The 2016 Canberra Challenger was a professional

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tournament played on outdoor

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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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, Australia between 9 and 16 January 2016. The tournament attracted 10 of the world's top 100 singles players, and although the 2016 edition was described as a "one-off" due to a gap in the events with the draw sizes changing in

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and

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, Tennis ACT boss Ross Triffitt campaigned for it to become a permanent fixture in the tennis calendar, succeeding in getting the event a spot in the

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schedule.

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

Other entrants

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

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The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: *

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* Frank Moser * Daniel Nolan *

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Champions

Men's singles

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def.

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6–2, 6–4

Men's doubles

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/ Santiago González def.

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/ Jarryd Chaplin 7–6^(7–3), 6–3

References

External links

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ATP Challenger Tour official site
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