2016 Gwangju Open
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| 2016 Gwangju Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 11–17 April |
| Edition | 1st |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Gwangju, South Korea |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
| Lithuania Ričardas Berankis | |
| Doubles | |
| Thailand Sanchai Ratiwatana / Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana | |
The 2016 Gwangju Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 1st edition of the tournament which was part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Gwangju, South Korea between 11 and 17 April 2016.
Singles main-draw entrants
[edit | edit source]Seeds
[edit | edit source]| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Lithuania.svg LTU | Ričardas Berankis | 83 | 1 |
| File:Flag of Japan.svg JPN | Tatsuma Ito | 115 | 2 |
| File:Flag of Japan.svg JPN | Go Soeda | 126 | 3 |
| File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CHN | Wu Di | 152 | 4 |
| File:Flag of the United States.svg USA | Alexander Sarkissian | 157 | 5 |
| File:Flag of Slovenia.svg SLO | Grega Žemlja | 187 | 6 |
| File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CHN | Bai Yan | 202 | 7 |
| File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CHN | Li Zhe | 210 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of April 4, 2016.
Other entrants
[edit | edit source]The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
- South Korea Kwon Soon-woo
- South Korea Chung Yun-seong
- South Korea Lim Yong-kyu
- South Korea Chung Hong
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- United Kingdom Liam Broady
- Australia Greg Jones
- Australia Gavin van Peperzeel
- Thailand Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul
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The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Champions
[edit | edit source]Singles
[edit | edit source]- Lithuania Ričardas Berankis def. Slovenia Grega Žemlja, 6–3, 6–2
Doubles
[edit | edit source]- Thailand Sanchai Ratiwatana / Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana def. Denmark Frederik Nielsen / Republic of Ireland David O'Hare, 6–3, 6–2
