PUNE/STARNBERG, February 23, 2025
Dalibor Svrcina has captured the title of the PMRDA Powered Maha Open. The 22-year-old Czech defeated No. 6 seed Brandon Holt from the United States 7-6(3), 6-1 in Sunday’s singles final of the ATP Challenger Tour hard-court event in Pune, India.
Svrcina capitalized on four of his seven break-point opportunities and won 57 per cent of the total points played to prevail after one hour and 29 minutes.
Svrcina had all the answers in Pune #ATPChallenger | @msltatennis pic.twitter.com/GLwiwTeJCb
— ATP Challenger Tour (@ATPChallenger) February 23, 2025
The World No. 219 lifted his third career trophy on the Challenger Circuit following his triumphs on home soil in Prague 2021 and Prostejov 2023. Svrcina collected $22,730 in prize money as well as 100 ATP Ranking points.
The ninth edition of the PMRDA Powered Maha Open offered a total prize pool of $160,000 and was hosted by the Mhalunge Balewadi Sports Complex in Pune.
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