# 2016 Tiburon Challenger – Singles

Tim Smyczek was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Michael Mmoh.
Darian King won the title after defeating Mmoh 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 6–2 in the final.

## Seeds

* Benjamin Becker (second round, retired)
* Bjorn Fratangelo (quarterfinals)
* Tim Smyczek (semifinals)
* Frances Tiafoe (quarterfinals)
* Dennis Novikov (quarterfinals)
* Stefan Kozlov (second round)
* Ernesto Escobedo (first round)
* Quentin Halys (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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Darian King | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| WC | Mackenzie McDonald | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | |
| WC | Mackenzie McDonald | 6 | 5 | 5 | | Darian King | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | Q | Michael Mmoh | 6$^2$ | 2 |
| 3 | Tim Smyczek | 6 | 3 | 6$^6$ | Q | Michael Mmoh | 6$^2$ | 2 |
| Q | Michael Mmoh | 2 | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | |

### 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 | B Becker | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Paul | 6$^1$ | 2 | | 1 | B Becker | 7$^7$ | 2 | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Bhambri | 2 | 6 | 3 | | D King | 6$^3$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D King | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | D King | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| WC | B Baker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | D Novikov | 5 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | A Krajicek | 4 | 3 | | WC | B Baker | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Robbie C. Bellamy | 3 | 2 | | 5 | D Novikov | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | D Novikov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | D King | 4 | 7 | 7 |
| 4 | F Tiafoe | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | M McDonald | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| | A Sarkissian | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | F Tiafoe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| SE | J-P Smith | 6 | 3 | 6 | SE | J-P Smith | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Arévalo | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 4 | F Tiafoe | 6 | 6$^5$ | 5 | | | | | |
| | P Polansky | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | WC | M McDonald | 3 | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | |
| WC | M McDonald | 6 | 6 | | WC | M McDonald | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Caruso | 6 | 2 | 6 | Q | S Caruso | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | E Escobedo | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals |
| 8 | Q Halys | 5 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Rola | 7 | 6$^5$ | 1 | 8 | Q Halys | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Žemlja | 1 | 4 | | | M Krueger | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Krueger | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Krueger | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | D Nguyen | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | T Smyczek | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Groth | 6 | 6 | | | S Groth | 5 | 6$^{11}$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Klein | 4 | 1$^r$ | | 3 | T Smyczek | 7 | 7$^{13}$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | T Smyczek | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | T Smyczek | 6 | 3 | 6$^6$ |
| 6 | S Kozlov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Q | M Mmoh | 2 | 6 | 7$^8$ |
| | G Clezar | 2 | 2 | | 6 | S Kozlov | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| SE | T Sandgren | 6 | 6$^5$ | 0$^r$ | Q | M Mmoh | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Mmoh | 4 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | | Q | M Mmoh | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | J De Loore | 6 | 7$^{10}$ | | | | | | 2 | B Fratangelo | 0 | 5 | | | | | |
| Q | L Glasspool | 2 | 6$^8$ | | | J De Loore | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | N Rubin | 7$^7$ | 5 | 3 | 2 | B Fratangelo | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | B Fratangelo | 6$^5$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |