# 2016 Adriatic Challenger – Singles

This was the first edition of the tournament.
João Souza won the title after defeating Nicolás Kicker 6–4, 6–7$^{(12–14)}$, 6–2 in the final.

## Seeds

* Roberto Carballés Baena (first round)
* Marco Cecchinato (first round)
* Nicolás Kicker (final)
* João Souza (champion)
* Gonzalo Lama (quarterfinals)
* Arthur De Greef (second round)
* Mathias Bourgue (first round)
* Andrea Arnaboldi (first round, retired)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Q | Salvatore Caruso | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| 4 | João Souza | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | João Souza | 6 | 6 | 4 | João Souza | 6 | 6$^{12}$ | 6 |
| | | | | 3 | Nicolás Kicker | 4 | 7$^{14}$ | 2 |
| 3 | Nicolás Kicker | 6 | 6 | 3 | Nicolás Kicker | 4 | 7$^{14}$ | 2 |
| | Axel Michon | 1 | 0 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | R Carballés Baena | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Pellegrino | 6 | 7 | | WC | A Pellegrino | 2 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Hemery | 3 | 7$^7$ | 1 | Q | S Caruso | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Caruso | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | | | Q | S Caruso | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Smirnov | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | WC | F Bahamonde | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| | G Granollers | 6 | 6 | | | G Granollers | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Francisco Bahamonde | 6 | 6 | | WC | F Bahamonde | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | M Bourgue | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | S Caruso | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | J Souza | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | J Souza | 6 | 6 |
| | A van der Duim | 1 | 4 | | 4 | J Souza | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Miedler | 7 | 2 | 4 | Q | A Petrone | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Alessandro Petrone | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | J Souza | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | S Doumbia | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 5 | G Lama | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| | G Gigounon | 6 | 6 | | | G Gigounon | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| PR | A Brizzi | 6$^7$ | 3 | | 5 | G Lama | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | G Lama | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 8 | A Arnaboldi | 4 | 3$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Trinker | 6 | 4 | | | B Trinker | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Volandri | 7 | 6 | | | F Volandri | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Edoardo Eremin | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | F Volandri | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | L Sonego | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | N Kicker | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | F Horanský | 0 | 1 | | | L Sonego | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | G Quinzi | 5 | 6 | 6$^1$ | 3 | N Kicker | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | N Kicker | 7 | 2 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | 3 | N Kicker | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | A De Greef | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | A Michon | 1 | 0 |
| | C Garin | 5 | 2$^r$ | | 6 | A De Greef | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Giustino | 4 | 6$^6$ | | WC | M Donati | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Donati | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | WC | M Donati | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | G Mager | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Michon | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Pérez Sanz | 1 | 3 | | | G Mager | 6 | 6$^8$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Michon | 7 | 6 | | | A Michon | 1 | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Cecchinato | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |