title: 2016 Columbus Challenger 1
text: # 2016 Columbus Challenger 1
  
  The 2016 Columbus Challenger 1 was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the second edition of the tournament which was part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Columbus, United States between 19 and 25 September 2016.
  
  ## Singles main draw entrants
  
  ### Seeds
  
  | Country | Player | $Rank^1$ | Seed |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | GER | Benjamin Becker | 99 | 1 |
  | USA | Dennis Novikov | 126 | 2 |
  | USA | Austin Krajicek | 151 | 3 |
  | CAN | Peter Polansky | 159 | 4 |
  | USA | Ernesto Escobedo | 175 | 5 |
  | ESA | Marcelo Arévalo | 178 | 6 |
  | SLO | Blaž Rola | 189 | 7 |
  | BRA | Guilherme Clezar | 192 | 8 |
  
  * $^1$ Rankings are as of September 12, 2016.
  
  ### Other entrants
  
  The following players received entry into the singles main draw as wildcards:
  
  * J. J. Wolf
  * John McNally
  * Martin Joyce
  * Mikael Torpegaard
  
  The following player received entry into the singles main draw as an alternate:
  
  * Marcelo Arévalo
  
  The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
  
  * Jared Hiltzik
  * Roberto Quiroz
  * Miķelis Lībietis
  * Gonzales Austin
  
  ## Champions
  
  ### Singles
  
  * Mikael Torpegaard def. Benjamin Becker, 6–4, $1–6^{(7–2)},$ 6–2.
  
  ### Doubles
  
  * Miķelis Lībietis / Dennis Novikov def. Philip Bester / Peter Polansky, 7–5, $7–6^{(7–4)}.$
  