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]
| 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] | |
Finals
editSingles
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
editSeeds
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
editThe 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
editSeeds
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
editThe 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.