 These results allowed Berankis to reach a new career-high ranking of number 62 and guaranteed his entry into the tennis event at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, where he suffered a straight-sets defeat to Australian John Millman, failing to win a single game.Was runner-up in Kremlin Cup (Moscow) an indoor event, lost against Bosnian player Damir Dzumhur.Berankis began the year at the Qatar Open, where he registered a hard-fought three set victory over David Goffin before falling to Dusan Lajovic in another three-set battle, despite winning the second set 6–0.