# 2016 Nielsen Pro Tennis Championship – Singles

Somdev Devvarman was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.
Yoshihito Nishioka won the title after defeating Frances Tiafoe 6–3, 6–2 in the final.

## Seeds

* Yoshihito Nishioka (champion)
* Tim Smyczek (first round)
* Austin Krajicek (second round)
* Marco Chiudinelli (second round)
* Go Soeda (semifinals)
* Peter Gojowczyk (semifinals)
* John-Patrick Smith (second round)
* Frances Tiafoe (final)

## 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Yoshihito Nishioka | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Go Soeda | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| 5 | Go Soeda | 2 | 3 | 1 | Yoshihito Nishioka | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 8 | Frances Tiafoe | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Frances Tiafoe | 6 | 7$^7$ | 8 | Frances Tiafoe | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | Peter Gojowczyk | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | |

### 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 |
| 1 | Y Nishioka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | B Kavčič | 0 | 4 | | 1 | Y Nishioka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Nguyen | 6 | 6 | | | D Nguyen | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Bossel | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | Y Nishioka | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Weintraub | 7$^7$ | 1 | 3 | | | | | | A Sarkissian | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | A Sarkissian | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | A Sarkissian | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Duckworth | 4 | 7$^7$ | 1 | 7 | J-P Smith | 6$^6$ | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | J-P Smith | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | 1 | Y Nishioka | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | M Chiudinelli | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | G Soeda | 2 | 3 |
| WC | A Rybakov | 6$^4$ | 3 | | 4 | M Chiudinelli | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | F Dancevic | 6 | 6 | | | F Dancevic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Barton | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | F Dancevic | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | |
| | S Kozlov | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | 5 | G Soeda | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | S Bangoura | 4 | 6 | 2 | | S Kozlov | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M McDonald | 6$^0$ | 4 | | 5 | G Soeda | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | G Soeda | 7$^7$ | 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 8 | F Tiafoe | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Jung | 3 | 6 | 5 | 8 | F Tiafoe | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Mitchell | 6 | 3 | 7 | | B Mitchell | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Escobedo | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | 8 | F Tiafoe | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Jared Hiltzik | 6$^4$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | M Krueger | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | M Krueger | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | M Krueger | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Dennis Nevolo | 3 | 6$^5$ | | 3 | A Krajicek | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | A Krajicek | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | F Tiafoe | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 6 | P Gojowczyk | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | 6 | P Gojowczyk | 4 | 6$^5$ |
| WC | T Fawcett | 6 | 0 | 6$^4$ | 6 | P Gojowczyk | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Shane | 6$^7$ | 1 | | | S Barry | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Barry | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | P Gojowczyk | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Golubev | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | Q | A Kuznetsov | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | N Meister | 6 | 6 | | | N Meister | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Kuznetsov | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Q | A Kuznetsov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | T Smyczek | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |