Santoro, Ferrer, Mathieu Win ATP Titles

Catella Swedish Open
Bastad, Sweden

Singles Final:
(2) David Ferrer (ESP) d. Nicolas Almagro (ESP) 6-1, 6-2

Doubles Final:
(1) Aspelin/J.Knowle (SWE/AUT) d. (2) Garcia/Prieto (ARG) 6-2, 6-4

Ferrer closes on again assuming a Top 10 ranking, becoming the third straight Spaniard to win the Bastad title with a lashing of his countryman Almagro. Ferrer also won Auckland in January on hardcourts. "I warmed up with Nicolas before the match, but his coach didn't help me this week," said Ferrer on sharing his countryman's coach. "The rest of the week he helped me out but not today. My own coach watched the match on TV in Spain, and he was the first person I called. This is the first time I'm at a tournament without him, but he's on his way to Stuttgart." Aspelin-Knowle won their third title of the year.

Allianz Suisse Open
Gstaad, Switzerland

Singles Final:
(5) Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) d. Andreas Seppi (ITA) 6-7(1), 6-4, 7-5

Doubles Final:
(1) Cermak/Vizner (CZE) d. Gicquel/Serra (FRA) 7-5, 5-7, 10-7

Seppi serves for the match at 5-3 in the third, choking a game lost at love, the first of four straight to lose the match. "Maybe I was a bit nervous playing in my first final and serving for the match," Seppi said. "I also think that Paul-Henri played very aggressively and solid during that game. At the end both of us could have won and I got pretty close."