The 2016

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tournament played on hard courts. It was the 1st edition of the tournament which was part of the

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. It took place in

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between 11 and 17 April 2016.

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

* ¹ Rankings as of April 4, 2016.

Other entrants

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

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* Lim Yong-kyu *

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The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: *

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* Greg Jones * Gavin van Peperzeel * Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul The following player received entry as a lucky loser: * Daniel Yoo

Champions

Singles

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Grega Žemlja Grega Žemlja (born 29 September 1986) is a retired Slovenian tennis player. He has won five singles titles and one doubles title on the ATP Challenger Tour. In 2012, he reached the third round of the US Open, the first Slovenian male player eve ...

, 6–3, 6–2

Doubles

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/ David O'Hare, 6–3, 6–2

External links

Combined Draw
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