Andy Murray defeated the two-time defending champion Novak Djokovic in the final, 6–3, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2016 Italian Open.

Men's singles
2016 Italian Open
Final
ChampionUnited Kingdom Andy Murray
Runner-upSerbia Novak Djokovic
Score6–3, 6–3
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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This was the first Italian Open in 11 years which was not won by either of Rafael Nadal or Djokovic.

Seeds

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

01.    Novak Djokovic (final)
02.    Andy Murray (champion)
03.    Roger Federer (third round)
04.    Stan Wawrinka (third round)
05.    Rafael Nadal (quarterfinals)
06.    Kei Nishikori (semifinals)
07.    Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (withdrew due to muscle strain)
08.    Tomáš Berdych (third round)
09.    David Ferrer (third round)
10.    Milos Raonic (second round)
11.    Richard Gasquet (third round)
12.    David Goffin (quarterfinals)
13.    Dominic Thiem (quarterfinals)
14.    Gaël Monfils (first round)
15.    Roberto Bautista Agut (second round)
16.    Kevin Anderson (second round)

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Novak Djokovic 7 77
5   Rafael Nadal 5 64
1   Novak Djokovic 2 6 77
6   Kei Nishikori 6 4 65
13   Dominic Thiem 3 5
6   Kei Nishikori 6 7
1   Novak Djokovic 3 3
2   Andy Murray 6 6
LL   Lucas Pouille w/o
PR   Juan Mónaco
LL   Lucas Pouille 2 1
2   Andy Murray 6 6
12   David Goffin 1 5
2   Andy Murray 6 7

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   N Djokovic 7 7
Q   S Robert 77 710 Q   S Robert 5 5
Q   A Bedene 63 68 1   N Djokovic 0 6 6
  P Cuevas 66 6 5   T Bellucci 6 3 2
  N Mahut 78 2 7   N Mahut 4 3
  T Bellucci 6 77   T Bellucci 6 6
14   G Monfils 3 62 1   N Djokovic 7 77
10   M Raonic 6 4 6 5   R Nadal 5 64
WC   M Cecchinato 4 6 4 10   M Raonic 65 3
  N Kyrgios 6 6   N Kyrgios 77 6
WC   S Caruso 1 2   N Kyrgios 77 2 4
  P Kohlschreiber 6 6 5   R Nadal 63 6 6
Q   Í Cervantes 4 2   P Kohlschreiber 3 3
5   R Nadal 6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3   R Federer 6 7
  A Zverev 6 6   A Zverev 3 5
  G Dimitrov 1 4 3   R Federer 62 4
  J Sousa 65 6 7 13   D Thiem 77 6
WC   L Sonego 77 3 5   J Sousa 3 2
  A Dolgopolov 3 6 4 13   D Thiem 6 6
13   D Thiem 6 3 6 13   D Thiem 3 5
11   R Gasquet 6 6 6   K Nishikori 6 7
PR   J Benneteau 3 0 11   R Gasquet 6 6
  A Seppi 77 77   A Seppi 3 4
  V Pospisil 65 62 11   R Gasquet 1 4
  T Gabashvili 4 1 6   K Nishikori 6 6
  V Troicki 6 6   V Troicki 7 2 3
6   K Nishikori 5 6 6

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
LL   L Pouille 3 6 7
  I Karlović 77 2 3 Q   E Gulbis 6 4 5
Q   E Gulbis 63 6 6 LL   L Pouille 6 6
  F Fognini 1 62 9   D Ferrer 4 1
  G García López 6 77   G García López 4 3
Q   F Volandri 6 5 1 9   D Ferrer 6 6
9   D Ferrer 4 7 6 LL   L Pouille w/o
16   K Anderson 6 77 PR   J Mónaco
  F López 4 65 16   K Anderson 6 3 2
  S Johnson 4 4 PR   J Mónaco 3 6 6
PR   J Mónaco 6 6 PR   J Mónaco 65 6 6
  B Paire 1 4   S Wawrinka 77 3 4
  B Tomic 2r   B Paire 7 2 1
4   S Wawrinka 5 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8   T Berdych 6 6
  A Ramos Viñolas 6 6   A Ramos Viñolas 3 4
  S Querrey 4 4 8   T Berdych 0 0
  J Sock 5 7 6 12   D Goffin 6 6
  G Pella 7 5 3   J Sock 4 4
  L Mayer 6 68 3 12   D Goffin 6 6
12   D Goffin 2 710 6 12   D Goffin 1 5
15   R Bautista Agut 6 6 2   A Murray 6 7
  P Lorenzi 3 1 15   R Bautista Agut 66 4
  J Chardy 2 6 6   J Chardy 78 6
Q   D Džumhur 6 4 2   J Chardy 0 4
Q   M Kukushkin 77 5 6 2   A Murray 6 6
  B Ćorić 65 7 4 Q   M Kukushkin 3 3
2   A Murray 6 6

Qualifying

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Seeds

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  1.   Lucas Pouille (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  2.   Aljaž Bedene (qualified)
  3.   Paul-Henri Mathieu (first round)
  4.   Denis Kudla (qualifying competition)
  5.   Malek Jaziri (first round, retired)
  6.   Robin Haase (qualifying competition)
  7.   Íñigo Cervantes (qualified)
  8.   Dušan Lajović (first round)
  9.   Taylor Fritz (first round)
  10.   Damir Džumhur (qualified)
  11.   Rajeev Ram (qualifying competition)
  12.   Ernests Gulbis (qualified)
  13.   Mikhail Kukushkin (qualified)
  14.   Benjamin Becker (withdrew)

Qualifiers

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Lucky losers

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Qualifying draw

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First qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
1   Lucas Pouille 6 6
  Andrea Arnaboldi 2 3
1   Lucas Pouille 5 2
13   Mikhail Kukushkin 7 6
Alt   Federico Gaio 77 4 4
13   Mikhail Kukushkin 62 6 6

Second qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
2   Aljaž Bedene 4 6 6
WC   Omar Giacalone 6 3 1
2   Aljaž Bedene 6 6
  Kenny de Schepper 3 3
  Kenny de Schepper 6 7
8   Dušan Lajović 3 5

Third qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
3   Paul-Henri Mathieu 2 6 5
  Stéphane Robert 6 4 7
  Stéphane Robert 6 6
Alt   Matteo Donati 2 4
  Santiago Giraldo 6 3 63
Alt   Matteo Donati 4 6 77

Fourth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
4   Denis Kudla 77 6
Alt   Alessandro Giannessi 63 4
4   Denis Kudla 3 2
12   Ernests Gulbis 6 6
  Luca Vanni 2 4
12   Ernests Gulbis 6 6

Fifth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
5   Malek Jaziri 4 1r
Alt   Filippo Volandri 6 4
Alt   Filippo Volandri 1 6 6
  Radek Štěpánek 6 3 3
  Radek Štěpánek 4 77 6
9   Taylor Fritz 6 64 1

Sixth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
6   Robin Haase 6 6
WC   Lorenzo Giustino 2 4
6   Robin Haase 2 6 4
10   Damir Džumhur 6 2 6
WC   Andrea Vavassori 4 1
10   Damir Džumhur 6 6

Seventh qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
7   Íñigo Cervantes 6 6
  Thomas Fabbiano 4 3
7   Íñigo Cervantes 6 3 7
11   Rajeev Ram 4 6 5
WC   Matteo Viola 6 3 3
11   Rajeev Ram 1 6 6

References

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