Match Report
\n Darderi wins Santiago title, continuing clay dominance<\/p>\n
Italian has won most tour-level clay titles (5) since start of 2024<\/p>\n
March 02, 2026<\/p>\n
Chile Open | ATP Tour<\/p>\n
Luciano Darderi wins his fifth ATP Tour title.
\n By ATP Staff<\/p>\n
Luciano Darderi<\/a> won his fifth ATP Tour title Sunday with a battling victory in the BCI Seguros Chile Open<\/a> final. Two weeks after falling short in the Buenos Aires final, the Argentine-born Italian defeated Yannick Hanfmann<\/a> 7-6(6), 7-5 to claim the trophy on the red clay of the Santiago ATP 250.<\/p>\n Now 5-1 in ATP Tour finals, all on clay and all since 2024, Darderi owns the most tour-level clay titles of any player since the start of the 2024 season \u2014 breaking a tie with Carlos Alcaraz<\/a>. He has also recorded 48 wins on clay in that period (second only to Francisco Cerundolo<\/a>‘s 49), including a 16-2 mark since July.<\/p>\n “It’s feeling really great. I didn’t expect to win this week here because I never played more than the quarter-final here, so I’m very happy,” the 24-year-old said before the trophy ceremony. “It’s my second final of the year, so taking a title early is very impressive and I take a lot of confidence for the rest of the year.”<\/p>\n Coupled with Flavio Cobolli<\/a>‘s title this week in Acapulco, Darderi’s triumph also marks the fifth time in the Open Era that two Italians have won a tour-level title in the same week. The pair also achieved the feat in March of 2025, when Darderi won Marrakech and Cobolli won Bucharest.<\/p>\n After taking a tight opening set in which he was two points from losing on three occasions, Darderi’s strong response after going a break down early re-established his control of the match. From 1-2, he won eight straight points to lead 3-2. Neither player faced another break point until Darderi broke serve in the final game, improving to 2-0 in his Lexus ATP Head2Head series against Hanfmann.<\/p>\n The German was seeking to become the third-oldest first-time ATP Tour champion at 34, but fell to 0-3 in tour-level finals. He hit 10 aces to Darderi’s six, according to Infosys ATP Stats, but struggled in the face of Darderi’s 80 per cent win rate on first serve.<\/p>\n Quinto in Santiago \ud83c\udfc6<\/p>\n Luciano Darderi<\/a> captures his fifth career title in Chile! \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf1@chile_open<\/a> | #ChileOpen<\/a> | @Lucianodarderi_<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/DeaE7rmiRm<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 ATP Tour (@atptour) March 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Darderi, who entered the week at a career-high of No. 21 in the PIF ATP Rankings, gained an additional 200 points in the PIF ATP Live Rankings this week, moving within 66 points of the Top 20.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n