The 2016 Kobe Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 2nd edition of the tournament which was part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Kobe, Japan between 7 and 13 November 2016.
| 2016 Kobe Challenger | |
|---|---|
| Date | 7–13 November |
| Edition | 2nd |
| Surface | Hard (indoor) |
| Location | Kobe, Japan |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Chung Hyeon | |
| Doubles | |
 Daniel Masur /  Ante Pavić | |
Singles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 JPN
|
Yūichi Sugita | 90 | 1 |
| JPN
|
Yoshihito Nishioka | 97 | 2 |
| JPN
|
Taro Daniel | 100 | 3 |
| JPN
|
Go Soeda | 119 | 4 |
| KOR
|
Chung Hyeon | 127 | 5 |
| KOR
|
Lee Duck-hee | 149 | 6 |
 AUS
|
James Duckworth | 160 | 7 |
| JPN
|
Tatsuma Ito | 164 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of October 31, 2016.
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
Yosuke Watanuki- Makoto Ochi
- Ken Onishi
- Yusuke Takahashi
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Shintaro Imai
Kim Cheung-eui
Lee Kuan-yi- Kaito Uesugi
Champions
editSingles
edit- Chung Hyeon def.
James Duckworth, 6–4, 7–6(7–2).
Doubles
edit
Daniel Masur / 
Ante Pavić def. 
Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan / 
Christopher Rungkat, 4–6, 6–3, [10–6].
