| Date: | 17–23 October |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Category: | ATP World Tour 250 series |
| Prize Money: | €566,525 |
| Draw: | 28S / 16D |
| Surface: | Hard / indoor |
| Location: | Antwerp, Belgium |
| Venue: | Lotto Arena |
| Champs: |  Richard Gasquet[1] |
| Champd: |  Daniel Nestor / Édouard Roger-Vasselin[2] |
| Main Name: | European Open (tennis) European Open |
The 2016 European Open was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 1st edition of the European Open and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2016 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Lotto Arena in Antwerp, Belgium, from 17 October until 23 October 2016. Third-seeded Richard Gasquet won the singles title.[3]
See main article: 2016 European Open – Singles. Richard Gasquet defeated 
Diego Schwartzman, 7–6(7–4), 6–1
See main article: 2016 European Open – Doubles. Daniel Nestor / Édouard Roger-Vasselin defeated Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut, 6–4, 6–4
| width=70 | Country | width=175 | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Belgium | David Goffin | 12 | 1 | ||
 Spain | David Ferrer | 15 | 2 | ||
| France | Richard Gasquet | 17 | 3 | ||
| Pablo Cuevas | 22 | 4 | |||
| France | Gilles Simon | 32 | 5 | ||
| João Sousa | 34 | 6 | |||
| France | Nicolas Mahut | 39 | 7 | ||
| Argentina | Federico Delbonis | 46 | 8 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Íñigo Cervantes
Alexandr Dolgopolov →replaced by Jan-Lennard Struff| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | Pierre-Hugues Herbert | France | Nicolas Mahut | 3 | 1 | |
| Canada | Daniel Nestor | France | Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 32 | 2 | |
 Austria | Oliver Marach | France | Fabrice Martin | 71 | 3 | |
| Pablo Cuevas | Spain | David Marrero | 83 | 4 |
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Paul-Henri Mathieu (left hip injury)
