# 2016 Sparkassen ATP Challenger – Singles

Ričardas Berankis was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.
Stefano Napolitano won the title after defeating Alessandro Giannessi 6–4, 6–1 in the final.

## Seeds

* Benjamin Becker (second round)
* Evgeny Donskoy (second round)
* Alessandro Giannessi (final)
* Mirza Bašić (quarterfinals)
* Laslo Đere (first round)
* Marko Tepavac (first round)
* Federico Gaio (quarterfinals)
* Peđa Krstin (second 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 |
| | Lorenzo Sonego | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| 3 | Alessandro Giannessi | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Alessandro Giannessi | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | Alessandro Giannessi | 4 | 1 |
| | | | | | | Stefano Napolitano | 6 | 6 |
| | Stefano Napolitano | 7 | 6 | | | Stefano Napolitano | 6 | 6 |
| SE | Kevin Krawietz | 5 | 4 | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals |
| 1 | B Becker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Julien Dubail | 4 | 1 | | 1 | B Becker | 1 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Vanni | 3 | 6$^1$ | | | L Sonego | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Sonego | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | L Sonego | 7$^8$ | 6$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | Z Kolář | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 7 | F Gaio | 6$^6$ | 7$^9$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | N Milojević | 6 | 6 | | | N Milojević | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Patrick Prader | 3 | 4 | | 7 | F Gaio | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | F Gaio | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | L Sonego | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| 3 | A Giannessi | 7 | 4 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Giannessi | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| | A Bublik | 5 | 6 | 6$^7$ | 3 | A Giannessi | 7$^8$ | 6$^2$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Menéndez-Maceiras | 6 | 6 | | | A Menéndez-Maceiras | 6$^6$ | 7$^7$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Berrettini | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | A Giannessi | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | |
| WC | S Caruso | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | S Caruso | 1 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | |
| WC | G Mager | 4 | 4 | | WC | S Caruso | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jeremy Jahn | 6 | 6 | | | J Jahn | 2 | 6 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | M Tepavac | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | L Đere | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | A Olivetti | 6 | 6 | | PR | A Olivetti | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Arnaboldi | 3 | 3 | | | S Napolitano | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Napolitano | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Napolitano | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | Y Jankovits | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 4 | M Bašić | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | Marc Sieber | 2 | 6$^4$ | | Q | Y Jankovits | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Przysiężny | 6$^5$ | 6 | 4 | 4 | M Bašić | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | M Bašić | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | S Napolitano | 7 | 6 |
| 8 | P Krstin | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | SE | K Krawietz | 5 | 4 |
| LL | N Serdarušić | 6$^2$ | 1 | | 8 | P Krstin | 7 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | F Dancevic | 6 | 4 | 4 | | B Kavčič | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Kavčič | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | B Kavčič | 0 | 4 | | | | |
| SE | K Krawietz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | SE | K Krawietz | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Ramanathan | 3 | 3 | | SE | K Krawietz | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Kapaś | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6$^2$ | 2 | E Donskoy | 6 | 4 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | E Donskoy | 6$^3$ | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |