# 2016 Morelos Open – Men's singles

Víctor Estrella Burgos was the defending champion, but withdrew from the tournament .
Gerald Melzer won the title, defeating Alejandro González in the final 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ , 6–3 .

## Seeds

* Víctor Estrella Burgos (withdrew)
* Horacio Zeballos (semifinals)
* Gerald Melzer (champion)
* Alejandro González (final)
* Adrián Menéndez-Maceiras (quarterfinals)
* Alexander Sarkissian (quarterfinals)
* Dennis Novak (first round)
* Jordi Samper-Montaña (first round)
* Giovanni Lapentti (first 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 |
| | Alessandro Giannessi | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| 4 | Alejandro González | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | Alejandro González | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Alejandro González | 6$^4$ | 3 |
| | | | | | 3 | Gerald Melzer | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 3 | Gerald Melzer | 6$^1$ | 6 | 6 | 3 | Gerald Melzer | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 2 | Horacio Zeballos | 7$^7$ | 3 | 4 | | | | |

### 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 |
| 9 | G Lapentti | 7$^{10}$ | 5 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Giannessi | 6$^8$ | 7 | 7$^7$ | | A Giannessi | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D King | 2 | 3 | | | G Andreozzi | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Andreozzi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Giannessi | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Jung | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | A Sarkissian | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| Alt | S Bangoura | 3 | 2 | | | J Jung | 7$^8$ | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Ramírez Hidalgo | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | A Sarkissian | 6$^6$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | A Sarkissian | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | A Giannessi | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | A González | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A González | 6 | 6 |
| WC | L Gómez | 2 | 2 | | 4 | A González | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T Hank | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | P Bester | 5 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Bester | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 4 | A González | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | |
| | O Roca Batalla | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 5 | A Menéndez-Maceiras | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| WC | L Patiño | 7 | 3 | 5 | | O Roca Batalla | 6$^4$ | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Arévalo | 4 | 4 | | 5 | A Menéndez-Maceiras | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | A Menéndez-Maceiras | 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 | Semifinals |
| 7 | D Novak | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Kamke | 7 | 6 | | | T Kamke | 4 | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Escobar | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Q | G Escobar | 6 | 6$^6$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Connor Smith | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | | T Kamke | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | |
| | M Safwat | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | 3 | G Melzer | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | E Struvay | 6 | 3 | 7 | | E Struvay | 4 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | G Granollers | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | G Melzer | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | G Melzer | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | G Melzer | 6$^1$ | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | J Samper-Montaña | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | H Zeballos | 7$^7$ | 3 | 4 |
| Q | N Barrientos | 6 | 3 | 6 | Q | N Barrientos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Krueger | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6 | | M Krueger | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Mauricio Astorga | 6$^0$ | 7 | 1 | | | | | | Q | N Barrientos | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| Alt | JI Londero | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | 2 | H Zeballos | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| Q | P Polansky | 6 | 6 | | Q | P Polansky | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Matosevic | 4 | 3 | | 2 | H Zeballos | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | H Zeballos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |