title: 2016 China Open – Men's singles
text: # 2016 China Open – Men's singles
  
  Andy Murray defeated Grigor Dimitrov in the final, 6–4, $7–6^{(7–2)}$ to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2016 China Open.
  
  Novak Djokovic was the four-time reigning champion, but withdrew with an elbow injury before the tournament.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Andy Murray (champion)
  * Rafael Nadal (quarterfinals)
  * Milos Raonic (semifinals, withdrew)
  * Dominic Thiem (first round)
  * David Ferrer (semifinals)
  * Lucas Pouille (second round)
  * Roberto Bautista Agut (second round)
  * Richard Gasquet (second 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Andy Murray | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | 5 | David Ferrer | 2 | 3 | | | | |
  | 5 | David Ferrer | 2 | 3 | 1 | Andy Murray | 6 | $7^7$ |
  | | | | | | Grigor Dimitrov | 4 | $6^2$ |
  | 3 | Milos Raonic | | | | Grigor Dimitrov | 4 | $6^2$ |
  | | Grigor Dimitrov | w/o | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 | A Murray | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Seppi | 2 | 5 | | 1 | A Murray | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | K Kravchuk | 1 | 4 | | | A Kuznetsov | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Kuznetsov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | A Murray | $7^{11}$ | 6 | | | | | |
  | | G García-López | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | Q | K Edmund | $6^9$ | 2 | | | | | |
  | Q | K Edmund | 6 | 6 | | Q | K Edmund | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | J Millman | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | R Bautista Agut | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | R Bautista Agut | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | A Murray | 6 | 6 |
  | 4/WC | D Thiem | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | D Ferrer | 2 | 3 |
  | | A Zverev | 4 | 6 | 6 | | A Zverev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Sock | 6 | 7 | | | J Sock | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Z Zhang | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | A Zverev | $7^7$ | 1 | 5 | | | | |
  | | V Troicki | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | 5 | D Ferrer | $6^4$ | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | | F Fognini | 2 | 6 | 7 | | F Fognini | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Cuevas | 4 | $6^3$ | | 5 | D Ferrer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | D Ferrer | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | R Gasquet | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Querrey | 6 | 3 | 2 | 8 | R Gasquet | 7 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | |
  | | P Carreño Busta | 6 | 6 | | | P Carreño Busta | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | B Tomic | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | P Carreño Busta | 4 | 4 | | | |
  | | G Pella | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | M Raonic | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | | M Jaziri | 6 | 6 | | | M Jaziri | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | PR | F Mayer | 4 | $6^1$ | | 3 | M Raonic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | M Raonic | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Raonic | |
  | 6 | L Pouille | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | G Dimitrov | w/o |
  | WC | Y-h Lu | 1 | 2 | | 6 | L Pouille | $7^7$ | $6^0$ | 4 | | | | | | | |
  | | G Dimitrov | 7 | $6^9$ | 6 | | G Dimitrov | $6^3$ | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | S Johnson | 5 | $7^{11}$ | 4 | | | | | | | G Dimitrov | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | | A Ramos-Viñolas | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | R Nadal | 2 | 4 | | | |
  | Q | A Mannarino | 6 | 4 | 6 | Q | A Mannarino | 1 | $6^6$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Lorenzi | 1 | 1 | | 2 | R Nadal | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Qualifying
  
  ### Seeds
  
  * Kyle Edmund (qualified)
  * Adrian Mannarino (qualified)
  * John Millman (qualified)
  * Diego Schwartzman (first round)
  * Dušan Lajović (first round)
  * Íñigo Cervantes (qualifying competition)
  * Mikhail Kukushkin (first round)
  * Lukáš Rosol (first round)
  
  ### Qualifiers
  
  * Kyle Edmund
  * Adrian Mannarino
  * John Millman
  * Konstantin Kravchuk
  
  ### Qualifying draw
  
  **First qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Kyle Edmund | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | Pablo Andújar | 3 | 2 | | | | |
  | WC | Pablo Andújar | 3 | 2 | 1 | Kyle Edmund | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | | | | | | Evgeny Donskoy | $6^2$ | 4 |
  | | Evgeny Donskoy | 6 | 6 | | Evgeny Donskoy | $6^2$ | 4 |
  | 7 | Mikhail Kukushkin | 4 | 1 | | | | |
  
  **Second qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | Adrian Mannarino | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Thomas Fabbiano | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
  | | Thomas Fabbiano | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | Adrian Mannarino | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | Mischa Zverev | 4 | 0 |
  | | Mischa Zverev | 7 | 2 | 6 | | Mischa Zverev | 4 | 0 |
  | 8 | Lukáš Rosol | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
  
  **Third qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | John Millman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | WC | Wu Di | 2 | 4 | | | | | | |
  | WC | Wu Di | 2 | 4 | | 3 | John Millman | $6^6$ | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | Nikoloz Basilashvili | $7^8$ | 1 | 4 |
  | | Nikoloz Basilashvili | $6^4$ | 7 | 6 | | Nikoloz Basilashvili | $7^8$ | 1 | 4 |
  | 5 | Dušan Lajović | $7^7$ | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
  
  **Fourth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | Diego Schwartzman | 4 | 6 | $6^3$ | | | | | |
  | | Konstantin Kravchuk | 6 | 2 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
  | | Konstantin Kravchuk | 6 | 2 | $7^7$ | | Konstantin Kravchuk | $6^2$ | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | | | | | | 6 | Íñigo Cervantes | $7^7$ | $6^5$ | 3 |
  | WC | Li Zhe | 3 | 2 | | 6 | Íñigo Cervantes | $7^7$ | $6^5$ | 3 |
  | 6 | Íñigo Cervantes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  