# 2016 Western & Southern Open – Men's singles

Marin Čilić defeated Andy Murray in the final, 6–4, 7–5 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2016 Cincinnati Masters. It was his maiden Masters 1000 title, ending a streak of 18 consecutive Masters events won by a member of the Big Four.
Roger Federer was the two-time reigning champion, but withdrew due to a knee injury.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.
    01. Andy Murray (final)
    02. Stan Wawrinka (third round)
    03. Rafael Nadal (third round)
    04. Milos Raonic (semifinal)
    05. Kei Nishikori (third round)
    06. Tomáš Berdych (third round)
    07. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (third round)
    08. Dominic Thiem (quarterfinals)
    09. Gaël Monfils (third round, withdrew due to back injury)
    10. David Ferrer (first round)
    11. David Goffin (second round)
    12. Marin Čilić (champion)
    13. Richard Gasquet (second round)
    14. Nick Kyrgios (second round)
    15. Roberto Bautista Agut (first round)
    16. Feliciano López (second round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## 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 | Andy Murray | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bernard Tomic | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bernard Tomic | 4 | 4 | 1 | Andy Murray | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | Milos Raonic | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| 4 | Milos Raonic | 6 | 6 | 4 | Milos Raonic | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| 8 | Dominic Thiem | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Dominic Thiem | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | Andy Murray | 4 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | 12 | Marin Čilić | 6 | 7 |
| 12 | Marin Čilić | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Marin Čilić | 6 | 7 |
| | Borna Ćorić | 2 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Borna Ćorić | 2 | 0$^r$ | 12 | Marin Čilić | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | Grigor Dimitrov | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| | Steve Johnson | 6$^8$ | 2 | | Grigor Dimitrov | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| | Grigor Dimitrov | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 |
| | | | | | 1 | A Murray | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Karlović | 4 | 4 | | PR | J Mónaco | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | J Mónaco | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | A Murray | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Dolgopolov | 5 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | K Anderson | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | K Anderson | 7 | 0 | | | K Anderson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | A Mannarino | 6$^2$ | 6 | 1 | 13 | R Gasquet | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | R Gasquet | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | A Murray | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | D Goffin | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | B Tomic | 4 | 4 |
| Q | N Basilashvili | 5 | 3 | | 11 | D Goffin | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Sousa | 4 | 3 | | | B Tomic | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Tomic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | B Tomic | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| WC | T Fritz | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 5 | K Nishikori | 6$^1$ | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| Q | M Youzhny | 6 | 6 | | Q | M Youzhny | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | K Nishikori | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 |
| | | | | | 4 | M Raonic | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Fognini | 3 | 2 | | | J Isner | 6$^5$ | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Isner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | M Raonic | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | Y Sugita | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | Q | Y Sugita | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | A Zverev | 7$^7$ | 4 | 2 | Q | Y Sugita | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Mahut | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6 | | N Mahut | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | R Bautista Agut | 6$^2$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Raonic | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | G Monfils | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | D Thiem | 3 | 4 |
| | P Carreño Busta | 3 | 4 | | 9 | G Monfils | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Baghdatis | 7 | 7 | | | M Baghdatis | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Pospisil | 5 | 5 | | | | | | 9 | G Monfils | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Jaziri | 4 | 7 | 3 | | | | | 8 | D Thiem | w/o | | | | | | |
| Q | J Millman | 6 | 5 | 6 | Q | J Millman | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | D Thiem | 7 | 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 | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 6 | T Berdych | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Veselý | 4 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | M Granollers | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Granollers | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | 6 | T Berdych | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | F Verdasco | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 12 | M Čilić | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Ramos Viñolas | 6$^5$ | 4 | | WC | F Verdasco | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Troicki | 3 | 4 | | 12 | M Čilić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | M Čilić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | M Čilić | 6 | 0 |
| 14 | N Kyrgios | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | B Ćorić | 2 | 0$^r$ |
| | L Pouille | 2 | 5 | | 14 | N Kyrgios | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Ćorić | 1 | 6 | 6 | | B Ćorić | 7$^7$ | 4 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Paire | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | B Ćorić | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Cuevas | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 3 | R Nadal | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | S Querrey | 6 | 6$^5$ | 3 | | P Cuevas | 1 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | R Nadal | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 |
| | | | | | 7 | J-W Tsonga | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Opelka | 3 | 7 | 7$^{11}$ | WC | R Opelka | 6$^5$ | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | |
| | J Chardy | 6 | 5 | 6$^9$ | | | | | | 7 | J-W Tsonga | 3 | 6$^6$ | | | |
| | S Johnson | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | S Johnson | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | |
| | F Delbonis | 4 | 5 | | | S Johnson | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | |
| PR | J Benneteau | 6 | 2 | 6 | PR | J Benneteau | 6 | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | |
| 10 | D Ferrer | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | S Johnson | 6$^8$ | 2 |
| 16 | F López | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | G Dimitrov | 7$^{10}$ | 6 |
| Q | M Zverev | 3 | 1 | | 16 | F López | 7 | 3 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | |
| | G Simon | 1 | 3 | | | G Dimitrov | 5 | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | |
| | G Dimitrov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | G Dimitrov | 6 | 6 | | | |
| WC | J Donaldson | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 2 | S Wawrinka | 4 | 4 | | | |
| | N Almagro | 3 | 6$^2$ | | WC | J Donaldson | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | S Wawrinka | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Jiří Veselý (qualified)
* Guido Pella (first round)
* Mikhail Youzhny (qualified)
* Stéphane Robert (first round)
* Malek Jaziri (qualified)
* Gastão Elias (qualifying competition)
* Illya Marchenko (first round)
* Lu Yen-hsun (first round)
* Adrian Mannarino (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Diego Schwartzman (first round)
* Paul-Henri Mathieu (first round)
* John Millman (qualified)
* Damir Džumhur (first round)
* Ivan Dodig (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Jiří Veselý
* Yūichi Sugita
* Mikhail Youzhny
* John Millman
* Malek Jaziri
* Nikoloz Basilashvili
* Mischa Zverev

### Lucky losers

* Adrian Mannarino

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Jiří Veselý | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Tim Smyczek | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Tim Smyczek | 4 | 2 | 1 | Jiří Veselý | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Thiago Monteiro | 7$^7$ | 1 | 4 |
| | Thiago Monteiro | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Thiago Monteiro | 7$^7$ | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | Ivan Dodig | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Guido Pella | 1 | 7 | 5 | | | |
| | Yūichi Sugita | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | |
| | Yūichi Sugita | 6 | 5 | 7 | Yūichi Sugita | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Kyle Edmund | 4 | 3 |
| | Kyle Edmund | 2 | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | Kyle Edmund | 4 | 3 |
| 8 | Lu Yen-hsun | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6$^4$ | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Mikhail Youzhny | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Ričardas Berankis | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | Ričardas Berankis | 3 | 4 | 3 | Mikhail Youzhny | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | WC | Brian Baker | 4 | 1 |
| WC | Brian Baker | 6 | 6 | WC | Brian Baker | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | Diego Schwartzman | 2 | 4 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Stéphane Robert | 5 | 6 | 6$^6$ | | | | |
| | Lukáš Rosol | 7 | 2 | 7$^8$ | | | | |
| | Lukáš Rosol | 7 | 2 | 7$^8$ | | Lukáš Rosol | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | 12 | John Millman | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Ryan Harrison | 6 | 6$^3$ | 4 | 12 | John Millman | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | John Millman | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Malek Jaziri | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Evgeny Donskoy | 5 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Evgeny Donskoy | 5 | 5 | | 5 | Malek Jaziri | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | WC | Stefan Kozlov | 4 | 2 |
| WC | Stefan Kozlov | 6 | 3 | 7 | WC | Stefan Kozlov | 4 | 2 |
| 13 | Damir Džumhur | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Gastão Elias | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Luke Saville | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | Luke Saville | 4 | 2 | 6 | Gastão Elias | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | | Nikoloz Basilashvili | 6 | 6 |
| | Nikoloz Basilashvili | 6 | 7 | | Nikoloz Basilashvili | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | Paul-Henri Mathieu | 1 | 5 | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Illya Marchenko | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| Alt | Mischa Zverev | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Alt | Mischa Zverev | 6 | 6 | Alt | Mischa Zverev | 7$^7$ | 7 |
| | | | | 9 | Adrian Mannarino | 6$^4$ | 5 |
| Alt | Quentin Halys | 4 | 3 | 9 | Adrian Mannarino | 6$^4$ | 5 |
| 9 | Adrian Mannarino | 6 | 6 | | | | |