# 2016 Samarkand Challenger – Singles

Teymuraz Gabashvili was the defending champion, but chose not to defend his title.
Karen Khachanov won the title after defeating Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo 6–1, 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 6–1 in the final.

## Seeds

* Karen Khachanov (champion)
* Radu Albot (quarterfinals)
* Amir Weintraub (quarterfinals)
* Jordi Samper Montaña (second round)
* Farrukh Dustov (first round, retired)
* Dmitry Popko (second round)
* Nikola Milojević (first round)
* Enrique López Pérez (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 | Final |
| 1 | Karen Khachanov | 6 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | Agustín Velotti | 2 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | |
| | Agustín Velotti | 2 | 0$^r$ | | 1 | Karen Khachanov | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 |
| | | | | | | Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo | 1 | 7$^8$ | 1 |
| | Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo | 2 | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo | 1 | 7$^8$ | 1 |
| | Ramkumar Ramanathan | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6$^0$ | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | K Khachanov | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Francesco Vilardo | 2 | 5 | | 1 | K Khachanov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Harris | 7 | 3 | 6 | | L Harris | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | BT Botzer | 5 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | 1 | K Khachanov | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Trinker | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | I Ivashka | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | |
| | I Ivashka | 6 | 6 | | | I Ivashka | 4 | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Tepavac | 6 | 6 | | | M Tepavac | 6 | 6$^6$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | E López Pérez | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | K Khachanov | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | J Samper-Montaña | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Velotti | 2 | 0$^r$ |
| WC | Shonigmatjon Shofayziyev | 3 | 1 | | 4 | J Samper-Montaña | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Velotti | 6 | 6 | | | A Velotti | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T Ismailov | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | A Velotti | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | M Elgin | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | FF Silva | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | |
| | FF Silva | 7 | 6 | | | FF Silva | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Metreveli | 2 | 3 | | 6 | D Popko | 6$^6$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | D Popko | 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 | Semifinals |
| 5 | F Dustov | 1 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Ramírez Hidalgo | 6 | 0 | | | R Ramírez Hidalgo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Pavel Tsoy | 6$^2$ | 1 | | | Y Uchiyama | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Uchiyama | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | R Ramírez Hidalgo | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Bega | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 3 | A Weintraub | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | N Barrientos | 3 | 5 | | | A Bega | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Zampieri | 7$^7$ | 2 | 4 | 3 | A Weintraub | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | A Weintraub | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | R Ramírez Hidalgo | 2 | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ |
| 7 | N Milojević | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | R Ramanathan | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6$^0$ |
| | S Diez | 3 | 7 | 6 | | S Diez | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Kalovelonis | 4 | 3 | | | R Ramanathan | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Ramanathan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | R Ramanathan | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | S Fayziev | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | 2 | R Albot | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | A Karatsev | 6 | 7 | | | A Karatsev | 6$^4$ | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | T-h Yang | 6$^3$ | 4 | | 2 | R Albot | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | R Albot | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |