2016 Swiss Open Gstaad

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2016 Swiss Open Gstaad
Date 18 – 24 July
Edition 49th
Category ATP World Tour 250 Series
Draw 28S/16D
Prize money €463,520
Surface Clay
Location Gstaad, Switzerland
Venue Roy Emerson Arena
Champions
Singles
Flag of Spain.svg Feliciano López
Doubles
Flag of Chile.svg Julio Peralta / Flag of Argentina.svg Horacio Zeballos
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The 2016 Swiss Open Gstaad (also known as the 2016 J. Safra Sarasin Swiss Open Gstaad for sponsorship reasons) was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 49th edition of the Swiss Open, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2016 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Roy Emerson Arena in Gstaad, Switzerland, from 18 July through 24 July 2016.

Tennis ball sport with racket and net

Tennis is a racket sport that can be played individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court. The object of the game is to maneuver the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. The player who is unable to return the ball will not gain a point, while the opposite player will.

Clay court type of tennis court

A clay court is one of many different types of tennis court. Clay courts are made of crushed shale, stone, brick, or other unbound mineral aggregates. The French Open uses clay courts, making it unique among the Grand Slam tournaments. Clay courts are more common in Continental Europe and Latin America than in North America, Asia or Britain. Two main types exist: red clay, the more common variety, and green clay, also known as "rubico", which is a harder surface. Although less expensive to construct than other types of tennis courts, the maintenance costs of clay are high as the surface must be rolled to preserve flatness.

Swiss Open (tennis) tennis tournament

The Swiss Open and originally known as the Swiss International Championships is a tennis tournament held in Gstaad, Switzerland. Held since 1898, the tournament is played on outdoor clay courts. Between 1970 and 1989 it was an event of the Grand Prix tennis circuit and is now a part of the ATP Tour schedule as an ATP World Tour 250 series event.

Contents

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Feliciano López 201
Flag of France.svg  FRA Gilles Simon 282
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Albert Ramos-Viñolas 353
Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Thomaz Bellucci 494
Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Guido Pella 515
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Fernando Verdasco 596
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Mikhail Youzhny 637
Flag of France.svg  FRA Paul-Henri Mathieu 668

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

A wild card is a tournament or playoff berth awarded to an individual or team that fails to qualify in the normal way, for example by having a high ranking or winning a qualifying stage. In some events, wild cards are chosen freely by the organizers. Other events have fixed rules. Some North American professional sports leagues compare the records of teams which did not qualify directly by winning a division or conference.

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Tristan Lamasine French tennis player

Tristan Lamasine is a French tennis player.

Yann Marti Swiss tennis player

Yann Marti is a Swiss tennis player. His highest ranking is World No. 200, which was achieved on 18 August 2014.

Jan Mertl Czech tennis player

Jan Mertl is a Czech tennis player playing on the ITF Futures Tour and ATP Challenger Tour. On 23 July 2007, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 163.

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Retirements

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Mate Pavić Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Michael Venus 771
Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA André Sá 942
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Dominic Inglot Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  UZB Denis Istomin 1303
Flag of Chile.svg  CHI Julio Peralta Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Horacio Zeballos 1374

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

Andre Begemann German tennis player

Andre Begemann is a German professional tennis player. He is a doubles specialist who reached his career-high doubles ranking of world No. 36, achieved in May 2015. He has a career-high singles ranking of No. 166, achieved in July 2010.

Robin Haase Dutch tennis player

Robin Haase is a Dutch professional tennis player. He is currently the highest-ranked Dutch player, achieving a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 33 in July 2012. He has won two singles titles, and reached quarterfinals of the 2012 Monte Carlo Masters and semifinals of the 2017 Canada Masters. Together with countryman Igor Sijsling, Haase reached the final of the 2013 Australian Open men's doubles.

Antoine Bellier is a Swiss tennis player.

Champions

Singles

Doubles

Julio Peralta Chilean tennis player

Julio Leonardo Peralta Martínez is a professional tennis player from Chile. Peralta has captured six doubles titles at ATP World Tour and one singles challenger title.

Horacio Zeballos Argentine tennis player

Horacio Zeballos Jr. is an Argentine professional tennis player on the men's circuit. His career-high singles ranking is world no. 39. His highest doubles ranking to date has been world no. 22, in February 2019. He has played most of his tennis in Challenger events. He qualified for the US Open and defeated Michael Berrer in the first round for his first win at Grand Slam level, before losing to Tomáš Berdych in four sets in the second round.

Mate Pavić Croatian tennis player

Mate Pavić is a Croatian professional tennis player specialising in doubles. He became a Grand Slam champion after winning the 2018 Australian Open men's doubles title. Pavić also reached the 2017 Wimbledon Championships men's doubles finals, and the 2018 French Open men's doubles finals, all partnering Oliver Marach. He also won mixed doubles titles at the 2016 US Open in partnership with Laura Siegemund and at the 2018 Australian Open with Gabriela Dabrowski.. Together with Dabrowski, Pavić also made it to the 2018 French Open mixed doubles finals.

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