# 2016 Cary Challenger – Singles

Dennis Novikov was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to James McGee.
McGee won the title after defeating Ernesto Escobedo 1–6, 6–1, 6–4 in the final.

## Seeds

* Dennis Novikov (semifinals)
* Frances Tiafoe (semifinals)
* Austin Krajicek (first round)
* Stefan Kozlov (quarterfinals)
* Peter Polansky (quarterfinals)
* Darian King (second round)
* Marcelo Arévalo (first round)
* Ernesto Escobedo (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 | Dennis Novikov | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | James McGee | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | James McGee | 3 | 6 | 6 | Q | James McGee | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 8 | Ernesto Escobedo | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Ernesto Escobedo | 6 | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ | 8 | Ernesto Escobedo | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Frances Tiafoe | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6$^2$ | | | | | |

### Top 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 |
| 1 | D Novikov | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Lībietis | 6$^6$ | 4 | | 1 | D Novikov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Klein | 1 | 7 | 6 | | B Klein | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Bangoura | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | 1 | D Novikov | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| | E Gómez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | P Polansky | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | Nick Stachowiak | 1 | 3 | | | E Gómez | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Krueger | 3 | 2 | | 5 | P Polansky | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | P Polansky | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | D Novikov | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | A Krajicek | 6$^4$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | J McGee | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| WC | B Schnur | 7$^7$ | 7 | | WC | B Schnur | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Quigley | 7 | 6 | | | E Quigley | 6$^1$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Quiroz | 5 | 3 | | | | | | WC | B Schnur | 2 | 4 | | | | | | |
| Q | J McGee | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | Q | J McGee | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | E King | 5 | 6$^3$ | | Q | J McGee | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Scholtz | 4 | 4 | | 6 | D King | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | D King | 6 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 8 | E Escobedo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Nicholas Horton | 2 | 2 | | 8 | E Escobedo | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A El Mihdawy | 2 | 6$^5$ | | WC | R Shane | 3 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Shane | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 8 | E Escobedo | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Bester | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | S Kozlov | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | N Meister | 5 | 3 | | | P Bester | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Erik Crepaldi | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | S Kozlov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | S Kozlov | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | E Escobedo | 6 | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ |
| 7 | M Arévalo | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | F Tiafoe | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6$^2$ |
| | C Norrie | 6 | 6 | | | C Norrie | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Sandgren | 6 | 6 | | | T Sandgren | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M McDonald | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | T Sandgren | 4 | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | | |
| | T Paul | 7 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | 2 | F Tiafoe | 6 | 1 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | M Mmoh | 5 | 6 | 6 | | M Mmoh | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Ryan Haviland | 6 | 3 | 6$^2$ | 2 | F Tiafoe | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | F Tiafoe | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |