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
Date17–23 October
Edition1st
CategoryATP World Tour 250 series
Draw28S / 16D
Prize money€566,525
SurfaceHard / indoor
LocationAntwerp, Belgium
VenueLotto Arena
Champions
Singles
France Richard Gasquet[1]
Doubles
Canada Daniel Nestor / France Édouard Roger-Vasselin[2]
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Finals

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Singles

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  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

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  Daniel Nestor /   Édouard Roger-Vasselin defeated   Pierre-Hugues Herbert /   Nicolas Mahut, 6–4, 6–4

Singles main-draw entrants

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Seeds

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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

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The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Withdrawals

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Before the tournament

Doubles main-draw entrants

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Seeds

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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

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The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

Withdrawals

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During the tournament

References

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  1. ^ "2016 Antwerp – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "2016 Antwerp – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ "Richard Gasquet beats Diego Schwartzman to win European Open final". ESPN. 23 October 2016.
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