| Date: | 26 September – 2 October |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Draw: | 32S / 16D |
| Surface: | Clay |
| Prize Money: | €42,500 + H |
| Location: | Rome, Italy |
| Champs: |  Jan Šátral |
| Champd: |  Federico Gaio / Stefano Napolitano |
The 2016 BFD Energy Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the second edition of the tournament which was part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Rome, Italy between 26 September and 2 October 2016.
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Haase | 65 | 1 | ||
| Czech Republic | Adam Pavlásek | 80 | 2 | |
 United Kingdom | Aljaž Bedene | 82 | 3 | |
 Spain | Daniel Gimeno Traver | 118 | 4 | |
 Slovakia | Andrej Martin | 127 | 5 | |
| Thiemo de Bakker | 143 | 6 | ||
| Spain | Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo | 148 | 7 | |
 Hungary | Márton Fucsovics | 150 | 8 |
The following players received wild cards into the singles main draw:
Stefano Napolitano Gianluigi Quinzi Andrea Pellegrino Stefano PontoglioThe following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Gibril Diarra
Maxime Janvier Gianluca Mager
Mikael YmerSee main article: 2016 BFD Energy Challenger – Singles.
Jan Šátral def. Robin Haase, 6–3, 6–2See main article: 2016 BFD Energy Challenger – Doubles.
Federico Gaio / Stefano Napolitano def. Marin Draganja / Tomislav Draganja, 6–7(2–7), 6–2, [10–3]