Defending champion Novak Djokovic defeated Andy Murray in a rematch of the previous year's final, 6–1, 7–5, 7–6(7–3) to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2016 Australian Open.

It was his record-equaling sixth Australian Open men's singles title (tying Roy Emerson) and eleventh major title overall.

[1][2] Murray became the second man in the Open Era to lose five finals at the same major (after Ivan Lendl at the US Open), and is the only one to have the distinction without having won the title.

1, two-time major champion and 2005 finalist Lleyton Hewitt; he lost to David Ferrer in the second round.

[3] Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.