2016 Italian Open – Men's singles

Andy Murray defeated two-time defending champion Novak Djokovic in the final, 6–3, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2016 Italian Open. It was his twelfth Masters 1000 title.

Men's singles
2016 Italian Open
Champion	Andy Murray
Runner-up	Novak Djokovic
Score	6–3, 6–3

Main article: 2016 Italian Open (tennis)

This was the first Italian Open in eleven years not won by either Rafael Nadal or Djokovic.

Seeds

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

01.   Novak Djokovic (final)

02.   Andy Murray (champion)

03.   Roger Federer (third round)

04.   Stan Wawrinka (third round)

05.   Rafael Nadal (quarterfinals)

06.   Kei Nishikori (semifinals)

07.   Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (withdrew due to muscle strain)

08.   Tomáš Berdych (third round)

09.   David Ferrer (third round)

10.   Milos Raonic (second round)

11.   Richard Gasquet (third round)

12.   David Goffin (quarterfinals)

13.   Dominic Thiem (quarterfinals)

14.   Gaël Monfils (first round)

15.   Roberto Bautista Agut (second round)

16.   Kevin Anderson (second round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Novak Djokovic	7	77
	5	Rafael Nadal	5	64
								1	Novak Djokovic	2	6	77
								6	Kei Nishikori	6	4	65
	13	Dominic Thiem	3	5
	6	Kei Nishikori	6	7
															1	Novak Djokovic	3	3
															2	Andy Murray	6	6
	LL	Lucas Pouille	w/o
	PR	Juan Mónaco
								LL	Lucas Pouille	2	1
								2	Andy Murray	6	6
	12	David Goffin	1	5
	2	Andy Murray	6	7

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	N Djokovic	7	7
	Q	S Robert	77	710				Q	S Robert	5	5
	Q	A Bedene	63	68											1	N Djokovic	0	6	6
		P Cuevas	66	6	5											T Bellucci	6	3	2
		N Mahut	78	2	7				N Mahut	4	3
		T Bellucci	6	77					T Bellucci	6	6
	14	G Monfils	3	62																		1	N Djokovic	7	77
	10	M Raonic	6	4	6																	5	R Nadal	5	64
	WC	M Cecchinato	4	6	4			10	M Raonic	65	3
		N Kyrgios	6	6					N Kyrgios	77	6
	WC	S Caruso	1	2												N Kyrgios	77	2	4
		P Kohlschreiber	6	6											5	R Nadal	63	6	6
	Q	Í Cervantes	4	2					P Kohlschreiber	3	3
								5	R Nadal	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	R Federer	6	7
		A Zverev	6	6					A Zverev	3	5
		G Dimitrov	1	4											3	R Federer	62	4
		J Sousa	65	6	7										13	D Thiem	77	6
	WC	L Sonego	77	3	5				J Sousa	3	2
		A Dolgopolov	3	6	4			13	D Thiem	6	6
	13	D Thiem	6	3	6																	13	D Thiem	3	5
	11	R Gasquet	6	6																		6	K Nishikori	6	7
	PR	J Benneteau	3	0				11	R Gasquet	6	6
		A Seppi	77	77					A Seppi	3	4
		V Pospisil	65	62											11	R Gasquet	1	4
		T Gabashvili	4	1											6	K Nishikori	6	6
		V Troicki	6	6					V Troicki	7	2	3
								6	K Nishikori	5	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								LL	L Pouille	3	6	7
		I Karlović	77	2	3			Q	E Gulbis	6	4	5
	Q	E Gulbis	63	6	6										LL	L Pouille	6	6
		F Fognini	1	62											9	D Ferrer	4	1
		G García López	6	77					G García López	4	3
	Q	F Volandri	6	5	1			9	D Ferrer	6	6
	9	D Ferrer	4	7	6																	LL	L Pouille	w/o
	16	K Anderson	6	77																		PR	J Mónaco
		F López	4	65				16	K Anderson	6	3	2
		S Johnson	4	4				PR	J Mónaco	3	6	6
	PR	J Mónaco	6	6											PR	J Mónaco	65	6	6
		B Paire	1												4	S Wawrinka	77	3	4
		B Tomic	2r						B Paire	7	2	1
								4	S Wawrinka	5	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	T Berdych	6	6
		A Ramos Viñolas	6	6					A Ramos Viñolas	3	4
		S Querrey	4	4											8	T Berdych	0	0
		J Sock	5	7	6										12	D Goffin	6	6
		G Pella	7	5	3				J Sock	4	4
		L Mayer	6	68	3			12	D Goffin	6	6
	12	D Goffin	2	710	6																	12	D Goffin	1	5
	15	R Bautista Agut	6	6																		2	A Murray	6	7
		P Lorenzi	3	1				15	R Bautista Agut	66	4
		J Chardy	2	6	6				J Chardy	78	6
	Q	D Džumhur	6	4	2											J Chardy	0	4
	Q	M Kukushkin	77	5	6										2	A Murray	6	6
		B Ćorić	65	7	4			Q	M Kukushkin	3	3
								2	A Murray	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Lucas Pouille (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
2. Aljaž Bedene (qualified)
3. Paul-Henri Mathieu (first round)
4. Denis Kudla (qualifying competition)
5. Malek Jaziri (first round, retired)
6. Robin Haase (qualifying competition)
7. Íñigo Cervantes (qualified)
8. Dušan Lajović (first round)
9. Taylor Fritz (first round)
10. Damir Džumhur (qualified)
11. Rajeev Ram (qualifying competition)
12. Ernests Gulbis (qualified)
13. Mikhail Kukushkin (qualified)
14. Benjamin Becker (withdrew)

Qualifiers

1. Mikhail Kukushkin
2. Aljaž Bedene
3. Stéphane Robert
4. Ernests Gulbis
5. Filippo Volandri
6. Damir Džumhur
7. Íñigo Cervantes

Lucky losers

1. Lucas Pouille

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Lucas Pouille	6	6
		Andrea Arnaboldi	2	3
								1	Lucas Pouille	5	2
								13	Mikhail Kukushkin	7	6
	Alt	Federico Gaio	77	4	4
	13	Mikhail Kukushkin	62	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Aljaž Bedene	4	6	6
	WC	Omar Giacalone	6	3	1
								2	Aljaž Bedene	6	6
									Kenny de Schepper	3	3
		Kenny de Schepper	6	7
	8	Dušan Lajović	3	5

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Paul-Henri Mathieu	2	6	5
		Stéphane Robert	6	4	7
									Stéphane Robert	6	6
								Alt	Matteo Donati	2	4
		Santiago Giraldo	6	3	63
	Alt	Matteo Donati	4	6	77

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Denis Kudla	77	6
	Alt	Alessandro Giannessi	63	4
								4	Denis Kudla	3	2
								12	Ernests Gulbis	6	6
		Luca Vanni	2	4
	12	Ernests Gulbis	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Malek Jaziri	4	1r
	Alt	Filippo Volandri	6	4
								Alt	Filippo Volandri	1	6	6
									Radek Štěpánek	6	3	3
		Radek Štěpánek	4	77	6
	9	Taylor Fritz	6	64	1

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Robin Haase	6	6
	WC	Lorenzo Giustino	2	4
								6	Robin Haase	2	6	4
								10	Damir Džumhur	6	2	6
	WC	Andrea Vavassori	4	1
	10	Damir Džumhur	6	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Íñigo Cervantes	6	6
		Thomas Fabbiano	4	3
								7	Íñigo Cervantes	6	3	7
								11	Rajeev Ram	4	6	5
	WC	Matteo Viola	6	3	3
	11	Rajeev Ram	1	6	6