2016 Mubadala World Tennis Championship (December) – Singles
# 2016 Mubadala World Tennis Championship (December) – Singles

Rafael Nadal was the competition's defending champion and successfully defended his title, defeating David Goffin in the final, 6–4, $7–6^{(7–5)}.$

## Seeds

* Andy Murray (third place)
* Milos Raonic (fourth place)

## Draw

### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Draw

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Andy Murray | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | | 1 | Andy Murray | $6^4$ | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | David Goffin | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | |
| David Goffin | David Goffin | $7^7$ | 6 | | David Goffin | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | |
| Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | $6^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | $6^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | David Goffin | 4 | $6^5$ | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Rafael Nadal | 6 | $7^7$ | |
| Rafael Nadal | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Rafael Nadal | 6 | $7^7$ |
| Tomáš Berdych | Tomáš Berdych | 0 | 4 | | | | | |
| Tomáš Berdych | Tomáš Berdych | 0 | 4 | | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 3 | 6 | Third Place Match | Third Place Match | Third Place Match | Third Place Match | Third Place Match |
| | | | | 2 | Milos Raonic | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| | bye | | | 2 | Milos Raonic | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | Andy Murray | 6 | $7^8$ | |
| 2 | Milos Raonic | | | | | | | | 2 | Milos Raonic | 3 | $6^6$ | |

### Play-offs

| Fifth Place Match | Fifth Place Match | Fifth Place Match | Fifth Place Match | Fifth Place Match |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | $6^5$ | 6 | [10] |
| | Tomáš Berdych | $7^7$ | 3 | [3] |
