2016 Kentucky Bank Tennis Championships
The 2016 Kentucky Bank Tennis Championships was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 21st edition, for men, and 19th edition, for women, of the tournament and part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2016 ITF Women's Circuit, offering totals of $50,000, for both genders, in prize money. It took place in Lexington, Kentucky, United States, on 25–31 July 2016.
| 2016 Kentucky Bank Tennis Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date | 25–31 July |
| Edition | 21st (men) 19th (women) |
| Category | ATP Challenger Tour ITF Women's Circuit |
| Prize money | $50,000 (men) $50,000 (women) |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Lexington, Kentucky, United States |
| Champions | |
| Men's Singles | |
 Ernesto Escobedo | |
| Women's Singles | |
 Michaëlla Krajicek | |
| Men's Doubles | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Luke Saville / Jordan Thompson | |
| Women's Doubles | |
 Hiroko Kuwata /  Zhu Lin | |
Men's singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 FRA |
Adrian Mannarino | 55 | 1 |
 TUN |
Malek Jaziri | 63 | 2 |
 GBR |
Daniel Evans | 82 | 3 |
| AUS |
Jordan Thompson | 90 | 4 |
| USA |
Bjorn Fratangelo | 108 | 5 |
| FRA |
Quentin Halys | 140 | 6 |
| USA |
Frances Tiafoe | 156 | 7 |
| USA |
Stefan Kozlov | 163 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of 18 July 2016.
Other entrants
The following players received a wildcard into the singles main draw:
- Brian Baker
- Eric Quigley
- Ryan Shane
- William Bushamuka
The following player entered as an alternate:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Women's singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} BEL |
Alison Van Uytvanck | 116 | 1 |
 CZE |
2 | ||
 ROU |
3 | ||
| USA |
Taylor Townsend | 148 | 4 |
| JPN |
Hiroko Kuwata | 154 | 5 |
| CHN |
Zhu Lin | 151 | 6 |
| USA |
Grace Min | 158 | 7 |
| JPN |
Miyu Kato | 182 | 8 |
| BEL |
An-Sophie Mestach | 189 | 9 |
- 1 Rankings as of 18 July 2016.
Other entrants
The following players received a wildcard into the singles main draw:
- Francesca Di Lorenzo
- Raveena Kingsley
- Jamie Loeb
- Melanie Oudin
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Champions
Men's singles
- Ernesto Escobedo def. Frances Tiafoe, 6–2, 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–3)
Women's singles
- Michaëlla Krajicek def. Arina Rodionova, 6–0, 2–6, 6–2
Men's doubles
- Luke Saville / Jordan Thompson def.
Nicolaas Scholtz / Tucker Vorster, 6–2, 7–5
Women's doubles
- Hiroko Kuwata / Zhu Lin def. Sophie Chang / Alexandra Mueller, 6–0, 7–5
External links
- 2016 Kentucky Bank Tennis Championships at ITFtennis.com
- Official website