David Nalbandian at the 2008 BNP Paribas Masters

The Salinas Challenger (previously known as Challenger ATP de Salinas Diario Expreso) is a professional

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tournament played on outdoor hardcourts. It has been part of the

ATP Challenger Tour The ATP Challenger Tour (known until the end of 2008 as the ATP Challenger Series) is a series of international men's professional tennis tournaments. It was founded in 1976 as a replacement for the ILTF Satellite Circuit (founded in 1971) as ...

. It was held annually in

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, from 1996 to 2014. After a hiatus, it came back in 2021, and it was played on hardcourt instead of red clay.

David Nalbandian David Pablo Nalbandian (; born 1 January 1982) is an Argentine former professional tennis player. He reached his highest ranking in singles of world No. 3 in March 2006, during a career that spanned from 2000 to 2013. Nalbandian was runner-up in ...

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

Past finals

Singles

Doubles

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