The 2016 Open Sud de France was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 29th edition of the Open Sud de France, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2016 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Arena Montpellier in Montpellier, France, from 1 February to 7 February 2016. First-seeded Richard Gasquet won the singles title.
| 2016 Open Sud de France | |
|---|---|
| Date | 1–7 February 2016 |
| Edition | 29th |
| Category | World Tour 250 |
| Draw | 28S / 16D |
| Prize money | €520,070 |
| Surface | Hard (indoor) |
| Location | Montpellier, France |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Richard Gasquet | |
| Doubles | |
 Mate Pavić /  Michael Venus | |
Highlights
editCroatia's Ivan Dodig, Spain's Tommy Robredo, Poland's Jerzy Janowicz and Russia's Andrey Kuznetsov all withdraw.
These players have been replaced by Ruben Bemelmans, Michael Berrer, Lukáš Lacko and Jan-Lennard Struff respectively.
Gaël Monfils, outgoing 1/2 finalist and two-time winner of the tournament, lost in the 1st round to his compatriot Édouard Roger-Vasselin 4-6, 65-7. Gilles Simon, seeded no. 3, was similarly disillusioned: exempted from the 1st round, he was eliminated by qualifier Dustin Brown 4-6, 4-6.
In singles, Richard Gasquet retained his title, defeating Paul-Henri Mathieu 7-5, 6-4. This is the 13th title of his career, the 3rd in Montpellier.
In doubles, Mate Pavić and Michael Venus win 7-5, 7-64 over Alexander and Mischa Zverev. This is their third title and second of the season.
Finals
editSingles
edit
Richard Gasquet defeated Paul-Henri Mathieu 7–5, 6–4
Doubles
edit
Mate Pavić / 
Michael Venus defeated 
Alexander Zverev / Mischa Zverev 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Points and prize money
editPoint distribution
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 250 | 150 | 90 | 45 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | €82,450 | €43,430 | €23,525 | €13,400 | €7,900 | €4,680 | €2,105 | €1,055 |
| Doubles | €25,070 | €13,170 | €7,140 | €4,080 | €2,390 | — | — | — |
| Doubles prize money per team | ||||||||
Singles main draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRA
|
Richard Gasquet | 9 | 1 |
| CRO
|
Marin Čilić | 13 | 2 |
| FRA
|
Gilles Simon | 15 | 3 |
| FRA
|
Benoît Paire | 18 | 4 |
| FRA
|
Gaël Monfils | 24 | 5 |
 POR
|
João Sousa | 33 | 6 |
| CRO
|
Borna Ćorić | 40 | 7 |
 CYP
|
Marcos Baghdatis | 46 | 8 |
- Rankings were as of January 18, 2015.
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
edit- Before the tournament
- Ivan Dodig →replaced by
Luca Vanni 
Jerzy Janowicz →replaced by Jan-Lennard Struff
Andrey Kuznetsov →replaced by 
Nikoloz Basilashvili
Tommy Robredo →replaced by 
Ruben Bemelmans
Doubles main draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 POL
|
Łukasz Kubot | POL
|
Marcin Matkowski | 44 | 1 |
| CRO
|
Mate Pavić | NZL
|
Michael Venus | 89 | 2 |
 AUT
|
Oliver Marach | FRA
|
Fabrice Martin | 99 | 3 |
 ISR
|
Jonathan Erlich |  GBR
|
Colin Fleming | 106 | 4 |
- Rankings were as of January 18, 2016.
Other entrants
editThe following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Withdrawals
edit- During the tournament
Jonathan Erlich (lower body pain)