# 2016 ATP Shenzhen Open – Singles

Tomáš Berdych was the defending champion and successfully defended his title, defeating Richard Gasquet in the final, 7−6$^{(7−5)}$, 6−7$^{(2−7)}$, 6−3 .

## Seeds

The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.
* Tomáš Berdych (champion)
* David Goffin (second round)
* Richard Gasquet (final)
* Bernard Tomic (quarterfinals)
* Alexander Zverev (withdrew)
* Benoît Paire (second round)
* Fabio Fognini (second round)
* Jiří Veselý (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Tomáš Berdych | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Thomaz Bellucci | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Thomaz Bellucci | 2 | 5 | 1 | Tomáš Berdych | 7$^7$ | 6$^2$ | 6 |
| | | | | 3 | Richard Gasquet | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ | 3 |
| 3 | Richard Gasquet | 6 | 4 | 3 | Richard Gasquet | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ | 3 |
| PR | Janko Tipsarević | 2 | 1$^r$ | | | | | |

### 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 | T Berdych | 7$^9$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kukushkin | 6 | 6$^2$ | 7$^7$ | | M Kukushkin | 6$^7$ | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Rosol | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | | | | | | 1 | T Berdych | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | Í Cervantes | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 8 | J Veselý | 6$^1$ | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | A Santillan | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | Í Cervantes | 6$^2$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | P Andújar | 2 | 6$^8$ | | 8 | J Veselý | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | J Veselý | 6 | 7$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | T Berdych | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | T Bellucci | 2 | 5 |
| | | | | | 4 | B Tomic | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Harrison | 7 | 6 | | Q | R Harrison | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G García López | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | 4 | B Tomic | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | G Elias | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | T Bellucci | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Bellucci | 6 | 6 | | | T Bellucci | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Nishioka | 6 | 3 | 4 | LL | T Fabbiano | 6$^2$ | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | T Fabbiano | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals |
| 7 | F Fognini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Sela | 4 | 1 | | 7 | F Fognini | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Z Li | 2 | 3 | | Q | M Zverev | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Zverev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | M Zverev | 6$^4$ | 6$^2$ | | | | |
| Q | L Vanni | 6 | 6$^{10}$ | 2 | | | | | | 3 | R Gasquet | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| Q | A Whittington | 2 | 7$^{12}$ | 6 | Q | A Whittington | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | R Gasquet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | R Gasquet | 6 | 4 |
| 6 | B Paire | 6$^5$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | PR | J Tipsarević | 2 | 1$^r$ |
| | N Basilashvili | 7$^7$ | 5 | 3 | 6 | B Paire | 0 | 7$^7$ | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| PR | J Tipsarević | 7$^7$ | 6 | | PR | J Tipsarević | 6 | 6$^5$ | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Z Zhang | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | PR | J Tipsarević | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | |
| | M Jaziri | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | M Jaziri | 6$^6$ | 2 | | | | |
| | S Robert | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | M Jaziri | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | D Goffin | 6$^2$ | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Ryan Harrison (qualified)
* Thomas Fabbiano (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Mischa Zverev (qualified)
* Jozef Kovalík (qualifying competition)
* Tatsuma Ito (first round, retired)
* Henri Laaksonen (qualifying competition)
* Marco Trungelliti (first round)
* Luca Vanni (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Ryan Harrison
* Andrew Whittington
* Mischa Zverev
* Luca Vanni

### Lucky losers

* Thomas Fabbiano

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Ryan Harrison | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Christopher Rungkat | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Christopher Rungkat | 3 | 4 | 1 | Ryan Harrison | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | James Duckworth | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| | James Duckworth | 7 | 6 | | James Duckworth | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Marco Trungelliti | 5 | 4 | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Thomas Fabbiano | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Matthew Ebden | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Matthew Ebden | 4 | 1 | | 2 | Thomas Fabbiano | 6$^7$ | 3 |
| | | | | | | Andrew Whittington | 7$^9$ | 6 |
| | Andrew Whittington | 3 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | Andrew Whittington | 7$^9$ | 6 |
| 5 | Tatsuma Ito | 6 | 6$^5$ | 0$^r$ | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Mischa Zverev | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Zhu Zhicheng | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | Zhu Zhicheng | 1 | 1 | 3 | Mischa Zverev | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 6 | Henri Laaksonen | 2 | 4 |
| | Te Rigele | 5 | 4 | 6 | Henri Laaksonen | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Henri Laaksonen | 7 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Jozef Kovalík | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | Zhang Zhizhen | 6$^7$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | Zhang Zhizhen | 6$^7$ | 4 | 4 | Jozef Kovalík | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| | | | | 8 | Luca Vanni | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| WC | Mikołaj Borkowski | 1 | 1 | 8 | Luca Vanni | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| 8 | Luca Vanni | 6 | 6 | | | | | |