2016 European Open
| 2016 European Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 17–23 October |
| Edition | 1st |
| Category | ATP World Tour 250 series |
| Draw | 28S / 16D |
| Prize money | €566,525 |
| Surface | Hard / indoor |
| Location | Antwerp, Belgium |
| Venue | Lotto Arena |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Richard Gasquet[1] | |
| Doubles | |
 Daniel Nestor / Édouard Roger-Vasselin[2] | |
The 2016 European Open was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 1st edition of the European Open and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2016 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Lotto Arena in Antwerp, Belgium, from 17 October until 23 October 2016. Third-seeded Richard Gasquet won the singles title.[3]
Finals
[edit]Singles
[edit] Richard Gasquet defeated 
Diego Schwartzman, 7–6(7–4), 6–1
- It was Gasquet's 2nd and last singles title of the year and the 14th of his career.
Doubles
[edit] Daniel Nestor / Édouard Roger-Vasselin defeated Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut, 6–4, 6–4
Singles main-draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 BEL
|
David Goffin | 12 | 1 |
 ESP
|
David Ferrer | 15 | 2 |
| FRA
|
Richard Gasquet | 17 | 3 |
 URU
|
Pablo Cuevas | 22 | 4 |
| FRA
|
Gilles Simon | 32 | 5 |
 POR
|
João Sousa | 34 | 6 |
| FRA
|
Nicolas Mahut | 39 | 7 |
| ARG
|
Federico Delbonis | 46 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of October 10, 2016
Other entrants
[edit]The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
[edit]- Before the tournament
Borna Ćorić →replaced by Íñigo Cervantes
Alexandr Dolgopolov →replaced by 
Jan-Lennard Struff
Doubles main-draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA
|
Pierre-Hugues Herbert | FRA
|
Nicolas Mahut | 3 | 1 |
| CAN
|
Daniel Nestor | FRA
|
Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 32 | 2 |
 AUT
|
Oliver Marach | FRA
|
Fabrice Martin | 71 | 3 |
| URU
|
Pablo Cuevas | ESP
|
David Marrero | 83 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of October 10, 2016
Other entrants
[edit]The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Withdrawals
[edit]- During the tournament
- Paul-Henri Mathieu (left hip injury)
References
[edit]- ^ "2016 Antwerp – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "2016 Antwerp – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "Richard Gasquet beats Diego Schwartzman to win European Open final". ESPN. 23 October 2016.