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

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.

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

Draw

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

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

References

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw