Jewish-Argentine takes first ATP title in Turkey

Jewish-Argentine player Diego Schwartzman won his first ATP tournament and reached the finals of the doubles event over the weekend.

By JTA
DIEGO SCHWARTZMAN (photo credit: REUTERS)
DIEGO SCHWARTZMAN
(photo credit: REUTERS)
BUENOS AIRES  — Jewish-Argentine player Diego Schwartzman won his first ATP tournament and reached the finals of the doubles event over the weekend.
Schwartzman, 23, captured the men’s singles title at the TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open in Turkey on Sunday, upsetting second-seeded Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria, 6-7(5), 7-6(4), 6-0 in the final. Schwartzman was unseeded in the event.
He and partner Andres Molteni, also an Argentine, lost in the doubles final to Israeli Dudi Sela and Italian Flavio Cipolla by a 3-6, 7-5, 7-10 result. It was the first-career ATP doubles’ title for the 31-year-old Sela, who doesn’t play doubles on a regular basis.
With his singles’ victory, Schwartzman rose in the ATP rankings from No. 78 to 62, making him the highest-ranked Jewish player (Sela is next, ranked No. 74 in the world). Schwartzman’s Turkey triumph also sent him over the $1 million mark in career earnings.