AUGSBURG, August 23, 2025
Cedrik-Marcel Stebe captured his 10th ATP Challenger Tour career title by winning the 2025 Schwaben Open by Great2Stay. The 34-year-old German defeated No. 8 seed Alexander Ritschard of Switzerland 6-3, 6-3 on a sunny Saturday afternoon at the TC Augsburg.
Stebe won 74 per cent of his first-service points and broke his rival five times to secure victory in one hour and 37 minutes.
Cedrik-Marcel Stebe claims his 10th ATP Challenger career title, his first on home spoil, by winning the 2025 Schwaben Open against Alexander Ritschard 6-3 6-3.#ATPCharllenger #Augsburg pic.twitter.com/igJTuw7JRl
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“Even though I was very nervous at the beginning of the match, I managed – just like throughout the whole tournament week – to stay mentally tough,” Stebe said afterwards. “I went into the match with the mindset of not giving anything away to my opponent and simply focusing on playing my game. Right now, I’m just overjoyed, because after two years out with injuries, winning a title like this is truly something very special for me.”
Throughout his career, Stebe has showcased his tennis skills on some of the sport’s biggest stages, with 29 Grand Slam main-draw appearances to his name. One of his most memorable achievements came in the Davis Cup, when in 2012 at Hamburg’s Rothenbaum he secured Germany’s place in the World Group by defeating former World No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt in the decisive singles match against Australia. He reached a career-high ranking of World No. 71 in February 2012.
Unfortunately, his career has also been marked by a series of injuries that repeatedly halted his rise towards the very top. However, at the beginning of this season, the left-hander made his return to the Tour with the clear goal of climbing back inside the world’s Top 100.
Here in Augsburg, the current World No. 660 showed strong form. With victories over fourth seed Mili Poljicak of Croatia, Belgian qualifier Buvaysar Gadamauri, as well as Czechs Matyas Cerny and Zdenek Kolar, he powered his way into the championship match.
Stebe earned €7,530 in prize money as well as 50 ATP Ranking points.
Masur & Sanchez Martinez triumph in doubles
Later in the afternoon, Daniel Masur and Benito Sanchez Martinez claimed the doubles title. The two Germans defeated the all-Czech combination and No. 2 seed Jiri Barnat and Filip Duda 7-6(2), 6-2 in one hour and 20 minutes.
Masur earned the 10th ATP Challenger doubles title of his career. Sanchez Martinez lifted his maiden trophy on the Challenger Circuit. The pair split €2,680 in prize money and collected 50 ATP Doubles Ranking points.
