2016 Western & Southern Open – Men's singles

Marin Čilić defeated Andy Murray in the final, 6–4, 7–5 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2016 Cincinnati Masters. It was his maiden Masters 1000 title, ending a streak of 18 consecutive Masters events won by a member of the Big Four.

Men's singles
2016 Western & Southern Open
Champion	Marin Čilić
Runner-up	Andy Murray
Score	6–4, 7–5
Draw	64 (7Q / 4WC)
Seeds	16

Main article: 2016 Western & Southern Open

Roger Federer was the two-time reigning champion, but withdrew due to a knee injury.

Seeds

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

01.   Andy Murray (final)

02.   Stan Wawrinka (third round)

03.   Rafael Nadal (third round)

04.   Milos Raonic (semifinal)

05.   Kei Nishikori (third round)

06.   Tomáš Berdych (third round)

07.   Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (third round)

08.   Dominic Thiem (quarterfinals)

09.   Gaël Monfils (third round, withdrew due to back injury)

10.   David Ferrer (first round)

11.   David Goffin (second round)

12.   Marin Čilić (champion)

13.   Richard Gasquet (second round)

14.   Nick Kyrgios (second round)

15.   Roberto Bautista Agut (first round)

16.   Feliciano López (second round)

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

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

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Andy Murray	6	6
		Bernard Tomic	4	4
								1	Andy Murray	6	6
								4	Milos Raonic	3	3
	4	Milos Raonic	6	6
	8	Dominic Thiem	3	4
															1	Andy Murray	4	5
															12	Marin Čilić	6	7
	12	Marin Čilić	6	0
		Borna Ćorić	2	0r
								12	Marin Čilić	4	6	7
									Grigor Dimitrov	6	3	5
		Steve Johnson	68	2
		Grigor Dimitrov	710	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	A Murray	6	6
		I Karlović	4	4				PR	J Mónaco	3	2
	PR	J Mónaco	6	6											1	A Murray	6	6
		A Dolgopolov	5	0r												K Anderson	3	2
		K Anderson	7	0					K Anderson	6	6
	LL	A Mannarino	62	6	1			13	R Gasquet	2	4
	13	R Gasquet	77	3	6																	1	A Murray	6	6
	11	D Goffin	7	6																			B Tomic	4	4
	Q	N Basilashvili	5	3				11	D Goffin	6	5	4
		J Sousa	4	3					B Tomic	3	7	6
		B Tomic	6	6												B Tomic	77	77
	WC	T Fritz	1	3											5	K Nishikori	61	65
	Q	M Youzhny	6	6				Q	M Youzhny	3	2
								5	K Nishikori	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	M Raonic	77	77
		F Fognini	3	2					J Isner	65	65
		J Isner	6	6											4	M Raonic	6	3	6
	Q	Y Sugita	64	6	6										Q	Y Sugita	1	6	1
		A Zverev	77	4	2			Q	Y Sugita	6	7
		N Mahut	77	2	6				N Mahut	3	5
	15	R Bautista Agut	62	6	3																	4	M Raonic	6	6
	9	G Monfils	6	6																		8	D Thiem	3	4
		P Carreño Busta	3	4				9	G Monfils	7	6
		M Baghdatis	7	7					M Baghdatis	5	0
		V Pospisil	5	5											9	G Monfils
	Q	M Jaziri	4	7	3										8	D Thiem	w/o
	Q	J Millman	6	5	6			Q	J Millman	5	1
								8	D Thiem	7	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	T Berdych	6	77
	Q	J Veselý	4	77	2				M Granollers	3	64
		M Granollers	6	65	6										6	T Berdych	3	6	4
	WC	F Verdasco	77	6											12	M Čilić	6	4	6
		A Ramos Viñolas	65	4				WC	F Verdasco	3	1
		V Troicki	3	4				12	M Čilić	6	6
	12	M Čilić	6	6																		12	M Čilić	6	0
	14	N Kyrgios	6	7																			B Ćorić	2	0r
		L Pouille	2	5				14	N Kyrgios	62	6	66
		B Ćorić	1	6	6				B Ćorić	77	4	78
		B Paire	6	3	4											B Ćorić	6	6
		P Cuevas	4	77	6										3	R Nadal	1	3
		S Querrey	6	65	3				P Cuevas	1	64
								3	R Nadal	6	77

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	J-W Tsonga	77	77
	WC	R Opelka	3	7	711			WC	R Opelka	65	63
		J Chardy	6	5	69										7	J-W Tsonga	3	66
		S Johnson	6	7												S Johnson	6	78
		F Delbonis	4	5					S Johnson	3	6	77
	PR	J Benneteau	6	2	6			PR	J Benneteau	6	2	65
	10	D Ferrer	4	6	4																		S Johnson	68	2
	16	F López	6	6																			G Dimitrov	710	6
	Q	M Zverev	3	1				16	F López	7	3	66
		G Simon	1	3					G Dimitrov	5	6	78
		G Dimitrov	6	6												G Dimitrov	6	6
	WC	J Donaldson	6	77											2	S Wawrinka	4	4
		N Almagro	3	62				WC	J Donaldson	6	3	4
								2	S Wawrinka	2	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Jiří Veselý (qualified)
2. Guido Pella (first round)
3. Mikhail Youzhny (qualified)
4. Stéphane Robert (first round)
5. Malek Jaziri (qualified)
6. Gastão Elias (qualifying competition)
7. Illya Marchenko (first round)
8. Lu Yen-hsun (first round)
9. Adrian Mannarino (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
10. Diego Schwartzman (first round)
11. Paul-Henri Mathieu (first round)
12. John Millman (qualified)
13. Damir Džumhur (first round)
14. Ivan Dodig (first round)

Qualifiers

1. Jiří Veselý
2. Yūichi Sugita
3. Mikhail Youzhny
4. John Millman
5. Malek Jaziri
6. Nikoloz Basilashvili
7. Mischa Zverev

Lucky losers

1. Adrian Mannarino

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Jiří Veselý	6	6
		Tim Smyczek	4	2
								1	Jiří Veselý	65	6	6
									Thiago Monteiro	77	1	4
		Thiago Monteiro	77	6
	14	Ivan Dodig	63	3

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Guido Pella	1	7	5
		Yūichi Sugita	6	5	7
									Yūichi Sugita	6	6
									Kyle Edmund	4	3
		Kyle Edmund	2	77	77
	8	Lu Yen-hsun	6	63	64

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Mikhail Youzhny	6	6
		Ričardas Berankis	3	4
								3	Mikhail Youzhny	6	6
								WC	Brian Baker	4	1
	WC	Brian Baker	6	6
	10	Diego Schwartzman	2	4

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Stéphane Robert	5	6	66
		Lukáš Rosol	7	2	78
									Lukáš Rosol	3	3
								12	John Millman	6	6
	WC	Ryan Harrison	6	63	4
	12	John Millman	4	77	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Malek Jaziri	7	7
		Evgeny Donskoy	5	5
								5	Malek Jaziri	6	6
								WC	Stefan Kozlov	4	2
	WC	Stefan Kozlov	6	3	7
	13	Damir Džumhur	4	6	5

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Gastão Elias	6	6
		Luke Saville	4	2
								6	Gastão Elias	3	2
									Nikoloz Basilashvili	6	6
		Nikoloz Basilashvili	6	7
	11	Paul-Henri Mathieu	1	5

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Illya Marchenko	4	3
	Alt	Mischa Zverev	6	6
								Alt	Mischa Zverev	77	7
								9	Adrian Mannarino	64	5
	Alt	Quentin Halys	4	3
	9	Adrian Mannarino	6	6

References

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw