The field of participants in the individual competition consisted of 32 players, that of the doubles competition consisted of 16 pairs. For the individual competition there was a qualifying round with 16 players, through which four players could qualify for the main field. As in the previous year, the total prize money for the event was US $ 50,000.
The winner of the individual competition was the unseeded American Alex Bogomolov junior , who defeated the fourth seeded German Rainer Schüttler in two sets in the final. It was Bogomolov's eighth single career Challenger title and the first of the season. The winner of the last two events, Ryan Sweeting , had to withdraw his participation this year. For him, Raven Klaasen moved into the main field of the individual competition as a lucky loser .
In doubles, the top seeded Americans Scott Lipsky and Rajeev Ram won the final against the fourth-placed German pairing of Dustin Brown and Björn Phau . Lipsky was able to defend his title from the previous year, which he had won with David Martin . Martin failed this year with his partner Bobby Reynolds this year in the first round. For Rajeev Ram it was already the third success in Dallas after winning the title in 2006 and 2008, which made him the most successful doubles player of the tournament since the beginning of the tournament. In 2006 he won the tournament with Reynolds, the 2008 title with Prakash Amritraj . Overall, this was the 22nd success Rams in a double tournament in the Challenger category and the first this year. For Lipsky it was the 19th tournament win in doubles in this category and the second of the season. It was their second joint title.