title: 2016 RBC Tennis Championships of Dallas – Singles
text: # 2016 RBC Tennis Championships of Dallas – Singles
  
  Tim Smyczek was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Kyle Edmund.
  
  Kyle Edmund went on to win the title, defeating Daniel Evans in the final 6–3, 6–2.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Sam Groth (first round)
  * Kyle Edmund (champion)
  * Benjamin Becker (quarterfinals)
  * Tim Smyczek (semifinals)
  * Radu Albot (first round)
  * Tatsuma Ito (semifinals)
  * John-Patrick Smith (second round)
  * Bjorn Fratangelo (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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | Tatsuma Ito | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
  | | Daniel Evans | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Daniel Evans | 6 | 4 | 6 | | Daniel Evans | 3 | 2 |
  | | | | | | 2 | Kyle Edmund | 6 | 6 |
  | 4 | Tim Smyczek | 5 | 3 | | 2 | Kyle Edmund | 6 | 6 |
  | 2 | Kyle Edmund | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | S Groth | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Tiafoe | 6 | 6 | | | F Tiafoe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Mikhail Vaks | 6 | 6 | | Q | M Vaks | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Connor Smith | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | F Tiafoe | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | H Laaksonen | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | T Ito | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Alt | M Michalička | 5 | 1 | | | H Laaksonen | 2 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Molchanov | 2 | $7^7$ | $6^6$ | 6 | T Ito | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | T Ito | 6 | $6^5$ | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | | | 6 | T Ito | 2 | 6 | 1 |
  | 3 | B Becker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | D Evans | 6 | 4 | 6 |
  | WC | J Andersen | 4 | 3 | | 3 | B Becker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | C Thompson | 3 | $6^6$ | | WC | E Escobedo | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | E Escobedo | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | | 3 | B Becker | 1 | 4 | | | | | | |
  | | A Rublev | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | D Evans | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | D Evans | 5 | 6 | 6 | | D Evans | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Donaldson | 3 | 4 | | 8 | B Fratangelo | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | B Fratangelo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | R Albot | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | M Matosevic | 6 | 4 | 6 | Q | M Matosevic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | N Barrientos | 3 | $6^6$ | | | M Trungelliti | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Trungelliti | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | Q | M Matosevic | $6^4$ | 6 | 3 | | | | |
  | WC | A Kuznetsov | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | 4 | T Smyczek | $7^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | |
  | | R Harrison | 2 | 7 | 7 | | R Harrison | 0 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Alt | M Krueger | 4 | 3 | | 4 | T Smyczek | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | T Smyczek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | T Smyczek | 5 | 3 |
  | 7 | J-P Smith | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | K Edmund | 7 | 6 |
  | Q | E Quigley | $6^6$ | 3 | | 7 | J-P Smith | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Žemlja | 6 | 4 | $7^7$ | | G Žemlja | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Jung | 4 | 6 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | G Žemlja | 5 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | J McGee | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | K Edmund | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | D Novikov | 7 | 1 | 4 | | J McGee | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | S Bangoura | $6^4$ | 2 | | 2 | K Edmund | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | K Edmund | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  