2016 Open Sud de France

{{TennisEventInfo|2016|Open Sud de France| | date=1–7 February 2016 | edition=29th | category=[[ATP World Tour 250 series|World Tour 250]] | draw=28S / 16D | surface=[[Tennis court#Indoor courts|Hard (indoor)]] | prize_money=€520,070 | location=[[Montpellier]], France | champs={{flagicon|FRA}} [[Richard Gasquet]] | champd={{flagicon|CRO}} [[Mate Pavić]] / {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Michael Venus (tennis)|Michael Venus]] }}

The '''2016 Open Sud de France''' was a men's [[tennis]] tournament played on [[Tennis court#Indoor courts|indoor hard courts]]. It was the 29th edition of the [[Open Sud de France]], and part of the [[ATP World Tour 250 series]] of the [[2016 ATP World Tour]]. It took place at the [[Arena Montpellier]] in [[Montpellier]], France, from 1 February to 7 February 2016. First-seeded [[Richard Gasquet]] won the singles title.

== Highlights == Croatia's Ivan Dodig, Spain's Tommy Robredo, Poland's Jerzy Janowicz, and Russia's Andrey Kuznetsov withdrew from the tournament.

They were replaced by Ruben Bemelmans, Michael Berrer, Lukáš Lacko, and Jan-Lennard Struff, respectively.

Gael Monfils, the outgoing semifinalist and two-time tournament winner, was defeated in the first round by his compatriot Édouard Roger-Vasselin with scores of 4-6, 6-7. Similarly, Gilles Simon, the third seed who was exempt from the first round, was eliminated by qualifier Dustin Brown with scores of 4-6, 4-6.

Richard Gasquet successfully defended his title by defeating Paul-Henri Mathieu with scores of 7-5, 6-4. This victory marked his 13th career title and his third in Montpellier.

Mate Pavić and Michael Venus claimed the doubles title with a 7-5, 7-6(4) victory over Alexander and Mischa Zverev. This was their third title together and their second of the season.

== Finals == === Singles === {{main|2016 Open Sud de France – Singles}} * {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Richard Gasquet]] defeated {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Paul-Henri Mathieu]] 7–5, 6–4

=== Doubles === {{main|2016 Open Sud de France – Doubles}} * {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Mate Pavić]] / {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Michael Venus (tennis)|Michael Venus]] defeated {{flagicon|GER}} [[Alexander Zverev Jr.|Alexander Zverev]] / {{flagicon|GER}} [[Mischa Zverev]] 7–5, 7–6(7–4)

== Points and prize money == === Point distribution === {|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center |- | style="width:130px; background:#ededed;"|'''Event''' | style="width:80px; background:lime;"|'''W''' | style="width:85px; background:thistle;"|F | style="width:85px; background:#ff0;"|SF | style="width:85px; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 16 | style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 32 |width=85 |Q |width=85 |Q2 |width=85 |Q1 |- ! style="background:#f3f3f3;"| Singles |rowspan=2|250 |rowspan=2|150 |rowspan=2|90 |rowspan=2|45 |20 |0 |12 |6 |0 |- ! style="background:#f3f3f3;"| Doubles | 0 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |}

=== Prize money === {|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center |- | style="width:130px; background:#ededed;"|'''Event''' | style="width:80px; background:lime;"|'''W''' | style="width:85px; background:thistle;"|F | style="width:85px; background:#ff0;"|SF | style="width:85px; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 16 | style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 32 |width=85 |Q2 |width=85 |Q1 |- | style="background:#f3f3f3;"|'''Singles''' |€82,450 |€43,430 |€23,525 |€13,400 |€7,900 |€4,680 |€2,105 |€1,055 |- | style="background:#f3f3f3;"|'''Doubles''' |€25,070 |€13,170 |€7,140 |€4,080 |€2,390 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |- |colspan=9|Doubles prize money per team |}

== Singles main draw entrants == === Seeds === {|class="sortable wikitable" |- ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! Rank1 ! Seed |-style="background:#cfc;" |{{flag|FRA}} |[[Richard Gasquet]] |9 |1 |- |{{flag|CRO}} |[[Marin Čilić]] |13 |2 |- |{{flag|FRA}} |[[Gilles Simon]] |15 |3 |- |{{flag|FRA}} |[[Benoît Paire]] |18 |4 |- |{{flag|FRA}} |[[Gaël Monfils]] |24 |5 |- |{{flag|POR}} |[[João Sousa]] |33 |6 |- |{{flag|CRO}} |[[Borna Ćorić]] |40 |7 |- |{{flag|CYP}} |[[Marcos Baghdatis]] |46 |8 |} * Rankings were as of January 18, 2015.

=== Other entrants === The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Marcos Baghdatis]] * {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Julien Benneteau]] * {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Quentin Halys]]

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * {{flagicon|GER}} [[Dustin Brown (tennis)|Dustin Brown]] * {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Kenny de Schepper]] * {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Édouard Roger-Vasselin]] * {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Elias Ymer]]

=== Withdrawals === ;Before the tournament * {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Ivan Dodig]] →replaced by {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Luca Vanni]] * {{flagicon|POL}} [[Jerzy Janowicz]] →replaced by {{flagicon|GER}} [[Jan-Lennard Struff]] * {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Andrey Kuznetsov (tennis)|Andrey Kuznetsov]] →replaced by {{flagicon|GEO}} [[Nikoloz Basilashvili]] * {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Tommy Robredo]] →replaced by {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Ruben Bemelmans]]

== Doubles main draw entrants == === Seeds === {|class="sortable wikitable" |- ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! Rank1 ! Seed |- |{{flag|POL}} |[[Łukasz Kubot]] |{{flag|POL}} |[[Marcin Matkowski]] |44 |1 |-style="background:#cfc;" |{{flag|CRO}} |[[Mate Pavić]] |{{flag|NZL}} |[[Michael Venus (tennis)|Michael Venus]] |89 |2 |- |{{flag|AUT}} |[[Oliver Marach]] |{{flag|FRA}} |[[Fabrice Martin]] |99 |3 |- |{{flag|ISR}} |[[Jonathan Erlich]] |{{flag|GBR}} |[[Colin Fleming]] |106 |4 |} * Rankings were as of January 18, 2016.

=== Other entrants === The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: * {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Paul-Henri Mathieu]] / {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Vincent Millot]] * {{flagicon|GER}} [[Alexander Zverev Jr.|Alexander Zverev]] / {{flagicon|GER}} [[Mischa Zverev]]

=== Withdrawals === ;During the tournament * {{flagicon|ISR}} [[Jonathan Erlich]] (lower body pain)

==References== {{Reflist}}

== External links == * {{Official website|http://www.opensuddefrance.com}}

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