In 1999, Echenique turned pro. Having failed to gain a place on the
European Tour via the
qualifying school on four occasions, he finally won a card on the main tour by virtue of finishing seventh on the 2006
Challenge Tour, helped by winning the
Telia Challenge Waxholm in Sweden. He also finished second in the
Apulia San Domenico Grand Final. Later that year he won the biggest title of his career, the
Argentine Open in his home country. Echenique's first year on the European Tour was highlighted by a second-place finish in the
TCL Classic as he just did enough to retain his playing privileges for the following season. In 2008, a tie for fourth in the
Celtic Manor Wales Open and seventh in the
Omega European Masters, along with several other top twenty finishes, enabled him to sit more comfortably in 90th place on the Order of Merit. He was second in the 2000 Llao Llao Match Play, and the 2004
Argentine PGA Championship. Echenique achieved the biggest result of his career at the 2009
BMW International Open, finishing runner-up to
Nick Dougherty. Moving through the field on the final day, Echenique carded a final-round 10-under-par 62, which included an
albatross at the par-5 18th hole, contributing to a European Tour record back-nine score of 27. ==Amateur wins==