2016 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's singles

Stan Wawrinka defeated Marcos Baghdatis in the final, 6–4, 7–6^(15–13) to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2016 Dubai Tennis Championships.

Men's singles
2016 Dubai Tennis Championships
Champion	Stan Wawrinka
Runner-up	Marcos Baghdatis
Score	6–4, 7–6(15–13)
Draw	32
Seeds	8

Main article: 2016 Dubai Tennis Championships

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

This marked the first tournament Novak Djokovic participated in where he failed to reach the final since the 2015 Qatar Open, snapping a streak of 17 finals, when he was forced to retire from his quarterfinal match against Feliciano López due to an eye injury.

Seeds

1. Novak Djokovic (quarterfinals, retired due to an eye injury)
2. Stan Wawrinka (champion)
3. Tomáš Berdych (quarterfinals)
4. Roberto Bautista Agut (quarterfinals)
5. Viktor Troicki (first round)
6. Feliciano López (semifinals)
7. Martin Kližan (first round)
8. Philipp Kohlschreiber (quarterfinals)

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
	6	Feliciano López	6	61	1
		Marcos Baghdatis	3	77	6
									Marcos Baghdatis	4	613
								2	Stan Wawrinka	6	715
		Nick Kyrgios	4	0r
	2	Stan Wawrinka	6	3

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	N Djokovic	6	6
		T Robredo	1	2				1	N Djokovic	6	6
	Q	M Youzhny	4	1				WC	M Jaziri	1	2
	WC	M Jaziri	6	6											1	N Djokovic	3	0r
	WC	Y Bhambri	6	62	0										6	F López	6	0
		L Rosol	2	77	6				L Rosol	3	67
		G García-López	1	6	4			6	F López	6	79
	6	F López	6	4	6																	6	F López	6	61	1
	4	R Bautista Agut	6	6																			M Baghdatis	3	77	6
		S Bolelli	2	4				4	R Bautista Agut	6	6
		H Chung	6	6					H Chung	0	1
		A Seppi	3	4											4	R Bautista Agut	5	0
		V Pospisil	6	5	6											M Baghdatis	7	6
	Q	L Pouille	3	7	4				V Pospisil	4	2
		M Baghdatis	77	6					M Baghdatis	6	6
	5	V Troicki	62	2

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	M Kližan	6	3	2
		N Kyrgios	3	6	6				N Kyrgios	6	6
		M Kukushkin	7	77					M Kukushkin	3	2
		D Istomin	5	63												N Kyrgios	6	6
	Q	T Fabbiano	6	6											3	T Berdych	4	4
		L Mayer	3	4				Q	T Fabbiano	2	2
		J Sousa	1	4				3	T Berdych	6	6
	3	T Berdych	6	6																			N Kyrgios	4	0r
	8	P Kohlschreiber	6	7																		2	S Wawrinka	6	3
	WC	M İlhan	1	5				8	P Kohlschreiber	6	77
		B Ćorić	6	6					B Ćorić	2	65
		J Veselý	4	4											8	P Kohlschreiber	5	1
		T Gabashvili	2	3											2	S Wawrinka	7	6
	Q	F Škugor	6	6				Q	F Škugor	5	1
		S Stakhovsky	7	3	5			2	S Wawrinka	7	6
	2	S Wawrinka	5	6	7

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Mikhail Youzhny (qualified)
2. Ivan Dodig (qualifying competition)
3. Kyle Edmund (qualifying competition)
4. Lucas Pouille (qualified)
5. Ruben Bemelmans (qualifying competition)
6. Nikoloz Basilashvili (qualifying competition)
7. Thomas Fabbiano (qualified)
8. James Ward (first round)

Qualifiers

1. Mikhail Youzhny
2. Thomas Fabbiano
3. Franko Škugor
4. Lucas Pouille

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Mikhail Youzhny	77	6
	WC	Sam Barry	61	2
								1	Mikhail Youzhny	6	6
								6	Nikoloz Basilashvili	2	4
		Yannick Mertens	62	0
	6	Nikoloz Basilashvili	77	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Ivan Dodig	7	6
		Roberto Marcora	5	2
								2	Ivan Dodig	77	4	2
								7	Thomas Fabbiano	61	6	6
	WC	Cem İlkel	3	6	2
	7	Thomas Fabbiano	6	2	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Kyle Edmund	6	6
		Radek Štěpánek	3	4
								3	Kyle Edmund	4	2
									Franko Škugor	6	6
		Franko Škugor	6	6
	8	James Ward	3	4

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Lucas Pouille	6	6
	WC	Roy de Valk	1	0
								4	Lucas Pouille	6	6
								5	Ruben Bemelmans	2	3
		Mischa Zverev	4	77	3
	5	Ruben Bemelmans	6	62	6

External links

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw