# 2016 Brasil Open – Singles

Pablo Cuevas was the defending champion and successfully defended his title, defeating Pablo Carreño Busta in the final, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–3.

## Seeds

The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.
* Benoît Paire (second round)
* Thomaz Bellucci (second round)
* Pablo Cuevas (champion)
* Federico Delbonis (quarterfinals)
* Albert Ramos Viñolas (first round)
* Paolo Lorenzi (first round)
* Nicolás Almagro (first round)
* Pablo Andújar (first round, retired)

## 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 |
| | Dušan Lajović | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| 3 | Pablo Cuevas | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Pablo Cuevas | 6 | 6 | 3 | Pablo Cuevas | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | Pablo Carreño Busta | 6$^4$ | 3 |
| | Íñigo Cervantes | 1 | 1 | | Pablo Carreño Busta | 6$^4$ | 3 |
| | Pablo Carreño Busta | 6 | 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 |
| | | | | | 1/WC | B Paire | 0 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Lajović | 6 | 6 | | | D Lajović | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Vanni | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | D Lajović | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Giraldo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | G Elias | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| | M Cecchinato | 2 | 2 | | | S Giraldo | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Elias | 1 | 6 | 0 | Q | G Elias | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | P Andújar | 6 | 4 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | D Lajović | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | P Cuevas | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 3 | P Cuevas | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Bagnis | 6 | 6 | | Q | F Bagnis | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P-H Mathieu | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | 3 | P Cuevas | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Muñoz de la Nava | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | WC | T Monteiro | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | M González | 3 | 6 | 2 | | D Muñoz de la Nava | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T Monteiro | 6 | 7 | | WC | T Monteiro | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | N Almagro | 3 | 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 |
| 6 | P Lorenzi | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Rola | 7$^7$ | 3 | 7$^7$ | Q | B Rola | 6$^4$ | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Granollers | 3 | 4 | | | I Cervantes | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Cervantes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | I Cervantes | 7$^8$ | 2 | 6 | | | |
| | H Zeballos | 3 | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | 4 | F Delbonis | 6$^6$ | 6 | 4 | | | |
| | D Schwartzman | 6 | 4 | | | D Schwartzman | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | F Delbonis | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | I Cervantes | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | A Ramos | 6 | 4 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | P Carreño Busta | 6 | 6 |
| | P Carreño Busta | 0 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | P Carreño Busta | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Gimeno Traver | 3 | 6 | 6 | | D Gimeno Traver | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | G Clezar | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | P Carreño Busta | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Daniel | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | LL | R Carballés Baena | 0 | 3 | | | | |
| LL | R Carballés Baena | 6 | 7$^7$ | | LL | R Carballés Baena | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | T Bellucci | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Facundo Bagnis (qualified)
* Rogério Dutra Silva (first round)
* Roberto Carballés Baena (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Andrej Martin (first round)
* Facundo Argüello (qualifying competition)
* Gastão Elias (qualified)
* Blaž Rola (qualified)
* Máximo González (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Facundo Bagnis
* Gastão Elias
* Máximo González
* Blaž Rola

### Lucky losers

* Roberto Carballés Baena

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Facundo Bagnis | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Nicolás Kicker | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | Nicolás Kicker | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | Facundo Bagnis | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 5 | Facundo Argüello | 3 | 3 |
| WC | Orlando Luz | 4 | 2 | | 5 | Facundo Argüello | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Facundo Argüello | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Rogério Dutra Silva | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Hans Podlipnik Castillo | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Hans Podlipnik Castillo | 3 | 6 | 6 | | Hans Podlipnik Castillo | 6$^5$ | 7 | 2 |
| | | | | | 6 | Gastão Elias | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6 |
| WC | José Pereira | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | Gastão Elias | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6 |
| 6 | Gastão Elias | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Roberto Carballés Baena | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | João Souza | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | João Souza | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | Roberto Carballés Baena | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | 8 | Máximo González | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | Filippo Volandri | 2 | 6 | 5$^r$ | 8 | Máximo González | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Máximo González | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Andrej Martin | 5 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Alt | Gianluca Naso | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Alt | Gianluca Naso | 7 | 6 | | Alt | Gianluca Naso | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| | | | | | 7 | Blaž Rola | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | André Ghem | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6$^3$ | 7 | Blaž Rola | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Blaž Rola | 7$^7$ | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |