Challenger de Salinas

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Salinas Challenger
2022 Salinas Challenger
ATP Challenger Tour
Event nameChallenger ATP de Salinas Diario Expreso (1996- 2014)
Challenger de Salinas (2021- current)
LocationSalinas, Ecuador
VenueSalinas Golf y Tenis Club
CategoryATP Challenger Tour
SurfaceHard (1996–2010)
Clay (2011–2014)
Hard (2021–present)
Draw32S/24Q/16D
Prize money$ 53,120 (2022)
Websitechallengersalinas.com/
Current champions (2022)
SinglesEcuador Emilio Gómez
DoublesIndia Yuki Bhambri
India Saketh Myneni
Santiago Giraldo of Colombia, took the title over American Michael Russell in 2009
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.

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

Past finals[edit]

Singles[edit]

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

Doubles[edit]

Year Champions Runners-up Score
2023 United States Vasil Kirkov
United States Alfredo Perez
Ecuador Ángel Díaz Jalil
Ecuador Álvaro Guillén Meza
7–5, 7–5
2022 India Yuki Bhambri
India Saketh Myneni
United States JC Aragone
Ecuador Roberto Quiroz
4–6, 6–3, [10–7]
2021 (2) Colombia Nicolás Barrientos
Peru Sergio Galdós (2)
Ecuador Antonio Cayetano March
Argentina Thiago Agustín Tirante
Walkover
2021 (1) Mexico Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
Brazil Fernando Romboli (2)
Ecuador Diego Hidalgo
Tunisia Skander Mansouri
7–5, 4–6, [10–2]
2015–2020 Not Held
2014 Venezuela Roberto Maytín
Brazil Fernando Romboli (1)
Bolivia Hugo Dellien
Argentina Eduardo Schwank
6–3, 6–4
2013 Peru Sergio Galdós (1)
Argentina Marco Trungelliti
South Africa Jean Andersen
South Africa Izak van der Merwe
6–4, 6–4
2012 Argentina Martín Alund
Argentina Horacio Zeballos
Uruguay Ariel Behar
Colombia Carlos Salamanca
6–3, 6–3
2011 Argentina Facundo Bagnis
Argentina Federico Delbonis
Brazil Rogério Dutra da Silva
Brazil João Souza
6–2, 6–1
2010 United Kingdom Jonathan Marray
United Kingdom Jamie Murray
Thailand Sanchai Ratiwatana
Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana
6–3, 6–4
2009 Thailand Sanchai Ratiwatana
Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana
Argentina Juan Pablo Brzezicki
Peru Iván Miranda
6–3, 7–6(7–4)
2008 Brazil Júlio Silva (1)
Brazil Caio Zampieri
Argentina Sebastián Decoud
Belgium Dick Norman
7–6(8–6), 6–2
2007 United States Scott Lipsky
United States David Martin
Brazil Thiago Alves
Brazil Franco Ferreiro
7–5, 7–6(11–9)
2006 Brazil Thiago Alves
Brazil Júlio Silva (1)
Brazil André Ghem
Brazil Alexandre Simoni
3–6, 6–4, 10–4
2005 Argentina Juan Pablo Brzezicki
Argentina Cristian Villagrán
Argentina Juan Pablo Guzmán
Argentina Sergio Roitman
6–2, 6–4
2004 Argentina Federico Browne
Pakistan Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
Venezuela José de Armas
United States Eric Nunez
6–3, 6–3
2003 Argentina Martín García
Argentina Sebastián Prieto (2)
Germany Michael Kohlmann
Israel Harel Levy
walkover
2002 United States Brandon Coupe
United States Jeff Salzenstein
Argentina Martín Rodríguez
Argentina Diego Veronelli
6–7(3–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
2001 Peru Luis Horna
Argentina David Nalbandian
Brazil Daniel Melo
Brazil Flávio Saretta
6–4, 0–6, 6–1
2000 Spain Juan Balcells
Colombia Mauricio Hadad
Spain Emilio Benfele Álvarez
Spain Álex Calatrava
walkover
1999 Argentina Mariano Hood
Argentina Sebastián Prieto (1)
Argentina Lucas Arnold Ker
Argentina Daniel Orsanic
6–2, 7–6
1998 United States David DiLucia
United States Michael Sell
Argentina Mariano Hood
Argentina Sebastián Prieto
7–6, 6–4
1997 Brazil Fernando Meligeni
Brazil André Sá
United States Donald Johnson
United States Francisco Montana
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
1996 Venezuela Juan Carlos Bianchi
Ivory Coast Claude N'Goran
Argentina Daniel Orsanic
Italy Laurence Tieleman
7–5, 6–4

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