Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's singles


The men's singles tennis tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was held at the Olympic Tennis Centre in the Barra Olympic Park in Barra da Tijuca in the west zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The final was played on 14 August 2016.
Top seed and world number-one Novak Djokovic was defeated in the first round by Juan Martín del Potro with two consecutive tie-breaking sets. Djokovic was attempting to complete the career Golden Slam, however, this was the first time since 2009 Brisbane International that Djokovic lost in the opening round. Although four years apart, this was the second consecutive Olympic singles match that del Potro had beaten Djokovic, following his victory in the bronze medal match in 2012.
Andy Murray, who had been the flagbearer for Great Britain at the opening ceremony, returned to defend his 2012 Olympic title, having secured his second Wimbledon title a few weeks beforehand. Murray once again became Olympic Champion by defeating del Potro in the final 7–5, 4–6, 6–2, 7–5, becoming the first tennis player ever, male or female, to win two Olympic singles gold medals.

Schedule

Seeds

Seeds were based on ATP rankings as of 1 August 2016.
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Draw

Players placement onto the table is such that no two players from the same country start within the same quarter section of the table, hence making it impossible for them to meet until the semifinals. This is enabled by the qualification rule that states that no country can bring more than four players for each of the singles tournament. The countries bringing the maximum of four players are Argentina, Australia, France, Italy, Spain and United States.

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 3

Section 4

Participating nations