| 2016 Kentucky Bank Tennis Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 25–31 July | |||
| Edition | 21st (men) 19th (women) | |||
| Category | ATP Challenger Tour ITF Women's Circuit | |||
| Prize money | $50,000 (men) $50,000 (women) | |||
| Surface | Hard | |||
| Location | Lexington, Kentucky, United States | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Men's singles | ||||
 Ernesto Escobedo | ||||
| Women's singles | ||||
 Michaëlla Krajicek | ||||
| Men's doubles | ||||
 Luke Saville /Jordan Thompson | ||||
| Women's doubles | ||||
 Hiroko Kuwata / Zhu Lin | ||||
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The2016Kentucky Bank Tennis Championships was a professionaltennis tournament played on outdoorhard courts. It was the 21st edition, for men, and 19th edition, for women, of the tournament and part of the2016 ATP Challenger Tour and the2016 ITF Women's Circuit, offering totals of $50,000, for both genders, in prize money. It took place inLexington, Kentucky, United States, on 25–31 July 2016.
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 FRA | Adrian Mannarino | 55 | 1 |
 TUN | Malek Jaziri | 63 | 2 |
 GBR | Daniel Evans | 82 | 3 |
| AUS | Jordan Thompson | 90 | 4 |
| USA | Bjorn Fratangelo | 108 | 5 |
| FRA | Quentin Halys | 140 | 6 |
| USA | Frances Tiafoe | 156 | 7 |
| USA | Stefan Kozlov | 163 | 8 |
The following players received a wildcard into the singles main draw:
The following player entered as an alternate:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 BEL | Alison Van Uytvanck | 116 | 1 |
 CZE | 2 | ||
 ROU | 3 | ||
| USA | Taylor Townsend | 148 | 4 |
| JPN | Hiroko Kuwata | 154 | 5 |
| CHN | Zhu Lin | 151 | 6 |
| USA | Grace Min | 158 | 7 |
| JPN | Miyu Kato | 182 | 8 |
| BEL | An-Sophie Mestach | 189 | 9 |
The following players received a wildcard into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Ernesto Escobedo def.Frances Tiafoe, 6–2, 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–3)Michaëlla Krajicek def.Arina Rodionova, 6–0, 2–6, 6–2Luke Saville /Jordan Thompson def.
Nicolaas Scholtz /Tucker Vorster, 6–2, 7–5Hiroko Kuwata /Zhu Lin def.Sophie Chang /Alexandra Mueller, 6–0, 7–5
