# 2016 Lima Challenger – Singles

Gastão Elias was the defending champion but lost in the first round to André Ghem.
Christian Garín won the title after defeating Guido Andreozzi 3–6, 7–5, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ in the final.

## Seeds

* Gastão Elias (first round)
* Facundo Bagnis (quarterfinals)
* Horacio Zeballos (first round, retired)
* Carlos Berlocq (quarterfinals, withdrew)
* Renzo Olivo (second round)
* Thiago Monteiro (withdrew)
* Rogério Dutra Silva (semifinals)
* Leonardo Mayer (quarterfinals)

## 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 |
| 7 | Rogério Dutra Silva | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | Guido Andreozzi | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Guido Andreozzi | 3 | 6 | 6 | Guido Andreozzi | 6 | 5 | 6$^3$ |
| | | | | | Christian Garín | 3 | 7 | 7$^7$ |
| | Christian Garín | 6 | 6 | | Christian Garín | 3 | 7 | 7$^7$ |
| | Guilherme Clezar | 1 | 3 | | | | | |

### 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/WC | G Elias | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Ghem | 6 | 6 | | | A Ghem | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M González | 6 | 6 | | | M González | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | N Jarry | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | M González | 7$^7$ | 6$^6$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | P Sousa | 6 | 4 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | 7 | R Dutra Silva | 6$^4$ | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | A Collarini | 4 | 6 | 0 | Q | A Collarini | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Kicker | 2 | 7$^7$ | 3 | 7 | R Dutra Silva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | R Dutra Silva | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | R Dutra Silva | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | H Zeballos | 2 | 3$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | G Andreozzi | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | G Andreozzi | 6 | 4 | | | G Andreozzi | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Ruud | 6 | 6 | | | C Ruud | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | JI Londero | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | G Andreozzi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | A De Greef | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | L Mayer | 1 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | C Zampieri | 5 | 1 | | | A De Greef | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Samper-Montaña | 3 | 4 | | 8 | L Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | 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 |
| LL | M Linzer | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Majchrzak | 5 | 4 | | LL | M Linzer | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | JP Varillas | 3 | 4 | | | C Garín | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Garín | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | C Garín | w/o | | | | |
| Q | H Podlipnik | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | C Berlocq | | | | | |
| | G Lama | 2 | 2 | | Q | H Podlipnik | 3 | 7$^8$ | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | |
| Q | JP Sorgi | 1 | 1 | | 4 | C Berlocq | 6 | 6$^6$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | |
| 4 | C Berlocq | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | C Garin | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | R Olivo | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | G Clezar | 1 | 3 |
| WC | N Álvarez | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | R Olivo | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | E Gómez | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | G Clezar | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | G Clezar | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | G Clezar | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | |
| | M Bourgue | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | F Bagnis | 6$^0$ | 6$^5$ | | | |
| Q | F Mena | 2 | 3 | | | M Bourgue | 6$^6$ | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Velotti | 2 | 4 | | 2 | F Bagnis | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | F Bagnis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |