2016 China Open – Men's singles

Andy Murray defeated Grigor Dimitrov in the final, 6–4, 7–6(7–2) to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2016 China Open.

Novak Djokovic was the four-time reigning champion, but withdrew with an elbow injury before the tournament.

Seeds
• #🇬🇧 Andy Murray (champion)

• #🇪🇸 Rafael Nadal (quarterfinals)

• #🇨🇦 Milos Raonic (semifinals, withdrew)

• #🇦🇹 Dominic Thiem (first round)

• #🇪🇸 David Ferrer (semifinals)

• #🇫🇷 Lucas Pouille (second round)

• #🇪🇸 Roberto Bautista Agut (second round)

• #🇫🇷 Richard Gasquet (second round)

Seeds
• # 🇬🇧 Kyle Edmund (qualified)

• # 🇫🇷 Adrian Mannarino (qualified)

• # 🇦🇺 John Millman (qualified)

• # 🇦🇷 Diego Schwartzman (first round)

• # 🇷🇸 Dušan Lajović (first round)

• # 🇪🇸 Íñigo Cervantes (qualifying competition)

• # 🇰🇿 Mikhail Kukushkin (first round)

• # 🇨🇿 Lukáš Rosol (first round)

Qualifiers
• # 🇬🇧 Kyle Edmund

• # 🇫🇷 Adrian Mannarino

• # 🇦🇺 John Millman

• # 🇷🇺 Konstantin Kravchuk