title: 2016 European Open – Singles
text: # 2016 European Open – Singles
  
  This was the first edition of the tournament.
  
  Richard Gasquet won the title, defeating Diego Schwartzman in the final, $7–6^{(7–4)},$ 6–1.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.
  
  * David Goffin (semifinals)
  * David Ferrer (second round)
  * Richard Gasquet (champion)
  * Pablo Cuevas (quarterfinals)
  * Gilles Simon (second round)
  * João Sousa (first round)
  * Nicolas Mahut (first round)
  * Federico Delbonis (first round)
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * Alt = Alternate
  * SE = Special exempt
  * PR = Protected ranking
  * ITF = ITF entry
  * JE = Junior exempt
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  * d = Defaulted
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | David Goffin | 5 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
  | | Diego Schwartzman | 7 | 2 | 7 | | | | |
  | | Diego Schwartzman | 7 | 2 | 7 | | Diego Schwartzman | $6^4$ | 1 |
  | | | | | | 3 | Richard Gasquet | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | 3 | Richard Gasquet | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | Richard Gasquet | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | | Kyle Edmund | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | D Goffin | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | T Robredo | 2 | 2 | | | F Mayer | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | D Goffin | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | S Darcis | $6^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | Q | M Copil | 7 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | B Paire | $7^8$ | 1 | 4 | WC | S Darcis | $6^3$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | M Copil | 4 | 6 | 6 | Q | M Copil | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | J Sousa | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | D Goffin | 5 | 6 | 5 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | D Schwartzman | 7 | 2 | 7 |
  | | | | | | 4 | P Cuevas | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | J Kovalík | 6 | 6 | | Q | J Kovalík | 4 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G García López | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 4 | P Cuevas | $6^8$ | 3 | | | | | | |
  | | T Fritz | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | D Schwartzman | $7^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | | |
  | WC | J De Loore | 6 | 4 | 4 | | T Fritz | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Schwartzman | $7^7$ | 7 | | | D Schwartzman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | N Mahut | $6^2$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | G Simon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Y Maden | 3 | 2 | | 5 | G Simon | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J-L Struff | $6^3$ | 6 | 6 | | J-L Struff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Youzhny | $7^7$ | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | J-L Struff | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | Í Cervantes | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | R Gasquet | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Q | M Berrer | 1 | 6 | 1 | | Í Cervantes | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 3 | R Gasquet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | R Gasquet | 3 | 7 | 6 |
  | 8 | F Delbonis | $6^7$ | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | K Edmund | 6 | 5 | 2 |
  | | A Seppi | $7^9$ | 5 | 6 | | A Seppi | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Haase | 6 | 6 | | | R Haase | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P-H Mathieu | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | A Seppi | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | K Edmund | $7^9$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | K Edmund | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | I Marchenko | $6^7$ | $6^5$ | | | K Edmund | 6 | 3 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | D Ferrer | 1 | 6 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Qualifying
  
  ### Seeds
  
  * Pierre-Hugues Herbert (qualifying competition)
  * Nikoloz Basilashvili (first round)
  * Jozef Kovalík (qualified)
  * Vincent Millot (first round)
  * Michael Berrer (qualified)
  * Kenny de Schepper (qualifying competition)
  * Kimmer Coppejans (qualifying competition)
  * Marius Copil (qualified)
  
  ### Qualifiers
  
  * Marius Copil
  * Michael Berrer
  * Jozef Kovalík
  * Yannick Maden
  
  ### Qualifying draw
  
  **First qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Pierre-Hugues Herbert | 4 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
  | WC | Zizou Bergs | 6 | 1 | $6^4$ | | | | | |
  | WC | Zizou Bergs | 6 | 1 | $6^4$ | 1 | Pierre-Hugues Herbert | 3 | 6 | 3 |
  | | | | | | 8 | Marius Copil | 6 | 4 | 6 |
  | | Václav Šafránek | 3 | 0 | | 8 | Marius Copil | 6 | 4 | 6 |
  | 8 | Marius Copil | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  
  **Second qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | Nikoloz Basilashvili | 3 | 4 | | | | |
  | | Alexey Vatutin | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Alexey Vatutin | 6 | 6 | | Alexey Vatutin | $6^7$ | 4 |
  | | | | | 5 | Michael Berrer | $7^9$ | 6 |
  | | Peter Torebko | 3 | 2 | 5 | Michael Berrer | $7^9$ | 6 |
  | 5 | Michael Berrer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  
  **Third qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | Jozef Kovalík | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Germain Gigounon | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | Germain Gigounon | 2 | 1 | | 3 | Jozef Kovalík | 6 | $7^8$ |
  | | | | | | 6 | Kenny de Schepper | 4 | $6^6$ |
  | PR | Albano Olivetti | 1 | $7^{10}$ | 4 | 6 | Kenny de Schepper | 4 | $6^6$ |
  | 6 | Kenny de Schepper | 6 | $6^8$ | 6 | | | | |
  
  **Fourth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | Vincent Millot | 3 | 2 | | | | |
  | | Yannick Maden | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Yannick Maden | 6 | 6 | | Yannick Maden | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | 7 | Kimmer Coppejans | 2 | 3 |
  | WC | Pablo Andújar | $6^1$ | 3 | 7 | Kimmer Coppejans | 2 | 3 |
  | 7 | Kimmer Coppejans | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
  