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Austria Now News – Vienna
Spanish star Carlos Alcaraz has won the Erste Bank Open tennis tournament in Vienna for the first time in his career, defeating Australia’s Alex de Minaur 6:1, 6:4 in Sunday’s final in front of a packed Wiener Stadthalle.
Decisive first set
Alcaraz started the final strongly, breaking his opponent’s serve in his first two service games to race to a 4:0 lead, and took the first set 6:1 after 37 minutes. The second set was closer, before the Spaniard secured a decisive break and closed out the match on his first match point.
According to ORF, the 23-year-old world number three finished the tournament without dropping a set, claiming his 28th ATP Tour title and his fourth this year after triumphs at the Australian Open, Doha and Tokyo.
Successful return after five years
It was the seven-time Grand Slam champion’s second appearance in Vienna, following his debut in 2021, when he lost in the semi-finals. Speaking at the trophy ceremony, Alcaraz said the decision to come to Vienna had been the right one, praising the crowd, which he described as wonderful from day one. He had decided to take part only five days before the tournament began.
De Minaur, the first Australian to reach the Vienna final, had knocked out Germany’s world number one Alexander Zverev in the semi-finals, but lost his seventh consecutive match against Alcaraz. De Minaur congratulated his opponent and said he feels at home in Vienna.
Third Spaniard to win in Vienna
Alcaraz became the third Spanish player to win the singles title in the tournament’s history, which dates back to 1974, after Feliciano Lopez in 2004 and David Ferrer in 2015. In the doubles, Austrian pair Lucas Miedler and Neil Oberleitner had claimed the title earlier in the day.
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Sources
- ORF Sport, Alcaraz triumphiert erstmals in Wien, 01.11.2026, sport.orf.at
- Heute, Carlos Alcaraz triumphiert in der Wiener Stadthalle, 01.11.2026, heute.at
