# 2016 Las Vegas Challenger – Singles

Thiemo de Bakker was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.
Sam Groth won the title after defeating Santiago Giraldo 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 6–4, 7–5 in the final.

## Seeds

* Víctor Estrella Burgos (first round)
* Frances Tiafoe (first round)
* Bjorn Fratangelo (second round)
* Santiago Giraldo (final)
* Darian King (second round)
* Denis Kudla (first round)
* Dennis Novikov (second round)
* Marco Trungelliti (semifinals)

## 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 |
| 8 | Marco Trungelliti | 5 | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | | | | | |
| 4 | Santiago Giraldo | 7 | 6$^2$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| 4 | Santiago Giraldo | 7 | 6$^2$ | 7$^7$ | 4 | Santiago Giraldo | 7$^7$ | 4 | 5 |
| | | | | | | Sam Groth | 6$^4$ | 6 | 7 |
| | Sam Groth | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | Sam Groth | 6$^4$ | 6 | 7 |
| | Sekou Bangoura | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | |

### Top 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 |
| 1 | V Estrella Burgos | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Žemlja | 6 | 6 | | | G Žemlja | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Caruso | 6 | 6 | | Q | S Caruso | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Arévalo | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | G Žemlja | 6$^3$ | 6$^5$ | | | | | | |
| | E Escobedo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | M Trungelliti | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | |
| WC | A Falla | 4 | 3 | | | E Escobedo | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Clezar | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | M Trungelliti | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | M Trungelliti | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | M Trungelliti | 5 | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ |
| 4 | S Giraldo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | S Giraldo | 7 | 6$^2$ | 7$^7$ |
| Q | R Ortega Olmedo | 3 | 2 | | 4 | S Giraldo | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | T Vorster | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | P Polansky | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Polansky | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 4 | S Giraldo | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Paul | 6$^5$ | 1$^r$ | | | | | | WC | M Torpegaard | 7$^7$ | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | A Krajicek | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | A Krajicek | 6$^6$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Torpegaard | 6 | 6 | | WC | M Torpegaard | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | D Kudla | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 5 | D King | 6$^5$ | 7 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Struvay | 7$^7$ | 5 | 0$^d$ | 5 | D King | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Evan Song | 4 | 4 | | | T Sandgren | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Sandgren | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | T Sandgren | 6$^2$ | 5 | | | | |
| Q | L Glasspool | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | S Groth | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | |
| | S Groth | 7 | 6 | | | S Groth | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Broady | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | B Fratangelo | 6$^3$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | B Fratangelo | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | S Groth | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 7 | D Novikov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | S Bangoura | 6$^5$ | 4 |
| | J McGee | 4 | 1 | | 7 | D Novikov | 6$^6$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sarkissian | 6$^2$ | 0$^r$ | | | S Bangoura | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Bangoura | 7$^7$ | 0 | | | | | | | | S Bangoura | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | |
| | Z Li | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | SE | B Klein | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | |
| WC | Jakob Amilon | 1 | 6$^5$ | | | Z Li | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| SE | B Klein | 2 | 7 | 6 | SE | B Klein | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | F Tiafoe | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |