# 2016 Memphis Open – Singles

Three-time defending champion Kei Nishikori successfully defended his title, defeating Taylor Fritz in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the singles title at the 2016 Memphis Open. Notably, this was only Fritz' third career event on the ATP Tour.

## Seeds

The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.
* Kei Nishikori (champion)
* Steve Johnson (second round)
* Donald Young (quarterfinals)
* Sam Querrey (semifinals)
* Denis Kudla (second round)
* Sam Groth (first round)
* John Millman (second round)
* Damir Džumhur (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 |
| 1 | Kei Nishikori | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Sam Querrey | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| 4 | Sam Querrey | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | Kei Nishikori | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | WC | Taylor Fritz | 4 | 4 |
| | Ričardas Berankis | 6 | 3 | 4 | WC | Taylor Fritz | 4 | 4 |
| WC | Taylor Fritz | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | K Nishikori | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Harrison | 6$^0$ | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | | R Harrison | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | F Tiafoe | 7$^7$ | 6$^8$ | 4 | | | | | 1 | K Nishikori | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | L Vanni | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | M Kukushkin | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | M Kukushkin | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | M Kukushkin | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Ram | 4 | 2 | | 5 | D Kudla | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | D Kudla | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | K Nishikori | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | S Querrey | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | 4 | S Querrey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | H Laaksonen | 6 | 3 | | Q | H Laaksonen | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Ebden | 1 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | 4 | S Querrey | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | Y Nishioka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | Y Nishioka | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | J Donaldson | 3 | 4 | | Q | Y Nishioka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Marchenko | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | I Marchenko | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | S Groth | 6$^4$ | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom 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 |
| 8 | D Džumhur | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Smyczek | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | D Džumhur | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Sela | 7$^7$ | 2 | 5 | | R Berankis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Berankis | 6$^5$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | | R Berankis | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | |
| | M Jaziri | 1 | 3 | | | | | | 3 | D Young | 6$^3$ | 1 | | | | | | |
| | M Granollers | 6 | 6 | | | M Granollers | 1 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | D Young | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Berankis | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | J Millman | 6 | 6$^3$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | WC | T Fritz | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| | A Krajicek | 3 | 7$^7$ | 5 | 7 | J Millman | 2 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Becker | 6 | 3 | 6 | | B Becker | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T Paul | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | B Becker | 4 | 7 | 6$^5$ | | | | | |
| WC | T Fritz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | WC | T Fritz | 6 | 5 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| Q | M Mmoh | 3 | 4 | | WC | T Fritz | 7$^7$ | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | S Johnson | 6$^5$ | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Radu Albot (qualifying competition)
* Bjorn Fratangelo (qualifying competition)
* Yoshihito Nishioka (qualified)
* Tatsuma Ito (first round)
* John-Patrick Smith (first round)
* Dennis Novikov (first round)
* Jared Donaldson (qualified)
* Adrián Menéndez-Maceiras (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Henri Laaksonen
* Michael Mmoh
* Yoshihito Nishioka
* Jared Donaldson

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Radu Albot | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Andrey Rublev | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Andrey Rublev | 3 | 4 | | 1 | Radu Albot | 7$^8$ | 6$^4$ | 1 |
| | | | | | | Henri Laaksonen | 6$^6$ | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | Henri Laaksonen | 5 | 7$^8$ | 6 | | Henri Laaksonen | 6$^6$ | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 5 | John-Patrick Smith | 7 | 6$^6$ | 4 | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Bjorn Fratangelo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| WC | Jarryd Woog | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| WC | Jarryd Woog | 2 | 2 | | 2 | Bjorn Fratangelo | 4 | 7 | 6$^6$ |
| | | | | | WC | Michael Mmoh | 6 | 5 | 7$^8$ |
| WC | Michael Mmoh | 6 | 4 | 6 | WC | Michael Mmoh | 6 | 5 | 7$^8$ |
| 6 | Dennis Novikov | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Yoshihito Nishioka | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Alt | Joe Salisbury | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| Alt | Joe Salisbury | 2 | 3 | 3 | Yoshihito Nishioka | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | 8 | Adrián Menéndez-Maceiras | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| | Somdev Devvarman | 3 | 4 | 8 | Adrián Menéndez-Maceiras | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| 8 | Adrián Menéndez-Maceiras | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Tatsuma Ito | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | James McGee | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | James McGee | 6 | 6 | | | James McGee | 0 | 6$^0$ |
| | | | | | 7 | Jared Donaldson | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | Tennys Sandgren | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | Jared Donaldson | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 7 | Jared Donaldson | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |