# 2016 Canberra Tennis International – Men's singles

Benjamin Mitchell was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.
James Duckworth won the title after defeating Marc Polmans 7–5, 6–3 in the final.

## Seeds

* Jordan Thompson (semifinals)
* Yoshihito Nishioka (withdrew)
* Chung Hyeon (withdrew)
* Marco Trungelliti (first round)
* James Duckworth (champion)
* Grega Žemlja (second round)
* Matthew Barton (first round)
* John-Patrick Smith (quarterfinals)
* Marc Polmans (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 |
| 1 | Jordan Thompson | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| 5 | James Duckworth | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 5 | James Duckworth | 6 | 6 | | 5 | James Duckworth | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | 9 | Marc Polmans | 5 | 3 |
| 9 | Marc Polmans | 5 | 6 | 7$^7$ | 9 | Marc Polmans | 5 | 3 |
| | Omar Jasika | 7 | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | |

### 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 | J Thompson | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Reid | 1 | 5 | | 1 | J Thompson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| LL | N Pasha | 3 | 6 | 2 | | M Ebden | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Ebden | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | 1 | J Thompson | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | L Saville | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 8 | JP Smith | 1 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| | VS Prashanth | 6 | 6 | | | VS Prashanth | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Mott | 4 | 7$^7$ | 2 | 8 | JP Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | J-P Smith | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Thompson | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | M Trungelliti | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 5 | J Duckworth | 6 | 6 |
| Q | D Masur | 6 | 3 | 6 | Q | D Masur | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Gunneswaran | 3 | 5 | | | M Banes | 6$^2$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Banes | 6 | 7 | | | | | | Q | D Masur | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | S Nagal | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | 5 | J Duckworth | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Kelly | 4 | 6 | 2 | | S Nagal | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Gavin van Peperzeel | 7$^7$ | 3 | 4 | 5 | J Duckworth | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | J Duckworth | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom 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 | Semifinals |
| 7 | M Barton | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Daniel Nolan | 6 | 6 | | WC | D Nolan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S de Waard | 6 | 6 | | Q | S de Waard | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T Fancutt | 4 | 1 | | | | | | WC | D Nolan | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| PR | J Jenkins | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | | 9 | M Polmans | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Shuichi Sekiguchi | 2 | 6 | 6 | | S Sekiguchi | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Balaji | 2 | 4 | | 9 | M Polmans | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | M Polmans | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 9 | M Polmans | 5 | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 6 | G Žemlja | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | O Jasika | 7 | 3 | 6$^4$ |
| | F Tearney | 3 | 4 | | 6 | G Žemlja | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C O'Connell | 4 | 4 | | | O Jasika | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Jasika | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | O Jasika | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Purcell | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | Q | G Jones | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| WC | H Bourchier | 4 | 6$^1$ | | | M Purcell | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Jones | 6 | 7$^7$ | | Q | G Jones | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | Darren K. Polkinghorne | 1 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |