71st-ranked Pablo Andujar won his third career ATP title on Sunday at the Suisse Open Gstaad 2014 tournament. Andujar defeated 105th-ranked Juan Monaco of Argentina 6-3, 7-5 in the final. Andujar became the 13th Spaniard to win this event since 1990.
“I am very happy,” said Andujar. “It was a very tough match. I knew it was going to be a fight, physically. The first set was decided on two points. He got the advantage in the second set, but I played aggressively in the important and final points. I have worked a lot and it is amazing to win a trophy. I finished with an ace, the only ace I hit the whole match.”
This is Andujar’s sixth final and is now 3-3 in title-matches. He received €77,315 in prize money plus 250 ranking points.
Monaco, 30, is aiming to win his ninth career title and now has an 8-11 record in title matches. Despite the loss, he will still have something to be happy about with 150 ranking points added for a return in the world’s top 100 and €40,720 in prize money.
“I would like to congratulate Pablo,” said Monaco, during the awarding ceremony. “I think he had an amazing run this week. He won a couple of good matches and played well to win today. You deserve to win this trophy in this nice city. This is the most beautiful place to play tennis.”
