title: 2022 Salinas Challenger – Singles
text: # 2022 Salinas Challenger – Singles
  
  Emilio Gómez was the defending champion and successfully defended his title, defeating Nicolas Moreno de Alboran $6–7^{(2–7)},$ $7–6^{(7–4)},$ 7–5 in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Emilio Gómez (champion)
  * Christopher Eubanks (second round)
  * Camilo Ugo Carabelli (quarterfinals)
  * Ramkumar Ramanathan (first round)
  * Nicolás Kicker (first round)
  * Alexander Ritschard (semifinals)
  * Andrea Collarini (quarterfinals)
  * Nicolás Mejía (second round)
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * Alt = Alternate
  * SE = Special exempt
  * PR = Protected ranking
  * ITF = ITF entry
  * JE = Junior exempt
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  * d = Defaulted
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Emilio Gómez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Alexander Ritschard | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Alexander Ritschard | 2 | 2 | | 1 | Emilio Gómez | $6^2$ | $7^7$ | 7 |
  | | | | | | | Nicolas Moreno de Alboran | $7^7$ | $6^4$ | 5 |
  | | Roberto Quiroz | $7^7$ | 4 | 2 | | Nicolas Moreno de Alboran | $7^7$ | $6^4$ | 5 |
  | | Nicolas Moreno de Alboran | $6^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | E Gómez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | A Guillén Meza | 3 | 3 | | 1 | E Gómez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | P Boscardin Dias | 3 | 2 | | | D Dutra da Silva | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Dutra da Silva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | E Gómez | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | Q | Felix Corwin | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | Q | F Corwin | 1 | 5 | | | | |
  | | A Dougaz | $6^6$ | 3 | | Q | F Corwin | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | T-l Wu | 6 | 6 | | | T-l Wu | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | N Kicker | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | E Gómez | 6 | 6 |
  | 3 | C Ugo Carabelli | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | A Ritschard | 2 | 2 |
  | | Facundo Juárez | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | C Ugo Carabelli | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Mansouri | 6 | 3 | 2 | | A Santillan | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Santillan | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | C Ugo Carabelli | 2 | 3 | | | | |
  | | N Álvarez | $6^2$ | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 6 | A Ritschard | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | N Hardt | $7^7$ | $6^3$ | 1 | | N Álvarez | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | B Holt | 2 | 2 | | 6 | A Ritschard | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | A Ritschard | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | N Mejía | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | C March | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | N Mejía | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Yo Watanuki | $6^7$ | 2 | | | R Quiroz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Quiroz | $7^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | R Quiroz | 2 | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | Blu Baker | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | JC Aragone | 6 | $6^6$ | 4 | | | | |
  | | Y-s Chung | 6 | 6 | | | Y-s Chung | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | JC Aragone | 4 | 6 | $7^7$ | | JC Aragone | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | R Ramanathan | 6 | 1 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | R Quiroz | $7^7$ | 4 | 2 |
  | 7 | A Collarini | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | N Moreno de Alboran | $6^3$ | 6 | 6 |
  | Q | MF Descotte | 5 | 3 | | 7 | A Collarini | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Hijikata | 4 | 6 | 4 | | M Pervolarakis | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Pervolarakis | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | A Collarini | 3 | $6^4$ | | | | | |
  | | Nicolas Moreno de Alboran | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | N Moreno de Alboran | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
  | Q | N Nakagawa | $7^7$ | 4 | 4 | | N Moreno de Alboran | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | S Shimabukuro | $7^7$ | 2 | 3 | 2 | C Eubanks | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | C Eubanks | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  