PLAYFORD, January 6, 2019
Rogerio Dutra Silva has become the first champion of the 2019 ATP Challenger Tour. The 34-year-old Brazilian won the City of Playford Tennis International with a total financial commitment of $81,240. Dutra Silva beat Germany’s Mats Moraing 6-3, 6-2 in Sunday’s singles final.
The No. 10 seed of the ATP Challenger 90 hard-court event didn’t face a break point converting three of his own six chances to prevail after exactly one hour of play.
The first #ATPChallenger champion of 2019 is Rogerio Dutra Silva!
The 🇧🇷 takes the Playford title 63 62 over Mats Moraing. pic.twitter.com/qk0V77bxTy
— ATP Challenger Tour (@ATPChallenger) 6. Januar 2019
By lifting his 11th ATP Challenger trophy, his first since the 2016 Panama City Challenger, Dutra Silva takes away $10,800 in prize money as well as 90 ATP-Ranking points.
Earlier in the day, Max Purcell and Luke Saville took the doubles title. The Australian duo beat Ariel Behar of Uruguay and Spaniard Enrique López Pérez 6-4, 7-5. Theh encounter lasted one hour and 18 minutes.
