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2016 Kentucky Bank Tennis Championships

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Date
  
25–31 July

Surface
  
Hard

Edition
  
21st (men) 19th (women)

Category
  
ATP Challenger Tour ITF Women's Circuit

Prize money
  
$50,000 (men) $50,000 (women)

Location
  
Lexington, Kentucky, United States

The 2016 Kentucky Bank Tennis Championships was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 21st edition, for men, and 19th edition, for women, of the tournament and part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2016 ITF Women's Circuit, offering totals of $50,000, for both genders, in prize money. It took place in Lexington, Kentucky, United States, on 25–31 July 2016.

Contents

Seeds

  • 1 Rankings as of 18 July 2016.
  • Other entrants

    The following players received a wildcard into the singles main draw:

  • Brian Baker
  • Eric Quigley
  • Ryan Shane
  • William Bushamuka
  • The following player entered as an alternate:

  • Juan Ignacio Londero
  • The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

  • Lloyd Glasspool
  • Alex Kuznetsov
  • Mackenzie McDonald
  • Jesse Witten
  • Seeds

  • 1 Rankings as of 18 July 2016.
  • Other entrants

    The following players received a wildcard into the singles main draw:

  • Francesca Di Lorenzo
  • Raveena Kingsley
  • Jamie Loeb
  • Melanie Oudin
  • The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

  • Alison Bai
  • Cristiana Ferrando
  • Greet Minnen
  • Olivia Rogowska
  • The following players received entry as lucky losers:

  • Katy Dunne
  • Laura Robson
  • Emily Webley-Smith
  • Men's singles

  • Ernesto Escobedo def. Frances Tiafoe, 6–2, 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–3)
  • Women's singles

  • Michaëlla Krajicek def. Arina Rodionova, 6–0, 2–6, 6–2
  • Men's doubles

  • Luke Saville / Jordan Thompson def. Nicolaas Scholtz / Tucker Vorster, 6–2, 7–5
  • Women's doubles

  • Hiroko Kuwata / Zhu Lin def. Sophie Chang / Alexandra Mueller, 6–0, 7–5
  • References

    2016 Kentucky Bank Tennis Championships Wikipedia