# 2016 São Paulo Challenger de Tênis – Singles

Guido Pella was the defending champion but chose not to participate.
Gonzalo Lama won the title, defeating Ernesto Escobedo 6–2, 6–2 in the final.

## Seeds

* André Ghem (first round)
* João Souza (second round)
* Guilherme Clezar (first round, retired)
* Thiago Monteiro (semifinals)
* Gonzalo Lama (champion)
* Marcelo Arévalo (quarterfinals)
* Christian Lindell (semifinals)
* Maximiliano Estévez (second 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 5 | Gonzalo Lama | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Thiago Monteiro | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| 4 | Thiago Monteiro | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | Gonzalo Lama | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Ernesto Escobedo | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Christian Lindell | 5 | 6 | 3 | | Ernesto Escobedo | 2 | 2 |
| | Ernesto Escobedo | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | A Ghem | 1 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | JI Londero | 6 | 2 | 7 | | JI Londero | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Escobar | 7 | 3 | 6 | | G Escobar | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Collarini | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | JI Londero | 6 | 6$^6$ | 5 | | | | | |
| | Carlos Eduardo Severino | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | G Lama | 1 | 7$^8$ | 7 | | | | | |
| WC | G Décamps | 3 | 2 | | | CE Severino | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | DE Galán | 2 | 3 | | 5 | G Lama | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | G Lama | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | G Lama | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | T Monteiro | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | T Monteiro | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| | A Velotti | 3 | 5 | | 4 | T Monteiro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Rafael Camilo | 2 | 5 | | | E Gómez | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Gómez | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 4 | T Monteiro | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Bortolotti | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Bortolotti | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| | JC Sáez | 6 | 4 | 3 | | M Bortolotti | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Juan Ignacio Galarza | 6$^4$ | 3 | | 8 | M Estévez | 0 | 6 | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Maximiliano Estévez | 7$^7$ | 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 | Semifinals |
| 7 | C Lindell | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | JP Sorgi | 1 | 2 | | 7 | C Lindell | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Wilson Leite | 3 | 4 | | | M Zormann | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Zormann | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | C Lindell | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| WC | FM Alves | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | J Pereira | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| | J Pereira | 6 | 6 | | | J Pereira | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Coria | 6 | 0 | | | F Coria | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | G Clezar | 3 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | C Lindell | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| 6 | M Arévalo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | E Escobedo | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| Q | R Hocevar | 2 | 2 | | 6 | M Arévalo | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Zampieri | 7$^8$ | 6$^1$ | 6 | | C Zampieri | 6$^4$ | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Miele | 6$^6$ | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | | | 6 | M Arévalo | 6$^8$ | 1 | | | | | |
| | F Mena | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | E Escobedo | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | E Escobedo | 6 | 6 | | | E Escobedo | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Alexandre Tsuchiya | 2 | 0 | | 2 | J Souza | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | J Souza | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |