2016 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Singles

Andy Murray defeated Roberto Bautista Agut in the final, 7−6(7−1), 6−1 to win the singles tennis title at the 2016 Shanghai Masters. It was his third Shanghai Masters and 13th Masters 1000 title overall.

Novak Djokovic was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Bautista Agut.

Seeds
The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round. • 🇷🇸 Novak Djokovic (semifinals)

• 🇬🇧 Andy Murray (champion)

• Stan Wawrinka (third round)

• 🇪🇸 Rafael Nadal (second round)

• 🇨🇦 Milos Raonic (third round)

• 🇫🇷 Gaël Monfils (third round)

• 🇨🇿 Tomáš Berdych (second round)

• Marin Čilić (second round)

• 🇫🇷 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (quarterfinals)

• 🇪🇸 David Ferrer (first round)

• 🇧🇪 David Goffin (quarterfinals)

• 🇦🇺 Nick Kyrgios (second round)

• 🇫🇷 Lucas Pouille (third round)

• 🇫🇷 Richard Gasquet (first round)

• 🇪🇸 Roberto Bautista Agut (final)

• Pablo Cuevas (first round)

Seeds
• # 🇷🇺 Mikhail Youzhny (qualified)

• # 🇬🇧 Kyle Edmund (qualified)

• # 🇷🇺 Karen Khachanov (first round)

• # 🇺🇸 Taylor Fritz (qualified)

• # Lu Yen-hsun (qualifying competition)

• # 🇫🇷 Adrian Mannarino (first round)

• # 🇧🇷 Thomaz Bellucci (qualifying competition)

• # 🇦🇺 John Millman (qualifying competition)

• # 🇦🇷 Diego Schwartzman (first round)

• # 🇷🇸 Dušan Lajović (qualifying competition)

• # 🇪🇸 Íñigo Cervantes (qualifying competition)

• # 🇨🇿 Lukáš Rosol (qualified)

• # 🇰🇿 Mikhail Kukushkin (first round)

• # 🇯🇵 Yūichi Sugita (qualified)

Qualifiers
• # 🇷🇺 Mikhail Youzhny

• # 🇬🇧 Kyle Edmund

• # 🇺🇸 Taylor Fritz

• # 🇯🇵 Yūichi Sugita

• # 🇨🇿 Lukáš Rosol

• # 🇨🇦 Vasek Pospisil

• # 🇩🇪 Mischa Zverev