# 2016 Nottingham Open – Men's singles

Denis Istomin was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Damir Džumhur.
Steve Johnson won the title defeating Pablo Cuevas in the final, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 7–5.

## Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.
    01. Kevin Anderson (quarterfinals)
    02. Pablo Cuevas (final)
    03. João Sousa (second round)
    04. Alexandr Dolgopolov (quarterfinals)
    05. Sam Querrey (third round)
    06. Steve Johnson (champion)
    07. Andreas Seppi (semifinals)
    08. Gilles Müller (semifinals)
    09. Marcos Baghdatis (quarterfinals)
    10. Pablo Carreño Busta (second round)
    11. Vasek Pospisil (third round)
    12. Paolo Lorenzi (second round)
    13. Guido Pella (second round)
    14. Fernando Verdasco (third round)
    15. Mikhail Kukushkin (second round)
    16. Ričardas Berankis (second round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Kevin Anderson | 6$^6$ | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Steve Johnson | 7$^8$ | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Steve Johnson | 7$^8$ | 5 | 6 | 6 | Steve Johnson | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Andreas Seppi | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Dudi Sela | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | Andreas Seppi | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| 7 | Andreas Seppi | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Andreas Seppi | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | Steve Johnson | 7$^7$ | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Pablo Cuevas | 6$^5$ | 5 |
| 8 | Gilles Müller | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Pablo Cuevas | 6$^5$ | 5 |
| 4 | Alexandr Dolgopolov | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Alexandr Dolgopolov | 3 | 4 | | 8 | Gilles Müller | 6 | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Pablo Cuevas | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| 9 | Marcos Baghdatis | 4 | 6 | 6$^8$ | 2 | Pablo Cuevas | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Pablo Cuevas | 6 | 4 | 7$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | K Anderson | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | J Benneteau | 2 | 3 | | | I Dodig | 3 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Dodig | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | K Anderson | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | |
| | V Estrella Burgos | 7$^9$ | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | | 14 | F Verdasco | 3 | 6$^6$ | | | | | |
| | R Ram | 6$^7$ | 7$^7$ | 2 | | V Estrella Burgos | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 14 | F Verdasco | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | K Anderson | 6$^6$ | 7 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | S Johnson | 7$^8$ | 5 | 6 |
| | | | | | 11 | V Pospisil | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Istomin | 6 | 6$^4$ | 4 | | D Džumhur | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Džumhur | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 11 | V Pospisil | 6$^4$ | 6$^1$ | | | | | |
| | T Bellucci | 6$^4$ | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 6 | S Johnson | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | J Millman | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6 | | J Millman | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | S Johnson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 3 | J Sousa | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Hernych | 6 | 3 | 2 | | D Sela | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Sela | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | D Sela | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Thompson | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | B Becker | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | B Becker | 6 | 2 | 6 | | B Becker | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 13 | G Pella | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | D Sela | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | A Seppi | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 12 | P Lorenzi | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Mannarino | 6 | 6 | | | A Mannarino | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Fritz | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | A Mannarino | 2 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | M Jaziri | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | A Seppi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| WC | J Ward | 1 | 6 | 4 | | M Jaziri | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | A Seppi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | G Müller | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Zeballos | 4 | 3 | | | J Veselý | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Veselý | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | G Müller | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | M Youzhny | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Youzhny | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | |
| | T Gabashvili | 6 | 3 | 3 | | M Youzhny | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | P Carreño Busta | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | G Müller | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Dolgopolov | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | 15 | M Kukushkin | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Ward | 6$^3$ | 7$^7$ | 2 | Q | F Dancevic | 4 | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Dancevic | 7$^7$ | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | | | Q | F Dancevic | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | L Rosol | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | A Dolgopolov | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | K Edmund | 6 | 6 | | | K Edmund | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | A Dolgopolov | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 5 | S Querrey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Escobedo | 6 | 6 | | Q | E Escobedo | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Schwartzman | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | 5 | S Querrey | 6 | 6$^8$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | D Kudla | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 9 | M Baghdatis | 1 | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | E Donskoy | 6 | 6 | | | E Donskoy | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 9 | M Baghdatis | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | M Baghdatis | 4 | 6 | 6$^8$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | P Cuevas | 6 | 4 | 7$^{10}$ |
| | | | | | 16 | R Berankis | 6 | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Evans | 3 | 6 | 7$^8$ | | D Evans | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Broady | 6 | 2 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | D Evans | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | B Klein | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | 2 | P Cuevas | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | S Robert | 7 | 6 | | Q | S Robert | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | P Cuevas | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Stéphane Robert (qualified)
* Sam Groth (qualifying competition)
* Marcelo Arévalo (first round)
* Ramkumar Ramanathan (first round)
* Matthew Barton (qualifying competition)
* Ernesto Escobedo (qualified)
* Frank Dancevic (qualified)
* Michal Konečný (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Stéphane Robert
* Frank Dancevic
* Ernesto Escobedo
* Jan Hernych

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Stéphane Robert | 6$^2$ | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Ryan James Storrie | 7$^7$ | 5 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | Ryan James Storrie | 7$^7$ | 5 | 1 | 1 | Stéphane Robert | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | 5 | Matthew Barton | 5 | 3 |
| WC | Jay Clarke | 4 | 5 | | 5 | Matthew Barton | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | Matthew Barton | 6 | 7 | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Sam Groth | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | Frank Moser | 1 | 6$^3$ | | | | | |
| | Frank Moser | 1 | 6$^3$ | | 2 | Sam Groth | 6$^5$ | 3 |
| | | | | | 7 | Frank Dancevic | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | Ante Pavić | 4 | 7$^8$ | 3 | 7 | Frank Dancevic | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 7 | Frank Dancevic | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Marcelo Arévalo | 0 | 4 | | | | |
| | Joshua Milton | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Joshua Milton | 6 | 6 | | Joshua Milton | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | 6 | Ernesto Escobedo | 6 | 6 |
| | Bradley Mousley | 2 | 6$^3$ | 6 | Ernesto Escobedo | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Ernesto Escobedo | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Ramkumar Ramanathan | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | Jan Hernych | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Jan Hernych | 6 | 6 | | Jan Hernych | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | 8 | Michal Konečný | 2 | 6$^2$ |
| Alt | Lloyd Glasspool | 6$^2$ | 6$^5$ | 8 | Michal Konečný | 2 | 6$^2$ |
| 8 | Michal Konečný | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | |