2016 Columbus Challenger 1

The 2016 Columbus Challenger 1 was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the second edition of the tournament which was part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Columbus, United States between 19 and 25 September 2016.

2016 Columbus Challenger
Date	19–25 September
Edition	2nd
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$50,000
Surface	Hard / Indoors
Location	Columbus, United States
Champions
Singles
Mikael Torpegaard
Doubles
Miķelis Lībietis / Dennis Novikov

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
GER	Benjamin Becker	99	1
USA	Dennis Novikov	126	2
USA	Austin Krajicek	151	3
CAN	Peter Polansky	159	4
USA	Ernesto Escobedo	175	5
ESA	Marcelo Arévalo	178	6
SLO	Blaž Rola	189	7
BRA	Guilherme Clezar	192	8

• ¹ Rankings are as of September 12, 2016.^[1]

Other entrants

The following players received entry into the singles main draw as wildcards:

• J. J. Wolf
• John McNally
• Martin Joyce
• Mikael Torpegaard

The following player received entry into the singles main draw as an alternate:

• Marcelo Arévalo

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Jared Hiltzik
• Roberto Quiroz
• Miķelis Lībietis
• Gonzales Austin

Champions

Singles

Main article: 2016 Columbus Challenger 1 – Singles

• Mikael Torpegaard def. Benjamin Becker, 6–4, 1–6^(7–2), 6–2.

Doubles

Main article: 2016 Columbus Challenger 1 – Doubles

• Miķelis Lībietis / Dennis Novikov def. Philip Bester / Peter Polansky, 7–5, 7–6^(7–4).