Serbia's Jerre defeated defending champion and third seed Báez 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 to claim his first Tour title since Sardinia 2020 and claim his third career Tour title. Ranked No. 103 in the world ahead of the tournament in San Diego, Jerre's World Ranking rose to No.74 this week after beating three seeded players, Martinez, Cerundolo and Báez, to become the first ATP Tour singles champion outside the top 100 this season.

Jerry is back in the top 100

Jare's path to victory

First round: 6-3/6-4 Busse

Second round: Martinez, 6-1, 6-4[4]

1/4 finals: 7-6 (5) / 4-6 / 6-4 Faria

Semi-finals: 6-1/4-6/6-3 Cerundolo[1]

Final: 6-4/3-6/7-5 Báez[3]

Argentinian Barez's eight-game winning streak in South America came to an end, having won back-to-back titles with Santiago in Rio de Janeiro last year and successfully defending his title at the end of February, but he missed out on defending his title in Santiago this year. Since the 2022 season, Báez has won as many as 76 matches on clay, leading the men's tennis world.

Polipari/Barrientos won the Men's Doubles final with a 6-3, 6-2 win over top seeds Gonzalez/Molteni.

(Text, Editor/Faye Wong, Photo/Visual China)