# 2016 Open de Nice Côte d'Azur – Singles

Dominic Thiem was the defending champion and successfully defended his title, defeating Alexander Zverev in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 6–0.

## Seeds

The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.
* Dominic Thiem (champion)
* Gilles Simon (quarterfinals)
* Kevin Anderson (quarterfinals)
* Benoît Paire (second round)
* João Sousa (semifinals)
* Fabio Fognini (first round)
* Andreas Seppi (quarterfinals)
* Alexander Zverev (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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Dominic Thiem | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Adrian Mannarino | 1 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Adrian Mannarino | 1 | 3 | | 1 | Dominic Thiem | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | | 8 | Alexander Zverev | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | João Sousa | 4 | 6 | 2 | 8 | Alexander Zverev | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | Alexander Zverev | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |

### 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 |
| | | | | | 1 | D Thiem | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Veselý | 6$^5$ | 6 | 3 | | L Mayer | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Mayer | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | D Thiem | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | H Chung | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | 7 | A Seppi | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | P-H Mathieu | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | P-H Mathieu | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Muñoz de la Nava | 7$^7$ | 5 | 4 | 7 | A Seppi | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | A Seppi | 6$^4$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | D Thiem | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Mannarino | 1 | 3 |
| | | | | | 4 | B Paire | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Haase | 7$^7$ | 3 | 4 | | A Mannarino | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Mannarino | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | A Mannarino | 5 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| Q | D Medvedev | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | G Pella | 7 | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | | |
| | G Pella | 6 | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | | G Pella | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Young | 4 | 6 | 6 | Q | D Young | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6/WC | F Fognini | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 5 | J Sousa | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Q Halys | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | J Sousa | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Estrella Burgos | 6 | 6 | | | V Estrella Burgos | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Kudla | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 5 | J Sousa | 7 | 7 | | | | | | |
| Q | D Schwartzman | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 3/WC | K Anderson | 5 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | F Verdasco | 6$^5$ | 1 | | Q | D Schwartzman | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3/WC | K Anderson | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | J Sousa | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 8 | A Zverev | 5 | 7 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | A Zverev | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| Q | K Edmund | 7 | 5 | 0$^r$ | 8 | A Zverev | 7 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Granollers | 6 | 6 | | | M Granollers | 5 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | B Baker | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 8 | A Zverev | 6 | 6$^6$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | T Fritz | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | G Simon | 3 | 7$^8$ | 6$^1$ | | | | | |
| | I Marchenko | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | T Fritz | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | G Simon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Diego Schwartzman (qualified)
* Damir Džumhur (first round)
* Donald Young (qualified)
* Kyle Edmund (qualified)
* Marco Cecchinato (qualifying competition)
* Mathias Bourgue (qualifying competition)
* Miljan Zekić (first round)
* Daniil Medvedev (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Diego Schwartzman
* Daniil Medvedev
* Donald Young
* Kyle Edmund

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Diego Schwartzman | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Maxime Teixeira | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | Maxime Teixeira | 3 | 3 | 1 | Diego Schwartzman | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Dzmitry Zhyrmont | 2 | 1 |
| | Dzmitry Zhyrmont | 6 | 6 | | Dzmitry Zhyrmont | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Miljan Zekić | 4 | 4 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Damir Džumhur | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
| Alt | Zhang Zhizhen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Alt | Zhang Zhizhen | 6 | 6 | | Alt | Zhang Zhizhen | 6 | 2 | 6$^4$ |
| | | | | | 8 | Daniil Medvedev | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | Giovanni Lapentti | 6 | 6$^4$ | 4 | 8 | Daniil Medvedev | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 8 | Daniil Medvedev | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Donald Young | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Miki Janković | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | Miki Janković | 4 | 2 | 3 | Donald Young | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | 6/WC | Mathias Bourgue | 4 | 5 |
| | Gavin van Peperzeel | 6$^6$ | 2 | 6/WC | Mathias Bourgue | 4 | 5 |
| 6/WC | Mathias Bourgue | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Kyle Edmund | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Elliott Benchetrit | 7$^7$ | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | Elliott Benchetrit | 7$^7$ | 4 | 4 | 4 | Kyle Edmund | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 5 | Marco Cecchinato | 3 | 4 |
| | Ante Pavić | 6$^4$ | 4 | | 5 | Marco Cecchinato | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Marco Cecchinato | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |