ATP News : 2006


Nalbandian Wins Second Estoril Title

David Nalbandian (audio) joined Spain’s Carlos Costa (1992, 1994) and Thomas Muster of Austria (1995-96) as two-times champion of the Estoril Open on Sunday.



In the first No. 1 seed versus No. 2 seed final since the ATP tournament began in 1990, Nalbandian triumphed 6-3, 6-4 over Russian No. 2 seed Nikolay Davydenko.

Nalbandian was in imperious form winning his third match in five meetings over Davydenko in one hour and 20 minutes.

It was the Argentine’s first ATP title since beating ATP World No. 1 Roger Federer for the 2005 Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai, and fifth in total.

Nalbandian improves his career record at the Estadio Nacional to 10-1 from three visits, while Davydenko – the 2003 winner – has a 22-11 ATP record this season.

Incidentally, this year’s final also marked the fifth straight year that an Argentine had reached the final.

Nalbandian captured his first ATP title at the Estadio Nacional in 2002, while Agustin Calleri (2003 finalist), Juan Ignacio Chela (2004 winner) and Gaston Gaudio (2005 champion) also contested the championship match.



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