# 2016 Aegon Ilkley Trophy – Men's singles

Denis Kudla was the defending champion, but chose not to defend his title.
Lu Yen-hsun won the title after defeating Vincent Millot 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–2 in the final.

## Seeds

* Jordan Thompson (quarterfinals)
* Lu Yen-hsun (champion)
* Bjorn Fratangelo (second round)
* Igor Sijsling (first round)
* Tim Smyczek (second round)
* Mirza Bašić (first round)
* Marco Chiudinelli (first round)
* Austin Krajicek (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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Vincent Millot | 3 | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Brydan Klein | 6 | 6$^6$ | 4 | | | | |
| WC | Brydan Klein | 6 | 6$^6$ | 4 | | Vincent Millot | 6$^4$ | 2 |
| | | | | | 2 | Lu Yen-hsun | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| Q | Michał Przysiężny | 6$^4$ | 1 | | 2 | Lu Yen-hsun | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 2 | Lu Yen-hsun | 7$^7$ | 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | J Thompson | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J O'Mara | 6$^5$ | 2 | | 1 | J Thompson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Falla | 6 | 7 | | | A Falla | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Menéndez-Maceiras | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | 1 | J Thompson | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | V Millot | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | V Millot | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | G Soeda | 5 | 4 | | | V Millot | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Novikov | 6 | 6 | | | D Novikov | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | A Krajicek | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | V Millot | 3 | 7$^8$ | 6 |
| 4 | I Sijsling | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | | WC | B Klein | 6 | 6$^6$ | 4 |
| WC | B Klein | 6 | 7$^7$ | | WC | B Klein | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Broady | 2 | 6 | 4 | | G Žemlja | 7$^7$ | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Žemlja | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | WC | B Klein | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | |
| | J Zopp | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | R Harrison | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
| Q | D Medvedev | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Q | D Medvedev | 7$^7$ | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Harrison | 6 | 7 | | | R Harrison | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | M Bašić | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 5 | T Smyczek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Saville | 4 | 4 | | 5 | T Smyczek | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Barton | 4 | 3 | | | Q Halys | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Q Halys | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Q Halys | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | M Przysiężny | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | M Przysiężny | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | L Glasspool | 7$^7$ | 3 | 3 | Q | M Przysiężny | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Struvay | 5 | 1 | | 3 | B Fratangelo | 6$^6$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | B Fratangelo | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | M Przysiężny | 6$^4$ | 1 |
| 7 | M Chiudinelli | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Y-h Lu | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | F Škugor | 6 | 6 | | | F Škugor | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Wu | 3 | 1 | | | R Olivo | 7$^7$ | 6$^2$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Olivo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | R Olivo | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | J-P Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | Y-h Lu | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Sarkissian | 4 | 4 | | | J-P Smith | 3 | 7$^{11}$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| SE | M Copil | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | 4 | 2 | Y-h Lu | 6 | 6$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Y-h Lu | 7$^7$ | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |