The 2016
KPIT MSLTA Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the third edition of the tournament which was part of the
2016 ATP Challenger Tour
The ATP Challenger Tour, in 2016 in tennis, 2016, was the secondary professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2016 ATP Challenger Tour calendar contained 166 tournaments, with prize money ranging from $40,000 up to $125,000. It was th ...
. It took place at
Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex
The Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, also known as Balewadi Stadium, is a sports complex located in Pune, India. The complex is situated about 15 km from downtown Pune and 5 km from Hinjawadi. This complex was a venue for the 200 ...
in Pune, India from 24 to 30 October 2016.
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
*
1 Rankings are as of 17 October 2016.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
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Adrián Menéndez Maceiras
Adrián Menéndez Maceiras (; born 28 October 1985) is a Spanish former tennis player. He has a career high-ranking singles of World No. 111, achieved in June 2015.
Menéndez Maceiras has reached the finals of fourteen Futures tournaments, win ...
* Jayesh Pungliya
* Dhruv Sunish
*
Vishnu Vardhan
Vishnu Vardhan (born 27 July 1987), also known as J. Vishnuvardhan, is an Indian professional tennis player. He won bronze medal in men's doubles at 2010 Asian games in Guangzhou, China. He paired-up with and Sania Mirza for mixed doubles and w ...
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
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Marat Deviatiarov
Marat Mansurovych Deviatiarov (; born 19 April 1994 in Kharkiv) is a Ukrainian former tennis player.
Career
Deviatiarov has a career-high singles ranking by the ATP of 538, achieved on 25 May 2015. He also has a career-high ATP doubles ranking ...
*
Luca Margaroli
Luca Margaroli (born 15 February 1992) is a Swiss tennis player.
He has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 128 achieved on 6 June 2019, and a singles ranking of No. 692, achieved on 23 October 2017.
Career
Margaroli made his ATP main dr ...
*
Hugo Nys
Hugo Nys (; born 16 February 1991) is a Monégasque professional tennis player who previously represented France until 2019. A doubles specialist, he reached his highest ATP doubles ranking of No. 12 on 12 June 2023 and singles ranking of No. 3 ...
*
Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan
Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan (born 30 September 1985) is an Indian tennis player.
Virali-Murugesan has a career high ATP singles ranking of 417 achieved on 24 May 2010 and a career high ATP doubles ranking of 268, achieved on 11 August 2014. Viral ...
Champions
Singles
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Sadio Doumbia
Sadio Doumbia (born 12 September 1990) is a French professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. He has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 26 achieved on 26 May 2025. Doumbia has won five ATP titles with compatriot Fabien Reboul an ...
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Prajnesh Gunneswaran
Prajnesh Gunneswaran (born 12 November 1989) is an Indian former professional tennis player.
He reached a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 75 in 2019.
He won 2 ATP Challenger and 8 ITF titles in singles and 1 ITF title in doubles. He repre ...
, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3.
Doubles
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Purav Raja
Purav Raja ( ; born 7 December 1985) is an Indian tennis player. He specializes in doubles and competes on the ATP World Tour. He has won two ATP doubles titles and represents India in the Davis Cup.
Personal and early life
Purav Raja grew u ...
/
Divij Sharan
Divij Sharan (born 2 March 1986) is an Indian professional tennis player. He specialises in doubles and competes on the ATP World Tour. He has won five ATP doubles titles and represents India in the Davis Cup. He won a gold medal in the men' ...
def.
Luca Margaroli
Luca Margaroli (born 15 February 1992) is a Swiss tennis player.
He has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 128 achieved on 6 June 2019, and a singles ranking of No. 692, achieved on 23 October 2017.
Career
Margaroli made his ATP main dr ...
/
Hugo Nys
Hugo Nys (; born 16 February 1991) is a Monégasque professional tennis player who previously represented France until 2019. A doubles specialist, he reached his highest ATP doubles ranking of No. 12 on 12 June 2023 and singles ranking of No. 3 ...
, 3–6, 6–3,
1–9
References
External links
Official Website
{{2016 ATP Challenger Tour
2016 in Indian tennis
KPIT MSLTA Challenger
KPIT MSLTA Challenger