# 2016 Sarasota Open – Singles

Federico Delbonis was the defending champion but chose not to participate.
Mischa Zverev won the title, defeating Gerald Melzer 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$ in the final.

## Seeds

* Denis Kudla (first round)
* Diego Schwartzman (second round)
* Gerald Melzer (final)
* Nikoloz Basilashvili (first round, retired)
* Tim Smyczek (first round)
* Bjorn Fratangelo (semifinals)
* Facundo Argüello (second round, retired)
* Jared Donaldson (first round)

## 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 |
| | Guilherme Clezar | 7$^7$ | 4 | 2$^r$ | | | | |
| 3 | Gerald Melzer | 6$^4$ | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| 3 | Gerald Melzer | 6$^4$ | 6 | 3 | 3 | Gerald Melzer | 4 | 6$^2$ |
| | | | | | | Mischa Zverev | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 6 | Bjorn Fratangelo | 2 | 4 | | | Mischa Zverev | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | Mischa Zverev | 6 | 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 | Semifinals |
| 1 | D Kudla | 5 | 6 | 6$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Rubin | 7 | 2 | 7$^{10}$ | | N Rubin | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Ward | 1 | 1 | | | G Lama | 0 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Lama | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | N Rubin | 3 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | G Clezar | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | G Clezar | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | R Harrison | 5 | 2 | | | G Clezar | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Kicker | 6 | 6 | | | N Kicker | 6$^7$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | J Donaldson | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | G Clezar | 7$^7$ | 4 | 2$^r$ |
| 3 | G Melzer | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | G Melzer | 6$^4$ | 6 | 3 |
| | T Monteiro | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | G Melzer | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J McGee | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | J McGee | 0 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Paul | 6$^5$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | G Melzer | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | E Gómez | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | Q Halys | 7 | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Q Halys | 6 | 4 | 6 | | Q Halys | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Tiafoe | 6 | 6 | | | F Tiafoe | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | T Smyczek | 4 | 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 |
| 6 | B Fratangelo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Lapentti | 4 | 4 | | 6 | B Fratangelo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Tursunov | 4 | 4 | | | D Novikov | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Novikov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | B Fratangelo | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | P Nagy | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | Q | T Lipovšek Puches | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| Q | T Lipovšek Puches | 3 | 6 | 6 | Q | T Lipovšek Puches | 7$^7$ | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Andreozzi | 4 | | | | G Andreozzi | 6$^2$ | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | N Basilashvili | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | B Fratangelo | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | F Argüello | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Zverev | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Connor Smith | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | F Argüello | 7 | 4 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Zverev | 6 | 6 | | | M Zverev | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Bangoura | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | M Zverev | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| WC | E Escobedo | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | | | | | | H Laaksonen | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| | H Laaksonen | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | H Laaksonen | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Hernández | 1 | 3 | | 2 | D Schwartzman | 4 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | D Schwartzman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |