# 2010 Challenger Salinas Diario Expreso – Singles

Santiago Giraldo was the defending champion, but chose to not participate this year.
Brian Dabul won in the final 6–3, 6–2 against Nicolás Massú.

## Seeds

* Nicolás Massú (final)
* Thiago Alves (first round)
* Sebastián Decoud (second round)
* Carlos Salamanca (second round)
* Brian Dabul (champion)
* Santiago González (second round)
* Diego Junqueira (quarterfinals)
* João Souza (quarterfinals)

## 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 | Final |
| 1 | Nicolás Massú | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Caio Zampieri | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | |
| | Caio Zampieri | 6$^4$ | 3 | 1 | Nicolás Massú | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | 5 | Brian Dabul | 6 | 6 |
| | Ričardas Berankis | 2 | 2 | 5 | Brian Dabul | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | Brian Dabul | 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | N Massú | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Bagnis | 4 | 5 | | 1 | N Massú | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | E Gómez | 4 | 4 | | | M Demoliner | 6$^6$ | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Demoliner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | N Massú | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | G Alcaide | 6 | 6$^2$ | 1 | | | | | | 8 | J Souza | 6 | 6$^7$ | 4 | | | | |
| | A González | 3 | 7 | 6 | | A González | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Aguilar | 6$^4$ | 3 | | 8 | J Souza | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | J Souza | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | N Massú | 7 | 6 |
| 4 | C Salamanca | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | C Zampieri | 6$^4$ | 3 |
| | B Pašanski | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | C Salamanca | 6$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | JC Campozano | 4 | 6$^0$ | | | C Zampieri | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Zampieri | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | C Zampieri | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| Q | L Gregorc | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | L Gregorc | 1 | 5 | | | | | |
| WC | C Fiorentino | 2 | 1 | | Q | L Gregorc | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Felder | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | S González | 4 | 7 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | S González | 6 | 3 | 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 |
| 7 | D Junqueira | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Alund | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 | D Junqueira | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Pospisil | 6$^8$ | 6$^7$ | | | M McClune | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M McClune | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | 7 | D Junqueira | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | R Berankis | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | R Berankis | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| LL | C Saavedra-Corvalán | 1 | 6 | 2 | | R Berankis | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J-M Gambill | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | S Decoud | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | S Decoud | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | R Berankis | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | B Dabul | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | B Dabul | 6 | 6 |
| | V Estrella | 6$^4$ | 1 | | 5 | B Dabul | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P-L Duclos | 6 | 3 | 4 | Q | I Endara | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | I Endara | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | B Dabul | 7 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | |
| | R Dutra da Silva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | R Dutra da Silva | 5 | 7 | 1 | | | | |
| | G Pella | 2 | 3 | | | R Dutra da Silva | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Krajinović | 1 | 6 | 7 | | F Krajinović | 6$^1$ | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | T Alves | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |