Moller finishes Challenger season with Maia triumph

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Moller finishes Challenger season with Maia triumph

Former College of South Carolina standout Samuel wins back-to-back titles

December 01, 2025

Denmark’s Elmer Moller capped the 2025 ATP Challenger Tour season on a excessive be aware Sunday when he claimed his third title of the season.

The 22-year-old gained the Maia Open, the place he ousted Slovakian Andrej Martin 6-4, 6-1 within the ultimate. Following his title run, Moller is as much as No. 121 within the PIF ATP Rankings, drawing him nearer to his Prime 100 debut.

“It’s unimaginable. I used to be really unsure a month and a half in the past if I used to be going to play anymore this 12 months,” Moller stated in his post-match press convention. “It was good for me to take a break from enjoying tournaments, practising and staying at residence. I really feel like I got here right here with new power that had been lacking for some time. I’m completely satisfied I did that for myself. It paid off ultimately.”

This was not the primary time Moller triumphed in Portugal this 12 months. He additionally gained the Oeiras Challenger in April. His second Challenger title of the season got here in July in Iasi, Romania. All 4 of Moller’s profession Challenger crowns have come on clay.

Samuel secures back-to-back titlesBriton Toby Samuel completed his season in dominant trend. The previous College of South Carolina star, who graduated in 2024, gained back-to-back Challenger titles, together with his most up-to-date victory coming on the Manama Challenger in Bahrain. He raced previous Ilia Simakin 6-0, 6-2 in a 48-minute ultimate.

Samuel, 23, didn’t drop a set all week in Manama and is now at a career-high No. 267 within the PIF ATP Rankings. The week earlier than, Samuel was topped champion in Soma Bay, Egypt. He additionally gained an ITF M15 title in Sharm ElSheikh in early November.

Gomez wins first Challenger title of season in ultimate weekFederico Agustin Gomez secured his first Challenger title of 2025 and fourth total together with his triumph on the Challenger Dove Males+Care Temuco in Chile. The Argentine defeated Lautaro Midon 6-4, 6-1 within the championship match to win his first hard-court title.

Federico Agustin Gomez wins the Temuco Challenger.” type=”width:100%;” src=”https://www.atptour.com/-/media/photos/information/2025/12/01/14/58/gomez-temucoch-2025.jpg”>Federico Agustin Gomez wins the Temuco Challenger. Credit score: Legión Sudamericana

Mejia triumphs on residence soil in BogotaColombia’s Nicolas Mejia triumphed on residence soil on the Challenger Seguros del Estado within the capital metropolis Bogota. A 3-time Challenger champion, Mejia’s victory marked his first on Colombian soil. In an all-Colombian ultimate, the 25-year-old downed countryman Juan Sebastian Gomez 6-4, 6-4.

Hijikata wins Playford Challenger for third timeRinky Hijikata efficiently defended his title on the Metropolis of Playford Tennis Worldwide, the place he additionally triumphed in 2022. All 4 of Hijikata’s Challenger trophies have come on Australian soil. The 24-year-old, who performed school tennis on the College of North Carolina, overcame fellow Aussie Dane Sweeny 6-0, 6-7(8), 6-4 within the ultimate.

Rinky Hijikata in motion on the Playford Challenger.” type=”width:100%;” src=”https://www.atptour.com/-/media/photos/information/2025/12/01/15/04/hijikata-playfordch-2025.jpg”>Rinky Hijikata in motion on the Playford Challenger. Credit score: Mark Willoughby/Aussie Photograph Media

Clarke wins Pakistan’s first Challenger tournamentBriton Jay Clarke went one step additional than final week’s runner-up end in Soma Bay with a title run in Islamabad, Pakistan, which grew to become the 97th nation to host a Challenger occasion. Clarke, 27, beat Turkey’s Mert Alkaya 6-3, 6-1 within the ultimate.

Geerts wins maiden Challenger crown in GreeceMichael Geerts gained the I.T.C. Athens Challenger, which was directed by Apostolos Tsitsipas, the daddy and coach of ATP Tour star Stefanos Tsitsipas. Geerts defeated the highest two seeds, Sandro Kopp and Arthur Fery, respectively, in his ultimate two matches of the week. The 30-year-old outlasted Fery 7-5, 4-6, 6-2 in a hard-fought ultimate to assert his maiden Challenger crown. Geerts additionally gained the Athens doubles title alongside Alberto Barroso Campos.

Geerts takes all of it in Athens 😎

The Belgian follows up yesterday’s doubles triumph with a hard-fought three-set victory over Fery to finish the total title sweep! #ATPChallenger pic.twitter.com/iChZ7IUoiT

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