ROTTERDAM/WASHINGTON, February 15, 2026 (by Michael Dickens)
Top seed Alex de Minaur, who turns 27 on Tuesday, gave himself an early birthday gift Sunday afternoon. After becoming the first player to reach the ABN-Amro Open final three consecutive times in the 53-year history of the Rotterdam tournament, the World No. 8 from Australia garnered his second Top-10 win of 2026 with his 6-3, 6-2 victory over No. 2 seed Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada.
Finally, De Minaur had secured his first ATP Tour title on an indoor hard court after losing four straight indoor finals. His Rotterdam triumph in the Dutch port city was his fourth career ATP 500 crown, after winning titles at Acapulco in consecutive years (2023-24) and at Washington, D.C., last year. It was de Minaur’s 11th ATP tour title overall.
The World No. 6 Auger-Aliassime, who won the 2022 Rotterdam championship and was a finalist in 2020, sought to become the first player to win two ATP Tour titles this season, while de Minaur aimed to win his first Rotterdam crown after losing in the title match in each of the past two years, against Jannik Sinner in 2024 and to Carlos Alcaraz last year.
Third time’s the charm
De Minaur finally conquers Rotterdam for his 11th title, 6-3 6-2 vs Auger-Aliassime#ABNAmroOpen pic.twitter.com/kvKyDM3rTa
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) February 15, 2026
With very little separating the two competitors in the early going, De Minaur broke Auger-Aliassime on his third opportunity of the match to go ahead 4-2, after the Canadian No. 1 netted a forehand return on 30-40 break point. It ended a string of 78 straight service holds by Auger-Aliassime going back to the beginning of his title run in Montpellier last week.
Next, the Aussie No. 1 consolidated the break with a strong hold of serve to grab a 5-2 advantage. Soon, he put away the 39-minute opening set 6-3 on his next service game, capitalizing on 14 unforced errors made by Auger-Aliassime. De Minaur effectively managed the set by playing aggressive tennis, relying on steady play that saw him win consistently in short rallies and dominate the longer ones.
Soon, at 2-all in the second set, de Minaur gained a pair of break points at love-40 after Auger-Aliassime double-faulted for the third time. Then, De Minaur charged in and hit a cross-court push volley winner to clinch an eight-shot rally, which gave him a crucial 3-2 break lead. Immediately, Auger-Aliassime took an off-court medical time out after favoring his left hip.
Demon finds an *unreal* angle on route to a break of the FAA serve #ABNAmroOpen pic.twitter.com/57Oy9UQYaQ
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) February 15, 2026
Upon resumption of play, de Minaur consolidated the break by capturing a 16-shot rally to move ahead 4-2. With the pressure mounting on Auger-Aliassime, de Minaur continued to attack each point assertively. He gained his fifth break point of the title match after Auger-Aliassime sailed a backhand wide, and a double-break lead at 5-2 after the Montreal native netted a forehand return to kill a three-shot rally.
A game away from his first Rotterdam title in his third try, the Sydneysider steadied himself and remained focused to the end. After holding serve without facing any break points during the final, de Minaur was finally a Rotterdam champion. He put away the championship final with an ace out wide to conclude an hour and 18 minutes of brilliant tennis.
“That’s what it’s all about. [I was] just doing my best to rise to the occasion,” de Minaur said during a brief on-court interview prior to the trophy ceremony. “As the tournament goes on, you try and find ways out of solutions and try to give yourself the best chance to play better the following day, and I did exactly that. Every day I got better. I’m super pleased with the performance today.”
Worth the wait
2024 & 2025 runner-up De Minaur finally gets his hands on the trophy in Rotterdam! #ABNAmroOpen pic.twitter.com/zlVWDQWqrG
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) February 15, 2026
De Minaur concluded the title match with 10 winners to 18 unforced errors, compared to eight winners and 26 unforced errors by Auger-Aliassime. He converted three of five break points and didn’t face any break points. De Minaur outpointed his opponent 57-39.
The champion’s pathway to the title included victories over Arthur Fils, Stan Wawrinka, Botic van de Zandschulp, Ugo Humbert and Auger-Aliassime. Only van de Zandschulp pushed him to three sets. He improved his 2026 win-loss record to 11-2, while Auger-Aliassime, who saw his eight-match winning streak end, dropped to 9-3.
“Third time lucky,” de Minaur added. “I’m super stoked, super happy. It ended up being a great week here in Rotterdam. It’s a place where I always feel really, really good. I was just a step short in the previous years, so it feels great to finally be able to lift the title.”
A well-deserved first indoor title for De Minaur ✨#ABNAmroOpen pic.twitter.com/MWjlXuAgpm
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) February 15, 2026
Bolelli and Vavassori reprise Rotterdam doubles success
Defending doubles champions Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori of Italy came into their final against qualifiers Ray Ho of Taiwan and Germany’s Hendrik Jebens seeking revenge for their first-round loss to them at the Australian Open last month.
After being pushed to a match tie-break during their semifinal-round match with Jakob Schnaitter and Mark Wallner of Germany Saturday evening, the Italian duo played focused tennis and won their sixth ATP 500 title – tied for fourth-best all-time – with a 6-3, 6-4 victory in an hour and seven minutes on Centre Court Sunday afternoon.
They strike again!
Andrea Vavassori & Simone Bolelli take the Rotterdam crown for the second year in a row! The Italians stopped the impressive run of quaifiers Ray Ho & Hendrik Jebens: 6-3 6-4. #abnamroopen pic.twitter.com/DyyCJb8ZAP
— ABN AMRO Open (@abnamroopen) February 15, 2026
Bolelli and Vavassori dropped just four points on their first serve, converted all three of their break point opportunities and outpointed Ho and Jebens 55-38 en route to capturing their eighth tour-level title as a team.
Since making their debut in 2021 at the ATP, Bolelli and Vavassori have gone 95-52 as a pair (6-2 this season). It was the 19th tour-level title for Bolelli and the 11th for Vavassori.
Rotterdam title defended ️@BolelliSimone and Andrea Vavassori are once again the @abnamroopen champions after beating Ho/Jebens 6-3, 6-4. #abnamroopen pic.twitter.com/c4lCT9o3NS
— ATP Tour (@atptour) February 15, 2026
“This is our first trophy this year and we’re happy to make it back-to-back here in Rotterdam,” the 40-year-old Bolelli said during the trophy ceremony. “It’s such an amazing tournament. We have really enjoyed the week.”
Vavassori, 30, added: “We are close friends. It’s a pleasure to enjoy the week together. It was a process.”
By the numbers
• Roger Federer is the all-time leader for most Rotterdam titles won with three (2005, 2012, 2018). There is a seven-way tie for second with two each, held by Gaël Monfils, Robin Söderling, Nicolas Escude, Richard Krajicek, Stefan Edberg, Jimmy Connors and Arthur Ashe.
• On Monday, Alex de Minaur will rise two spots to World No. 6 in the PIF ATP Rankings, while Felix Auger-Aliassime will drop a place to No. 7.
“Quotable …”
“Congrats to Alex and your team. We’ve played a lot of matches throughout the years. … I tried my best today, but you were just a little bit too good. [It’s your] third time in the final here, so congrats on the win.”
– No. 2 seed Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada, who finished runner-up to Alex de Minaur, speaking during the trophy ceremony.
