# 2016 BMW Open – Singles

Andy Murray was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year.
Philipp Kohlschreiber won the title, defeating Dominic Thiem in the final, 7–6$^{(9–7)}$, 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$.

## Seeds

The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.
* David Goffin (quarterfinals)
* Gaël Monfils (withdrew)
* Dominic Thiem (final)
* Philipp Kohlschreiber (champion)
* Fabio Fognini (semifinals)
* Thomaz Bellucci (second round)
* Vasek Pospisil (first round)
* Alexander Zverev (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 | Alexander Zverev | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| 3 | Dominic Thiem | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Dominic Thiem | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Dominic Thiem | 6$^7$ | 6 | 6$^4$ |
| | | | | | 4 | Philipp Kohlschreiber | 7$^9$ | 4 | 7$^7$ |
| 4 | Philipp Kohlschreiber | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Philipp Kohlschreiber | 7$^9$ | 4 | 7$^7$ |
| 5 | Fabio Fognini | 1 | 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 | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | D Goffin | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C-M Stebe | 5 | 2 | | | V Estrella Burgos | 7 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Estrella Burgos | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | D Goffin | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | L Rosol | 6$^2$ | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 8 | A Zverev | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | D Istomin | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6$^2$ | | L Rosol | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Jaziri | 6 | 3 | 2 | 8 | A Zverev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | A Zverev | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | A Zverev | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | D Thiem | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 3 | D Thiem | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Zverev | 5 | 6 | | | S Giraldo | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Giraldo | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | 3 | D Thiem | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | I Dodig | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | I Dodig | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | E Gulbis | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | I Dodig | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Youzhny | 3 | 0$^r$ | | 6 | T Bellucci | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | T Bellucci | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 7 | V Pospisil | 7$^7$ | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J-L Struff | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | J-L Struff | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | JM del Potro | 7$^7$ | 6 | | WC | JM del Potro | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Brown | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | WC | JM del Potro | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| Q | M Bachinger | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 4 | P Kohlschreiber | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | F Mayer | 6 | 6 | | Q | F Mayer | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | P Kohlschreiber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | P Kohlschreiber | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | F Fognini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | F Fognini | 1 | 4 |
| WC | M Marterer | 3 | 1 | | 5 | F Fognini | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kukushkin | 6 | 3 | | | M Kukushkin | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Donskoy | 2 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | 5 | F Fognini | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | |
| | M Cecchinato | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | LL | J Kovalík | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| Q | I Sijsling | 6 | 6 | | Q | I Sijsling | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | LL | J Kovalík | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Mirza Bašić (first round)
* Igor Sijsling (qualified)
* Daniel Brands (first round)
* Alejandro González (first round)
* Jozef Kovalík (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Vincent Millot (qualifying competition)
* Tobias Kamke (qualifying competition)
* Peter Gojowczyk (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Cedrik-Marcel Stebe
* Igor Sijsling
* Matthias Bachinger
* Florian Mayer

### Lucky loser

* Jozef Kovalík

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Mirza Bašić | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Nils Langer | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Nils Langer | 6 | 6 | | Nils Langer | 6 | 6$^2$ | 4 |
| | | | | WC | Cedrik-Marcel Stebe | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| WC | Cedrik-Marcel Stebe | 6 | 7$^7$ | WC | Cedrik-Marcel Stebe | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 8 | Peter Gojowczyk | 1 | 6$^5$ | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Igor Sijsling | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Andrey Golubev | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | Andrey Golubev | 2 | 1 | 2 | Igor Sijsling | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | 5 | Jozef Kovalík | 6$^4$ | 3 |
| WC | Alexander Erler | 3 | 3 | 5 | Jozef Kovalík | 6$^4$ | 3 |
| 5 | Jozef Kovalík | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Daniel Brands | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | Matthias Bachinger | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Matthias Bachinger | 6 | 6 | | WC | Matthias Bachinger | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | 7 | Tobias Kamke | 5 | 1 |
| | Adrián Menéndez Maceiras | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | Tobias Kamke | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | Tobias Kamke | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Alejandro González | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| Alt | Florian Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Alt | Florian Mayer | 6 | 6 | Alt | Florian Mayer | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | 6 | Vincent Millot | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| Alt | Nikola Mektić | 2 | 4 | 6 | Vincent Millot | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| 6 | Vincent Millot | 6 | 6 | | | | | |