The 2016 Adriatic Challenger was a professional

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s. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the

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. It took place in

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, Italy from 8 to 14 August 2016.

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

* ¹ Rankings are as of August 1, 2016.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: *

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* Francisco Bahamonde *

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The following player received entry into the singles main draw using a protected ranking: *

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The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: *

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* Alessandro Petrone *

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Champions

Singles

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, 6–4, 6–7^(12–14), 6–2

Doubles

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References

{{2016 ATP Challenger Tour Adriatic Challenger