Three-time defending champion Kei Nishikori successfully defended his title, defeating Taylor Fritz in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the singles title at the 2016 Memphis Open. Notably, this was only Fritz' third career event on the ATP Tour.

Seeds

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

  1. Japan Kei Nishikori (champion)
  2. United States Steve Johnson (second round)
  3. United States Donald Young (quarterfinals)
  4. United States Sam Querrey (semifinals)
  5. United States Denis Kudla (second round)
  6. Australia Sam Groth (first round)
  7. Australia John Millman (second round)
  8. Bosnia and Herzegovina Damir Džumhur (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

SemifinalsFinal
1Japan Kei Nishikori366
4United States Sam Querrey633
1Japan Kei Nishikori66
WCUnited States Taylor Fritz44
Lithuania Ričardas Berankis634
WCUnited States Taylor Fritz266

Top half

First roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinals
1Japan K Nishikori67
United States R Harrison607106United States R Harrison25
WCUnited States F Tiafoe776841Japan K Nishikori66
Italy L Vanni464Kazakhstan M Kukushkin24
Kazakhstan M Kukushkin677Kazakhstan M Kukushkin67
United States R Ram425United States D Kudla15
5United States D Kudla661Japan K Nishikori366
4United States S Querrey633
4United States S Querrey66
QSwitzerland H Laaksonen63QSwitzerland H Laaksonen34
Australia M Ebden10r4United States S Querrey66
QJapan Y Nishioka66QJapan Y Nishioka34
QUnited States J Donaldson34QJapan Y Nishioka66
Ukraine I Marchenko7777Ukraine I Marchenko13
6Australia S Groth6462

Bottom half

First roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinals
8Bosnia and Herzegovina D Džumhur646
United States T Smyczek3638Bosnia and Herzegovina D Džumhur34
Israel D Sela7725Lithuania R Berankis66
Lithuania R Berankis6567Lithuania R Berankis776
Tunisia M Jaziri133United States D Young631
Spain M Granollers66Spain M Granollers162
3United States D Young677
Lithuania R Berankis634
7Australia J Millman6637WCUnited States T Fritz266
United States A Krajicek37757Australia J Millman266
Germany B Becker636Germany B Becker678
WCUnited States T Paul463Germany B Becker4765
WCUnited States T Fritz66WCUnited States T Fritz6577
QUnited States M Mmoh34WCUnited States T Fritz7779
2United States S Johnson6567

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Moldova Radu Albot (qualifying competition)
  2. United States Bjorn Fratangelo (qualifying competition)
  3. Japan Yoshihito Nishioka (qualified)
  4. Japan Tatsuma Ito (first round)
  5. Australia John-Patrick Smith (first round)
  6. United States Dennis Novikov (first round)
  7. United States Jared Donaldson (qualified)
  8. Spain Adrián Menéndez-Maceiras (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

  1. Switzerland Henri Laaksonen
  2. United States Michael Mmoh
  3. Japan Yoshihito Nishioka
  4. United States Jared Donaldson

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First roundQualifying competition
1Moldova Radu Albot66
Russia Andrey Rublev34
1Moldova Radu Albot78641
Switzerland Henri Laaksonen66776
Switzerland Henri Laaksonen5786
5Australia John-Patrick Smith7664

Second qualifier

First roundQualifying competition
2United States Bjorn Fratangelo66
WCUnited States Jarryd Woog22
2United States Bjorn Fratangelo4766
WCUnited States Michael Mmoh6578
WCUnited States Michael Mmoh646
6United States Dennis Novikov164

Third qualifier

First roundQualifying competition
3Japan Yoshihito Nishioka66
AltUnited Kingdom Joe Salisbury23
3Japan Yoshihito Nishioka646
8Spain Adrián Menéndez-Maceiras263
India Somdev Devvarman34
8Spain Adrián Menéndez-Maceiras66

Fourth qualifier

First roundQualifying competition
4Japan Tatsuma Ito21
Republic of Ireland James McGee66
Republic of Ireland James McGee060
7United States Jared Donaldson677
United States Tennys Sandgren734
7United States Jared Donaldson566

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