The 2016 Launceston Tennis International was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the second edition (for men) and fifth edition (for women) of the tournament which was part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2016 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $75,000 in prize money for both genders. It took place in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, on 1–8 February 2016.
Men's singles entrants
Seeds CountryPlayerRank1SeedJames Duckworth1291Jordan Thompson1432Saketh Myneni1693Alexander Sarkissian1764Matteo Donati1815Brydan Klein1896Luke Saville1917Andrey Golubev2048Stéphane Robert1659
1 Rankings as of 18 January 2016.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Harry Bourchier Blake Mott Alexei Popyrin Max Purcell
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as a lucky loser: Jarryd Chaplin
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Thomas Fancutt Marc Polmans José Statham Stefanos Tsitsipas
Women's singles entrants
Seeds CountryPlayerRank1SeedDonna Vekić1041Risa Ozaki1452Zhang Kailin1523Han Xinyun1624Mandy Minella1715Yang Zhaoxuan1786Hiroko Kuwata1867Zhu Lin1928
1 Rankings as of 18 January 2016.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Naiktha Bains Abbie Myers Tammi Patterson Dayana Yastremska
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Lizette Cabrera Jennifer Elie Sabrina Santamaria Zuzana Zlochová
The following player received entry by a protected ranking: Miharu Imanishi
Champions
Men's singles
Blake Mott def. Andrey Golubev 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 6–2
Women's singles
Han Xinyun def. Alla Kudryavtseva 6–1, 6–1
Men's doubles
Luke Saville / Jordan Thompson def. Dayne Kelly / Matt Reid 6–1, 4–6, [13–11]
Women's doubles
You Xiaodi / Zhu Lin def. Nadiia Kichenok / Mandy Minella 2–6, 7–5, [10–7]
References
External links 2016 Launceston Tennis International at tennis.com.au