2016 Brisbane International – Men's singles

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Men's singles
2016 Brisbane International
Champion Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Milos Raonic
Runner-up Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer
Final score6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw28 (4 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
  2015  · Brisbane International ·  2017  

Roger Federer was the defending champion, but lost in the final to Milos Raonic, 4–6, 4–6.

Contents

Seeds

The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.

  1. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer (final)
  2. Flag of Japan.svg Kei Nishikori (quarterfinals)
  3. Flag of Croatia.svg Marin Čilić (quarterfinals)
  4. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Milos Raonic (champion)
  5. Flag of France.svg Gilles Simon (first round)
  6. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg David Goffin (second round)
  7. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bernard Tomic (semifinals)
  8. Flag of Austria.svg Dominic Thiem (semifinals)

Draw

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer 66
8 Flag of Austria.svg Dominic Thiem 1 4
1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer 4 4
4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Milos Raonic 66
4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Milos Raonic 7777
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bernard Tomic 6565

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg R Federer 66 
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg B Mitchell 2 4  Q Flag of Germany.svg T Kamke 2 1
Q Flag of Germany.svg T Kamke 66 1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg R Federer 6646
  Flag of Serbia.svg V Troicki 776  Flag of Bulgaria.svg G Dimitrov 4 774
  Flag of the United States.svg S Johnson 631   Flag of Serbia.svg V Troicki 7662
  Flag of Bulgaria.svg G Dimitrov 6712  Flag of Bulgaria.svg G Dimitrov 5 786
5 Flag of France.svg G Simon 3 610 1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg R Federer 66
8 Flag of Austria.svg D Thiem 1 4
3 Flag of Croatia.svg M Čilić 777
  Flag of South Korea.svg H Chung 7106  Flag of South Korea.svg H Chung 5 63
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Groth 684  3 Flag of Croatia.svg M Čilić 6644
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg J-P Smith 63 2 8 Flag of Austria.svg D Thiem 2 776
  Flag of the United States.svg D Kudla 4 66 Flag of the United States.svg D Kudla 3 2
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Duckworth 64 3 8 Flag of Austria.svg D Thiem 66
8 Flag of Austria.svg D Thiem 3 66

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg D Goffin 66 
  Flag of Brazil.svg T Bellucci 4 4  6 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg D Goffin 6563
Q Flag of Japan.svg Y Nishioka 63 5 Flag of France.svg L Pouille 774 6
  Flag of France.svg L Pouille 4 67 Flag of France.svg L Pouille 4 4
Q Flag of Croatia.svg I Dodig 66 4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg M Raonic 66
Q Flag of Australia (converted).svg O Anderson 3 2  Q Flag of Croatia.svg I Dodig 771 4
4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg M Raonic 6266
4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg M Raonic 7777
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg B Tomic 66 7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg B Tomic 6565
  Flag of France.svg N Mahut 4 3  7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg B Tomic 784 77
PR Flag of the Czech Republic.svg R Štěpánek 66 PR Flag of the Czech Republic.svg R Štěpánek 66664
  Flag of Serbia.svg D Lajović 0 3  7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg B Tomic 61 6
  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg D Istomin 2 5  2 Flag of Japan.svg K Nishikori 3 63
  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg M Kukushkin 67  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg M Kukushkin 3 4  
2 Flag of Japan.svg K Nishikori 66 

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Flag of Latvia.svg Ernests Gulbis (qualifying competition)
  2. Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Dodig (qualified)
  3. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Thiemo de Bakker (first round)
  4. Flag of the United States.svg Tim Smyczek (qualifying competition)
  5. Flag of Japan.svg Yoshihito Nishioka (qualified)
  6. Flag of the United States.svg Jared Donaldson (qualifying competition)
  7. Flag of Slovakia.svg Norbert Gombos (first round)
  8. Flag of the United States.svg Dennis Novikov (first round)

Qualifiers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Flag of Latvia.svg Ernests Gulbis 66 
  Flag of Romania.svg Marius Copil 4 2  
1 Flag of Latvia.svg Ernests Gulbis 3 4  
5 Flag of Japan.svg Yoshihito Nishioka 66 
Flag of Poland.svg Łukasz Kubot 2 0
5 Flag of Japan.svg Yoshihito Nishioka 66

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Dodig 66
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg Omar Jasika 1 3
2 Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Dodig 63 6
6 Flag of the United States.svg Jared Donaldson 3 64
  Flag of France.svg Pierre-Hugues Herbert 63 4
6 Flag of the United States.svg Jared Donaldson 3 66

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Thiemo de Bakker 4 63 
  Flag of Estonia.svg Jürgen Zopp 677 
Flag of Estonia.svg Jürgen Zopp 3 2  
  Flag of Germany.svg Tobias Kamke 66 
  Flag of Germany.svg Tobias Kamke 67 
7 Flag of Slovakia.svg Norbert Gombos 2 5  

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Flag of the United States.svg Tim Smyczek 6656
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Reid 3 773
4 Flag of the United States.svg Tim Smyczek 77612
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg Oliver Anderson 63776
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg Oliver Anderson 3 66
8 Flag of the United States.svg Dennis Novikov 64 4

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