# 2016 Argentina Open – Singles

Dominic Thiem defeated Nicolás Almagro in the final, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 3–6, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$. He saved a match point en route to the title, in the semifinals against defending champion Rafael Nadal.

## Seeds

The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.
* Rafael Nadal (semifinals)
* David Ferrer (semifinals)
* Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (quarterfinals)
* John Isner (second round)
* Dominic Thiem (champion)
* Fabio Fognini (first round)
* Alexandr Dolgopolov (first round)
* Pablo Cuevas (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 | Final |
| 1/WC | Rafael Nadal | 4 | 6 | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| 5 | Dominic Thiem | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| 5 | Dominic Thiem | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | 5 | Dominic Thiem | 7$^7$ | 3 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | | Nicolás Almagro | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6$^4$ |
| | Nicolás Almagro | 6 | 7 | | | Nicolás Almagro | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6$^4$ |
| 2 | David Ferrer | 4 | 5 | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1/WC | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Cecchinato | 1 | 3 | | | J Mónaco | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Mónaco | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1/WC | R Nadal | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Lorenzi | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | P Lorenzi | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | |
| | P Andújar | 6 | 5 | 2 | | P Lorenzi | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Schwartzman | 5 | 6 | 6 | | D Schwartzman | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | A Dolgopolov | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 1/WC | R Nadal | 4 | 6 | 6$^4$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | D Thiem | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | 4 | J Isner | 6$^{10}$ | 6 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Lajović | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | D Lajović | 7$^{12}$ | 4 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | F Argüello | 6$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | D Lajović | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | G Elias | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | D Thiem | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | D Muñoz de la Nava | 6 | 4 | 1 | Q | G Elias | 6 | 6$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Carreño Busta | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | D Thiem | 3 | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | D Thiem | 6 | 3 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6/WC | F Fognini | 7$^7$ | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Delbonis | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | F Delbonis | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Montañés | 3 | 3 | | | N Almagro | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Almagro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | N Almagro | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | L Mayer | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | J-W Tsonga | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| | G Pella | 6 | 3 | 3 | | L Mayer | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | J-W Tsonga | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | N Almagro | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | P Cuevas | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | D Ferrer | 4 | 5 |
| | A Ramos Viñolas | 5 | 2 | | 8 | P Cuevas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Giraldo | 6 | 7 | | | S Giraldo | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Cervantes | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | 8 | P Cuevas | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | F Bagnis | 6$^9$ | 5 | | | | | | | 2 | D Ferrer | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | R Olivo | 7$^{11}$ | 7 | | WC | R Olivo | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | D Ferrer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Marco Cecchinato (qualified)
* Facundo Bagnis (qualified)
* Daniel Gimeno Traver (first round)
* Albert Montañés (qualified)
* Facundo Argüello (qualifying competition, Lucky loser)
* Gastão Elias (qualified)
* Máximo González (first round)
* Blaž Rola (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Marco Cecchinato
* Facundo Bagnis
* Gastão Elias
* Albert Montañés

### Lucky loser

* Facundo Argüello

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Marco Cecchinato | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Juan Ignacio Galarza | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | Juan Ignacio Galarza | 1 | 2 | 1 | Marco Cecchinato | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | 5 | Facundo Argüello | 3 | 5 |
| WC | Andrea Collarini | 3 | 6$^6$ | 5 | Facundo Argüello | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Facundo Argüello | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Facundo Bagnis | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Pedro Cachin | 2 | 7$^7$ | 0 | | | | |
| | Pedro Cachin | 2 | 7$^7$ | 0 | 2 | Facundo Bagnis | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | 8 | Blaž Rola | 5 | 1 |
| | Hernán Casanova | 0 | 2 | | 8 | Blaž Rola | 5 | 1 |
| 8 | Blaž Rola | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Daniel Gimeno Traver | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | Guilherme Clezar | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Guilherme Clezar | 6 | 6 | | Guilherme Clezar | 5 | 6$^9$ |
| | | | | 6 | Gastão Elias | 7 | 7$^{11}$ |
| WC | Tomás Lipovšek Puches | 2 | 6$^4$ | 6 | Gastão Elias | 7 | 7$^{11}$ |
| 6 | Gastão Elias | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Albert Montañés | 7$^8$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | José Pereira | 6$^5$ | 6$^6$ | | | | | |
| | José Pereira | 6$^5$ | 6$^6$ | | 4 | Albert Montañés | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Filippo Volandri | 3 | 4 |
| | Filippo Volandri | 6 | 4 | 6 | | Filippo Volandri | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Máximo González | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | |