The 2016 Memphis Open was a

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tournament, played on indoor

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s. It was the 41st edition of the event known that year as the Memphis Open, and part of the

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of the

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. It took place at the Racquet Club of Memphis in

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, United States, from 8 through 14 February 2016. First-seeded

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won his fourth consecutive singles title at the event.

Finals

Singles

defeated

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6–4, 6–4

Doubles

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/ Santiago González defeated Steve Johnson /

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6–4, 6–4

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Prize money

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

*¹ Rankings as of February 1, 2016

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw: *

* Tommy Paul *

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The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: *

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Withdrawals

;Before the tournament * Kevin Anderson →replaced by

Austin Krajicek Austin Krajicek ( ; born June 16, 1990) is an American professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 1 in doubles by the ATP in June 2023. He attained a career-high singles ranking of world No. 94 in October 2015. A form ...

Tommy Haas Thomas Mario Haas (; born 3 April 1978) is a German–American former professional tennis player. He competed on the ATP Tour from 1996 to 2017, and was ranked world No. 2 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) in May ...

→replaced by

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Lu Yen-hsun Lu Yen-hsun (; born 14 August 1983) is a Taiwanese coach and former tennis player, who goes by the nickname Rendy Lu. He won the most titles on the ATP Challenger Tour in tennis history. His favorite surface is hardcourt, though several of his ...

→replaced by

Luca Vanni Luca Vanni (born 4 June 1985) is an Italian former professional tennis player. He competed mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 100 on 11 May 2015, and his ...

Retirements

(left leg injury)

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

*¹ Rankings are as of February 1, 2016.

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the main draw: *

Ryan Harrison Ryan Harrison (born May 7, 1992) is an American former professional tennis player. Harrison won one career Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP title in singles at the 2017 Memphis Open to go along with four in doubles, including the 2017 F ...

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References

External links

* {{2016 ATP World Tour Memphis Open Memphis Open Memphis Open Memphis Open (tennis)