Tsitsipas beats Collignon 6-4, 6-7, 6-3 to win Swiss Open, first ATP title in 16 months
The Greek defeated Belgium's Raphaël Collignon 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-3 in the ATP 250 clay-court final, securing his 13th career trophy and first since Dubai in March 2025.
Match recap
Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated Belgium's Raphaël Collignon 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-3 in the final of the ATP 250 Swiss Open in Gstaad on Sunday. The match lasted two hours and 17 minutes on the clay courts of the Bernese Oberland, at 1,050 metres above sea level. Tsitsipas served strongly, firing four aces without a double fault and winning 21 of 29 points on his second serve. He took the opening set with a single break, then Collignon forced a decider by winning the second-set tiebreak 7-3, his sixth tiebreak victory of the tournament. In the third set, Collignon saved four break points to edge ahead 2-1, but Tsitsipas responded by winning 14 consecutive points and three straight games to break for 3-2. He dropped only two points on serve in the set and sealed the title with another break.
I would like to start by mentioning how amazing the final was today. It's been a long time so it does mean a lot to me.
End of a long wait
The title is Tsitsipas' first since he won the ATP 500 Dubai Championships on March 1, 2025, a gap of 16 months. It is the 13th ATP singles trophy of his career. The Greek, a former world No. 3, had fallen to 85th in the rankings and hit a low of 88th on June 22. He had not even reached a final since Dubai. The victory makes him the first Greek player to win the Gstaad tournament, succeeding Kazakhstan's Alexander Bublik as champion. Tsitsipas will climb back near the top 50 when the new rankings are released on Monday.
It was a long week and there were some crazy matches.
Coaching change and resurgence
Tsitsipas' slump prompted a major change: in late June he ended his long-time coaching partnership with his father Apostolos and hired Thomas Perrin. The move paid immediate dividends in Gstaad, where he navigated a tough draw. He beat Peru's Ignacio Buse in the first round, survived two tiebreaks against Swiss wildcard Jérôme Kym in the round of 16 (saving two match points), and ousted fourth seed Arthur Rinderknech in the quarterfinals. The final was his third consecutive three-set match. Tsitsipas had also battled serious back pain earlier in the year that nearly forced him to retire, but he showed no signs of discomfort in Gstaad. Clay has historically been his best surface, with all three of his Monte Carlo Masters titles coming on the dirt.
- Wins Dubai ATP 500, last title before drought
- Falls to world No. 88, lowest ranking in years
- Ends coaching relationship with father Apostolos, hires Thomas Perrin
- Defeats Collignon in Gstaad final, ends 16-month title drought
What's next
The win provides a confidence boost ahead of the US Open starting August 30. For Collignon, the 24-year-old world No. 42, it was a first ATP final appearance, having rallied from a set down to beat Argentina's Juan Manuel Cerundolo 1-6, 7-6, 7-5 in the semifinals. Tsitsipas, a two-time Grand Slam finalist (Roland Garros 2021, Australian Open 2023) and winner of the 2019 ATP Finals and three Monte Carlo Masters titles, will look to carry this momentum into the North American hard-court swing.
