The 2009 Challenger Salinas Diario Expreso, also known as 2009 Abierto Internacional de Salinas, was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Salinas, Ecuador between January 12 and January 18, 2009.
| 2009 Abierto Internacional de Salinas | |
|---|---|
| Date | January 12 – January 18 |
| Edition | 14 |
| Location | Salinas, Ecuador |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Santiago Giraldo | |
| Doubles | |
 Sonchat Ratiwatana / Sanchai Ratiwatana | |
Singles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 ARG
|
Leonardo Mayer | 113 | 1 |
 BRA
|
Thiago Alves | 126 | 2 |
 GER
|
Benjamin Becker | 135 | 3 |
 URU
|
Pablo Cuevas | 141 | 4 |
 DEN
|
Kristian Pless | 156 | 5 |
| COL
|
Santiago Giraldo | 160 | 6 |
| BRA
|
Ricardo Hocevar | 166 | 7 |
| ARG
|
Juan Pablo Brzezicki | 175 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of January 5, 2009.
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
Alejo Apud
Carlos Avellán- Júlio César Campozano
Eric Nunez
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Champions
editMen's singles
edit Santiago Giraldo def. 
Michael Russell, 6–3, 6–2
Men's doubles
edit Sanchai Ratiwatana / Sonchat Ratiwatana def. Juan Pablo Brzezicki / 
Iván Miranda, 6–3, 7–6(4)