# 2016 Monterrey Challenger – Singles

Thiemo de Bakker was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.
Ernesto Escobedo won the title after defeating Denis Kudla 6–4, 6–4 in the final.

## Seeds

* Víctor Estrella Burgos (second round)
* Benjamin Becker (semifinals)
* Denis Kudla (final)
* Marco Trungelliti (second round)
* Ernesto Escobedo (champion)
* Peter Polansky (semifinals)
* Eduardo Struvay (first round)
* Alejandro González (first round)

## 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 6 | Peter Polansky | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| 3 | Denis Kudla | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Denis Kudla | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Denis Kudla | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | 5 | Ernesto Escobedo | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | Ernesto Escobedo | 6 | 2 | 6 | 5 | Ernesto Escobedo | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Benjamin Becker | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | |

### Top half

| 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 | V Estrella Burgos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Gómez | 4 | 4 | 1 | V Estrella Burgos | 2 | 7 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | |
| | A Falla | 6 | 6 | | A Falla | 6 | 5 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | N Scholtz | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | A Falla | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| Alt | K Uchida | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | | 6 | P Polansky | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Quiroz | 7$^7$ | 6 | | R Quiroz | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Zampieri | 5 | 2 | 6 | P Polansky | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | P Polansky | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | P Polansky | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | D Kudla | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | D Kudla | 6 | 6 |
| | E King | 6$^3$ | 1 | 3 | D Kudla | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Ortega Olmedo | 6 | 6 | | R Ortega Olmedo | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Lizariturry | 3 | 1 | | | | | | 3 | D Kudla | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Bester | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Arévalo | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | A El Mihdawy | 4 | 4 | | P Bester | 3 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Arévalo | 6 | 6 | | M Arévalo | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | A González | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 5 | E Escobedo | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Vorster | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | E Escobedo | 7$^{11}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Gonzales | 6 | 3 | 7$^8$ | Q | R Gonzales | 6$^9$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Clezar | 3 | 6 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | 5 | E Escobedo | 7$^8$ | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | S Groth | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | S Groth | 6$^6$ | 7$^7$ | 6$^2$ | | | | | |
| | A Sarkissian | 6$^3$ | 6$^5$ | | | S Groth | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Escobar | 3 | 6$^4$ | | 4/WC | M Trungelliti | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4/WC | M Trungelliti | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | E Escobedo | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | E Struvay | 5 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | B Becker | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| | A Bega | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | A Bega | 2 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J-P Smith | 6 | 6 | | | J-P Smith | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Mauricio Astorga | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | J-P Smith | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |
| WC | D Garza | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 2 | B Becker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | E Gómez | 6 | 6 | | | E Gómez | 3 | 6$^0$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Barry | 0$^r$ | | | 2 | B Becker | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | B Becker | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |