# 2016 Columbus Challenger 2 – Singles

Mikael Torpegaard was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Taylor Fritz.
Stefan Kozlov won the title after defeating Tennys Sandgren 6–1, 2–6, 6–2 in the final.

## Seeds

* Taylor Fritz (quarterfinals)
* Rajeev Ram (withdrew)
* Henri Laaksonen (semifinals)
* Stefan Kozlov (champion)
* Mitchell Krueger (second round)
* Tennys Sandgren (final)
* Austin Krajicek (first round)
* Sam Barry (semifinals)

## 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 | Sam Barry | 5 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | |
| 4 | Stefan Kozlov | 7 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | |
| 4 | Stefan Kozlov | 7 | 7$^8$ | | 4 | Stefan Kozlov | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | | | | | 6 | Tennys Sandgren | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 3 | Henri Laaksonen | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | Tennys Sandgren | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | Tennys Sandgren | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | T Fritz | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Torpegaard | 6$^3$ | 1 | | 1 | T Fritz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Lībietis | 5 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | M Lībietis | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Hugo Di Feo | 7 | 2 | 6$^3$ | | | | | 1 | T Fritz | 4 | 6$^2$ | | | | |
| | Jared Hiltzik | 7$^8$ | 3 | 4 | | | | | 8 | S Barry | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | Dennis Nevolo | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 | | D Nevolo | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Kirchheimer | 5 | 4 | | 8 | S Barry | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | S Barry | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | S Barry | 5 | 6$^6$ |
| 4 | S Kozlov | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | 4 | S Kozlov | 7 | 7$^8$ |
| | J Statham | 2 | 6$^6$ | | 4 | S Kozlov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Giron | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | D Köpfer | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Köpfer | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 4 | S Kozlov | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| WC | Martin Joyce | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | | Alt | K King | 2 | 5 | | | | |
| Alt | K King | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Alt | K King | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Harrison | 6 | 7 | | | C Harrison | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 7/Alt | A Krajicek | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 5 | M Krueger | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Hunter Callahan | 4 | 3 | | 5 | M Krueger | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Vorster | 4 | 5 | | | P Kobelt | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Kobelt | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | P Kobelt | 4 | 5 | | | | | | |
| WC | H Pöllänen | 1 | 3 | | | | | | 3 | H Laaksonen | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| WC | J McNally | 6 | 6 | | WC | J McNally | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | JC Aragone | 3 | 3 | | 3 | H Laaksonen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | H Laaksonen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | H Laaksonen | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| 6 | T Sandgren | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | T Sandgren | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| | Andrew Carter | 2 | 2 | | 6 | T Sandgren | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Quigley | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | E Quigley | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Aron Hiltzik | 7$^7$ | 3 | 2 | | | | | 6 | T Sandgren | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Norrie | 6 | 7$^{13}$ | | | | | | | C Norrie | 2 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | |
| | R Sarmiento | 4 | 6$^{11}$ | | | C Norrie | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Erik Crepaldi | 3 | 2 | | LL | L Bambridge | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | L Bambridge | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |