2016 Dunlop World Challenge

The 2016 Dunlop World Challenge was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 9th edition of the tournament and part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2016 ITF Women's Circuit, offering $50,000+H each in prize money for both men and women's events. It took place in Toyota, Japan, on 14–20 November 2016.

2016 Dunlop World Challenge
Date	14–20 November
Edition	9th
Category	ATP Challenger Tour ITF Women's Circuit
Prize money	$50,000+H (men) $50,000+H (women)
Surface	Hard (indoor)
Location	Toyota, Japan
Champions
Men's singles
James Duckworth
Women's singles
Aryna Sabalenka
Men's doubles
Matt Reid / John-Patrick Smith
Women's doubles
Ksenia Lykina / Akiko Omae

Men's singles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
JPN	Yoshihito Nishioka	100	1
JPN	Yūichi Sugita	107	2
JPN	Go Soeda	119	3
KOR	Chung Hyeon	126	4
AUS	James Duckworth	130	5
KOR	Lee Duck-hee	151	6
JPN	Tatsuma Ito	177	7
JPN	Hiroki Moriya	182	8

• ¹ Rankings as of 7 November 2016.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Makoto Ochi
• Yusuke Takahashi
• Yosuke Watanuki
• Yusuke Watanuki

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Kento Takeuchi
• Lim Yong-kyu
• Michał Przysiężny
• Yaraslav Shyla

Women's singles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
JPN	Kurumi Nara	78	1
BLR	Aryna Sabalenka	159	2
RUS	Ksenia Lykina	172	3
UZB	Nigina Abduraimova	178	4
CRO	Jana Fett	196	5
USA	Jamie Loeb	203	6
JPN	Mayo Hibi	209	7
JPN	Shuko Aoyama	218	8

• ¹ Rankings as of 7 November 2016.

Other entrants

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

• Haruka Kaji
• Momoko Kobori
• Michika Ozeki
• Ramu Ueda

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Miharu Imanishi
• Kim Na-ri
• Tori Kinard
• Chihiro Muramatsu

Champions

Men's singles

Main article: 2016 Dunlop World Challenge – Men's singles

• James Duckworth def. Tatsuma Ito, 7–5, 4–6, 6–1

Women's singles

Main article: 2016 Dunlop World Challenge – Women's singles

• Aryna Sabalenka def. Lizette Cabrera, 6–2, 6–4

Men's doubles

Main article: 2016 Dunlop World Challenge – Men's doubles

• Matt Reid / John-Patrick Smith def. Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan / Christopher Rungkat, 6–3, 6–4

Women's doubles

Main article: 2016 Dunlop World Challenge – Women's doubles

• Ksenia Lykina / Akiko Omae def. Rika Fujiwara / Ayaka Okuno, 6–7^(4–7), 6–2, [10–5]

External links

• 2016 Dunlop World Challenge at ITFtennis.com
• Official website (in Japanese)