# 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |