The 2016

Cary Challenger The Cary Tennis Classic (previously known as the Atlantic Tire Championships) is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hardcourts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour and the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, and has been he ...

was a professional

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tournament played on

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. It was the 2nd edition of the tournament which was part of the

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. It took place in

Cary, North Carolina Cary is a town in Wake County, North Carolina, Wake, Chatham County, North Carolina, Chatham, and Durham County, North Carolina, Durham counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina and is part of the Raleigh, North Carolina, Raleigh-Cary, NC M ...

, United States between 10 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: * Nick Stachowiak *

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* Nicholas Horton *

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The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * James McGee *

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* Ryan Haviland * Erik Crepaldi

Champions

Singles

* James McGee def.

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, 1–6, 6–1, 6–4.

Doubles

Philip Bester Philip Bester (born October 6, 1988) is a Canadian former professional tennis player from North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Bester was a finalist at the 2006 junior French Open. In doing so he became the first Canadian male to reach ...

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def.

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, 6–2, 6–2.

External links

Official Website
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Cary Challenger