# 2016 Città di Como Challenger – Singles

Andrey Kuznetsov was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.
Kenny de Schepper won the title after defeating Marco Cecchinato 2–6, 7–6$^{(7–0)}$, 7–5 in the final.

## Seeds

* Gerald Melzer (quarterfinals)
* Roberto Carballés Baena (first round)
* Taro Daniel (semifinals)
* Andrej Martin (first round)
* Marco Trungelliti (second round)
* Leonardo Mayer (quarterfinals)
* Albert Montañés (second round)
* Marco Cecchinato (final)

## 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 |
| 8 | Marco Cecchinato | 6 | 1 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| 3 | Taro Daniel | 3 | 6 | 6$^1$ | | | | | |
| 3 | Taro Daniel | 3 | 6 | 6$^1$ | 8 | Marco Cecchinato | 6 | 6$^0$ | 5 |
| | | | | | | Kenny de Schepper | 2 | 7$^7$ | 7 |
| | Kenny de Schepper | 6 | 7 | | | Kenny de Schepper | 2 | 7$^7$ | 7 |
| | Adrian Ungur | 4 | 5 | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | G Melzer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Sonego | 3 | 1 | | 1 | G Melzer | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Arnaboldi | 6 | 6 | | | A Arnaboldi | 6 | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Cachin | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | G Melzer | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | M Ymer | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | M Cecchinato | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | D Petrović | 6 | 4 | 4 | Q | M Ymer | 3 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Volandri | 2 | 7$^7$ | 3 | 8 | M Cecchinato | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | M Cecchinato | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | M Cecchinato | 6 | 1 | 7$^7$ |
| 3 | T Daniel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | T Daniel | 3 | 6 | 6$^1$ |
| | S Napolitano | 4 | 1 | | 3 | T Daniel | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Vavassori | 3 | 3 | | | M Safwat | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Safwat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | T Daniel | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | G Mager | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | N Langer | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | N Langer | 6 | 6 | | | N Langer | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | U Ignatik | 4 | 2 | | 7 | A Montañés | 6$^8$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | A Montañés | 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | L Mayer | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Sousa | 2 | 6$^2$ | | 6 | L Mayer | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | M Marterer | 6 | 7 | | Alt | M Marterer | 7$^7$ | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Ymer | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | 6 | L Mayer | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | |
| | K de Schepper | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | K de Schepper | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | |
| | R Ramanathan | 2 | 2 | | | K de Schepper | 7 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | A Rublev | 2 | 6 | 6 | | A Rublev | 5 | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | A Martin | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | K de Schepper | 6 | 7 |
| 5 | M Trungelliti | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | A Ungur | 4 | 5 |
| WC | G Quinzi | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | M Trungelliti | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | A Collarini | 7 | 6 | | LL | A Collarini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Novak | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | LL | A Collarini | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | A Pellegrino | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | A Ungur | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | F Krajinović | 6 | 6 | | | F Krajinović | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Ungur | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | A Ungur | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | R Carballés Baena | 5 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |