The 2009 Challenger Salinas Diario Expreso, also known as 2009 Abierto Internacional de Salinas, was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Salinas, Ecuador between January 12 and January 18, 2009.
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Rank1 SeedLeonardo Mayer1131 Thiago Alves1262Benjamin Becker1353Pablo Cuevas1414Kristian Pless1565Santiago Giraldo1606Ricardo Hocevar1667Juan Pablo Brzezicki1758 Rankings are as of January 5, 2009.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Alejo Apud Carlos Avellán Júlio César Campozano Eric Nunez
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Máximo González Carlos Salamanca Daniel Silva Izak van der Merwe
Champions
Men's singles
Santiago Giraldo def. Michael Russell, 6–3, 6–2
Men's doubles
Sanchai Ratiwatana / Sonchat Ratiwatana def. Juan Pablo Brzezicki / Iván Miranda, 6–3, 7–6(4)
External links Draw Official website