2016 US Open – Men's singles

Stan Wawrinka defeated defending champion Novak Djokovic in the final, 6–7^(1–7), 6–4, 7–5, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2016 US Open.^[1] It was his third major title; on all three occasions, he defeated the world No. 1 player in the final. Wawrinka saved a match point en route to the title, against Dan Evans in the third round. Djokovic was the third man in the Open Era (after Ivan Lendl and Andy Murray) to lose five finals at the same major.

Men's singles
2016 US Open
Champion	Stan Wawrinka
Runner-up	Novak Djokovic
Score	6–7(1–7), 6–4, 7–5, 6–3
Draw	128 (16 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds	32

Main article: 2016 US Open (tennis)

This was the first US Open since 1999 not to feature five-time champion Roger Federer. This was the first major that Tomáš Berdych missed since his debut at the 2003 US Open, ending his streak of 52 consecutive major appearances (sixth-highest of all-time).^[2]

No American man was seeded inside the top 16 for the first time since the introduction of the seeding system in 1930. Steve Johnson was the top-seeded American man at No. 19.

Seeds

01.   Novak Djokovic (final)

02.   Andy Murray (quarterfinals)

03.   Stan Wawrinka (champion)

04.   Rafael Nadal (fourth round)

05.   Milos Raonic (second round)

06.   Kei Nishikori (semifinals)

07.   Marin Čilić (third round)

08.   Dominic Thiem (fourth round, retired)

09.   Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (quarterfinals, retired)

10.   Gaël Monfils (semifinals)

11.   David Ferrer (third round)

12.   David Goffin (first round)

13.   Richard Gasquet (first round)

14.   Nick Kyrgios (third round, retired)

15.   Roberto Bautista Agut (third round)

16.   Feliciano López (second round)

17.   Bernard Tomic (first round)

18.   Pablo Cuevas (second round)

19.   Steve Johnson (second round)

20.   John Isner (third round)

21.   Ivo Karlović (fourth round)

22.   Grigor Dimitrov (fourth round)

23.   Kevin Anderson (third round)

24.   Lucas Pouille (quarterfinals)

25.   Philipp Kohlschreiber (first round, retired)

26.   Jack Sock (fourth round)

27.   Alexander Zverev (second round)

28.   Martin Kližan (first round)

29.   Sam Querrey (first round)

30.   Gilles Simon (second round)

31.   Albert Ramos Viñolas (second round)

32.   Benoît Paire (second round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

Main article: 2016 US Open – Men's singles qualifying

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	6	6	0
	9	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	3	2	0r
										1	Novak Djokovic	6	6	3	6
										10	Gaël Monfils	3	2	6	2
	24	Lucas Pouille	4	3	3
	10	Gaël Monfils	6	6	6
																			1	Novak Djokovic	77	4	5	3
																			3	Stan Wawrinka	61	6	7	6
	WC	Juan Martín del Potro	65	6	3	2
	3	Stan Wawrinka	77	4	6	6
										3	Stan Wawrinka	4	7	6	6
										6	Kei Nishikori	6	5	4	2
	6	Kei Nishikori	1	6	4	6	7
	2	Andy Murray	6	4	6	1	5

Top half

Section 1

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	1	N Djokovic	6	5	6	6
	PR	J Janowicz	3	7	2	1				1	N Djokovic	w/o
		J Veselý	77	4	2	6	7				J Veselý
	Q	S Myneni	65	6	6	2	5												1	N Djokovic	4
	WC	B Fratangelo	3	4	4															M Youzhny	2r
		G Pella	6	6	6						G Pella	2	1	63
		M Youzhny	6	6	6						M Youzhny	6	6	77
	28	M Kližan	2	1	1																							1	N Djokovic	6	6	6
	20	J Isner	3	4	77	6	77																						K Edmund	2	1	4
	WC	F Tiafoe	6	6	65	2	63			20	J Isner	6	6	610	6
		J Thompson	7	6	65	4	5			Q	S Darcis	3	4	712	3
	Q	S Darcis	5	3	77	6	7												20	J Isner	4	6	2	65
		L Lacko	4	6	6	3	0r													K Edmund	6	3	6	77
	WC	E Escobedo	6	4	4	6	0			WC	E Escobedo	5	4	4
		K Edmund	6	6	6						K Edmund	7	6	6
	13	R Gasquet	2	2	3

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	9	J-W Tsonga	6	6	6
	Q	G Andreozzi	3	4	4					9	J-W Tsonga	6	3	6	6
	WC	J Duckworth	4	7	6	4	6			WC	J Duckworth	4	6	3	4
		R Haase	6	5	3	6	3												9	J-W Tsonga	6	6	77
		V Pospisil	6	6	6														23	K Anderson	3	4	64
	LL	J Kovalík	1	3	3						V Pospisil	63	4	4
		Y Nishioka	3	5	4					23	K Anderson	77	6	6
	23	K Anderson	6	7	6																							9	J-W Tsonga	6	6	67	6
	26	J Sock	77	7	3	1	6																					26	J Sock	3	3	79	2
		T Fritz	63	5	6	6	4			26	J Sock	6	6	6
	Q	M Zverev	6	78	4	6				Q	M Zverev	1	1	2
		P-H Herbert	4	66	6	0													26	J Sock	6	6	6
		S Stakhovsky	6	3	2	6	77												7	M Čilić	4	3	3
		G Elias	1	6	6	3	64				S Stakhovsky	1	2	3
		R Dutra Silva	4	5	1					7	M Čilić	6	6	6
	7	M Čilić	6	7	6

Section 3

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	4	R Nadal	6	6	6
		D Istomin	1	4	2					4	R Nadal	6	7	6
		S Robert	2	6	4	3					A Seppi	0	5	1
		A Seppi	6	3	6	6													4	R Nadal	6	6	6
		T Bellucci	4	6	1	66														A Kuznetsov	1	4	2
		A Kuznetsov	6	3	6	78					A Kuznetsov	7	6	77
	PR	J Benneteau	6	3	3	6	1			31	A Ramos Viñolas	5	4	65
	31	A Ramos Viñolas	3	6	6	2	6																					4	R Nadal	1	6	4	6	66
	24	L Pouille	3	6	6	6																						24	L Pouille	6	2	6	3	78
		M Kukushkin	6	2	4	2				24	L Pouille	4	3	78	6	6
	Q	G Clezar	6	66	2	4				Q	M Chiudinelli	6	6	66	2	0
	Q	M Chiudinelli	2	78	6	6													24	L Pouille	3	7	2	7	6
	PR	B Baker	6	78	4	2	2												15	R Bautista Agut	6	5	6	5	1
		F Delbonis	3	66	6	6	6				F Delbonis	7	2	3	2
		G García López	5	1	77	63				15	R Bautista Agut	5	6	6	6
	15	R Bautista Agut	7	6	65	77

Section 4

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	10	G Monfils	6	6	77
		G Müller	4	2	65					10	G Monfils	7	6	6
	Q	J Šátral	4	3	6	6	6			Q	J Šátral	5	4	3
	WC	M McDonald	6	6	3	2	2												10	G Monfils	6	6	6
	Q	M Fucsovics	1	4	67															N Almagro	4	2	4
		N Almagro	6	6	79						N Almagro	77	6	711
		D Sela	3	2	6	7	3			18	P Cuevas	65	4	69
	18	P Cuevas	6	6	0	5	6																					10	G Monfils	6	6	6
	32	B Paire	6	2	3	7	6																						M Baghdatis	3	2	3
		D Lajović	2	6	6	5	1			32	B Paire	2	4	6	4
		M Baghdatis	6	6	1						M Baghdatis	6	6	3	6
		F Bagnis	4	2	1r															M Baghdatis	6	77	1	6
		A Mannarino	4	65	3														Q	R Harrison	3	64	6	1
	Q	R Harrison	6	77	6					Q	R Harrison	64	7	7	6
		D Brown	5	3	4					5	M Raonic	77	5	5	1
	5	M Raonic	7	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	8	D Thiem	6	2	5	6	6
		J Millman	3	6	7	4	3			8	D Thiem	6	6	6
		R Berankis	3	77	6	6					R Berankis	4	3	2
		M Jaziri	6	63	4	2													8	D Thiem	1	6	6	7
		P Carreño Busta	6	7	6															P Carreño Busta	6	4	4	5
	Q	I Ivashka	0	5	2						P Carreño Busta	3	4	6	6	6
	PR	J Tipsarević	77	60	6	6				PR	J Tipsarević	6	6	1	4	4
	29	S Querrey	64	77	3	3																						8	D Thiem	3	2r
	19	S Johnson	4	1	77	6	6																					WC	JM del Potro	6	3
		E Donskoy	6	6	62	3	3			19	S Johnson	65	3	2
	WC	JM del Potro	6	6	77					WC	JM del Potro	77	6	6
		D Schwartzman	4	4	63														WC	JM del Potro	77	6	6
		T Gabashvili	711	6	65	5	4												11	D Ferrer	63	2	3
		F Fognini	69	3	77	7	6				F Fognini	0	6	7	1	4
		A Dolgopolov	5r							11	D Ferrer	6	4	5	6	6
	11	D Ferrer	6

Section 6

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	14	N Kyrgios	6	6	6
		A Bedene	4	4	4					14	N Kyrgios	7	6	6
		H Zeballos	6	6	79						H Zeballos	5	4	4
		F Mayer	3	4	67														14	N Kyrgios	6	4	1	0r
		I Dodig	3	4	77	5														I Marchenko	4	6	6	0
		I Marchenko	6	6	64	7					I Marchenko	6	6	6
		D Džumhur	6	6	4	77					D Džumhur	2	4	3
	17	B Tomic	4	3	6	60																							I Marchenko	4	1	77	3
	27	A Zverev	3	6	6	77																						3	S Wawrinka	6	6	65	6
	LL	D Brands	6	1	4	64				27	A Zverev	4	4	7	2
		D Evans	6	4	7	6					D Evans	6	6	5	6
	WC	R Ram	2	6	5	1														D Evans	6	3	78	68	2
		D Kudla	6	4	1	6	0												3	S Wawrinka	4	6	66	710	6
	Q	A Giannessi	0	6	6	1	6			Q	A Giannessi	1	64	5
		F Verdasco	64	4	4					3	S Wawrinka	6	77	7
	3	S Wawrinka	77	6	6

Section 7

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	6	K Nishikori	6	6	3	6
		B Becker	1	1	6	3				6	K Nishikori	6	4	6	6
	Q	K Khachanov	6	6	4	6				Q	K Khachanov	4	6	4	3
	Q	T Fabbiano	3	3	6	3													6	K Nishikori	4	6	6	6
	Q	C Harrison	0	2	1															N Mahut	6	1	2	2
		P-H Mathieu	6	6	6						P-H Mathieu	4	4	2
		N Mahut	6	7	1						N Mahut	6	6	6
	25	P Kohlschreiber	3	5	0r																							6	K Nishikori	6	6	77
	21	I Karlović	4	77	64	77	7																					21	I Karlović	3	4	64
		Y-h Lu	6	64	77	65	5			21	I Karlović	6	77	6
		D Young	6	7	4	7					D Young	4	64	4
		J-L Struff	3	5	6	5													21	I Karlović	6	77	6
		V Troicki	5	3	6	6	77												Q	J Donaldson	4	63	3
		R Albot	7	6	4	4	65				V Troicki	5	3	3
	Q	J Donaldson	4	7	6	6				Q	J Donaldson	7	6	6
	12	D Goffin	6	5	4	0

Section 8

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	16	F López	3
		B Ćorić	4r							16	F López	2	4	6	5
		V Estrella Burgos	0	1	1						J Sousa	6	6	1	7
		J Sousa	6	6	6															J Sousa	4	1	6	2
	WC	M Mmoh	4	4	1														22	G Dimitrov	6	6	3	6
		J Chardy	6	6	6						J Chardy	6	4	6	4	2
		Í Cervantes	2	4	67					22	G Dimitrov	4	6	3	6	6
	22	G Dimitrov	6	6	79																							22	G Dimitrov	1	2	2
	30	G Simon	6	6	6																							2	A Murray	6	6	6
	Q	R Štěpánek	3	1	4					30	G Simon	6	2	2	77	63
		C Berlocq	4	2	1						P Lorenzi	3	6	6	61	77
		P Lorenzi	6	6	6															P Lorenzi	64	7	2	3
		M Granollers	77	77	6														2	A Murray	77	5	6	6
		J Mónaco	65	62	4						M Granollers	4	1	4
		L Rosol	3	2	2					2	A Murray	6	6	6
	2	A Murray	6	6	6

Seeded players

Seeds are based on the ATP and WTA rankings as of August 22, 2016. Rank and points before are as of August 29, 2016.

Seed	Rank	Player	Points before	Points defending	Points won	Points after	Status
1	1	Novak Djokovic	14,840	2,000	1,200	14,040	Runner-up, lost to Stan Wawrinka [3]
2	2	Andy Murray	9,305	180	360	9,485	Quarterfinals lost to Kei Nishikori [6]
3	3	Stan Wawrinka	4,980	720	2,000	6,260	Champion, defeated Novak Djokovic [1]
4	5	Rafael Nadal	4,850	90	180	4,940	Fourth round lost to Lucas Pouille [24]
5	6	Milos Raonic	4,805	90	45	4,760	Second round lost to Ryan Harrison [Q]
6	7	Kei Nishikori	4,165	10	720	4,875	Semifinals lost to Stan Wawrinka [3]
7	9	Marin Čilić	3,515	720	90	2,885	Third round lost to Jack Sock [26]
8	10	Dominic Thiem	3,205	90	180	3,295	Fourth round retired vs. Juan Martín del Potro [WC]
9	11	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	2,875	360	360	2,875	Quarterfinals retired vs. Novak Djokovic [1]
10	12	Gaël Monfils	2,835	10	720	3,545	Semifinals lost to Novak Djokovic [1]
11	13	David Ferrer	2,660	90	90	2,660	Third round lost to Juan Martín del Potro [WC]
12	14	David Goffin	2,565	90	10	2,485	First round lost to Jared Donaldson [Q]
13	15	Richard Gasquet	2,230	360	10	1,880	First round lost to Kyle Edmund
14	16	Nick Kyrgios	2,060	10	90	2,140	Third round retired vs. Illya Marchenko
15	17	Roberto Bautista Agut	2,040	180	90	1,950	Third round lost to Lucas Pouille [24]
16	18	Feliciano López	1,840	360	45	1,525	Second round lost to João Sousa
17	19	Bernard Tomic	1,780	90	10	1,700	First round lost to Damir Džumhur
18	20	Pablo Cuevas	1,745	45	45	1,745	Second round lost to Nicolás Almagro
19	22	Steve Johnson	1,635	10	45	1,670	Second round lost to Juan Martín del Potro [WC]
20	21	John Isner	1,645	180	90	1,555	Third round lost to Kyle Edmund
21	23	Ivo Karlović	1,570	45	180	1,705	Fourth round lost to Kei Nishikori [6]
22	24	Grigor Dimitrov	1,555	45	180	1,690	Fourth round lost to Andy Murray [2]
23	35	Kevin Anderson	1,275	360	90	1,005	Third round lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [9]
24	25	Lucas Pouille	1,481	10	360	1,831	Quarterfinals lost to Gaël Monfils [10]
25	26	Philipp Kohlschreiber	1,475	90	10	1,395	First round retired vs. Nicolas Mahut
26	27	Jack Sock	1,450	45	180	1,585	Fourth round lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [9]
27	28	Alexander Zverev	1,415	35	45	1,425	Second round lost to Daniel Evans
28	29	Martin Kližan	1,405	45	10	1,370	First round lost to Mikhail Youzhny
29	30	Sam Querrey	1,400	10	10	1,400	First round lost to Janko Tipsarević [PR]
30	31	Gilles Simon	1,385	10	45	1,420	Second round lost to Paolo Lorenzi
31	33	Albert Ramos Viñolas	1,330	10+45	45+20	1,340	Second round lost to Andrey Kuznetsov
32	34	Benoît Paire	1,305	180	45	1,170	Second round lost to Marcos Baghdatis

Withdrawn players

The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew from the event.

Rank	Player	Points before	Points defending	Points after	Withdrawal reason
4	Roger Federer	4,945	1,200	3,745	Knee injury[3]
8	Tomáš Berdych	3,570	180	3,390	Appendicitis[4]

Other entry information

Wild cards

• Juan Martín del Potro
• James Duckworth
• Ernesto Escobedo^[a]
• Bjorn Fratangelo
• Mackenzie McDonald^[b]
• Michael Mmoh^[c]
• Rajeev Ram
• Frances Tiafoe

Protected ranking

• Julien Benneteau (39)
• Janko Tipsarević (39)
• Brian Baker (56)
• Dmitry Tursunov (89)
• Jerzy Janowicz (94)

Qualifiers

See also: 2016 US Open – Men's singles qualifying

• Guido Andreozzi
• Marco Chiudinelli
• Guilherme Clezar
• Steve Darcis
• Jared Donaldson
• Thomas Fabbiano
• Márton Fucsovics
• Alessandro Giannessi
• Christian Harrison
• Ryan Harrison
• Ilya Ivashka
• Karen Khachanov
• Saketh Myneni
• Jan Šátral
• Radek Štěpánek
• Mischa Zverev

Lucky losers

• Daniel Brands
• Jozef Kovalík

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• ‡ Roger Federer (3) → replaced by Dustin Brown (99)
• ‡ Tommy Robredo (92) → replaced by Teymuraz Gabashvili (100)
• ‡ Ernests Gulbis (64) → replaced by Denis Kudla (101)
• ‡ Tomáš Berdych (8) → replaced by Lukáš Lacko (102)^[d]
• @ Thanasi Kokkinakis (81 PR) → replaced by Jozef Kovalík (LL)
• § Dmitry Tursunov (89 PR) → replaced by Daniel Brands (LL)

‡ – withdrew from entry list before qualifying began
@ – withdrew from entry list after qualifying began
§ – withdrew from main draw

During the tournament

• Jiří Veselý (left forearm inflammation)

Retirements

• Facundo Bagnis
• Borna Ćorić
• Alexandr Dolgopolov
• Philipp Kohlschreiber
• Nick Kyrgios
• Lukáš Lacko
• Dominic Thiem
• Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
• Mikhail Youzhny

Notes

1. Winner of the Men's USTA Wild Card Challenge held in Binghamton, New York, Lexington, Kentucky and Aptos, California
2. Winner of the men's singles tournament in the 2016 NCAA Division I Tennis Championships
3. Winner of the Kalamazoo Wild Card tournament
4. Last direct acceptance