title: 2016 Open Sud de France – Singles
text: # 2016 Open Sud de France – Singles
  
  Richard Gasquet was the defending champion and successfully defended his title, defeating Paul-Henri Mathieu in the final, 7–5, 6–4.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.
  
  * Richard Gasquet (champion)
  * Marin Čilić (second round)
  * Gilles Simon (second round)
  * Benoît Paire (second round)
  * Gaël Monfils (first round)
  * João Sousa (first round)
  * Borna Ćorić (first round)
  * Marcos Baghdatis (quarterfinals)
  
  ## 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 | Richard Gasquet | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | Dustin Brown | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
  | Q | Dustin Brown | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | Richard Gasquet | 7 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | Paul-Henri Mathieu | 5 | 4 |
  | | Paul-Henri Mathieu | $7^{13}$ | 7 | | | Paul-Henri Mathieu | 5 | 4 |
  | | Alexander Zverev | $6^{11}$ | 5 | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | R Gasquet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Gulbis | 6 | 6 | | | E Gulbis | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Q Halys | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | R Gasquet | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | D Istomin | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 8/WC | M Baghdatis | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | T Daniel | 6 | 6 | | | T Daniel | 2 | $6^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Lacko | 5 | 5 | | 8/WC | M Baghdatis | 6 | $7^9$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8/WC | M Baghdatis | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | R Gasquet | 1 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | D Brown | 6 | 4 | 3 |
  | | | | | | 3 | G Simon | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Darcis | 5 | 5 | | Q | D Brown | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | D Brown | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | Q | D Brown | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | N Mahut | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | R Bemelmans | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | J-L Struff | 6 | 7 | | | J-L Struff | 4 | $7^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Bemelmans | 6 | 3 | 6 | | R Bemelmans | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | J Sousa | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | G Monfils | 4 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | É Roger-Vasselin | 6 | $7^7$ | | Q | É Roger-Vasselin | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | |
  | WC | J Benneteau | 3 | 0 | | | J Millman | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | J Millman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | J Millman | $6^5$ | 7 | 3 | | | |
  | Q | E Ymer | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | P-H Mathieu | $7^7$ | 5 | 6 | | | |
  | | P-H Mathieu | 6 | 6 | | | P-H Mathieu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 4 | B Paire | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | P-H Mathieu | $7^{13}$ | 7 |
  | 7 | B Ćorić | $6^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | A Zverev | $6^{11}$ | 5 |
  | | M Berrer | $7^7$ | 6 | | | M Berrer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | K de Schepper | 4 | $7^7$ | 6 | Q | K de Schepper | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Basilashvili | 6 | $6^4$ | 3 | | | | | | M Berrer | $7^7$ | 2 | 5 | | | |
  | | L Vanni | $7^7$ | 4 | 5 | | | | | | A Zverev | $6^2$ | 6 | 7 | | | |
  | | A Zverev | $6^3$ | 6 | 7 | | A Zverev | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | M Čilić | $6^4$ | $6^1$ | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Qualifying
  
  ### Seeds
  
  * Édouard Roger-Vasselin (qualified)
  * Kimmer Coppejans (qualifying competition)
  * Dustin Brown (qualified)
  * Elias Ymer (qualified)
  * Adam Pavlásek (first round)
  * Igor Sijsling (qualifying competition)
  * Karen Khachanov (qualifying competition)
  * Kenny de Schepper (qualified)
  
  ### Qualifiers
  
  * Édouard Roger-Vasselin
  * Kenny de Schepper
  * Dustin Brown
  * Elias Ymer
  
  ### Qualifying draw
  
  **First qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Andrea Arnaboldi | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | Andrea Arnaboldi | 2 | 4 | 1 | Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 7 | 3 | 6 |
  | | | | | 6 | Igor Sijsling | 5 | 6 | 3 |
  | | Alexander Kudryavtsev | 2 | 3 | 6 | Igor Sijsling | 5 | 6 | 3 |
  | 6 | Igor Sijsling | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  
  **Second qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | Kimmer Coppejans | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | Egor Gerasimov | 5 | 5 | | | | | |
  | | Egor Gerasimov | 5 | 5 | | 2 | Kimmer Coppejans | 3 | 3 |
  | | | | | | 8 | Kenny de Schepper | 6 | 6 |
  | WC | Tristan Lamasine | 6 | 4 | 3 | 8 | Kenny de Schepper | 6 | 6 |
  | 8 | Kenny de Schepper | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  
  **Third qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | Dustin Brown | 3 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Mischa Zverev | 6 | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | | |
  | | Mischa Zverev | 6 | $6^5$ | 4 | 3 | Dustin Brown | 1 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | David Guez | 6 | 2 | 1 |
  | | David Guez | 7 | 6 | | | David Guez | 6 | 2 | 1 |
  | 5 | Adam Pavlásek | 5 | 3 | | | | | | |
  
  **Fourth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | Elias Ymer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | WC | Maxime Janvier | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
  | WC | Maxime Janvier | 3 | 3 | | 4 | Elias Ymer | 4 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | 7 | Karen Khachanov | 6 | 4 | 2 |
  | | Vincent Millot | $6^4$ | 6 | 4 | 7 | Karen Khachanov | 6 | 4 | 2 |
  | 7 | Karen Khachanov | $7^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
  