2016 European Open
{{Infobox tennis event|2016|European Open|
| date=17–23 October
| edition=1st
| category=ATP World Tour 250 series
| prize_money=€566,525
| draw=28S / 16D
| surface=Hard / indoor
| location=Antwerp, Belgium
| venue=Lotto Arena
| champs={{flagicon|FRA}} Richard Gasquet{{cite web |title=2016 Antwerp – Singles draw |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/antwerp/7485/2016/draws?matchtype=singles |publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}
| champd={{flagicon|CAN}} Daniel Nestor / {{flagicon|FRA}} Édouard Roger-Vasselin{{cite web |title=2016 Antwerp – Doubles draw |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/antwerp/7485/2016/draws?matchtype=doubles |publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}
| main_name=European Open (tennis){{!}} European Open
}}
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.{{cite web |title=Richard Gasquet beats Diego Schwartzman to win European Open final |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/tennis/story/_/id/17864491/richard-gasquet-beats-diego-schwartzman-win-european-open-final-antwerp |website=ESPN |date=23 October 2016}}
Finals
= Singles =
{{main|2016 European Open – Singles}}
{{flagicon|FRA}} Richard Gasquet defeated {{flagicon|ARG}} 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 =
{{main|2016 European Open – Doubles}}
{{flagicon|CAN}} Daniel Nestor / {{flagicon|FRA}} Édouard Roger-Vasselin defeated {{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre-Hugues Herbert / {{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Mahut, 6–4, 6–4
Singles main-draw entrants
=Seeds=
| class="sortable wikitable"
!width=70| Country !width=175| Player !Rank1 !Seed |
| {{flag|BEL}}
|12 |1 |
| {{flag|ESP}}
|15 |2 |
| style="background:#cfc;"
|{{flag|FRA}} |17 |3 |
| {{flag|URU}}
|22 |4 |
| {{flag|FRA}}
|32 |5 |
| {{flag|POR}}
|34 |6 |
| {{flag|FRA}}
|39 |7 |
| {{flag|ARG}}
|46 |8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of October 10, 2016
=Other entrants=
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
- {{flagicon|BEL}} Steve Darcis
- {{flagicon|BEL}} Joris De Loore
- {{flagicon|ESP}} Tommy Robredo
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- {{flagicon|GER}} Michael Berrer
- {{flagicon|ROM}} Marius Copil
- {{flagicon|SVK}} Jozef Kovalík
- {{flagicon|GER}} Yannick Maden
=Withdrawals=
;Before the tournament
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Borna Ćorić →replaced by {{flagicon|ESP}} Íñigo Cervantes
- {{flagicon|UKR}} Alexandr Dolgopolov →replaced by {{flagicon|GER}} Jan-Lennard Struff
Doubles main-draw entrants
=Seeds=
| class="sortable wikitable" |
| width="70"| Country
! width="175"| Player ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! Rank1 ! Seed |
|---|
| style="background:#fcc;"
|{{flag|FRA}} |{{flag|FRA}} |3 |1 |
| style="background:#cfc;"
|{{flag|CAN}} |{{flag|FRA}} |32 |2 |
| {{flag|AUT}}
|{{flag|FRA}} |71 |3 |
| {{flag|URU}}
|{{flag|ESP}} |83 |4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of October 10, 2016
=Other entrants=
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
- {{flagicon|BEL}} Kimmer Coppejans / {{flagicon|USA}} Taylor Fritz
- {{flagicon|BEL}} Steve Darcis / {{flagicon|BEL}} Joris De Loore
=Withdrawals=
;During the tournament
- {{flagicon|FRA}} Paul-Henri Mathieu (left hip injury)
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|http://www.europeanopen.be/en/}}
{{European Open tournaments}}
{{2016 ATP World Tour}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:European Open, 2016}}