Víctor Estrella was the defending champion in the singles, who in the final against Thomaz Bellucci in three sets with 4: 6, 7: 6 5 and 6: 2 kept the upper hand and defended his title. This means that his ATP tournament victories in Quito are the only ones in his career. Gero Kretschmer and Alexander Satschko won in doubles last year. This year they were defeated by the later finalists Bellucci and Marcelo Demoliner in the quarterfinals . In the final, Guillermo Durán and Pablo Carreño Busta prevailed 7: 5, 6: 4. They won their first double title on the ATP Tour.
The field of participants in the single competition consisted of 28 players, that of the doubles competition consisted of 16 pairs. The total prize pool was $ 463,520; total financial liabilities are $ 520,070.
The qualification for the Ecuador Open Quito took place from January 31 to February 1, 2016. Four qualifying places were played, which entitle them to participate in the main draw of the tournament.
At the Ecuador Open Quito 2016, the following prize money and world ranking points were paid out or credited for reaching the respective round. Players who entered the main draw via qualification received the specified qualification points in addition to those for reaching the respective round. Otherwise the amounts are not cumulative (prize money for the double competition per team).