title: 2017 Lima Challenger – Singles
text: # 2017 Lima Challenger – Singles
  
  Christian Garín was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Gastão Elias.
  
  Gerald Melzer won the title after defeating Jozef Kovalík 7–5, $7–6^{(7–4)}$ in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Federico Delbonis (first round)
  * Víctor Estrella Burgos (first round)
  * Nicolás Kicker (semifinals)
  * Roberto Carballés Baena (second round)
  * Marco Cecchinato (semifinals)
  * Carlos Berlocq (first round)
  * Gastão Elias (quarterfinals)
  * Casper Ruud (first 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 | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Jozef Kovalík | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | 5 | Marco Cecchinato | 2 | 1 | | | |
  | 5 | Marco Cecchinato | 2 | 1 | Jozef Kovalík | 5 | $6^4$ |
  | | | | | Gerald Melzer | 7 | $7^7$ |
  | 3 | Nicolás Kicker | 2 | 3 | Gerald Melzer | 7 | $7^7$ |
  | | Gerald Melzer | 6 | 6 | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | F Delbonis | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Martin | 6 | 6 | | | A Martin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M González | 5 | 2 | | PR | D Muñoz de la Nava | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | PR | D Muñoz de la Nava | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | A Martin | 7 | 5 | $1^r$ | | | | |
  | | Í Cervantes | 4 | $7^7$ | 4 | | | | | | J Kovalík | 5 | 7 | 5 | | | | |
  | | J Kovalík | 6 | $6^4$ | 6 | | J Kovalík | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Ojeda Lara | 6 | 2 | 6 | | R Ojeda Lara | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | C Berlocq | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | J Kovalík | 6 | 6 |
  | 4 | R Carballés Baena | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | M Cecchinato | 2 | 1 |
  | | R Olivo | 2 | 1 | | 4 | R Carballés Baena | $6^6$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Arévalo | $6^2$ | 7 | 4 | Q | D Kuzmanov | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | D Kuzmanov | $7^7$ | 5 | 6 | | | | | Q | D Kuzmanov | $6^3$ | 3 | | | | | |
  | WC | E Gómez | 1 | 3 | | | | | | 5 | M Cecchinato | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | N Álvarez | 6 | 6 | | WC | N Álvarez | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | JP Varillas | 4 | 4 | | 5 | M Cecchinato | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | M Cecchinato | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | G Elias | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Oliveira | 1 | 3 | | 7 | G Elias | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Garín | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | | C Garín | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | R Quiroz | $7^7$ | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 7 | G Elias | 5 | 1 | | | | |
  | Q | B Rola | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | N Kicker | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | | G Clezar | $6^4$ | 0 | | Q | B Rola | 4 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Domingues | 0 | 1 | | 3 | N Kicker | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | N Kicker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | N Kicker | 2 | 3 |
  | 8 | C Ruud | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | G Melzer | 6 | 6 |
  | Q | J Hernández-Fernández | 7 | 6 | | Q | J Hernández-Fernández | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Taberner | 4 | 4 | | | G Melzer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Melzer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | G Melzer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | J Munar | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | F Bagnis | 3 | 4 | | | | |
  | WC | M Echazú | 1 | 4 | | | J Munar | 1 | $7^{11}$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Bagnis | 6 | 4 | 7 | | F Bagnis | 6 | $6^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | V Estrella Burgos | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  