title: 2016 Fairfield Challenger – Singles
text: # 2016 Fairfield Challenger – Singles
  
  Taylor Fritz was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.
  
  Santiago Giraldo won the title after defeating Quentin Halys 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Frances Tiafoe (second round)
  * Santiago Giraldo (champion)
  * Tim Smyczek (second round)
  * Darian King (first round)
  * Alessandro Giannessi (quarterfinals)
  * Dennis Novikov (first round)
  * Grega Žemlja (quarterfinals)
  * Maximilian Marterer (quarterfinals, retired)
  
  ## 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Quentin Halys | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Q | Brydan Klein | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
  | Q | Brydan Klein | 2 | 4 | | Quentin Halys | 6 | 4 | 2 |
  | | | | | 2 | Santiago Giraldo | 4 | 6 | 6 |
  | | Joris De Loore | 3 | 4 | 2 | Santiago Giraldo | 4 | 6 | 6 |
  | 2 | Santiago Giraldo | 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | F Tiafoe | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Rola | $6^6$ | 3 | | 1 | F Tiafoe | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Nguyen | 7 | 4 | 2 | | Q Halys | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Q Halys | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q Halys | 6 | 0 | | | | | |
  | WC | R Opelka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | M Marterer | 0 | $0^r$ | | | | | |
  | Q | H Podlipnik | 3 | 1 | | WC | R Opelka | 6 | $6^4$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Broady | 5 | 4 | | 8 | M Marterer | 3 | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | M Marterer | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Q Halys | 6 | 6 |
  | 4 | D King | 7 | 5 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | Q | B Klein | 2 | 4 |
  | | R Bemelmans | 5 | 7 | $7^7$ | | R Bemelmans | 3 | 7 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | B Klein | 4 | 7 | 7 | Q | B Klein | 6 | 5 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Sandgren | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | Q | B Klein | $7^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | T Fawcett | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | T Paul | $6^5$ | 6 | 1 | | | | |
  | Q | C Norrie | 6 | 6 | | Q | C Norrie | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Paul | 6 | 6 | | | T Paul | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | D Novikov | 4 | 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 | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | A Giannessi | $6^2$ | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J McGee | $7^7$ | $6^6$ | 3 | 5 | A Giannessi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Sonego | 6 | 6 | | | L Sonego | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Dancevic | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | 5 | A Giannessi | 4 | 1 | | | | |
  | WC | K Smith | $6^2$ | 3 | | | | | | | | J De Loore | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | J De Loore | $7^7$ | 6 | | | J De Loore | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Shapovalov | 2 | 4 | | 3 | T Smyczek | 4 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | T Smyczek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | J De Loore | 3 | 4 |
  | 7 | G Žemlja | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | S Giraldo | 6 | 6 |
  | | N Rubin | $6^2$ | $6^4$ | | 7 | G Žemlja | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Dennis Nevolo | 6 | $7^7$ | | Q | D Nevolo | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Bangoura | 4 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | 7 | G Žemlja | 1 | 4 | | | | |
  | SE | M McDonald | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 2 | S Giraldo | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | B Baker | 6 | 6 | | WC | B Baker | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | SE | M Mmoh | 3 | 5 | | 2 | S Giraldo | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | S Giraldo | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  