2016 Canberra Challenger

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2016 Canberra Challenger
Date9–16 January 2016
Edition1st
Category ATP Challenger Tour
Prize money$75,000
Surface Hard
Location Canberra, Australia
Champions
Singles
Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Lorenzi
Doubles
Flag of Poland.svg Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Flag of Mexico.svg Santiago González
Canberra Challenger ·  2017  

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.

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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

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Paolo Lorenzi 681
Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Santiago Giraldo 702
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Daniel Muñoz de la Nava 753
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Marcel Granollers 844
Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Ivan Dodig 875
Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Diego Schwartzman 886
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Evgeny Donskoy 917
Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Taro Daniel 968

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

Men's 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.