# 2016 Columbus Challenger 1 – Singles

Dennis Novikov was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Evan King.
Mikael Torpegaard won the title after defeating Benjamin Becker 6–4, 1–6, 6–2 in the final.

## Seeds

* Benjamin Becker (final)
* Dennis Novikov (first round)
* Austin Krajicek (first round)
* Peter Polansky (second round)
* Ernesto Escobedo (first round, retired)
* Marcelo Arévalo (first round)
* Blaž Rola (second round)
* Guilherme Clezar (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 | Benjamin Becker | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | |
| | John-Patrick Smith | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
| | John-Patrick Smith | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | Benjamin Becker | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| | | | | | WC | Mikael Torpegaard | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| WC | Mikael Torpegaard | 7 | 7$^7$ | | WC | Mikael Torpegaard | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| | Tennys Sandgren | 5 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | |

### Top half

| 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 |
| 1 | B Becker | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Quigley | 5 | 4 | 1 | B Becker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Groth | 6 | 7$^8$ | | S Groth | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Jared Hiltzik | 3 | 6$^6$ | | | | | 1 | B Becker | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| WC | J. J. Wolf | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | Q | M Lībietis | 6 | 1 | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| Q | M Lībietis | 6 | 7$^7$ | Q | M Lībietis | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Norrie | 7$^7$ | 1 | | C Norrie | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | E Escobedo | 6$^4$ | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | 1 | B Becker | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | A Krajicek | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | J-P Smith | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| | S Bangoura | 6 | 6 | | S Bangoura | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Paul | 6 | 6 | | T Paul | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J McNally | 3 | 3 | | | | | | S Bangoura | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | H Hurkacz | 6 | 7 | | | | | | J-P Smith | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | L Glasspool | 4 | 5 | | H Hurkacz | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J-P Smith | 6 | 6 | | J-P Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6/Alt | M Arévalo | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 8 | G Clezar | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Dancevic | 6 | 6 | | | F Dancevic | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Gonzales Austin | 6 | 6 | | Q | G Austin | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Martin Joyce | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | Q | G Austin | 2 | 5 | | | | |
| WC | M Torpegaard | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | M Torpegaard | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | N Meister | 4 | 3 | | WC | M Torpegaard | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Gómez | 5 | 4 | | 4 | P Polansky | 4 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | P Polansky | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | M Torpegaard | 7 | 7$^7$ |
| 7 | B Rola | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | T Sandgren | 5 | 6$^5$ |
| | N Scholtz | 3 | 2 | | 7 | B Rola | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Sandgren | 6 | 6 | | | T Sandgren | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Bester | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | T Sandgren | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| Q | R Quiroz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | R Quiroz | 0 | 6$^3$ | | | | |
| | B Klein | 4 | 2 | | Q | R Quiroz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E King | 6 | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ | | E King | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | D Novikov | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |