Buuxi weedha soo socota: Sousa wuxuu ku soo laabtay Koobka Davis bishii Sebtember si uu uga caawiyo Portugal inay ka adkaato Belarus oo ay ku guuleystaan inay ku soo baxaan Kooxda I ee Aagga Yurub / Afrika ee 2016. In kasta oo uu lumiyay goos gooskiisii ugu horreeyay, wuxuu ku guuleystay goos gooskii lammaanaha ee Elias iyo goos gooskii goos gooska ee ka dhanka ahaa Uladzimir Ignatik. San Petersburg Open, Sousa wuxuu gaaray finalkiisii seddexaad ee xilli ciyaareedkan. Kadib guulo ay ka gaareen Marcel Granollers, Simone Bolelli iyo Dominic Thiem, Sousa wuxuu kaalinta labaad ka galay Milos Raonic saddex set. Bishii Oktoobar, Sousa wuxuu galay 1 <unk> 4 oo uu ku guuleystay guuldarooyinkii wareega hore ee Malaysia Open, Japan Open,
Masters-ka Shanghai iyo koobka Kremlin. Valencia Open, Sousa wuxuu xilli ciyaareedkii ku dhammaystiray horyaalkiisii labaad ee xirfadiisa ATP iyo kii ugu horreeyay ee xilli ciyaareedka afarta isku day ee ugu dambeeya. Ka dib markii uu ka adkaaday afar ciyaartoy oo ka sareeya, oo ay ku jiraan Benoît Paire, Sousa wuxuu ka adkaaday xiddiga 7aad ee Roberto Bautista Agut finalka seddex set. Wuxuu gaadhay qiimeyn cusub oo xirfadeed-sare toddobaadkii xigay oo ah lambarka 34aad ee adduunka. Sousa wuxuu xilli ciyaareedkii ku dhammeeyay kaalinta 33aad ee adduunka isagoo leh 38 guul oo keli ah. Bishii Nofeembar, wuxuu helay abaalmarinta Tennis Personality of the Year markii labaad oo ka timid Xiriirka Tennis-ka Boortaqiiska iyo Confederação do Desporto de Portugal.