# 2016 Apia International Sydney – Men's singles

Viktor Troicki was the defending champion and successfully defended his title, defeating Grigor Dimitrov in the final, 2–6, 6–1, 7–6$^{(9–7)}$. He saved a championship point in the third-set tiebreak.

## Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Bernard Tomic (quarterfinals, retired)
* Dominic Thiem (second round, retired)
* Viktor Troicki (champion)
* Grigor Dimitrov (final)
* Andreas Seppi (second round)
* Jérémy Chardy (quarterfinals)
* Leonardo Mayer (first round)
* Alexandr Dolgopolov (quarterfinals)

## 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 |
| | Teymuraz Gabashvili | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| 3 | Viktor Troicki | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Viktor Troicki | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Viktor Troicki | 2 | 6 | 7$^9$ |
| | | | | | 4 | Grigor Dimitrov | 6 | 1 | 6$^7$ |
| 4 | Grigor Dimitrov | 6 | 7$^7$ | | 4 | Grigor Dimitrov | 6 | 1 | 6$^7$ |
| | Gilles Müller | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | |

### 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 | B Tomic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Thompson | 6 | 4 | | WC | J Thompson | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kližan | 2 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | 1 | B Tomic | 3 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | |
| | S Groth | 6$^4$ | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | T Gabashvili | 6 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | F Delbonis | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | F Delbonis | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Gabashvili | 6 | 6 | | | T Gabashvili | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | L Mayer | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | T Gabashvili | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | V Troicki | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 3 | V Troicki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Millman | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | T Robredo | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Robredo | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | V Troicki | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | N Mahut | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | Q | N Mahut | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | A Mannarino | 4 | 5 | | Q | N Mahut | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Istomin | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | A Seppi | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | A Seppi | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| 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 |
| 8 | A Dolgopolov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Bellucci | 1 | 4 | 8 | A Dolgopolov | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Sarkissian | 6 | 7$^7$ | Q | A Sarkissian | 6$^6$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Bolelli | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | | 8 | A Dolgopolov | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | P Cuevas | 6 | 6 | | | | | 4 | G Dimitrov | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | M Marterer | 4 | 4 | | P Cuevas | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | G Dimitrov | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | G Dimitrov | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 6 | J Chardy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | G Müller | 2 | 6$^4$ |
| Q | M Kukushkin | 2 | 3 | 6 | J Chardy | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | I Cervantes | 3 | 2 | WC | J Duckworth | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Duckworth | 6 | 6 | | | | | 6 | J Chardy | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | |
| | B Ćorić | 1 | 4 | | | | | | G Müller | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | G Müller | 6 | 6 | | G Müller | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | D Thiem | 6$^2$ | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Denis Istomin (moved to main draw)
* Sergiy Stakhovsky (first round)
* Mikhail Kukushkin (qualified)
* Nicolas Mahut (qualified)
* Íñigo Cervantes (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Dušan Lajović (qualifying competition)
* Ernests Gulbis (first round)
* Damir Džumhur (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Alexander Sarkissian
* Maximilian Marterer
* Mikhail Kukushkin
* Nicolas Mahut

### Lucky losers

* Íñigo Cervantes

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| Alt | Blade Fong | 1 | 2 | | | |
| | Łukasz Kubot | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Łukasz Kubot | 6 | 6 | Łukasz Kubot | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | Alexander Sarkissian | 6 | 6 |
| | Alexander Sarkissian | 6 | 7 | Alexander Sarkissian | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Ernests Gulbis | 3 | 5 | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Sergiy Stakhovsky | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | Aleksandar Vukic | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Aleksandar Vukic | 3 | 6 | 6 | WC | Aleksandar Vukic | 1 | 6$^7$ |
| | | | | | | Maximilian Marterer | 6 | 7$^9$ |
| | Maximilian Marterer | 7 | 1 | 7$^7$ | | Maximilian Marterer | 6 | 7$^9$ |
| 8 | Damir Džumhur | 5 | 6 | 6$^2$ | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Mikhail Kukushkin | 6$^2$ | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | Matt Reid | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | |
| | Matt Reid | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6$^5$ | 3 | Mikhail Kukushkin | 3 | 6 | 7$^8$ |
| | | | | | 5 | Íñigo Cervantes | 6 | 4 | 6$^6$ |
| | Luke Saville | 4 | 4 | | 5 | Íñigo Cervantes | 6 | 4 | 6$^6$ |
| 5 | Íñigo Cervantes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Nicolas Mahut | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Marco Cecchinato | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Marco Cecchinato | 1 | 3 | 4 | Nicolas Mahut | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | 6 | Dušan Lajović | 6$^4$ | 6 | 2 |
| WC | Mayez Elrich | 2 | 1 | 6 | Dušan Lajović | 6$^4$ | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | Dušan Lajović | 6 | 6 | | | | | |