2016 Kentucky Bank Tennis Championships

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.

Men's singles main draw entrants

¹ Rankings as of 18 July 2016.

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:

¹ Rankings as of 18 July 2016.

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, 7–6

Michaëlla Krajicek def. Arina Rodionova, 6–0, 2–6, 6–2

Luke Saville / Jordan Thompson def. Nicolaas Scholtz / Tucker Vorster, 6–2, 7–5

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