# 2016 Santiago Challenger – Singles

Rogério Dutra Silva was the defending champion but lost in the final to Máximo González.
González won the title after defeating Dutra Silva 6–2, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ in the final.

## Seeds

* Horacio Zeballos (semifinals)
* Thiago Monteiro (semifinals, retired)
* Renzo Olivo (withdrew)
* Rogério Dutra Silva (final)
* João Souza (first round)
* Guido Andreozzi (second round)
* Leonardo Mayer (second round)
* Nicolás Kicker (second 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 |
| 1 | Horacio Zeballos | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6$^7$ | | | | |
| | Máximo González | 6 | 6$^2$ | 7$^9$ | | | | |
| | Máximo González | 6 | 6$^2$ | 7$^9$ | | Máximo González | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | 4 | Rogério Dutra Silva | 2 | 6$^5$ |
| 4 | Rogério Dutra Silva | 5 | | | 4 | Rogério Dutra Silva | 2 | 6$^5$ |
| 2 | Thiago Monteiro | 0$^r$ | | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | H Zeballos | 3 | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Garín | 6 | 6$^7$ | 4 | 1 | H Zeballos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | N Jarry | 6$^5$ | 3 | | LL | JP Sorgi | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | JP Sorgi | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 1 | H Zeballos | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | |
| | T Lipovšek Puches | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | P Sousa | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | |
| | P Sousa | 7 | 3 | 6 | | P Sousa | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | F de Paula | 2 | 1 | | 6 | G Andreozzi | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | G Andreozzi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | H Zeballos | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6$^7$ |
| LL | F Mena | 6 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | M González | 6 | 6$^2$ | 7$^9$ |
| Alt | M Linzer | 4 | 6 | 6 | Alt | M Linzer | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Munar | 2 | 2 | | | C Ruud | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Ruud | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | C Ruud | 7 | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| | A Ghem | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | M González | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M González | 2 | 6 | 6 | | M González | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | MT Barrios Vera | 4 | 4 | | 7 | L Mayer | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | L Mayer | 6 | 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 |
| 8 | N Kicker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Samper Montaña | 4 | 3 | | 8 | N Kicker | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | M Bourgue | 7 | 6 | | | M Bourgue | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | J Hernández | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | M Bourgue | 2 | 1 | | | |
| WC | Bastián Malla | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | 4 | R Dutra Silva | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Maximiliano Estévez | 6 | 7 | | | M Estévez | 6$^3$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Collarini | 6$^5$ | 6 | 2 | 4 | R Dutra Silva | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | R Dutra Silva | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | R Dutra Silva | 5 |
| 5 | J Souza | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | T Monteiro | 0$^r$ |
| | A Velotti | 6 | 6 | | | A Velotti | 6 | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Dutra da Silva | 2 | 6 | 4 | | A Michon | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | A Michon | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | A Michon | 5 | 4 | | | |
| Q | JP Paz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | T Monteiro | 7 | 6 | | | |
| Q | JP Ficovich | 1 | 3 | | Q | JP Paz | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | JI Londero | 5 | 6$^7$ | | 2 | T Monteiro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | T Monteiro | 7 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |