title: 2016 Tiburon Challenger – Singles
text: # 2016 Tiburon Challenger – Singles
  
  Tim Smyczek was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Michael Mmoh.
  
  Darian King won the title after defeating Mmoh $7–6^{(7–2)},$ 6–2 in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Benjamin Becker (second round, retired)
  * Bjorn Fratangelo (quarterfinals)
  * Tim Smyczek (semifinals)
  * Frances Tiafoe (quarterfinals)
  * Dennis Novikov (quarterfinals)
  * Stefan Kozlov (second round)
  * Ernesto Escobedo (first round)
  * Quentin Halys (second 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Darian King | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | |
  | WC | Mackenzie McDonald | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | |
  | WC | Mackenzie McDonald | 6 | 5 | 5 | | Darian King | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | | | | | | Q | Michael Mmoh | $6^2$ | 2 |
  | 3 | Tim Smyczek | 6 | 3 | $6^6$ | Q | Michael Mmoh | $6^2$ | 2 |
  | Q | Michael Mmoh | 2 | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | |
  
  ### 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 Becker | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Paul | $6^1$ | 2 | | 1 | B Becker | $7^7$ | 2 | $2^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Y Bhambri | 2 | 6 | 3 | | D King | $6^3$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D King | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | D King | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | WC | B Baker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | D Novikov | 5 | 2 | | | | | | |
  | | A Krajicek | 4 | 3 | | WC | B Baker | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Robbie C. Bellamy | 3 | 2 | | 5 | D Novikov | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | D Novikov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | D King | 4 | 7 | 7 |
  | 4 | F Tiafoe | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | M McDonald | 6 | 5 | 5 |
  | | A Sarkissian | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | F Tiafoe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | SE | J-P Smith | 6 | 3 | 6 | SE | J-P Smith | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Arévalo | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 4 | F Tiafoe | 6 | $6^5$ | 5 | | | | | |
  | | P Polansky | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | WC | M McDonald | 3 | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | | |
  | WC | M McDonald | 6 | 6 | | WC | M McDonald | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | S Caruso | 6 | 2 | 6 | Q | S Caruso | $6^3$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | E Escobedo | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | Q Halys | 5 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Rola | 7 | $6^5$ | 1 | 8 | Q Halys | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Žemlja | 1 | 4 | | | M Krueger | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Krueger | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Krueger | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | D Nguyen | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | T Smyczek | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | S Groth | 6 | 6 | | | S Groth | 5 | $6^{11}$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | B Klein | 4 | $1^r$ | | 3 | T Smyczek | 7 | $7^{13}$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | T Smyczek | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | T Smyczek | 6 | 3 | $6^6$ |
  | 6 | S Kozlov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Q | M Mmoh | 2 | 6 | $7^8$ |
  | | G Clezar | 2 | 2 | | 6 | S Kozlov | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | SE | T Sandgren | 6 | $6^5$ | $0^r$ | Q | M Mmoh | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | M Mmoh | 4 | $7^7$ | 2 | | | | | Q | M Mmoh | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | J De Loore | 6 | $7^{10}$ | | | | | | 2 | B Fratangelo | 0 | 5 | | | | | |
  | Q | L Glasspool | 2 | $6^8$ | | | J De Loore | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | N Rubin | $7^7$ | 5 | 3 | 2 | B Fratangelo | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | B Fratangelo | $6^5$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  