2016 Canberra Challenger
| 2016 Canberra Challenger | |
|---|---|
| Date | 9–16 January 2016 |
| Edition | 1st |
| Category | ATP Challenger Tour |
| Prize money | $75,000 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Canberra, Australia |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
| Italy Paolo Lorenzi | |
| Doubles | |
| Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Mexico Santiago González | |
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.
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
[edit | edit source]Seeds
[edit | edit source]| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Italy.svg ITA | Paolo Lorenzi | 68 | 1 |
| File:Flag of Colombia.svg COL | Santiago Giraldo | 70 | 2 |
| File:Flag of Spain.svg ESP | Daniel Muñoz de la Nava | 75 | 3 |
| File:Flag of Spain.svg ESP | Marcel Granollers | 84 | 4 |
| File:Flag of Croatia.svg CRO | Ivan Dodig | 87 | 5 |
| File:Flag of Argentina.svg ARG | Diego Schwartzman | 88 | 6 |
| File:Flag of Russia.svg RUS | Evgeny Donskoy | 91 | 7 |
| Error creating thumbnail: JPN | Taro Daniel | 96 | 8 |
Other entrants
[edit | edit source]The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
- Australia Daniel Hobart
- Australia Alex De Minaur
- Australia Alexei Popyrin
- Australia Max Purcell
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The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Belarus Sergey Betov
- Germany Frank Moser
- Australia Daniel Nolan
- Australia Steven de Waard
Champions
[edit | edit source]Men's singles
[edit | edit source]- Italy Paolo Lorenzi def. Croatia Ivan Dodig 6–2, 6–4
Men's doubles
[edit | edit source]- Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Mexico Santiago González def. Australia Maverick Banes / Australia Jarryd Chaplin 7–6(7–3), 6–3