SALZBURG, July 12, 2021

Facundo Bagnis captured the title of the inaugural Salzburg Open, the first ATP Challenger Tour event held on Austrian soil since 2011. The No. 4 seed emerged victorious from the all-Argentine singles final against third favourite Federico Coria 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 on Sunday afternoon at the venue of the TC GM Sports Anif.

Bagnis, who advanced to the championship match without dropping a set, converted two of his five break-point chances and won 52 per cent of the total points played to prevail after two hours and 11 minutes.

What a reaction 🙌@facubagnis claims his 14th #ATPChallenger singles title, defeating Coria 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 in Salzburg pic.twitter.com/4LyFQCncI9

— ATP Challenger Tour (@ATPChallenger) July 11, 2021

By lifting his 14th Challenger career trophy, his first since Biella, Italy in October 2020, Bagnis €18,290 in prize money as well as 125 ATP Ranking points.

The 31-year-old from Rosario also took the doubles title in Salzburg alongside his partner Sergio Galdos from Peru. The unseeded duo defeated Robert Galloway and Alex Lawson from the United States 6-0, 6-3 in Saturday’s final in 54 minutes.