# 2016 Swiss Indoors – Singles

Roger Federer, the seven-time winner and defending champion, did not participate in this tennis competition due to injury. It would be the first time since 2005 that he would not play in the final in his hometown of Basel. Federer had played in ten consecutive finals from 2006 to 2015.
Marin Čilić won the title, defeating Kei Nishikori in the final, 6–1, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$.

## Seeds

* Stan Wawrinka (quarterfinals)
* Milos Raonic (first round)
* Kei Nishikori (final)
* Marin Čilić (champion)
* David Goffin (second round)
* Grigor Dimitrov (first round)
* Richard Gasquet (first round, retired)
* Jack Sock (second 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 |
| Q | Mischa Zverev | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| 4 | Marin Čilić | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Marin Čilić | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | Marin Čilić | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | 3 | Kei Nishikori | 1 | 6$^5$ |
| 3 | Kei Nishikori | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | 3 | Kei Nishikori | 1 | 6$^5$ |
| | Gilles Müller | 6 | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | |

### 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 | S Wawrinka | 6$^1$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Chiudinelli | 7$^7$ | 1 | 4 | 1 | S Wawrinka | 7$^7$ | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Marchenko | 4 | 2 | | Q | D Young | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Young | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | S Wawrinka | 2 | 7 | 1 | | | | | |
| Q | M Zverev | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | Q | M Zverev | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Fritz | 6$^4$ | 0 | | Q | M Zverev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Pella | 6 | 2 | | | G Pella | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | R Gasquet | 2 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | M Zverev | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | M Čilić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Čilić | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| | M Youzhny | 4 | 2 | | 4 | M Čilić | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Verdasco | 5 | 3 | | | P Carreño Busta | 0 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Carreño Busta | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | M Čilić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | M Granollers | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | M Granollers | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
| WC | H Laaksonen | 3 | 6 | 2 | | M Granollers | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Mannarino | 3 | 3 | | 8 | J Sock | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | J Sock | 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 5 | D Goffin | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Baghdatis | 4 | 6$^4$ | | 5 | D Goffin | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | JM del Potro | 6 | 6 | | WC | JM del Potro | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Haase | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | WC | JM del Potro | 5 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | N Mahut | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | 3 | K Nishikori | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | P Lorenzi | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | P Lorenzi | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Lajović | 5 | 1 | | 3 | K Nishikori | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | K Nishikori | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | K Nishikori | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 6 | G Dimitrov | 7$^{11}$ | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | G Müller | 6 | 6$^3$ | 3 |
| | G Müller | 6$^9$ | 6 | 6 | | G Müller | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Paire | 1 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | F Mayer | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Mayer | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 | | | | | | | G Müller | 6$^4$ | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | A Kuznetsov | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | F Delbonis | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | | | |
| | F Delbonis | 6 | 6 | | | F Delbonis | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Berankis | 3 | 6 | 6 | Q | R Berankis | 7$^7$ | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Raonic | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Robin Haase (qualified)
* Paul-Henri Mathieu (first round)
* Mischa Zverev (qualified)
* Donald Young (qualified)
* Ričardas Berankis (qualified)
* Ivan Dodig (first round)
* Ryan Harrison (qualifying competition)
* Rajeev Ram (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Robin Haase
* Ričardas Berankis
* Mischa Zverev
* Donald Young

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Robin Haase | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| PR | Pablo Andújar | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| PR | Pablo Andújar | 3 | 1 | | 1 | Robin Haase | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | WC | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 6$^2$ | 4 |
| WC | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | WC | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 6$^2$ | 4 |
| 8 | Rajeev Ram | 6 | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Paul-Henri Mathieu | 6 | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | |
| WC | Adrien Bossel | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| WC | Adrien Bossel | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | WC | Adrien Bossel | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | | 5 | Ričardas Berankis | 6 | 6 |
| | Jozef Kovalík | 3 | 1 | | 5 | Ričardas Berankis | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | Ričardas Berankis | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Mischa Zverev | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | Vasek Pospisil | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| | Vasek Pospisil | 4 | 6$^5$ | 3 | Mischa Zverev | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | 7 | Ryan Harrison | 6$^4$ | 3 |
| Alt | Johan Nikles | 1 | 2 | 7 | Ryan Harrison | 6$^4$ | 3 |
| 7 | Ryan Harrison | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Donald Young | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Antoine Bellier | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | Antoine Bellier | 2 | 1 | 4 | Donald Young | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | Aldin Šetkić | 6$^5$ | 0 |
| | Aldin Šetkić | 6 | 6 | | Aldin Šetkić | 6$^5$ | 0 |
| 6 | Ivan Dodig | 4 | 4 | | | | |