The 2016 Gwangju Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 1st edition of the tournament which was part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Gwangju, South Korea between 11 and 17 April 2016.
| 2016 Gwangju Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 11–17 April |
| Edition | 1st |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Gwangju, South Korea |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Ričardas Berankis | |
| Doubles | |
 Sanchai Ratiwatana / Sonchat Ratiwatana | |
Singles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| LTU
|
Ričardas Berankis | 83 | 1 |
 JPN
|
Tatsuma Ito | 115 | 2 |
| JPN
|
Go Soeda | 126 | 3 |
 CHN
|
Wu Di | 152 | 4 |
 USA
|
Alexander Sarkissian | 157 | 5 |
 SLO
|
Grega Žemlja | 187 | 6 |
| CHN
|
Bai Yan | 202 | 7 |
| CHN
|
Li Zhe | 210 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of April 4, 2016.
Other entrants edit
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Liam Broady
Greg Jones- Gavin van Peperzeel
Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Champions edit
Singles edit
Ričardas Berankis def. 
Grega Žemlja, 6–3, 6–2
Doubles edit
- Sanchai Ratiwatana / Sonchat Ratiwatana def.
Frederik Nielsen / 
David O'Hare, 6–3, 6–2
