Unseeded Dalibor Svrcina of the Czech Republic capped off a fine run by beating sixth seed Brandon Holt of USA 7-6(3), 6-1 in the final of the Pune Open ATP Challenger at the Balewadi Stadium on Sunday.
It was the sixth singles title on the professional circuit for the 22-year-old Svrcina and third in a row on Indian soil.
Svrcina, who had made the semifinals in Chennai and the second round in Delhi in the last fortnight, won his last two titles in Bhubaneswar and Mumbai at USD 25,000 ITF events.
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The Czech, who had lost the third round of the qualifying event at the Australian Open this year, converted four of seven breakpoint chances in the final, as against two of six by his American opponent.
It was a commendable run by the 26-year-old Holt, currently ranked a career-best 153, as he had beaten top seed Billy Harris along the way. Son of former World No.1 and two-time US Open women’s champion Tracy Austin, Holt was looking for his second title of the season following the one in Nonthaburi, Thailand, and the 10th of his career.
Svrcina won 100 ATP points and USD 22,730 while Holt got 50 points and USD 13,350.
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