title: 2016 Apia International Sydney – Men's singles
text: # 2016 Apia International Sydney – Men's singles
  
  Viktor Troicki was the defending champion and successfully defended his title, defeating Grigor Dimitrov in the final, 2–6, 6–1, $7–6^{(9–7)}.$
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.
  
  * Bernard Tomic (quarterfinals, retired)
  * Dominic Thiem (second round, retired)
  * Viktor Troicki (champion)
  * Grigor Dimitrov (final)
  * Andreas Seppi (second round)
  * Jérémy Chardy (quarterfinals)
  * Leonardo Mayer (first round)
  * Alexandr Dolgopolov (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 | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Teymuraz Gabashvili | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
  | 3 | Viktor Troicki | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 3 | Viktor Troicki | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Viktor Troicki | 2 | 6 | $7^9$ |
  | | | | | | 4 | Grigor Dimitrov | 6 | 1 | $6^7$ |
  | 4 | Grigor Dimitrov | 6 | $7^7$ | | 4 | Grigor Dimitrov | 6 | 1 | $6^7$ |
  | | Gilles Müller | 2 | $6^4$ | | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | B Tomic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | J Thompson | 6 | 4 | | WC | J Thompson | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Kližan | 2 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | 1 | B Tomic | 3 | $0^r$ | | | | | | |
  | | S Groth | $6^4$ | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | T Gabashvili | 6 | 3 | | | | | | |
  | | F Delbonis | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | F Delbonis | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Gabashvili | 6 | 6 | | | T Gabashvili | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | L Mayer | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | T Gabashvili | 6 | 4 | 4 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | V Troicki | 3 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | 3 | V Troicki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | J Millman | $6^3$ | 3 | | | T Robredo | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Robredo | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | V Troicki | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Q | N Mahut | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | Q | N Mahut | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | A Mannarino | 4 | 5 | | Q | N Mahut | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Istomin | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | A Seppi | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | A Seppi | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | A Dolgopolov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Bellucci | 1 | 4 | 8 | A Dolgopolov | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | A Sarkissian | 6 | $7^7$ | Q | A Sarkissian | $6^6$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Bolelli | 2 | $6^5$ | | | | | 8 | A Dolgopolov | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
  | | P Cuevas | 6 | 6 | | | | | 4 | G Dimitrov | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | M Marterer | 4 | 4 | | P Cuevas | $6^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 4 | G Dimitrov | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | G Dimitrov | 6 | $7^7$ |
  | 6 | J Chardy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | G Müller | 2 | $6^4$ |
  | Q | M Kukushkin | 2 | 3 | 6 | J Chardy | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | I Cervantes | 3 | 2 | WC | J Duckworth | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | J Duckworth | 6 | 6 | | | | | 6 | J Chardy | $6^5$ | 3 | | | | | |
  | | B Ćorić | 1 | 4 | | | | | | G Müller | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
  | | G Müller | 6 | 6 | | G Müller | $7^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 2 | D Thiem | $6^2$ | $2^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Qualifying
  
  ### Seeds
  
  * Denis Istomin (moved to main draw)
  * Sergiy Stakhovsky (first round)
  * Mikhail Kukushkin (qualified)
  * Nicolas Mahut (qualified)
  * Íñigo Cervantes (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  * Dušan Lajović (qualifying competition)
  * Ernests Gulbis (first round)
  * Damir Džumhur (first round)
  
  ### Qualifiers
  
  * Alexander Sarkissian
  * Maximilian Marterer
  * Mikhail Kukushkin
  * Nicolas Mahut
  
  ### Lucky losers
  
  * Íñigo Cervantes
  
  ### Draw
  
  **First qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Alt | Blade Fong | 1 | 2 | | | |
  | | Łukasz Kubot | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | | Łukasz Kubot | 6 | 6 | Łukasz Kubot | 3 | 3 |
  | | | | | Alexander Sarkissian | 6 | 6 |
  | | Alexander Sarkissian | 6 | 7 | Alexander Sarkissian | 6 | 6 |
  | 7 | Ernests Gulbis | 3 | 5 | | | |
  
  **Second qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | Sergiy Stakhovsky | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
  | WC | Aleksandar Vukic | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | Aleksandar Vukic | 3 | 6 | 6 | WC | Aleksandar Vukic | 1 | $6^7$ |
  | | | | | | | Maximilian Marterer | 6 | $7^9$ |
  | | Maximilian Marterer | 7 | 1 | $7^7$ | | Maximilian Marterer | 6 | $7^9$ |
  | 8 | Damir Džumhur | 5 | 6 | $6^2$ | | | | |
  
  **Third qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | Mikhail Kukushkin | $6^2$ | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
  | | Matt Reid | $7^7$ | 4 | $6^5$ | | | | | |
  | | Matt Reid | $7^7$ | 4 | $6^5$ | 3 | Mikhail Kukushkin | 3 | 6 | $7^8$ |
  | | | | | | 5 | Íñigo Cervantes | 6 | 4 | $6^6$ |
  | | Luke Saville | 4 | 4 | | 5 | Íñigo Cervantes | 6 | 4 | $6^6$ |
  | 5 | Íñigo Cervantes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  
  **Fourth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | Nicolas Mahut | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Marco Cecchinato | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | Marco Cecchinato | 1 | 3 | 4 | Nicolas Mahut | $7^7$ | 3 | 6 |
  | | | | | 6 | Dušan Lajović | $6^4$ | 6 | 2 |
  | WC | Mayez Elrich | 2 | 1 | 6 | Dušan Lajović | $6^4$ | 6 | 2 |
  | 6 | Dušan Lajović | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  