2016 BFD Energy Challenger – Doubles

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Doubles
2016 BFD Energy Challenger
Champions Flag of Italy.svg Federico Gaio
Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Napolitano
Runners-up Flag of Croatia.svg Marin Draganja
Flag of Croatia.svg Tomislav Draganja
Final score6–7(2–7), 6–2, [10–3]
Events
Singles Doubles
  2015  · BFD Energy Challenger ·  2017  

Tomasz Bednarek and Mateusz Kowalczyk were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.

Contents

Federico Gaio and Stefano Napolitano won the title after defeating Marin and Tomislav Draganja 6–7(2–7), 6–2, [10–3] in the final.

Seeds

  1. Flag of Croatia.svg Dino Marcan / Flag of Slovakia.svg Andrej Martin (semifinals)
  2. Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Arnaboldi / Flag of Croatia.svg Antonio Šančić (withdrew)
  3. Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Ghedin / Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Motti (semifinals)
  4. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mark Vervoort / Flag of Serbia.svg Ilija Vučić (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Croatia.svg D Marcan
Flag of Slovakia.svg A Martin
66
WC Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Portaluri
Flag of Colombia.svg C Rodríguez
66WC Flag of Italy.svg G Portaluri
Flag of Colombia.svg C Rodríguez
1 3
Flag of Austria.svg Gibril Diarra
Flag of Austria.svg B Trinker
4 3 1 Flag of Croatia.svg D Marcan
Flag of Slovakia.svg A Martin
64 [8]
4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Vervoort
Flag of Serbia.svg Ilija Vučić
66 Flag of Italy.svg F Gaio
Flag of Italy.svg S Napolitano
2 6[10]
Flag of Spain.svg D Marrero
Flag of Spain.svg R Ramírez Hidalgo
3 4 4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Vervoort
Flag of Serbia.svg I Vučić
622
Flag of France.svg T Lamasine
Flag of France.svg A Michon
3 4 Flag of Italy.svg F Gaio
Flag of Italy.svg S Napolitano
776
Flag of Italy.svg F Gaio
Flag of Italy.svg S Napolitano
66 Flag of Italy.svg F Gaio
Flag of Italy.svg S Napolitano
626[10]
Flag of the Netherlands.svg T de Bakker
Flag of the Netherlands.svg R Haase
66 Flag of Croatia.svg M Draganja
Flag of Croatia.svg T Draganja
772 [3]
WC Flag of Italy.svg M Cecchinato
Flag of Italy.svg G di Meo
3 2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg T de Bakker
Flag of the Netherlands.svg R Haase
4 6[8]
3 Flag of Italy.svg R Ghedin
Flag of Italy.svg A Motti
60 [10]
3 Flag of Italy.svg R Ghedin
Flag of Italy.svg A Motti
2 3
Flag of Croatia.svg M Draganja
Flag of Croatia.svg T Draganja
66 Flag of Croatia.svg M Draganja
Flag of Croatia.svg T Draganja
66
Flag of Italy.svg G Quinzi
Flag of Sweden.svg E Ymer
4 4 Flag of Croatia.svg M Draganja
Flag of Croatia.svg T Draganja
w/o
2 Flag of Italy.svg A Arnaboldi
Flag of Croatia.svg A Šančić

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