Bucharest Open: Cobolli beats top seed Baez to win first ATP title
The Italian will climb to No 36 in the world rankings on Monday
Flavio Cobolli, Bucharest 2025
Italian Flavio Cobolli, the No 3 seed, defeated Argentinian Sebastian Baez, the top seed, 6-4, 6-4 to win the Bucharest Open final at the Năstase & Marica Sports Club on Sunday.
This was the first ATP singles title for the 22-year-old, who had come into this week after losing eight matches in a row at the ATP Tour level (his last win on the ATP Tour coming in Vienna in late October).
Cobolli had three championship points on his on serve at 5-2 and three more at 5-3 but Baez fought back to take back one break. A lob on the seventh match point finally won the title for Cobolli.
I always dreamed of winning an ATP tournament and it has happened today.
“I feel great. I feel happy. It’s a big dream come true for my career. I always dreamed of winning an ATP tournament and it has happened today. I’m really happy to be here and have achieved my best result ever. I came from a tough moment. I had not won a match, before this tournament this year, and I won the tournament. So I’m really happy about it,” Cobolli said as per a press release.
The Italia will climb to No 36 in the new rankings – just six places below his career high, which he achieved in September 2024.
Cobolli, ranked No 45, beat French wildcard Richard Gasquet (6-4, 4-6, 6-1), Austrian qualifier Filip Misolic (7-6 (5), 6-4) and Bosnian Damir Dzumhur (6-3, 6-0) earlier in the tournament.
In the previous rounds of the Bucharest tournament, Baez, ranked No 36, defeated Canadian Gabriel Diallo (7-6 (5), 2-6, 6-2), Francisco Comesana (7-6 (5), 2-6, 6-1) and Hungarian Marton Fucsovics (6-2, 6-2).
