saville lost in round one of qualifying for the 2016 apia international sydney and 2016 australian open. in february, saville made the semi-final of the 2016 launceston tennis international before heading to asia where he played in a number of challenger tournaments, with limited success. in may, saville lost in round 1 of qualifying for the 2016 french open. in june, saville made the quarter final of the surbiton challenger before qualifying for the 2016 wimbledon championships for the third year in a row saville finished the year with a ranking of world number 266.