title: 2016 German Open – Singles
text: # 2016 German Open – Singles
  
  Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year.
  
  Martin Kližan won the title, defeating Pablo Cuevas in the final, 6–1, 6–4.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Philipp Kohlschreiber (quarterfinals)
  * Benoît Paire (first round)
  * Pablo Cuevas (final)
  * Alexander Zverev (first round)
  * Jérémy Chardy (first round)
  * Nicolás Almagro (second round)
  * Martin Kližan (champion)
  * Guillermo García-López (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Renzo Olivo | 5 | 3 | | | | |
  | 3 | Pablo Cuevas | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | 3 | Pablo Cuevas | 7 | 6 | 3 | Pablo Cuevas | 1 | 4 |
  | | | | | 7 | Martin Kližan | 6 | 6 |
  | | Stéphane Robert | 3 | 4 | 7 | Martin Kližan | 6 | 6 |
  | 7 | Martin Kližan | 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 | P Kohlschreiber | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Berlocq | 3 | $7^7$ | 3 | 1 | P Kohlschreiber | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Kicker | 6 | 5 | 6 | | N Kicker | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Fabbiano | 3 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | P Kohlschreiber | 6 | 0 | 5 | | | | |
  | | M Youzhny | $6^5$ | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | R Olivo | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | | R Olivo | $7^7$ | 2 | 6 | | R Olivo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M González | 6 | 2 | $7^7$ | | M González | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | J Chardy | 2 | 6 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | | R Olivo | 5 | 3 |
  | 3 | P Cuevas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | P Cuevas | 7 | 6 |
  | WC | F Mayer | 4 | 3 | | 3 | P Cuevas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | T Monteiro | $7^7$ | 6 | | Q | T Monteiro | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Zverev | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | P Cuevas | $7^9$ | 6 | | | | | |
  | | P-H Mathieu | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | P-H Mathieu | $6^7$ | 1 | | | | | |
  | | G Melzer | 4 | $6^5$ | | | P-H Mathieu | 4 | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | J Šátral | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | N Almagro | 6 | $6^4$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | N Almagro | 6 | 3 | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | G García-López | 5 | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K de Schepper | 7 | 2 | $6^6$ | 8 | G García-López | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | M Möller | 1 | 2 | | | G Žemlja | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Žemlja | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | G García-López | $6^4$ | 6 | 3 | | | | |
  | | L Mayer | $6^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | | S Robert | $7^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | |
  | | S Robert | $7^7$ | 6 | | | S Robert | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Í Cervantes | 7 | $7^7$ | | | Í Cervantes | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | A Zverev | 5 | $6^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | S Robert | 3 | 4 |
  | 7 | M Kližan | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | M Kližan | 6 | 6 |
  | | I Sijsling | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | M Kližan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | S Diez | 7 | 2 | 1 | WC | L Wessels | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | L Wessels | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | M Kližan | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | J-L Struff | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | D Gimeno-Traver | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
  | Q | D Medvedev | 6 | 5 | 6 | Q | D Medvedev | 7 | $6^4$ | $6^2$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Gimeno-Traver | 7 | 3 | 6 | | D Gimeno-Traver | 5 | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | B Paire | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Qualifying
  
  ### Seeds
  
  * Thiago Monteiro (qualified)
  * Guido Andreozzi (first round)
  * Steven Diez (qualified)
  * Daniil Medvedev (qualified)
  * Axel Michon (first round)
  * Jan Šátral (qualified)
  * Jan Mertl (qualifying competition)
  * Michal Konečný (first round)
  
  ### Qualifiers
  
  * Thiago Monteiro
  * Jan Šátral
  * Steven Diez
  * Daniil Medvedev
  
  ### Qualifying draw
  
  **First qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Thiago Monteiro | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | Demian Raab | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
  | WC | Demian Raab | 2 | 1 | 1 | Thiago Monteiro | $7^8$ | $6^2$ | 6 |
  | | | | | | Daniel Masur | $6^6$ | $7^7$ | 3 |
  | | Daniel Masur | 6 | 6 | | Daniel Masur | $6^6$ | $7^7$ | 3 |
  | 8 | Michal Konečný | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
  
  **Second qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | Guido Andreozzi | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
  | WC | Cedrik-Marcel Stebe | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | Cedrik-Marcel Stebe | 6 | 6 | | WC | Cedrik-Marcel Stebe | 4 | 4 |
  | | | | | | 6 | Jan Šátral | 6 | 6 |
  | | Lorenzo Sonego | 4 | 6 | $6^2$ | 6 | Jan Šátral | 6 | 6 |
  | 6 | Jan Šátral | 6 | 3 | $7^7$ | | | | |
  
  **Third qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | Steven Diez | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | | Yann Marti | 3 | 5 | | | | |
  | | Yann Marti | 3 | 5 | 3 | Steven Diez | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | Matteo Viola | 4 | 4 |
  | | Matteo Viola | 6 | 6 | | Matteo Viola | 4 | 4 |
  | 5 | Axel Michon | 2 | 1 | | | | |
  
  **Fourth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | Daniil Medvedev | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | Nico Matic | 4 | 2 | | | | |
  | WC | Nico Matic | 4 | 2 | 4 | Daniil Medvedev | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | 7 | Jan Mertl | 4 | 2 |
  | | Roberto Ortega Olmedo | 4 | 2 | 7 | Jan Mertl | 4 | 2 |
  | 7 | Jan Mertl | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  