Challenger de Salinas explained

Type:ATP Challenger
Salinas Challenger
Current:2022 Salinas Challenger
Event Name:Challenger ATP de Salinas Diario Expreso (1996- 2014)
Challenger de Salinas (2021- current)
Location:Salinas, Ecuador
Venue:Salinas Golf y Tenis Club
Category:ATP Challenger Tour
Surface:Hard (1996–2010)
Clay (2011–2014)
Hard (2021–present)
Draw:32S/24Q/16D
Prize Money:$ 53,120 (2022)
Website:challengersalinas.com/
Completed Event:2022
Singles: Emilio Gómez
Doubles: Yuki Bhambri
Saketh Myneni

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

Singles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
Illya Marchenko 6–4, 6–4
Emilio Gómez (2)6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–4), 7–5
Emilio Gómez (1)4–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–4
Nicolás Jarry 7–6(9–7), 6–1
2015–2020 Not Held
Víctor Estrella 6–3, 6–4
Alejandro González 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(9–7)
Guido Pella 1–6, 7–5, 6–3
Andrés Molteni 7 - 5, 7 - 6(7–4)
Brian Dabul 6 - 3, 6 - 2
Santiago Giraldo 6 - 3, 6 - 2
2008 Iván Miranda (2)6 - 2, 6 - 2
2007 Juan Pablo Brzezicki 6 - 4, 6 - 4
2006 Benjamin Becker 4 - 6, 6 - 3, 6 - 2
2005 Dennis van Scheppingen 6 - 2, 6 - 4
2004 Alejandro Falla 6 - 7(6–8), 6 - 2, 6 - 2
2003 Giovanni Lapentti 6 - 3, 6 - 4
2002 Iván Miranda (1)6 - 3, 6 - 4
2001 David Nalbandian 6 - 4, 6 - 2
2000 Davide Sanguinetti 6 - 2, 6 - 2
1999 Juan Ignacio Chela 6 - 4, 7 - 6
1998 André Sá 7 - 5, 5 - 7, 6 - 4
1997 Oliver Gross 6 - 1, 3 - 6, 6 - 2
1996 Óscar Martínez 6 - 2, 6 - 7, 6 - 3

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
Vasil Kirkov
Alfredo Perez
7–5, 7–5
Yuki Bhambri
Saketh Myneni
4–6, 6–3, [10–7]
Nicolás Barrientos
Sergio Galdós (2)
Walkover
Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
Fernando Romboli (2)
7–5, 4–6, [10–2]
2015–2020 Not Held
Roberto Maytín
Fernando Romboli (1)
Hugo Dellien
Eduardo Schwank
6–3, 6–4
Sergio Galdós (1)
Marco Trungelliti
6–4, 6–4
Martín Alund
Horacio Zeballos
6–3, 6–3
Facundo Bagnis
Federico Delbonis
6 - 2, 6 - 1
Jonathan Marray
Jamie Murray
6 - 3, 6 - 4
Sanchai Ratiwatana
Sonchat Ratiwatana
6 - 3, 7 - 6(7–4)
2008 Júlio Silva (1)
Caio Zampieri
7 - 6(8–6), 6 - 2
2007 Scott Lipsky
David Martin
7 - 5, 7 - 6(11–9)
2006 Thiago Alves
Júlio Silva (1)
3 - 6, 6 - 4, 10 - 4
2005 Juan Pablo Brzezicki
Cristian Villagrán
6 - 2, 6 - 4
2004 Federico Browne
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
6 - 3, 6 - 3
2003 Martín García
Sebastián Prieto (2)
walkover
2002 Brandon Coupe
Jeff Salzenstein
6 - 7(3–7), 6 - 4, 7 - 6(7–3)
2001 Luis Horna
David Nalbandian
6 - 4, 0 - 6, 6 - 1
2000 Juan Balcells
Mauricio Hadad
walkover
1999 Mariano Hood
Sebastián Prieto (1)
6 - 2, 7 - 6
1998 David DiLucia
Michael Sell
7 - 6, 6 - 4
1997 Fernando Meligeni
André Sá
6 - 3, 3 - 6, 6 - 3
1996 Juan Carlos Bianchi
Claude N'Goran
7 - 5, 6 - 4

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