# 2016 Kunming Open – Men's singles

Franko Škugor was the defending champion but chose not to participate.
Jordan Thompson won the title after defeating Mathias Bourgue 6–3, 6–2 in the final.

## Seeds

* Yoshihito Nishioka (first round)
* Jordan Thompson (champion)
* Saketh Myneni (semifinals, retired)
* Grega Žemlja (second round)
* Alexander Sarkissian (first round)
* Zhang Ze (second round)
* Mathias Bourgue (final)
* Arthur De Greef (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 |
| 7 | Mathias Bourgue | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| 3 | Saketh Myneni | 0 | 1$^r$ | | | | | |
| 3 | Saketh Myneni | 0 | 1$^r$ | | 7 | Mathias Bourgue | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | | 2 | Jordan Thompson | 6 | 6 |
| | Aleksandr Nedovyesov | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | Jordan Thompson | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Jordan Thompson | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1/Q | Y Nishioka | 5 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Whittington | 7 | 7$^7$ | | A Whittington | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Molchanov | 4 | 6$^{11}$ | Q | Y Hanfmann | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Y Hanfmann | 6 | 7$^{13}$ | | | | | | A Whittington | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | E López-Pérez | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | 7 | M Bourgue | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | M Reid | 6$^2$ | 3 | | E López-Pérez | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Šafránek | 1 | 4 | 7 | M Bourgue | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | M Bourgue | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 7 | M Bourgue | 6 | 3 |
| 3 | S Myneni | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 3 | S Myneni | 0 | 1$^r$ |
| | D-h Lee | 4 | 3 | 3 | S Myneni | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | N Barrientos | 6 | 7$^7$ | | N Barrientos | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | |
| | D Petrović | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | | | 3 | S Myneni | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Xia Zihao | 2 | 2 | | | | | 8 | A De Greef | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | Y He | 6 | 6 | WC | Y He | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Milojević | 6$^4$ | 6$^4$ | 8 | A De Greef | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | A De Greef | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | Z Zhang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Bai | 0 | 4 | | 6 | Z Zhang | 6$^4$ | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Te | 2 | 2 | | | A Nedovyesov | 7$^7$ | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Nedovyesov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | A Nedovyesov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | G Jones | 5 | 7$^8$ | 6$^2$ | | | | | | B Trinker | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | B Trinker | 7 | 6$^6$ | 7$^7$ | | B Trinker | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Zekić | 6$^3$ | 6 | 5 | 4 | G Žemlja | 4 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | G Žemlja | 7$^7$ | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | A Nedovyesov | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | A Sarkissian | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Thompson | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | R Ramírez Hidalgo | 6 | 7 | | | R Ramírez Hidalgo | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Banes | 6 | 6 | | | M Banes | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gavin van Peperzeel | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | R Ramírez Hidalgo | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6$^9$ | | | | | |
| | D Masur | 6 | 5 | 6$^5$ | | | | | 2 | J Thompson | 6 | 6$^5$ | 7$^{11}$ | | | | | |
| WC | B Ouyang | 3 | 7 | 7$^7$ | WC | B Ouyang | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Z Li | 0 | 4 | | 2 | J Thompson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | J Thompson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |