2016 Gimcheon Open ATP Challenger explained

Date:	18–24 July
Edition:	3rd
Draw:	32S / 16D
Surface:	Hard
Prize Money:	$50,000
Location:	Gimcheon, Korea
Champs:	Max Purcell
Champd:	Hsieh Cheng-peng / Yang Tsung-hua

The 2016 Gimcheon Open ATP Challenger is a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It is the third edition of the tournament which is part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour. It takes place in Gimcheon, Korea between 18 and 24 July 2016.

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank^1	Seed
China	Zhang Ze	172	1
China	Wu Di	175	2
Korea, Republic of	Lee Duck-hee	191	3
Australia	Luke Saville	223	4
	Chen Ti	227	5
Australia	Andrew Whittington	237	6
China	Li Zhe	244	7
Colombia	Nicolás Barrientos	274	8

• ¹ Rankings are as of July 11, 2016.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Kim Young-seok
• Park Ui-sung
• Seol Jae-min
• Shin Sanhui

The following player received entry as an alternate:

• Sidharth Rawat

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Nam Hyun-woo
• Daniel Yoo
• Wang Chuhan
• Max Purcell

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank^1	Seed
Thailand	Sanchai Ratiwatana	Thailand	Sonchat Ratiwatana	224	1
	Hsieh Cheng-peng		Yang Tsung-hua	289	2
China	Li Zhe		Yi Chu-huan	316	3
China	Gong Maoxin	China	Zhang Ze	338	4

• ¹ Rankings as of July 11, 2016.

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Temur Ismailov / Park Ui-sung

Champions

Singles

See main article: 2016 Gimcheon Open ATP Challenger – Singles.

• Max Purcell def. Andrew Whittington, 3–6, 7–6^(8–6), 5–1 retired

Doubles

See main article: 2016 Gimcheon Open ATP Challenger – Doubles.

• Hsieh Cheng-peng / Yang Tsung-hua def. Nicolás Barrientos / Ruben Gonzales, Walkover

References

ITF Website