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2016 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships – Singles

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Singles
2016 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships
Final
Champion	Nick Kyrgios
Runner-up	David Goffin
Score	4−6, 6−3, 7−5
Details
Draw	32 (4Q / 3WC)
Seeds	8
Events
Singles Doubles
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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.

Gaël Monfils (semifinals)

Tomáš Berdych (first round)

Marin Čilić (semifinals)

David Goffin (final)

Nick Kyrgios (champion)

Ivo Karlović (quarterfinals)

Feliciano López (first round, retired)

	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

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	K Nishikori	4	6	6
	LL	D Young	6	2	2			1	K Nishikori	4r
		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	77	3	3				F Verdasco	6	5	5
		F Verdasco	62	6	6										4	M Čilić	7	6
	PR	J Mónaco	77	77											PR	J Mónaco	5	1
		T Fritz	62	65				PR	J Mónaco	77	6
	Q	J Duckworth	65	77	4			Q	J Duckworth	63	3
	8	F López	77	64	2r

	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	79	6					G Müller	6	6
	3	T Berdych	67	1																		6	N Kyrgios	6	6
	7	I Karlović	78	66	77																	2	G Monfils	4	4
		F Delbonis	66	78	65			7	I Karlović	711	77
	PR	J Tipsarević	6	6				PR	J Tipsarević	69	65
	WC	T Daniel	2	4											7	I Karlović	66	66
		G Simon	7	4	6										2	G Monfils	78	78
		P Kohlschreiber	5	6	0				G Simon	1	4
	WC	Y Sugita	3	1				2	G Monfils	6	6
	2	G Monfils	6	6

Daniel Evans (first round)

Gastão Elias (first round)

Donald Young (qualifying competition, Lucky loser)

Jared Donaldson (first round)

Radek Štěpánek (qualified)

Vasek Pospisil (qualifying competition, retired)

Ryan Harrison (qualified)

Radek Štěpánek

Go Soeda

Ryan Harrison

	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	77	6
	5	Jared Donaldson	65	4

	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

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Gastão Elias	2	4
		Go Soeda	6	6
									Go Soeda	6	1
								7	Vasek Pospisil	0	1r
		Duck-hee Lee	77	62	3
	7	Vasek Pospisil	61	77	6

	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

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw