TRIESTE/STARNBERG, July 23, 2023

Hugo Gaston has captured the title of the Città di Trieste ATP Challenger 100 clay-court event in northern Italy. The 22-year-old Frenchman overcame sixth-seeded Italian Francsco Passaro 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 in Sunday’s singles final.

No. 4 seed Gaston battled his way to the championship match of the €118,000 clay-court event through the bottom half of the draw with wins over Italian Salvatore Caruso, Roman Andres Burruchaga from Argentina, his compatriot Kyrian Jacquet and second-seeded Spaniard Pedro Martinez.

What a moment for @HugoGaston7 🙌

1⃣0⃣ straight wins
2⃣ consecutive Challenger titles#ATPChallenger | @FFTennis pic.twitter.com/A6cwRelN2T

— ATP Challenger Tour (@ATPChallenger) July 23, 2023

By winning his third ATP Challenger career singles title, his second of the season after his triumph at the Iasi Open in Romania last week, Gaston earned €16,020 in prize money as well as 100 ATP Ranking points.