title: 2016 Franken Challenge – Singles
text: # 2016 Franken Challenge – Singles
  
  Taro Daniel was the defending champion but failed to defend his title, losing to Thiago Monteiro in the second round.
  
  Radu Albot won the title after defeating Jan-Lennard Struff 6–3, 6–4 in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Malek Jaziri (second round, retired)
  * Taro Daniel (second round)
  * Albert Montañés (quarterfinals)
  * Jan-Lennard Struff (final)
  * Roberto Carballés Baena (first round)
  * Thomas Fabbiano (first round)
  * Thiemo de Bakker (first round)
  * Jozef Kovalík (quarterfinals)
  
  ## 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Máximo González | $7^7$ | $6^6$ | 3 | | | | |
  | 4 | Jan-Lennard Struff | $6^3$ | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | |
  | 4 | Jan-Lennard Struff | $6^3$ | $7^8$ | 6 | 4 | Jan-Lennard Struff | 3 | 4 |
  | | | | | | | Radu Albot | 6 | 6 |
  | | Radu Albot | 6 | 6 | | | Radu Albot | 6 | 6 |
  | | Tobias Kamke | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
  
  ### Top 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | M Jaziri | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Gimeno-Traver | $6^5$ | $6^5$ | | 1 | M Jaziri | 2 | $1^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | B Rola | 4 | 6 | $6^2$ | | G Melzer | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Melzer | 6 | 1 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | G Melzer | 3 | 5 | | | | | | |
  | WC | Paul Wörner | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | M González | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
  | | L Vanni | 6 | 6 | | | L Vanni | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M González | $7^7$ | 6 | | | M González | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | R Carballés Baena | $6^0$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | M González | $7^7$ | $6^6$ | 3 |
  | 4 | J-L Struff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | J-L Struff | $6^3$ | $7^8$ | 6 |
  | | F Argüello | 3 | 4 | | 4 | J-L Struff | $6^5$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | M Marterer | 3 | 3 | | | A Nedovyesov | $7^7$ | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Nedovyesov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | J-L Struff | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | A Arnaboldi | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | J Kovalík | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | A Martin | 2 | 6 | 0 | | A Arnaboldi | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | A De Greef | $7^7$ | $6^5$ | 4 | 8 | J Kovalík | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | J Kovalík | $6^3$ | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | T de Bakker | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Albot | 6 | 6 | | | R Albot | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | M Bachinger | 3 | 0 | | | G Clezar | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Clezar | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | R Albot | $7^7$ | 6 | | | |
  | Q | C Zampieri | $6^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | A Montañés | $6^5$ | 2 | | | |
  | PR | J Reister | $7^7$ | 6 | | PR | J Reister | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | D Masur | 5 | 3 | | 3 | A Montañés | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | A Montañés | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | R Albot | 6 | 6 |
  | 6 | T Fabbiano | $6^3$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | T Kamke | 1 | 4 |
  | | T Kamke | $7^7$ | 6 | | | T Kamke | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | Alt | H Laaksonen | 4 | $7^{12}$ | 3 | Q | L Sonego | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | |
  | Q | L Sonego | 6 | $6^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | | | T Kamke | $7^7$ | 6 | | | |
  | | R Bemelmans | $6^6$ | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | T Monteiro | $6^3$ | 3 | | | |
  | | T Monteiro | $7^8$ | $7^7$ | | | T Monteiro | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | D Novak | 4 | 4 | | 2 | T Daniel | $6^1$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | T Daniel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  