SANTA FE/STARNBERG, July 9, 2023

Argentine Mariano Navone captured the title of the inaugural AAT Challenger Santa Fe held at the Santa Fe Lawn Tennis Club. The top seed of the $40,000 clay-court event in north-eastern Argentina ended the run of 19-year-old qualifier and first-time finalist Adolfo Daniel Vallejo from Paraguay. Navone beat the teenager 6-2, 6-4 in Sunday’s championship match.

Navone converted six of his 16 break-point chances and won 55 per cent of the total points played to seal victory in one hour and 51 minutes.

No sets dropped this week 🔝@marianonavone1 | #ATPChallenger pic.twitter.com/qajBJNB5QD

— ATP Challenger Tour (@ATPChallenger) July 9, 2023

By lifting his second ATP Challenger career trophy following his triumph at the Poznan Open in Poland last month, Navone earned $5,500 in prize money as well as 50 ATP Ranking points.

“It’s great to win my second Challenger event in a row. It was a fantastic week. I didn’t lost a set throughout the tournament. I am very happy,” said Navone.