Spanish tennis player Feliciano Lopez won the Swiss Open Gstaad after beating the Dutch Robin Haase in the final 6-4, 7-5 in 77 minutes.
Lopez finally managed to win the tournament after he lost it a decade ago, while this is the Spaniard’s first title on clay and his fifth overall. In 2006, Lopez lost the final of the Swiss Open against the Frenchman Richard Gasquet.
- The Spaniard previously won the 2004 Vienna Open, the 2010 Johannesburg Open and the Eatsbourne open in 2013 and 2014.
- Lopez captured his fifth ATP World Tour title in his 14th final. The 34-year-old Spaniard, who is currently No. 21 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, earned 250 points and €82,450 in prize money. It is his first trophy since June 2014 at Eastbourne.
Feliciano López
Feliciano López is a professional tennis player on the ATP Tour. He was born in Toledo and now lives in the Spanish capital, Madrid.
- Lopez achieved his career-high singles ranking of world no. 12 in March 2015.
- In 2005, he was the first male Spanish tennis player to reach the quarterfinals of Wimbledon since 1972. He repeated the feat in 2008 and 2011.
- He has appeared in more consecutive majors than anyone, dating back to the 2002 French Open.
About Swiss Open:
The Swiss Open is a tennis tournament held in Gstaad, Switzerland. Held since 1915, the tournament is played on outdoor clay courts.
- The 2016 Swiss Open Gstaad was the 49th edition of the Swiss Open, and a part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2016 ATP World Tour.
- Austria’s Dominic Thiem was the winner of the 2015 Swiss Open Gstaad.
