LYON, June 18, 2017
At just 16 years and 10 months, Félix Auger-Aliassime from Canada became the seventh youngest player in history to capture an ATP Challenger title at the €64,000 Open de Sopra Steria in Lyon, France.
The World No. 336, who entered the tournament with a wild card, defeated Mathias Bourge 6-4, 6-1 in Sunday’s final. Auger-Aliassime converted four of his five break points to prevail in one hour and 18 minutes.
History is made in Lyon! @felixtennis becomes the 7th-youngest titlist in #ATPChallenger history, d. Bourgue 64 61 in @opensoprasteria final pic.twitter.com/tw9xeTeBNl
— ATP Challenger Tour (@ATPChallenger) 18. Juni 2017
The teenager, who was already the youngest ATP Challenger finalist since Stefan Kozlov in 2014, earns €9,200 in prize money as well as 90 ATP ranking points.
| Position | Player | Age | Tournament |
| 1 | Michael Chang | 15 years,7 months | Las Vegas, USA, 1997 |
| 2 | Richard Gasquet | 16 years,0 months | Montauban, FRA, 2002 |
| 3 | Bernard Tomic | 16 years,4 months | Melbourne, AUS, 2009 |
| 4 | Kent Carlsson | 16 years,7 months | New Ulm, GER, 1984 |
| 5 | Marcos Ondruska | 16 years,7 months | Durban, RSA, 1989 |
| 6 | Rafael Nadal | 16 years,9 months | Barletta, ITA, 2003 |
| 7 | Félix Auger-Aliassime | 16 years, 10 months | Lyon, FRA, 2017 |
| 8 | Novak Djokovic | 17 years,0 months | Budapest, HUN, 2004 |
Auger-Aliassime’s victory means that three Canadians have won a title on the ATP Challenger Tour this season, a first since 2013. Denis Shapovalov won the Drummondville National Bank Challenger in March and Vasek Pospisil was crowned champion of the Busan Challenger last month.
Auger-Aliassime will look to keep his win streak going this week at the Internationaux de Tennis de Blois. He will face France’s Gianni Mina in the first round.
