The 2016

Amex-Istanbul Challenger The Istanbul Challenger is a professional tennis tournament played on hard court. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Istanbul, Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, T ...

was a professional tennis tournament played on

hard courts A hardcourt (or hard court) is a surface or floor on which a sport is played, most usually in reference to tennis courts. It is typically made of rigid materials such as asphalt or concrete, and covered with acrylic resins to seal the surface and ...

. It was the 29th edition of the tournament which was part of the

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. It took place in Istanbul, Turkey between 12 and 18 September 2016.

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

* ¹ Rankings are as of August 29, 2016.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Muhammet Haylaz * Altuğ Çelikbilek * Anıl Yüksel * Barkın Yalçinkale The following players received entry into the singles main draw with a protected ranking: *

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The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Vitaly Kozyukov * Cem İlkel * José Francisco Vidal Azorín *

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Champions

Singles

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def. Dudi Sela, 1–6, 6–1, 6–0.

Doubles

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def. Marco Chiudinelli / Marius Copil, 6–4, 6–3.

External links

Official Website
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