2016 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships – Singles

Stan Wawrinka was the defending champion, but withdrew before the tournament began.

Singles
2016 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships
Champion	Nick Kyrgios
Runner-up	David Goffin
Score	4−6, 6−3, 7−5
Draw	32 (4Q / 3WC)
Seeds	8

Main article: 2016 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships

Nick Kyrgios won the title, defeating David Goffin in the final, 4−6, 6−3, 7−5. This was his first ATP 500 level title.

Seeds

1. Kei Nishikori (second round, retired)
2. Gaël Monfils (semifinals)
3. Tomáš Berdych (first round)
4. Marin Čilić (semifinals)
5. David Goffin (final)
6. Nick Kyrgios (champion)
7. Ivo Karlović (quarterfinals)
8. Feliciano López (first round, retired)

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							Final
	5	David Goffin	7	6
	4	Marin Čilić	5	4
								5	David Goffin	6	3	5
								6	Nick Kyrgios	4	6	7
	6	Nick Kyrgios	6	6
	2	Gaël Monfils	4	4

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	K Nishikori	4	6	6
	LL	D Young	6	2	2			1	K Nishikori	4r
		M Kližan	6	3	3				J Sousa	3
		J Sousa	4	6	6											J Sousa	6	5	2
		J Veselý	3	6	6										5	D Goffin	1	7	6
		K Anderson	6	0	4				J Veselý	3	5
	WC	Y Nishioka	5	2				5	D Goffin	6	7
	5	D Goffin	7	6																		5	D Goffin	7	6
	4	M Čilić	6	4	6																	4	M Čilić	5	4
		B Paire	0	6	3			4	M Čilić	4	7	7
	Q	G Soeda	77	3	3				F Verdasco	6	5	5
		F Verdasco	62	6	6										4	M Čilić	7	6
	PR	J Mónaco	77	77											PR	J Mónaco	5	1
		T Fritz	62	65				PR	J Mónaco	77	6
	Q	J Duckworth	65	77	4			Q	J Duckworth	63	3
	8	F López	77	64	2r

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	N Kyrgios	7	6
	Q	R Harrison	5	2				6	N Kyrgios	w/o
		S Robert	2	1				Q	R Štěpánek
	Q	R Štěpánek	6	6											6	N Kyrgios	6	6
		M Granollers	1	6	3											G Müller	4	2
		M Baghdatis	6	3	6				M Baghdatis	3	4
		G Müller	79	6					G Müller	6	6
	3	T Berdych	67	1																		6	N Kyrgios	6	6
	7	I Karlović	78	66	77																	2	G Monfils	4	4
		F Delbonis	66	78	65			7	I Karlović	711	77
	PR	J Tipsarević	6	6				PR	J Tipsarević	69	65
	WC	T Daniel	2	4											7	I Karlović	66	66
		G Simon	7	4	6										2	G Monfils	78	78
		P Kohlschreiber	5	6	0				G Simon	1	4
	WC	Y Sugita	3	1				2	G Monfils	6	6
	2	G Monfils	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Mikhail Youzhny (first round)
2. Daniel Evans (first round)
3. Gastão Elias (first round)
4. Donald Young (qualifying competition, Lucky loser)
5. Jared Donaldson (first round)
6. Radek Štěpánek (qualified)
7. Vasek Pospisil (qualifying competition, retired)
8. Ryan Harrison (qualified)

Qualifiers

1. James Duckworth
2. Radek Štěpánek
3. Go Soeda
4. Ryan Harrison

Lucky losers

1. Donald Young

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Mikhail Youzhny	2	2
	PR	Matthew Ebden	6	6
								PR	Matthew Ebden	2	2
									James Duckworth	6	6
		James Duckworth	77	6
	5	Jared Donaldson	65	4

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Daniel Evans	3	6	4
	WC	Akira Santillan	6	4	6
								WC	Akira Santillan	2	6	4
								6	Radek Štěpánek	6	3	6
	WC	Yosuke Watanuki	4	4
	6	Radek Štěpánek	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Gastão Elias	2	4
		Go Soeda	6	6
									Go Soeda	6	1
								7	Vasek Pospisil	0	1r
		Duck-hee Lee	77	62	3
	7	Vasek Pospisil	61	77	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Donald Young	6	7
		Tatsuma Ito	3	5
								4	Donald Young	7	1	4
								8	Ryan Harrison	5	6	6
	WC	Yasutaka Uchiyama	3	6	3
	8	Ryan Harrison	6	3	6

External links

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw