# 2016 China Open – Men's singles

Andy Murray defeated Grigor Dimitrov in the final, 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$ to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2016 China Open.
Novak Djokovic was the four-time reigning champion, but withdrew with an elbow injury before the tournament.

## Seeds

* Andy Murray (champion)
* Rafael Nadal (quarterfinals)
* Milos Raonic (semifinals, withdrew)
* Dominic Thiem (first round)
* David Ferrer (semifinals)
* Lucas Pouille (second round)
* Roberto Bautista Agut (second round)
* Richard Gasquet (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Andy Murray | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | David Ferrer | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| 5 | David Ferrer | 2 | 3 | 1 | Andy Murray | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | Grigor Dimitrov | 4 | 6$^2$ |
| 3 | Milos Raonic | | | | Grigor Dimitrov | 4 | 6$^2$ |
| | Grigor Dimitrov | w/o | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 1 | A Murray | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Seppi | 2 | 5 | | 1 | A Murray | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Kravchuk | 1 | 4 | | | A Kuznetsov | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kuznetsov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | A Murray | 7$^{11}$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | G García-López | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | Q | K Edmund | 6$^9$ | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | K Edmund | 6 | 6 | | Q | K Edmund | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Millman | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | R Bautista Agut | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | R Bautista Agut | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | A Murray | 6 | 6 |
| 4/WC | D Thiem | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | D Ferrer | 2 | 3 |
| | A Zverev | 4 | 6 | 6 | | A Zverev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Sock | 6 | 7 | | | J Sock | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Z Zhang | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | A Zverev | 7$^7$ | 1 | 5 | | | | |
| | V Troicki | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | 5 | D Ferrer | 6$^4$ | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | F Fognini | 2 | 6 | 7 | | F Fognini | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Cuevas | 4 | 6$^3$ | | 5 | D Ferrer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | D Ferrer | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 8 | R Gasquet | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Querrey | 6 | 3 | 2 | 8 | R Gasquet | 7 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | P Carreño Busta | 6 | 6 | | | P Carreño Busta | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | B Tomic | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | P Carreño Busta | 4 | 4 | | | |
| | G Pella | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | M Raonic | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | M Jaziri | 6 | 6 | | | M Jaziri | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| PR | F Mayer | 4 | 6$^1$ | | 3 | M Raonic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | M Raonic | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Raonic | |
| 6 | L Pouille | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | G Dimitrov | w/o |
| WC | Y-h Lu | 1 | 2 | | 6 | L Pouille | 7$^7$ | 6$^0$ | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | G Dimitrov | 7 | 6$^9$ | 6 | | G Dimitrov | 6$^3$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | S Johnson | 5 | 7$^{11}$ | 4 | | | | | | | G Dimitrov | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | A Ramos-Viñolas | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | R Nadal | 2 | 4 | | | |
| Q | A Mannarino | 6 | 4 | 6 | Q | A Mannarino | 1 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | |
| | P Lorenzi | 1 | 1 | | 2 | R Nadal | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Kyle Edmund (qualified)
* Adrian Mannarino (qualified)
* John Millman (qualified)
* Diego Schwartzman (first round)
* Dušan Lajović (first round)
* Íñigo Cervantes (qualifying competition)
* Mikhail Kukushkin (first round)
* Lukáš Rosol (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Kyle Edmund
* Adrian Mannarino
* John Millman
* Konstantin Kravchuk

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Kyle Edmund | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Pablo Andújar | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | Pablo Andújar | 3 | 2 | 1 | Kyle Edmund | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | Evgeny Donskoy | 6$^2$ | 4 |
| | Evgeny Donskoy | 6 | 6 | | Evgeny Donskoy | 6$^2$ | 4 |
| 7 | Mikhail Kukushkin | 4 | 1 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Adrian Mannarino | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | Thomas Fabbiano | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | Thomas Fabbiano | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | Adrian Mannarino | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Mischa Zverev | 4 | 0 |
| | Mischa Zverev | 7 | 2 | 6 | | Mischa Zverev | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | Lukáš Rosol | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | John Millman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| WC | Wu Di | 2 | 4 | | | | | | |
| WC | Wu Di | 2 | 4 | | 3 | John Millman | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Nikoloz Basilashvili | 7$^8$ | 1 | 4 |
| | Nikoloz Basilashvili | 6$^4$ | 7 | 6 | | Nikoloz Basilashvili | 7$^8$ | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Dušan Lajović | 7$^7$ | 5 | 4 | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Diego Schwartzman | 4 | 6 | 6$^3$ | | | | | |
| | Konstantin Kravchuk | 6 | 2 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | Konstantin Kravchuk | 6 | 2 | 7$^7$ | | Konstantin Kravchuk | 6$^2$ | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | 6 | Íñigo Cervantes | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | 3 |
| WC | Li Zhe | 3 | 2 | | 6 | Íñigo Cervantes | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | 3 |
| 6 | Íñigo Cervantes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |