2016 Advantage Cars Prague Open

2016 Advantage Cars Prague Open
Date	25–31 July
Edition	23rd (men) 12th (women)
Category	ATP Challenger Tour ITF Women's Circuit
Prize money	€42,500 (men) $75,000 (women)
Surface	Clay
Location	Prague, Czech Republic
Venue	I. Czech Lawn Tennis Club
Champions
Men's singles
Santiago Giraldo
Women's singles
Antonia Lottner
Men's doubles
Julian Knowle / Igor Zelenay
Women's doubles
Demi Schuurs / Renata Voráčová
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The 2016 Advantage Cars Prague Open , also known as Advantage Cars Prague Open by Zenova for sponsorship reasons, was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 23rd edition, for men, and 12th edition, for women, of the tournament and part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2016 ITF Women's Circuit, offering totals of €42,500, for men, and $50,000, for women, in prize money. It took place in Prague, Czech Republic, on 25–31 July 2016.

Men's singles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
SVK	Martin Kližan	28	1
MDA	Radu Albot	89	2
GEO	Nikoloz Basilashvili	123	3
SVK	Jozef Kovalík	126	4
ESP	Daniel Gimeno-Traver	131	5
COL	Santiago Giraldo	150	6
SUI	Henri Laaksonen	165	7
ARG	Facundo Argüello	173	8

• ¹ Rankings as of 18 July 2016.

Other entrants

The following player received a wildcard into the singles main draw:

• Martin Kližan
• Václav Šafránek
• David Šimůnek
• Lukáš Vejvara

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Hubert Hurkacz
• Vadym Ursu
• Matěj Vocel
• Igor Zelenay

Women's singles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
GER	Mona Barthel	79	1
CZE	Denisa Allertová	83	2
ITA	Karin Knapp	85	3
GER	Carina Witthöft	94	4
UKR	Kateryna Kozlova	96	5
RUS	Evgeniya Rodina	104	6
RUS	Elizaveta Kulichkova	115	7
ESP	Sílvia Soler Espinosa	127	8

• ¹ Rankings as of 18 July 2016.

Other entrants

The following player received a wildcard into the singles main draw:

• Simona Heinová
• Andrea Hlaváčková
• Karolína Muchová
• Katarzyna Piter

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Ekaterina Alexandrova
• Anastasiya Komardina
• Antonia Lottner
• Rebecca Šramková

The following player received entry by a lucky loser spot:

• Martina Di Giuseppe

Champions

Men's singles

Main article: 2016 Advantage Cars Prague Open – Men's singles

• Santiago Giraldo def. Uladzimir Ignatik, 6–4, 3–6, 7–6^{(7–2) [1]}

Women's singles

Main article: 2016 Advantage Cars Prague Open – Women's singles

• Antonia Lottner def. Carina Witthöft, 7–6^(8–6), 1–6, 7–5

Men's doubles

Main article: 2016 Advantage Cars Prague Open – Men's doubles

• Julian Knowle / Igor Zelenay def. Facundo Argüello / Julio Peralta, 6–4, 7–5 ^[2]

Women's doubles

Main article: 2016 Advantage Cars Prague Open – Women's doubles

• Demi Schuurs / Renata Voráčová def. Sílvia Soler Espinosa / Sara Sorribes Tormo, 7–5, 3–6, [10–4]

References

1. "Santiago Giraldo, campeón del Challenger de Praga". Semana (in Spanish). 31 July 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
2. "Zelenay sa naladil na Rio. Získal 28. challengerový titul vo štvorhre". Športweb (in Slovak). 30 July 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2024.

External links

• 2016 Advantage Cars Prague Open at ITFtennis.com
• Official website (in Czech)