2016 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships – Singles

Singles
2016 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships
Champion	Nick Kyrgios
Runner-up	David Goffin
Final score	4−6, 6−3, 7−5

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

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
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

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	4^r
	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	7^7	3	3				F Verdasco	6	5	5
	F Verdasco	6^2	6	6										4	M Čilić	7	6
PR	J Mónaco	7^7	7^7											PR	J Mónaco	5	1
	T Fritz	6^2	6^5				PR	J Mónaco	7^7	6
Q	J Duckworth	6^5	7^7	4			Q	J Duckworth	6^3	3
8	F López	7^7	6^4	2^r

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	7^9	6					G Müller	6	6
3	T Berdych	6^7	1																		6	N Kyrgios	6	6
7	I Karlović	7^8	6^6	7^7																	2	G Monfils	4	4
	F Delbonis	6^6	7^8	6^5			7	I Karlović	7^11	7^7
PR	J Tipsarević	6	6				PR	J Tipsarević	6^9	6^5
WC	T Daniel	2	4											7	I Karlović	6^6	6^6
	G Simon	7	4	6										2	G Monfils	7^8	7^8
	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	7^7	6
	5	Jared Donaldson	6^5	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	1^r
		Duck-hee Lee	7^7	6^2	3
	7	Vasek Pospisil	6^1	7^7	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

References

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw