The 2016 Croatia Open Umag (also known as the Konzum Croatia Open Umag for sponsorship reasons) was a men's
tennis
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tournament played on
outdoor clay courts. It was the 27th edition of the
Croatia Open
The Croatia Open (currently sponsored by Plava laguna) is a men's ATP tennis tournament held in Umag, Croatia that is part of the 250 series of the ATP Tour.
The tournament began in 1990 when it was part of Yugoslavia, and is the oldest tennis t ...
, and part of the
ATP World Tour 250 Series
The ATP 250 tournaments (previously known as the ''ATP World Tour 250'' tournaments, ''ATP International Series'', and ''ATP World Series'') are the lowest tier of annual men's tennis tournaments on the main ATP Tour, after the four Grand Slam (te ...
of the
2016 ATP World Tour. It took place at the International Tennis Center in
Umag
Umag (; it, Umago) is a coastal town in Istria, Croatia.
Geography
It is the westernmost town of Croatia, and it includes Bašanija, the westernmost point of Croatia.
Population
Umag has a population of 7,281, with a total municipal populatio ...
,
Croatia
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, from 18 July through 24 July 2016.
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
*
1 Rankings are as of July 11, 2016
Other entrants
The following players received
wildcards into the singles main draw:
*
Nikola Mektić
Nikola Mektić (born 24 December 1988) is a Croatian professional tennis player who is a former world No. 1 in doubles.
He is a two-time Grand Slam champion, having won the 2021 Wimbledon Championships in men's doubles partnering compatriot Mat ...
*
Nino Serdarušić
Nino Serdarušić (; born 13 December 1996) is a Croatian tennis player. He has a career-high singles ranking of World No. 183 achieved on 4 April 2022. Juniors
Serdarušić had a career high junior ranking of No. 21, and partnering Petros Chrys ...
*
Franko Škugor
Franko Škugor (; born 20 September 1987) is a Croatian professional tennis player who mainly competes on the ATP Challenger Tour and specialized in doubles. He has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 17 achieved on 22 April 2019. He i ...
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
*
Nikola Čačić
Nikola () is a given name which, like Nicholas, is a version of the Greek ''Nikolaos'' (Νικόλαος). It is common as a masculine given name in the South Slavic countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montene ...
*
André Ghem
André Swytka Ghem (born 29 May 1982) is a Brazilian professional tennis player. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking in July 2015, when he became the World No. 118.
Career
Born in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Ghem became the World No. 181 in ...
*
Michael Linzer
Michael Linzer (; born 2 November 1989) is an Austrian professional tennis player and competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour
The ATP Challenger Tour, known until the end of 2008 as the ATP Challenger Series, is a series of international m ...
*
Enrique López-Pérez
The following player received entry as a special exempt:
*
Renzo Olivo
Renzo Olivo (; born 15 March 1992) is an Argentine professional tennis player. He competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures, both in singles and doubles. He has a career-high singles ranking of World No. 78 achieved on 9 January ...
Retirements
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Franko Škugor
Franko Škugor (; born 20 September 1987) is a Croatian professional tennis player who mainly competes on the ATP Challenger Tour and specialized in doubles. He has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 17 achieved on 22 April 2019. He i ...
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
* Rankings are as of July 11, 2016
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
*
Tomislav Draganja
Tomislav Draganja (; born 10 August 1994) is a Croatian tennis player. Draganja usually competes on the ATP Challenger Tour
Draganja primarily focuses on doubles, where he has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 115 achieved on 26 February 2018 ...
/
Nino Serdarušić
Nino Serdarušić (; born 13 December 1996) is a Croatian tennis player. He has a career-high singles ranking of World No. 183 achieved on 4 April 2022. Juniors
Serdarušić had a career high junior ranking of No. 21, and partnering Petros Chrys ...
*
Dino Marcan
Dino Marcan (born 12 February 1991 in Rijeka, Yugoslavia) is a Croatian professional tennis player. Dino mostly competes on the ATP Challenger Tour
The ATP Challenger Tour, known until the end of 2008 as the ATP Challenger Series, is a series ...
/
Ante Pavić
Ante Pavić (; born 7 March 1989) is an inactive Croatian professional tennis player. His highest singles ranking is No. 132 achieved on 13 October 2014. He qualified for the main draw in the 2014 French Open after saving a match point in the fina ...
The following pair received entry as alternates:
*
Riccardo Ghedin
Riccardo Ghedin (born 5 December 1985) is an Italian tennis player. He began playing tennis when he was 12 years old.
At the 2009 Wimbledon Championships, Ghedin advanced successfully through the qualifying rounds to reach his first and only gr ...
/
Alessandro Motti
Alessandro Motti (born 21 February 1979) is an Italian professional tennis player who specialises in doubles. He has a career high doubles ranking of world No. 91, achieved on 14 September 2009.
Motti reached his only ATP World Tour doubles fin ...
Champions
Singles
*
Fabio Fognini
Fabio Fognini (; born 24 May 1987) is an Italian professional tennis player. He has a career-high ranking of world No. 9 achieved on 15 July 2019. He is currently ranked (July 2022) in 64th place by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) ...
def.
Andrej Martin, 6–4, 6–1
Doubles
*
Martin Kližan
Martin Kližan (; born 11 July 1989) is a Slovak former professional tennis player. The winner of the 2006 French Open boys' singles title, Kližan turned pro in 2007 and had a career-high singles ranking of world No. 24, achieved on 27 April ...
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David Marrero
David Marrero Santana (; born 8 April 1980) is a Spanish professional tennis player. Marrero won 14 doubles titles and reaching a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 5 in November 2013.
Professional career 2000–2007
Marrero earned h ...
def.
Nikola Mektić
Nikola Mektić (born 24 December 1988) is a Croatian professional tennis player who is a former world No. 1 in doubles.
He is a two-time Grand Slam champion, having won the 2021 Wimbledon Championships in men's doubles partnering compatriot Mat ...
/
, 6–4, 6–2
References
External links
Official website
{{2016 ATP World Tour
Croatia Open Umag
The Croatia Open (currently sponsored by Plava laguna) is a men's ATP tennis tournament held in Umag, Croatia that is part of the ATP World Tour 250 series, 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP Tour.
The tournament began in ...
2016
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2016 in Croatian tennis