The 2016 Dunlop World Challenge was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 9th edition of the tournament and part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2016 ITF Women's Circuit, offering $50,000+H each in prize money for both men and women's events. It took place in Toyota, Japan, on 14–20 November 2016.
2016 Dunlop World Challenge | |
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Date | 14–20 November |
Edition | 9th |
Category | ATP Challenger Tour ITF Women's Circuit |
Prize money | $50,000+H (men) $50,000+H (women) |
Surface | Hard (indoor) |
Location | Toyota, Japan |
Champions | |
Men's singles | |
James Duckworth | |
Women's singles | |
Aryna Sabalenka | |
Men's doubles | |
Matt Reid / John-Patrick Smith | |
Women's doubles | |
Ksenia Lykina / Akiko Omae |
Men's singles main draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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JPN | Yoshihito Nishioka | 100 | 1 |
JPN | Yūichi Sugita | 107 | 2 |
JPN | Go Soeda | 119 | 3 |
KOR | Chung Hyeon | 126 | 4 |
AUS | James Duckworth | 130 | 5 |
KOR | Lee Duck-hee | 151 | 6 |
JPN | Tatsuma Ito | 177 | 7 |
JPN | Hiroki Moriya | 182 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of 7 November 2016.
Other entrants edit
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
- Makoto Ochi
- Yusuke Takahashi
- Yosuke Watanuki
- Yusuke Watanuki
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Women's singles main draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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JPN | Kurumi Nara | 78 | 1 |
BLR | Aryna Sabalenka | 159 | 2 |
RUS | Ksenia Lykina | 172 | 3 |
UZB | Nigina Abduraimova | 178 | 4 |
CRO | Jana Fett | 196 | 5 |
USA | Jamie Loeb | 203 | 6 |
JPN | Mayo Hibi | 209 | 7 |
JPN | Shuko Aoyama | 218 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of 7 November 2016.
Other entrants edit
The following player received a wildcard into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Champions edit
Men's singles edit
- James Duckworth def. Tatsuma Ito, 7–5, 4–6, 6–1
Women's singles edit
- Aryna Sabalenka def. Lizette Cabrera, 6–2, 6–4
Men's doubles edit
- Matt Reid / John-Patrick Smith def. Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan / Christopher Rungkat, 6–3, 6–4
Women's doubles edit
- Ksenia Lykina / Akiko Omae def. Rika Fujiwara / Ayaka Okuno, 6–7(4–7), 6–2, [10–5]
External links edit
- 2016 Dunlop World Challenge at ITFtennis.com
- Official website (in Japanese)