First-time ATP singles title winners of 2019

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Hubert Hurkacz in action at the 2019-Winston Salem Open.
Hubert Hurkacz in action at the 2019-Winston Salem Open.

#10: Taylor Fritz (Eastbourne)

Fritz hoists aloft his first singles trophy in Eastbourne.
Fritz hoists aloft his first singles trophy in Eastbourne.

Three years after being thwarted by Kei Nishikori in his first tournament final in Memphis, 21-year-old Taylor Fritz beat his compatriot Sam Querrey in straight sets 6-3 6-4 in the title match in Eastbourne to become the 10th player in 2019 to win his first career singles title.

Fritz's triumph made him the second player this season to win his maiden title on grass, following Frenchman Adrian Mannarino's triumph at 's-Hertogenbosch. In the process, the American ascended 11 places up the rankings to a career-high world no. 31.

# 11: Lorenzo Sonego (Antalya)

Sonego wins his first singles title in Antalya.
Sonego wins his first singles title in Antalya.

In the third ATP final of the season featuring two first-time finalists, 75th-ranked Lorenzo Sonego saved a championship point en route to beating Serb Miomir Kecmanovic 6-7(5) 7-6(5) 6-1 to lift his first career singles title on the grass courts of Antalya, Turkey.

In a rain-affected tournament, Sonego won two matches on the day to romp to his first title.

The 24-year-old from Torino, Italy, in the process, became the third player in the season to win his first title on grass, following Mannarino ('s-Hertogenbosch) and Fritz (Eastbourne). The title triumph helped Sonego break into the world's top-50 for the first time, at no. 46.

# 12: Nicolas Jarry (Bastad)

Jarry wins his first career singles title in Bastad.
Jarry wins his first career singles title in Bastad.

After falling short in his first two tournament finals in Sau Paulo (2018) and Geneva (2019) respectively, 23-year-old Nicolas Jarry followed Cristian Garin in becoming the second player from Chile to win a first career singles title this season, by beating Cordoba winner Juan Ignacio Londero 7-6(4) 6-4 in the Bastad final.

In the process, Jarry joined his grandfather Jaime Fillol Senior as ATP tour singles titlists and climbed 26 places in the ATP rankings to a career-high world no. 38.

#13: Dusan Lajovic (Umag)

Lajovic lifts his first career singles title in Umag.
Lajovic lifts his first career singles title in Umag.

Dusan Lajovic fell to Italian Fabio Fognini in his first tournament final at the Monte Carlo Masters earlier in the season.

But a maiden triumph did not take long in coming as the 29-year-old Serb beat Hungarian qualifier Attila Balazs 7-5 7-5 in the Umag final. The win helped Lajovic climb back into the world's top-30, at no. 26, three places shy of his career-high ranking of 23.

# 14: Hubert Hurkacz (Winston Salem)

Hurkacz wins his first career singles title in Winston Salem
Hurkacz wins his first career singles title in Winston Salem.

In his first tournament final, 41st-ranked Hubert Hurkacz beat Frenchman Benoit Paire 6-3 6-3 to lift his first career singles title in Winston Salem.

In the process, the 22-year-old from Wroclaw became the first Polish player to win an ATP tour singles title since Wojtek Fibak's triumph in Chicago in 1982, and ascend to a career-high world no. 35.

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