The 2012 Challenger ATP de Salinas Diario Expreso was a professional

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. It was the 17th edition of the tournament which was part of the

2012 ATP Challenger Tour The ATP Challenger Tour was the secondary professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2012 ATP Challenger Tour calendar comprised 15 top tier Tretorn SERIE+ tournaments, and a total of 148 tournaments, with prize money ranging from $35, ...

. It took place in

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between February 27 and March 4, 2012.

ATP entrants

Seeds

* Rankings are as of February 20, 2012.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: *

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* Juan Carvajal * Diego Hidalgo * Juan-Sebastian Vivanco The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Guillermo Durán *

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* Maximiliano Estévez *

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Champions

Singles

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, 1–6, 7–5, 6–3

Doubles

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Ariel Behar Ariel Behar (; born November 12, 1989) is a Uruguayan professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. His career-high doubles ranking is World No. 34 achieved on 6 May 2024. He has won three ATP titles with Ecuadorian partner Gonzalo Esc ...

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