# 2016 Zhuhai Challenger – Singles

This was the first edition of the tournament.
Thomas Fabbiano won the title after defeating Zhang Ze 5–7, 6–1, 6–3 in the final.

## Seeds

* Yuki Bhambri (semifinals)
* Nikoloz Basilashvili (first round)
* Jordan Thompson (semifinals)
* Thomas Fabbiano (champion)
* Saketh Myneni (quarterfinals)
* Franko Škugor (quarterfinals)
* Wu Di (first round)
* Alexander Kudryavtsev (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Yuki Bhambri | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| 4 | Thomas Fabbiano | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | Thomas Fabbiano | 6 | 6 | 4 | Thomas Fabbiano | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Zhang Ze | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Jordan Thompson | 2 | 2 | | Zhang Ze | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| | Zhang Ze | 6 | 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | Y Bhambri | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Gojowczyk | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | Y Bhambri | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Šátral | 2$^r$ | | | | T Chen | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Chen | 5 | | | | | | | | 1 | Y Bhambri | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | L Saville | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | S Myneni | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | | |
| | D-h Lee | 6 | 4 | 4 | | L Saville | 6$^4$ | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Z Li | 1 | 4 | | 5 | S Myneni | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | S Myneni | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Y Bhambri | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | T Fabbiano | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | T Fabbiano | 6 | 6 |
| | D Molchanov | 3 | 7$^7$ | 1 | 4 | T Fabbiano | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Wang | 6 | 6 | | WC | C Wang | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Weintraub | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | T Fabbiano | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | H Moriya | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | F Škugor | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | M Neuchrist | 3 | 6 | 2 | | H Moriya | 7$^8$ | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Smirnov | 4 | 0 | | 6 | F Škugor | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | F Škugor | 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 | Semifinals |
| 8 | A Kudryavtsev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Çelikbilek | 2 | 2 | | 8 | A Kudryavtsev | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Kim Cheong-eui | 6$^5$ | 3 | | Q | L Sonego | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Sonego | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | A Kudryavtsev | 3 | 0 | | | | | |
| | N Langer | 6$^1$ | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | J Thompson | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | K Krawietz | 6 | 7$^7$ | | Q | K Krawietz | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Ramanathan | 6$^5$ | 5 | | 3 | J Thompson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | J Thompson | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | J Thompson | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | D Wu | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Z Zhang | 6 | 6 |
| | Z Zhang | 6 | 6 | | | Z Zhang | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Ouyang | 6 | | | WC | B Ouyang | 4 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Uchiyama | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | | Z Zhang | 7 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | |
| | M Fucsovics | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Fucsovics | 5 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | |
| WC | X Gao | 6 | 3 | 1 | | M Fucsovics | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Bai | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | Y Bai | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | N Basilashvili | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |