Challenger de Salinas

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Salinas Challenger
Tennisball current event.svg 2022 Salinas Challenger
ATP Challenger Tour
Event nameChallenger ATP de Salinas Diario Expreso (1996- 2014)
Challenger de Salinas (2021- current)
Location Salinas, Ecuador
VenueSalinas Golf y Tenis Club
Category ATP Challenger Tour
Surface Hard (1996–2010)
Clay (2011–2014)
Hard (2021–present)
Draw32S/24Q/16D
Prize money$ 53,120 (2022)
Website challengersalinas.com/
Current champions (2022)
Singles Flag of Ecuador.svg Emilio Gómez
Doubles Flag of India.svg Yuki Bhambri
Flag of India.svg Saketh Myneni
Santiago Giraldo of Colombia, took the title over American Michael Russell in 2009 Santiago Giraldo.jpg
Santiago Giraldo of Colombia, took the title over American Michael Russell in 2009
Argentine David Nalbandian, like Sa and Brzezicki, won both the singles and the doubles titles (partnering Peruvian Luis Horna), in 2001 David Nalbandian at the 2008 BNP Paribas Masters.jpg
Argentine David Nalbandian, like and Brzezicki, won both the singles and the doubles titles (partnering Peruvian Luis Horna), in 2001

The Salinas Challenger, previously known as Challenger ATP de Salinas Diario Expreso, is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It has been part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour. It was held annually in Salinas, Ecuador from 1996 to 2014. After a hiatus, it came back in 2021, and it was played on hard court instead of red clay.

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David Nalbandian was the only one to have won both singles and doubles titles in the same year

Past finals

Singles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
2023 Flag of Ukraine.svg Illya Marchenko Flag of Croatia.svg Matija Pecotić 6–4, 6–4
2022 Flag of Ecuador.svg Emilio Gómez (2) Flag of the United States.svg Nicolas Moreno de Alboran 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–4), 7–5
2021 (2) Flag of Ecuador.svg Emilio Gómez (1) Flag of Chile.svg Nicolás Jarry 4–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–4
2021 (1) Flag of Chile.svg Nicolás Jarry Flag of Colombia.svg Nicolás Mejía 7–6(9–7), 6–1
2015–2020Not Held
2014 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Víctor Estrella Flag of Argentina.svg Andrea Collarini 6–3, 6–4
2013 Flag of Colombia.svg Alejandro González Flag of Argentina.svg Renzo Olivo 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(9–7)
2012 Flag of Argentina.svg Guido Pella Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Lorenzi 1–6, 7–5, 6–3
2011 Flag of Argentina.svg Andrés Molteni Flag of Argentina.svg Horacio Zeballos 75, 76(7–4)
2010 Flag of Argentina.svg Brian Dabul Flag of Chile.svg Nicolás Massú 63, 62
2009 Flag of Colombia.svg Santiago Giraldo Flag of the United States.svg Michael Russell 63, 62
2008 Flag of Peru.svg Iván Miranda (2) Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Junqueira 62, 62
2007 Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Pablo Brzezicki Flag of Brazil.svg Marcos Daniel 64, 64
2006 Flag of Germany.svg Benjamin Becker Flag of the United States.svg Jesse Witten 46, 63, 62
2005 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dennis van Scheppingen Flag of Brazil.svg Franco Ferreiro 62, 64
2004 Flag of Colombia.svg Alejandro Falla Flag of Luxembourg.svg Gilles Müller 67(6–8), 62, 62
2003 Flag of Ecuador.svg Giovanni Lapentti Flag of Peru.svg Iván Miranda 63, 64
2002 Flag of Peru.svg Iván Miranda (1) Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Mello 63, 64
2001 Flag of Argentina.svg David Nalbandian Flag of Haiti.svg Ronald Agénor 64, 62
2000 Flag of Italy.svg Davide Sanguinetti Flag of Peru.svg Luis Horna 62, 62
1999 Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Ignacio Chela Flag of Argentina.svg Hernán Gumy 64, 76
1998 Flag of Brazil.svg André Sá Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Cañas 75, 57, 64
1997 Flag of Germany.svg Oliver Gross Flag of Austria.svg Gilbert Schaller 61, 36, 62
1996 Flag of Spain.svg Óscar Martínez Flag of Ecuador.svg Luis Morejón 62, 67, 63

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
2023 Flag of the United States.svg Vasil Kirkov
Flag of the United States.svg Alfredo Perez
Flag of Ecuador.svg Ángel Díaz Jalil
Flag of Ecuador.svg Álvaro Guillén Meza
7–5, 7–5
2022 Flag of India.svg Yuki Bhambri
Flag of India.svg Saketh Myneni
Flag of the United States.svg JC Aragone
Flag of Ecuador.svg Roberto Quiroz
4–6, 6–3, [10–7]
2021 (2) Flag of Colombia.svg Nicolás Barrientos
Flag of Peru.svg Sergio Galdós (2)
Flag of Ecuador.svg Antonio Cayetano March
Flag of Argentina.svg Thiago Agustín Tirante
Walkover
2021 (1) Flag of Mexico.svg Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
Flag of Brazil.svg Fernando Romboli (2)
Flag of Ecuador.svg Diego Hidalgo
Flag of Tunisia.svg Skander Mansouri
7–5, 4–6, [10–2]
2015–2020Not Held
2014 Flag of Venezuela.svg Roberto Maytín
Flag of Brazil.svg Fernando Romboli (1)
Flag of Bolivia.svg Hugo Dellien
Flag of Argentina.svg Eduardo Schwank
6–3, 6–4
2013 Flag of Peru.svg Sergio Galdós (1)
Flag of Argentina.svg Marco Trungelliti
Flag of South Africa.svg Jean Andersen
Flag of South Africa.svg Izak van der Merwe
6–4, 6–4
2012 Flag of Argentina.svg Martín Alund
Flag of Argentina.svg Horacio Zeballos
Flag of Uruguay.svg Ariel Behar
Flag of Colombia.svg Carlos Salamanca
6–3, 6–3
2011 Flag of Argentina.svg Facundo Bagnis
Flag of Argentina.svg Federico Delbonis
Flag of Brazil.svg Rogério Dutra da Silva
Flag of Brazil.svg João Souza
62, 61
2010 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Marray
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Murray
Flag of Thailand.svg Sanchai Ratiwatana
Flag of Thailand.svg Sonchat Ratiwatana
63, 64
2009 Flag of Thailand.svg Sanchai Ratiwatana
Flag of Thailand.svg Sonchat Ratiwatana
Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Pablo Brzezicki
Flag of Peru.svg Iván Miranda
63, 76(7–4)
2008 Flag of Brazil.svg Júlio Silva (1)
Flag of Brazil.svg Caio Zampieri
Flag of Argentina.svg Sebastián Decoud
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dick Norman
76(8–6), 62
2007 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Lipsky
Flag of the United States.svg David Martin
Flag of Brazil.svg Thiago Alves
Flag of Brazil.svg Franco Ferreiro
75, 76(11–9)
2006 Flag of Brazil.svg Thiago Alves
Flag of Brazil.svg Júlio Silva (1)
Flag of Brazil.svg André Ghem
Flag of Brazil.svg Alexandre Simoni
36, 64, 104
2005 Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Pablo Brzezicki
Flag of Argentina.svg Cristian Villagrán
Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Pablo Guzmán
Flag of Argentina.svg Sergio Roitman
62, 64
2004 Flag of Argentina.svg Federico Browne
Flag of Pakistan.svg Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg José de Armas
Flag of the United States.svg Eric Nunez
63, 63
2003 Flag of Argentina.svg Martín García
Flag of Argentina.svg Sebastián Prieto (2)
Flag of Germany.svg Michael Kohlmann
Flag of Israel.svg Harel Levy
walkover
2002 Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Coupe
Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Salzenstein
Flag of Argentina.svg Martín Rodríguez
Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Veronelli
67(3–7), 64, 76(7–3)
2001 Flag of Peru.svg Luis Horna
Flag of Argentina.svg David Nalbandian
Flag of Brazil.svg Daniel Melo
Flag of Brazil.svg Flávio Saretta
64, 06, 61
2000 Flag of Spain.svg Juan Balcells
Flag of Colombia.svg Mauricio Hadad
Flag of Spain.svg Emilio Benfele Álvarez
Flag of Spain.svg Álex Calatrava
walkover
1999 Flag of Argentina.svg Mariano Hood
Flag of Argentina.svg Sebastián Prieto (1)
Flag of Argentina.svg Lucas Arnold Ker
Flag of Argentina.svg Daniel Orsanic
62, 76
1998 Flag of the United States.svg David DiLucia
Flag of the United States.svg Michael Sell
Flag of Argentina.svg Mariano Hood
Flag of Argentina.svg Sebastián Prieto
76, 64
1997 Flag of Brazil.svg Fernando Meligeni
Flag of Brazil.svg André Sá
Flag of the United States.svg Donald Johnson
Flag of the United States.svg Francisco Montana
63, 36, 63
1996 Flag of Venezuela.svg Juan Carlos Bianchi
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Claude N'Goran
Flag of Argentina.svg Daniel Orsanic
Flag of Italy.svg Laurence Tieleman
75, 64

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