title: 2016 BNP Paribas Masters – Singles
text: # 2016 BNP Paribas Masters – Singles
  
  Andy Murray defeated John Isner in the final, 6–3, $6–7^{(4–7)},$ 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 2016 Paris Masters. By reaching the final, Murray secured the world No. 1 ranking for the first time in his career.
  
  Novak Djokovic was the three-time defending champion, but lost to Marin Čilić in the quarterfinals.
  
  As a result of Roger Federer's withdrawal from the tournament, he fell outside of the top 10 in the ATP rankings for the first time since 13 May 2002.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  All seeds receive a bye into the second round.
  
      01. Novak Djokovic (quarterfinals)
      02. Andy Murray (champion)
      03. Stan Wawrinka (second round)
      04. Milos Raonic (semifinals, withdrew with a torn right quadricep)
      05. Kei Nishikori (third round)
      06. Dominic Thiem (second round)
      07. Tomáš Berdych (quarterfinals)
      08. David Goffin (third round)
      09. Marin Čilić (semifinals)
      10. Roberto Bautista Agut (second round)
      11. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (quarterfinals)
      12. Richard Gasquet (third round)
      13. Lucas Pouille (third round)
      14. Grigor Dimitrov (third round)
      15. David Ferrer (second round)
      16. Pablo Cuevas (third round)
  
  Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
  
  ## 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
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Novak Djokovic | 4 | $6^2$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | Marin Čilić | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | Marin Čilić | 6 | $7^7$ | | 9 | Marin Čilić | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | John Isner | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | John Isner | $7^8$ | 4 | 6 | | John Isner | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Jack Sock | $6^6$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Jack Sock | $6^6$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | John Isner | 3 | $7^7$ | 4 |
  | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Andy Murray | 6 | $6^4$ | 6 |
  | 11 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 2 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Andy Murray | 6 | $6^4$ | 6 |
  | 4 | Milos Raonic | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | Milos Raonic | 6 | $7^7$ | | 4 | Milos Raonic | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | Andy Murray | w/o | | | | | | |
  | 7 | Tomáš Berdych | $6^9$ | 5 | | 2 | Andy Murray | w/o | | | | | | |
  | 2 | Andy Murray | $7^{11}$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Almagro | 3 | 3 | | | G Müller | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Müller | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | N Djokovic | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | M Baghdatis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 14 | G Dimitrov | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
  | WC | P-H Mathieu | 2 | 4 | | | M Baghdatis | 3 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 14 | G Dimitrov | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | N Djokovic | 4 | $6^2$ |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | M Čilić | 6 | $7^7$ |
  | | | | | | 9 | M Čilić | $7^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | D Lajović | $6^4$ | $6^5$ | | | I Karlović | $6^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | I Karlović | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | 9 | M Čilić | 6 | $7^{11}$ | | | | | |
  | | N Mahut | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 8 | D Goffin | 3 | $6^9$ | | | | | |
  | | M Kližan | 6 | 4 | 3 | | N Mahut | $6^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 8 | D Goffin | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | 3 | S Wawrinka | 6 | $6^6$ | $6^1$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | J-L Struff | 6 | 6 | Q | J-L Struff | 3 | $7^8$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | I Marchenko | 1 | 1 | | | | | | Q | J-L Struff | 4 | $7^7$ | 3 | | | | |
  | SE | M Zverev | $6^8$ | 4 | | | | | | | J Isner | 6 | $6^4$ | 6 | | | | |
  | | J Isner | $7^{10}$ | 6 | | J Isner | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 15 | D Ferrer | $6^4$ | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Isner | $7^8$ | 4 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Sock | $6^6$ | 6 | 4 |
  | | | | | 12 | R Gasquet | 6 | $7^{13}$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Johnson | 6 | 7 | | S Johnson | 4 | $6^{11}$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Pella | 4 | 5 | | | | | | 12 | R Gasquet | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
  | | P Kohlschreiber | 2 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | J Sock | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | |
  | | J Sock | 6 | $7^7$ | | J Sock | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 6 | D Thiem | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 5 | K Nishikori | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | V Troicki | 6 | 3 | $7^7$ | | V Troicki | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | A Mannarino | 4 | 6 | $6^5$ | | | | | 5 | K Nishikori | 6 | 3 | $6^3$ | | | | |
  | | A Ramos Viñolas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 11 | J-W Tsonga | 0 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
  | WC | S Robert | 1 | 4 | | | A Ramos Viñolas | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 11 | J-W Tsonga | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | J-W Tsonga | 2 | $6^4$ |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Raonic | 6 | $7^7$ |
  | | | | | | 16 | P Cuevas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Paire | 4 | $6^4$ | | | P Lorenzi | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Lorenzi | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | 16 | P Cuevas | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
  | | P Carreño Busta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | M Raonic | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | F Fognini | 3 | 1 | | | P Carreño Busta | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 4 | M Raonic | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 7 | T Berdych | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | A Seppi | 4 | 4 | | | J Sousa | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Sousa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | T Berdych | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | G Simon | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | G Simon | 4 | 3 | | | | |
  | Q | J Benneteau | 6 | 3 | 2 | | G Simon | 2 | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 10 | R Bautista Agut | 6 | 1 | $6^6$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | T Berdych | $6^9$ | 5 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Murray | $7^{11}$ | 7 |
  | | | | | | 13 | L Pouille | $6^1$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | P-H Herbert | $6^3$ | 4 | | | F López | $7^7$ | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | F López | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 13 | L Pouille | 3 | 0 | | | | |
  | Q | R Haase | 2 | $2^r$ | | | | | | | 2 | A Murray | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | F Verdasco | 6 | 3 | | | F Verdasco | 3 | $7^7$ | 5 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | A Murray | 6 | $6^5$ | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Qualifying
  
  ### Seeds
  
  * Mikhail Youzhny (first round)
  * Daniel Evans (withdrew)
  * Malek Jaziri (qualifying competition)
  * Karen Khachanov (withdrew)
  * Robin Haase (qualified)
  * Dustin Brown (qualifying competition)
  * Taylor Fritz (first round)
  * Dušan Lajović (qualified)
  * Íñigo Cervantes (first round)
  * Adam Pavlásek (first round)
  * Andreas Seppi (qualified)
  * Yūichi Sugita (first round)
  
  ### Qualifiers
  
  * Pierre-Hugues Herbert
  * Andreas Seppi
  * Dušan Lajović
  * Jan-Lennard Struff
  * Robin Haase
  * Julien Benneteau
  
  ### Qualifying draw
  
  **First qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Mikhail Youzhny | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | |
  | | Pierre-Hugues Herbert | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | | Pierre-Hugues Herbert | 4 | 6 | 6 | Pierre-Hugues Herbert | 6 | 1 |
  | | | | | | Ryan Harrison | 2 | $0^r$ |
  | | Ryan Harrison | $7^7$ | 4 | 6 | Ryan Harrison | 2 | $0^r$ |
  | 7 | Taylor Fritz | $6^4$ | 6 | 3 | | | |
  
  **Second qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Alt | Vasek Pospisil | $6^5$ | 6 | $6^7$ | | | | |
  | | Lukáš Rosol | $7^7$ | 4 | $7^9$ | | | | |
  | | Lukáš Rosol | $7^7$ | 4 | $7^9$ | | Lukáš Rosol | 1 | 4 |
  | | | | | | 11 | Andreas Seppi | 6 | 6 |
  | | Ričardas Berankis | 3 | 2 | | 11 | Andreas Seppi | 6 | 6 |
  | 11 | Andreas Seppi | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  
  **Third qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | Malek Jaziri | 5 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | Quentin Halys | 7 | $6^1$ | 4 | | | | |
  | WC | Quentin Halys | 7 | $6^1$ | 4 | 3 | Malek Jaziri | 3 | 4 |
  | | | | | | 8 | Dušan Lajović | 6 | 6 |
  | WC | Vincent Millot | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | Dušan Lajović | 6 | 6 |
  | 8 | Dušan Lajović | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  
  **Fourth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Alt | Marco Chiudinelli | 5 | 2 | | | |
  | | Jan-Lennard Struff | 7 | 6 | | | |
  | | Jan-Lennard Struff | 7 | 6 | Jan-Lennard Struff | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | Radu Albot | 4 | 2 |
  | | Radu Albot | 6 | 6 | Radu Albot | 4 | 2 |
  | 10 | Adam Pavlásek | 3 | 2 | | | |
  
  **Fifth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | Robin Haase | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | Tristan Lamasine | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
  | WC | Tristan Lamasine | 4 | 4 | | 5 | Robin Haase | 7 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | Nikoloz Basilashvili | 5 | 2 |
  | | Nikoloz Basilashvili | 6 | 4 | 6 | | Nikoloz Basilashvili | 5 | 2 |
  | 9 | Íñigo Cervantes | 0 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
  
  **Sixth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | Dustin Brown | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Damir Džumhur | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | | |
  | | Damir Džumhur | $6^5$ | 4 | | 6 | Dustin Brown | 2 | $6^9$ |
  | | | | | | WC | Julien Benneteau | 6 | $7^{11}$ |
  | WC | Julien Benneteau | 6 | 4 | 6 | WC | Julien Benneteau | 6 | $7^{11}$ |
  | 12 | Yūichi Sugita | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
  