title: 2022 Santa Cruz Challenger – Singles
text: # 2022 Santa Cruz Challenger – Singles
  
  This was the first edition of the tournament as part of the Legión Sudamericana.
  
  Francisco Cerúndolo won the title after defeating Camilo Ugo Carabelli 6–4, 6–3 in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Hugo Dellien (semifinals)
  * Andrej Martin (first round)
  * Francisco Cerúndolo (champion)
  * Tomás Martín Etcheverry (first round, retired)
  * Zdeněk Kolář (second round)
  * Fernando Verdasco (quarterfinals)
  * Facundo Mena (second round)
  * Camilo Ugo Carabelli (final)
  
  ## 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Hugo Dellien | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
  | 3 | Francisco Cerúndolo | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | 3 | Francisco Cerúndolo | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Francisco Cerúndolo | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | 8 | Camilo Ugo Carabelli | 4 | 3 |
  | 8 | Camilo Ugo Carabelli | 6 | 6 | | 8 | Camilo Ugo Carabelli | 4 | 3 |
  | Q | Pedro Cachin | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | H Dellien | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Rodríguez Taverna | 5 | 5 | | 1 | H Dellien | $6^4$ | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | MF Descotte | $7^7$ | 2 | 2 | | D Dutra da Silva | $7^7$ | $6^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Dutra da Silva | $6^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | H Dellien | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Q | D Hidalgo | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | Alt | N Álvarez | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
  | Alt | N Álvarez | 6 | 7 | | Alt | N Álvarez | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | G Villanueva | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | Z Kolář | $7^7$ | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | Z Kolář | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | H Dellien | 6 | 4 | 3 |
  | 3 | F Cerúndolo | $7^7$ | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | F Cerúndolo | 1 | 6 | 6 |
  | | F Díaz Acosta | $6^4$ | 6 | 3 | 3 | F Cerúndolo | 6 | 3 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | JC Prado Ángelo | 4 | 4 | | | TA Tirante | 3 | 6 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | TA Tirante | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | F Cerúndolo | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | F Zeballos | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | N Moreno de Alboran | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | N Moreno de Alboran | 7 | 6 | | | N Moreno de Alboran | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | GA Olivieri | 1 | 1 | | 7 | F Mena | $7^7$ | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | F Mena | 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | C Ugo Carabelli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | O Luz | 2 | 4 | | 8 | C Ugo Carabelli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | B Arias | 3 | 2 | | Q | C Rodríguez | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | C Rodríguez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | C Ugo Carabelli | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | | D King | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | WC | M Dellien | 5 | 3 | | | | |
  | WC | M Dellien | 6 | 7 | | WC | M Dellien | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Comesaña | 4 | 7 | 1 | | F Comesaña | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | TM Etcheverry | 6 | 5 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | | | 8 | C Ugo Carabelli | 6 | 6 |
  | 6 | F Verdasco | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | P Cachin | 3 | 2 |
  | | M Pucinelli de Almeida | 4 | 1 | | 6 | F Verdasco | 6 | $6^4$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | JP Ficovich | 6 | 6 | | | JP Ficovich | 3 | $7^7$ | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | Michel Vernier | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 6 | F Verdasco | 3 | 1 | | | | |
  | | G Lama | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | Q | P Cachin | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | C Gómez-Herrera | $6^4$ | $6^3$ | | | G Lama | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | P Cachin | 6 | 6 | | Q | P Cachin | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | A Martin | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  