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=[[Hardcourt|Hard]] / indoor | location=[[Antwerp]], Belgium | venue=[[Lotto Arena]] | champs={{flagicon|FRA}} [[Richard Gasquet]]<ref name="ms">{{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)}}</ref> | champd={{flagicon|CAN}} [[Daniel Nestor]] / {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Édouard Roger-Vasselin]]<ref name="md">{{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)}}</ref> | main_name=European Open (tennis){{!}} European Open }}

The '''2016 European Open''' was a men's [[tennis]] tournament played on indoor [[hard court]]s. It was the 1st edition of the [[European Open (tennis)|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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

== 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 [[Richard Gasquet career statistics|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}} |[[David Goffin]] |12 |1 |- |{{flag|ESP}} |[[David Ferrer]] |15 |2 |- style="background:#cfc;" |{{flag|FRA}} |[[Richard Gasquet]] |17 |3 |- |{{flag|URU}} |[[Pablo Cuevas]] |22 |4 |- |{{flag|FRA}} |[[Gilles Simon]] |32 |5 |- |{{flag|POR}} |[[João Sousa]] |34 |6 |- |{{flag|FRA}} |[[Nicolas Mahut]] |39 |7 |- |{{flag|ARG}} |[[Federico Delbonis]] |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 (tennis)|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}} |[[Pierre-Hugues Herbert]] |{{flag|FRA}} |[[Nicolas Mahut]] |3 |1 |- style="background:#cfc;" |{{flag|CAN}} |[[Daniel Nestor]] |{{flag|FRA}} |[[Édouard Roger-Vasselin]] |32 |2 |- |{{flag|AUT}} |[[Oliver Marach]] |{{flag|FRA}} |[[Fabrice Martin]] |71 |3 |- |{{flag|URU}} |[[Pablo Cuevas]] |{{flag|ESP}} |[[David Marrero]] |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/}}

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