title: 2016 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships – Singles
text: # 2016 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships – Singles
  
  Jack Sock was the defending champion, but lost in the final to Juan Mónaco, 6–3, 3–6, 5–7.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.
  
  * John Isner (semifinals)
  * Benoît Paire (second round)
  * Feliciano López (semifinals)
  * Jack Sock (final)
  * Sam Querrey (quarterfinals)
  * Steve Johnson (first round)
  * Marcos Baghdatis (quarterfinals)
  * Paolo Lorenzi (first 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | John Isner | $6^4$ | 3 | | | | | |
  | 4 | Jack Sock | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
  | 4 | Jack Sock | $7^7$ | 6 | 4 | Jack Sock | 6 | 3 | 5 |
  | | | | | | Juan Mónaco | 3 | 6 | 7 |
  | 3 | Feliciano López | 4 | 2 | | Juan Mónaco | 3 | 6 | 7 |
  | | Juan Mónaco | 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 | J Isner | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Kudla | 3 | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | D Kudla | $6^2$ | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | M Zverev | 6 | $6^2$ | $6^2$ | | | | | | 1 | J Isner | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
  | | V Estrella Burgos | 4 | $7^7$ | 0 | | | | | | | H Chung | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | |
  | | H Chung | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | | H Chung | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | T Paul | 6 | 6 | | WC | T Paul | 7 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | P Lorenzi | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Isner | $6^4$ | 3 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | J Sock | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | | | | | | 4 | J Sock | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | F Tiafoe | 3 | 4 | | Q | M Barton | 2 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | M Barton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | J Sock | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | F Verdasco | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | M Baghdatis | 4 | 4 | | | | |
  | Q | C Berlocq | 4 | 3 | | | F Verdasco | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Schwartzman | 0 | 0 | | 7 | M Baghdatis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | M Baghdatis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | S Johnson | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Young | 6 | 6 | | | D Young | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | N Kicker | 6 | $6^5$ | 4 | WC | T Smyczek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | T Smyczek | 4 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | WC | T Smyczek | 2 | 3 | | | | |
  | | L Lacko | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 3 | F López | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | PR | D Tursunov | 1 | 5 | | | L Lacko | $6^4$ | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 3 | F López | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | F López | 4 | 2 |
  | 5 | S Querrey | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | J Mónaco | 6 | 6 |
  | LL | R Opelka | 4 | $6^4$ | | 5 | S Querrey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Becker | $7^8$ | 6 | | | B Becker | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Berrer | $6^6$ | 0 | | | | | | 5 | S Querrey | 4 | 4 | | | | |
  | | G Melzer | 2 | $7^7$ | 4 | | | | | | J Mónaco | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | J Mónaco | 6 | $6^3$ | 6 | | J Mónaco | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | B Paire | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Qualifying
  
  ### Seeds
  
  * Bjorn Fratangelo (qualifying competition)
  * Carlos Berlocq (qualified)
  * Jared Donaldson (qualifying competition)
  * Dennis Novikov (first round)
  * Nicolás Kicker (qualified)
  * Mischa Zverev (qualified)
  * Guido Andreozzi (first round)
  * Guilherme Clezar (first round)
  
  ### Qualifiers
  
  * Mischa Zverev
  * Carlos Berlocq
  * Nicolás Kicker
  * Matthew Barton
  
  ### Lucky losers
  
  * Reilly Opelka
  
  ### Qualifying draw
  
  **First qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Bjorn Fratangelo | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | | Ernesto Escobedo | 2 | 5 | | | | |
  | | Ernesto Escobedo | 2 | 5 | 1 | Bjorn Fratangelo | 3 | 1 |
  | | | | | 6 | Mischa Zverev | 6 | 6 |
  | | Michael Mmoh | 2 | $0^r$ | 6 | Mischa Zverev | 6 | 6 |
  | 6 | Mischa Zverev | 6 | 4 | | | | |
  
  **Second qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | Carlos Berlocq | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | Alt | David Warren | 0 | 2 | | | | |
  | Alt | David Warren | 0 | 2 | 2 | Carlos Berlocq | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | WC | Brian Baker | 4 | 0 |
  | WC | Brian Baker | 6 | $7^7$ | WC | Brian Baker | 4 | 0 |
  | 8 | Guilherme Clezar | 2 | $6^3$ | | | | |
  
  **Third qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | Jared Donaldson | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Henri Laaksonen | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | Henri Laaksonen | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | Jared Donaldson | 6 | 1 | $6^5$ |
  | | | | | | 5 | Nicolás Kicker | 4 | 6 | $7^7$ |
  | | Giovanni Lapentti | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | Nicolás Kicker | 4 | 6 | $7^7$ |
  | 5 | Nicolás Kicker | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
  
  **Fourth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | Dennis Novikov | 4 | 3 | | | | |
  | WC | Reilly Opelka | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | Reilly Opelka | 6 | 6 | WC | Reilly Opelka | $6^2$ | 1 |
  | | | | | | Matthew Barton | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | | Matthew Barton | 6 | 6 | | Matthew Barton | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | 7 | Guido Andreozzi | 3 | 4 | | | | |
  