2016 Canberra Challenger

The 2016 Canberra Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the first edition of the tournament, which was part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Canberra, Australia between 9 and 16 January 2016.

2016 Canberra Challenger
Date9–16 January 2016
Edition1st
CategoryATP Challenger Tour
Prize money$75,000
SurfaceHard
LocationCanberra, Australia
Champions
Singles
Paolo Lorenzi
Doubles
Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Santiago González

The tournament attracted 10 of the world's top 100 singles players,[1] and although the 2016 edition was described as a "one-off" due to a gap in the events with the draw sizes changing in Sydney and Auckland, Tennis ACT boss Ross Triffitt campaigned for it to become a permanent fixture in the tennis calendar, succeeding in getting the event a spot in the 2017 ATP Challenger Tour schedule.[2]

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds
Country Player Rank1 Seed
 ITA Paolo Lorenzi 68 1
 COL Santiago Giraldo 70 2
 ESP Daniel Muñoz de la Nava 75 3
 ESP Marcel Granollers 84 4
 CRO Ivan Dodig 87 5
 ARG Diego Schwartzman 88 6
 RUS Evgeny Donskoy 91 7
 JPN Taro Daniel 96 8

Other Entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Champions

Men's Singles
Main article: 2016 Canberra Challenger – Singles

Men's Doubles
Main article: 2016 Canberra Challenger – Doubles
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References
  1. "Ten top 100 players confirmed for Canberra's Australian Open lead-up". www.smh.com.au. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  2. "Tennis ACT announce strongest ever Canberra Challenger field". www.canberratimes.com.au. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
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