2016 German Open – Singles

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Singles
2016 German Open
Champion Flag of Slovakia.svg Martin Kližan
Runner-up Flag of Uruguay.svg Pablo Cuevas
Final score6–1, 6–4
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  2015  · German Open ·  2017  

Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year.

Contents

Martin Kližan won the title, defeating Pablo Cuevas in the final, 6–1, 6–4.

Seeds

  1. Flag of Germany.svg Philipp Kohlschreiber (quarterfinals)
  2. Flag of France.svg Benoît Paire (first round)
  3. Flag of Uruguay.svg Pablo Cuevas (final)
  4. Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Zverev (first round)
  5. Flag of France.svg Jérémy Chardy (first round)
  6. Flag of Spain.svg Nicolás Almagro (second round)
  7. Flag of Slovakia.svg Martin Kližan (champion)
  8. Flag of Spain.svg Guillermo García-López (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
Flag of Argentina.svg Renzo Olivo 5 3
3 Flag of Uruguay.svg Pablo Cuevas 76
3 Flag of Uruguay.svg Pablo Cuevas 1 4
7 Flag of Slovakia.svg Martin Kližan 66
Flag of France.svg Stéphane Robert 3 4
7 Flag of Slovakia.svg Martin Kližan 66

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Germany.svg P Kohlschreiber 6656
Flag of Argentina.svg C Berlocq 3 773 1 Flag of Germany.svg P Kohlschreiber 4 66
Flag of Argentina.svg N Kicker 65 6 Flag of Argentina.svg N Kicker 61 2
Flag of Italy.svg T Fabbiano 3 71 1 Flag of Germany.svg P Kohlschreiber 60 5
Flag of Russia.svg M Youzhny 6561 Flag of Argentina.svg R Olivo 1 67
Flag of Argentina.svg R Olivo 772 6 Flag of Argentina.svg R Olivo 66
Flag of Argentina.svg M González 62 77 Flag of Argentina.svg M González 3 4
5 Flag of France.svg J Chardy 2 664 Flag of Argentina.svg R Olivo 5 3
3 Flag of Uruguay.svg P Cuevas 663 Flag of Uruguay.svg P Cuevas 76
WC Flag of Germany.svg F Mayer 4 3 3 Flag of Uruguay.svg P Cuevas 66
Q Flag of Brazil.svg T Monteiro 776Q Flag of Brazil.svg T Monteiro 2 3
Flag of Germany.svg M Zverev 654 3 Flag of Uruguay.svg P Cuevas 796
Flag of France.svg P-H Mathieu 677 Flag of France.svg P-H Mathieu 671
Flag of Austria.svg G Melzer 4 65 Flag of France.svg P-H Mathieu 4 777
Q Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Šátral 3 62 6 Flag of Spain.svg N Almagro 6645
6 Flag of Spain.svg N Almagro 63 6

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 Flag of Spain.svg G García-López 5 678
Flag of France.svg K de Schepper 72 668 Flag of Spain.svg G García-López 66
WC Flag of Germany.svg M Möller 1 2 Flag of Slovenia.svg G Žemlja 2 2
Flag of Slovenia.svg G Žemlja 668 Flag of Spain.svg G García-López 6463
Flag of Argentina.svg L Mayer 634 Flag of France.svg S Robert 774 6
Flag of France.svg S Robert 776 Flag of France.svg S Robert 74 6
Flag of Spain.svg Í Cervantes 777 Flag of Spain.svg Í Cervantes 5 61
4 Flag of Germany.svg A Zverev 5 62 Flag of France.svg S Robert 3 4
7 Flag of Slovakia.svg M Kližan 61 67 Flag of Slovakia.svg M Kližan 66
Flag of the Netherlands.svg I Sijsling 4 63 7 Flag of Slovakia.svg M Kližan 66
Q Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg S Diez 72 1 WC Flag of Germany.svg L Wessels 1 1
WC Flag of Germany.svg L Wessels 5 667 Flag of Slovakia.svg M Kližan 66
Flag of Germany.svg J-L Struff 4 74 Flag of Spain.svg D Gimeno-Traver 4 3
Q Flag of Russia.svg D Medvedev 65 6Q Flag of Russia.svg D Medvedev 76462
Flag of Spain.svg D Gimeno-Traver 73 6 Flag of Spain.svg D Gimeno-Traver 5 7777
2 Flag of France.svg B Paire 5 64

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Flag of Brazil.svg Thiago Monteiro (qualified)
  2. Flag of Argentina.svg Guido Andreozzi (first round)
  3. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Steven Diez (qualified)
  4. Flag of Russia.svg Daniil Medvedev (qualified)
  5. Flag of France.svg Axel Michon (first round)
  6. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Šátral (qualified)
  7. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Mertl (qualifying competition)
  8. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Michal Konečný (first round)

Qualifiers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Thiago Monteiro 66
WC Flag of Germany.svg Demian Raab 2 1
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Thiago Monteiro 78626
  Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Masur 66773
  Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Masur 66
8 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Michal Konečný 3 3

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Flag of Argentina.svg Guido Andreozzi 2 1
WC Flag of Germany.svg Cedrik-Marcel Stebe 66
WC Flag of Germany.svg Cedrik-Marcel Stebe 4 4
6 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Šátral 66
  Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Sonego 4 662
6 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Šátral 63 77

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Steven Diez 67
  Flag of Switzerland.svg Yann Marti 3 5
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Steven Diez 66
  Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Viola 4 4
  Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Viola 66
5 Flag of France.svg Axel Michon 2 1

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Flag of Russia.svg Daniil Medvedev 66
WC Flag of Germany.svg Nico Matic 4 2
4 Flag of Russia.svg Daniil Medvedev 66
7 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Mertl 4 2
  Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Ortega Olmedo 4 2
7 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Mertl 66

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