title: 2016 Qatar ExxonMobil Open – Singles
text: # 2016 Qatar ExxonMobil Open – Singles
  
  Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal in the final, 6–1, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 2016 ATP Qatar Open.
  
  David Ferrer was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Illya Marchenko.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Novak Djokovic (champion)
  * Rafael Nadal (final)
  * Tomáš Berdych (semifinals)
  * David Ferrer (first round)
  * Feliciano López (first round)
  * Andreas Seppi (first round)
  * Jérémy Chardy (quarterfinals)
  * Leonardo Mayer (quarterfinals)
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
  | 3 | Tomáš Berdych | 3 | $6^3$ | | | | |
  | 3 | Tomáš Berdych | 3 | $6^3$ | 1 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | 2 | Rafael Nadal | 1 | 2 |
  | | Illya Marchenko | 3 | 4 | 2 | Rafael Nadal | 1 | 2 |
  | 2 | Rafael Nadal | 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | D Brown | 2 | 2 | | 1 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Verdasco | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | F Verdasco | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | M Jaziri | $6^4$ | $6^4$ | | | | | | | 1 | N Djokovic | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | | P Andújar | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | L Mayer | 3 | 5 | | | | |
  | | P Lorenzi | 4 | 6 | 4 | | P Andújar | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | B Becker | 1 | 2 | | 8 | L Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | L Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | N Djokovic | 6 | $7^7$ |
  | 3 | T Berdych | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | T Berdych | 3 | $6^3$ |
  | | S Stakhovsky | 5 | 4 | | 3 | T Berdych | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Cecchinato | 4 | 2 | | | D Džumhur | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Džumhur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | T Berdych | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | K Edmund | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | K Edmund | 3 | 2 | | | | |
  | | M Kližan | 2 | 3 | | Q | K Edmund | 5 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Muñoz de la Nava | 3 | $7^7$ | 7 | | D Muñoz de la Nava | 7 | 3 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | F López | 6 | $6^4$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | J Chardy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | MS Zayid | 1 | 1 | | 7 | J Chardy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Ramos-Viñolas | 3 | 6 | $6^7$ | | P-H Mathieu | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P-H Mathieu | 6 | 4 | $7^9$ | | | | | 7 | J Chardy | 3 | $6^3$ | | | | | |
  | | T Gabashvili | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | I Marchenko | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
  | | S Bolelli | 6 | 4 | 1 | | T Gabashvili | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | I Marchenko | $6^8$ | 6 | 6 | | I Marchenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | D Ferrer | $7^{10}$ | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | I Marchenko | 3 | 4 |
  | 6 | A Seppi | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 |
  | | R Berankis | 3 | 6 | 6 | | R Berankis | $6^6$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | M İlhan | 2 | 4 | | | A Kuznetsov | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Kuznetsov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | A Kuznetsov | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | |
  | | R Haase | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | 2 | R Nadal | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | A Karatsev | 7 | 1 | 5 | | R Haase | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Carreño Busta | $7^7$ | 3 | 1 | 2 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | R Nadal | $6^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Qualifying
  
  ### Seeds
  
  * Iñigo Cervantes (first round)
  * Benjamin Becker (qualified)
  * Kyle Edmund (qualified)
  * Ruben Bemelmans (first round)
  * Lukáš Lacko (qualifying competition)
  * Michael Berrer (qualifying competition)
  * Dustin Brown (qualified)
  * Radu Albot (qualifying competition)
  
  ### Qualifiers
  
  * Dustin Brown
  * Benjamin Becker
  * Kyle Edmund
  * Aslan Karatsev
  
  ### Qualifying draw
  
  **First qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Iñigo Cervantes | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | |
  | | Mirza Bašić | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | | Mirza Bašić | 3 | 6 | 7 | | Mirza Bašić | 4 | 5 |
  | | | | | | 7 | Dustin Brown | 6 | 7 |
  | | Marek Michalička | $6^5$ | 4 | | 7 | Dustin Brown | 6 | 7 |
  | 7 | Dustin Brown | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
  
  **Second qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | Benjamin Becker | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Flavio Cipolla | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | Flavio Cipolla | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | Benjamin Becker | 5 | 7 | 7 |
  | | | | | | 6 | Michael Berrer | 7 | 5 | 5 |
  | WC | Jabor Mohammed Ali Mutawa | 0 | 1 | | 6 | Michael Berrer | 7 | 5 | 5 |
  | 6 | Michael Berrer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  
  **Third qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | Kyle Edmund | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Andrea Arnaboldi | 4 | 3 | | | | |
  | | Andrea Arnaboldi | 4 | 3 | 3 | Kyle Edmund | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | 8 | Radu Albot | 2 | 4 |
  | WC | Mousa Shanan Zayed | 2 | 1 | 8 | Radu Albot | 2 | 4 |
  | 8 | Radu Albot | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  
  **Fourth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | Ruben Bemelmans | 3 | 3 | | | | |
  | | Aslan Karatsev | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Aslan Karatsev | 6 | 6 | | Aslan Karatsev | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | 5 | Lukáš Lacko | 4 | 4 |
  | | Jan Hernych | 1 | 4 | 5 | Lukáš Lacko | 4 | 4 |
  | 5 | Lukáš Lacko | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  