz | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| | B Fratangelo | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | B Fratangelo | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Smith | 2 | 2 | | 8 | T Fritz | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | T Fritz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Isner | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | WC | R Opelka | 7$^7$ | 4 | 2 |
| | | | | | 3 | K Anderson | 7$^7$ | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Eubanks | 6$^9$ | 6$^5$ | | WC | R Opelka | 6$^5$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Opelka | 7$^{11}$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | WC | R Opelka | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| LL | T Monteiro | 7 | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | 7 | D Young | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | T Smyczek | 5 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | T Smyczek | 6 | 6$^1$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Krajicek | 6 | 6$^{10}$ | 5 | 7 | D Young | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | D Young | 3 | 7$^{12}$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | G García López | 3 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Zeballos | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | H Zeballos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stakhovsky | 6$^7$ | 6$^2$ | | LL | T Kamke | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | T Kamke | 7$^9$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | H Zeballos | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | D Evans | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | Y Nishioka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Y Nishioka | 6 | 6$^2$ | 7$^7$ | | Y Nishioka | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | A Dolgopolov | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Y Nishioka | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | F Verdasco | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | N Kyrgios | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | D Lajović | 6$^2$ | 4 | | 5 | F Verdasco | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | J Benneteau | 6 | 6 | | PR | J Benneteau | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J-P Smith | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 5 | F Verdasco | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | |
| | S Groth | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 2 | N Kyrgios | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | J Donaldson | 6 | 6 | | WC | J Donaldson | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | N Kyrgios | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Thiago Monteiro (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Tobias Kamke (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Austin Krajicek (qualified)
* Mischa Zverev (qualified)
* James Duckworth (qualifying competition)
* Tommy Paul (first round)
* John-Patrick Smith (qualified)
* Alexander Sarkissian (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Christopher Eubanks
* John-Patrick Smith
* Austin Krajicek
* Mischa Zverev

### Lucky losers

* Thiago Monteiro
* Tobias Kamke

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Thiago Monteiro | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Trent Bryde | 0 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | Trent Bryde | 0 | 2 | 1 | Thiago Monteiro | 4 | 5 |
| | | | | WC | Christopher Eubanks | 6 | 7 |
| WC | Christopher Eubanks | 6 | 7 | WC | Christopher Eubanks | 6 | 7 |
| 6 | Tommy Paul | 2 | 5 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Tobias Kamke | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Michael Mmoh | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | Michael Mmoh | 4 | 2 | 2 | Tobias Kamke | 6$^4$ | 3 |
| | | | | 7 | John-Patrick Smith | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | Andrew Carter | 3 | 3 | 7 | John-Patrick Smith | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 7 | John-Patrick Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Austin Krajicek | 7$^8$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Lloyd Glasspool | 6$^6$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Lloyd Glasspool | 6$^6$ | 6 | 4 | 3 | Austin Krajicek | 3 | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | 5 | James Duckworth | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6$^5$ |
| | Juan Ignacio Londero | 2 | 2 | | 5 | James Duckworth | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6$^5$ |
| 5 | James Duckworth | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Mischa Zverev | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Matt Reid | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Matt Reid | 4 | 2 | | 4 | Mischa Zverev | 7$^7$ | 7 |
| | | | | | | Nicolas Meister | 6$^5$ | 5 |
| | Nicolas Meister | 5 | 6 | 6 | | Nicolas Meister | 6$^5$ | 5 |
| 8 | Alexander Sarkissian | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | |