title: 2016 Open de Nice Côte d'Azur – Singles
text: # 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 | | | | | |
  