2016 Mubadala World Tennis Championship (December) – Singles
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 2016 Mubadala World Tennis Championship | |
| Champion |  Rafael Nadal |
| Runner-up | .svg.png){kind=small} David Goffin |
| Score | 6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
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).svg.png)
Milos Raonic (fourth place)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- ITF = ITF entry
- PR = Protected ranking
- SR = Special ranking
- SE = Special exempt
- JE = Junior exempt
- JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
- CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
- NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
Draw
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Andy Murray
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| bye | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Andy Murray
| 64 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| David Goffin
| 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| David Goffin
| 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
| 62 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| David Goffin
| 4 | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rafael Nadal
| 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rafael Nadal
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Tomáš Berdych
| 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rafael Nadal
| 6 | 3 | 6 | Third Place Match | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Milos Raonic
| 1 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| bye | 1 | Andy Murray
| 6 | 78 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Milos Raonic
| 2 | Milos Raonic
| 3 | 66 | |||||||||||||||
Play-offs
| Fifth Place Match | ||||||
| Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
| 65 | 6 | [10] | |||
| Tomáš Berdych
| 77 | 3 | [3] | |||