# 2016 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell – Singles

Rafael Nadal defeated the two-time defending champion Kei Nishikori in the final, 6–4, 7–5 to win the singles title at the 2016 Barcelona Open. It was Nadal's record-extending ninth title at the Barcelona Open and his 49th clay court title, equaling Guillermo Vilas' record for the most titles on clay.

## Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.
    01. Rafael Nadal (champion)
    02. Kei Nishikori (final)
    03. David Ferrer (withdrew because of a calf injury)
    04. Richard Gasquet (withdrew because of a back injury)
    05. Roberto Bautista Agut (second round)
    06. Benoît Paire (semifinals)
    07. Feliciano López (third round)
    08. Viktor Troicki (third round)
    09. Pablo Cuevas (third round)
    10. Philipp Kohlschreiber (semifinals)
    11. Alexandr Dolgopolov (quarterfinals)
    12. Fabio Fognini (quarterfinals)
    13. Jérémy Chardy (third round)
    14. João Sousa (second round)
    15. Thomaz Bellucci (second round)
    16. Andrey Kuznetsov (quarterfinals)
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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Fabio Fognini | 2 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Fabio Fognini | 2 | 6$^1$ | | 1 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | Philipp Kohlschreiber | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| 16 | Andrey Kuznetsov | 3 | 1 | | 10 | Philipp Kohlschreiber | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| 10 | Philipp Kohlschreiber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Philipp Kohlschreiber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Kei Nishikori | 4 | 5 |
| 6/WC | Benoît Paire | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Kei Nishikori | 4 | 5 |
| | Malek Jaziri | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Malek Jaziri | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6/WC | Benoît Paire | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Kei Nishikori | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 11 | Alexandr Dolgopolov | 5 | 0 | | 2 | Kei Nishikori | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Kei Nishikori | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| | | | | | 1 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Granollers | 6 | 6 | | | M Granollers | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Muñoz de la Nava | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Carballés Baena | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | WC | A Montañés | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | A Montañés | 6 | 6 | | WC | A Montañés | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 14 | J Sousa | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | R Nadal | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | F Fognini | 2 | 6$^1$ |
| | | | | | 12 | F Fognini | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Ram | 2 | 2 | | | M Youzhny | 6 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Youzhny | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 12 | F Fognini | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | M Fucsovics | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | V Troicki | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | E Gulbis | 7 | 4 | 1 | Q | M Fucsovics | 4 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | V Troicki | 6 | 1 | 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 |
| | | | | | LL | É Roger-Vasselin | 7$^7$ | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Giraldo | 4 | 5 | | Q | R Štěpánek | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Štěpánek | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | Q | R Štěpánek | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | F Škugor | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 16 | A Kuznetsov | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Í Cervantes | 6 | 6 | | | Í Cervantes | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 16 | A Kuznetsov | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | A Kuznetsov | 3 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | P Kohlschreiber | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 10 | P Kohlschreiber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Carreño Busta | 7 | 7 | | | P Carreño Busta | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Istomin | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | 10 | P Kohlschreiber | 6$^5$ | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | P Cachin | 7 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | 7 | F López | 7$^7$ | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| | I Dodig | 5 | 6 | 6 | | I Dodig | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | F López | 7$^7$ | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 6/WC | B Paire | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Gabashvili | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | T Gabashvili | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Almagro | 6 | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | | 6/WC | B Paire | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Ramos Viñolas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 9 | P Cuevas | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | J Munar | 3 | 2 | | | A Ramos Viñolas | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 9 | P Cuevas | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6/WC | B Paire | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Jaziri | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| | | | | | 15 | T Bellucci | 3 | 7$^7$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J-L Struff | 4 | 3 | | | A Zverev | 6 | 6$^3$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Zverev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Zverev | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | M Jaziri | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Jaziri | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | H Chung | 3 | 4 | | | M Jaziri | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | LL | R Olivo | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 5 | R Bautista Agut | 2 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Khachanov | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | Q | K Khachanov | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Bedene | 6 | 3 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | Q | K Khachanov | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| | F Bagnis | 5 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | 11 | A Dolgopolov | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | E Donskoy | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | E Donskoy | 6 | 6$^9$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 11 | A Dolgopolov | 4 | 7$^{11}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | A Dolgopolov | 5 | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | K Nishikori | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | 13 | J Chardy | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kukushkin | 6 | 2 | 2 | | V Estrella Burgos | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Estrella Burgos | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 13 | J Chardy | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| | T de Bakker | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | | | 2 | K Nishikori | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| WC | E Ymer | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | T de Bakker | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | K Nishikori | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Jan-Lennard Struff (qualified)
* Karen Khachanov (qualified)
* Jozef Kovalík (first round)
* Marsel İlhan (first round)
* Kenny de Schepper (first round)
* Franko Škugor (qualified)
* Renzo Olivo (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Andrey Rublev (first round)
* Radek Štěpánek (qualified)
* Peđa Krstin (qualifying competition)
* Édouard Roger-Vasselin (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Marco Trungelliti (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Jan-Lennard Struff
* Karen Khachanov
* Pedro Cachin
* Márton Fucsovics
* Radek Štěpánek
* Franko Škugor

### Lucky losers

* Renzo Olivo
* Édouard Roger-Vasselin

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Jan-Lennard Struff | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| WC | Pedro Martínez | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| WC | Pedro Martínez | 3 | 6$^4$ | | 1 | Jan-Lennard Struff | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | 11 | Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 6$^5$ | 2 |
| | Oriol Roca Batalla | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 6$^5$ | 2 |
| 11 | Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Karen Khachanov | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Ramkumar Ramanathan | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Ramkumar Ramanathan | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | Karen Khachanov | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | 12 | Marco Trungelliti | 3 | 6 | 6$^4$ |
| | Yasutaka Uchiyama | 4 | 5 | | 12 | Marco Trungelliti | 3 | 6 | 6$^4$ |
| 12 | Marco Trungelliti | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Jozef Kovalík | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| | Pedro Cachin | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Pedro Cachin | 6 | 7 | | Pedro Cachin | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 10 | Peđa Krstin | 1 | 2 |
| | Adrián Menéndez Maceiras | 4 | 4 | 10 | Peđa Krstin | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Peđa Krstin | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Marsel İlhan | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | |
| | Jordi Samper Montaña | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Jordi Samper Montaña | 2 | 6 | 7 | Jordi Samper Montaña | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| | | | | | Márton Fucsovics | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | Márton Fucsovics | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | 6 | Márton Fucsovics | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | Andrey Rublev | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Kenny de Schepper | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6$^2$ | | | | |
| WC | Cristian Garín | 7$^7$ | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| WC | Cristian Garín | 7$^7$ | 4 | 7$^7$ | WC | Cristian Garín | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | 9 | Radek Štěpánek | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Gerard Granollers | 3 | 2 | | 9 | Radek Štěpánek | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Radek Štěpánek | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Franko Škugor | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Yannick Jankovits | 0 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Yannick Jankovits | 0 | 2 | | 6 | Franko Škugor | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | | 7 | Renzo Olivo | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| WC | Nicola Kuhn | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | Renzo Olivo | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| 7 | Renzo Olivo | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | |