The 12 men to win their first ATP title in 2024: ft. Jack Draper and Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
There were 12 first-time champions on the ATP Tour in 2024, with all of these triumphs coming at ATP 250 level tournaments.
Of the maiden title wins, there were five on both hard courts and clay, while the other two came on grass.
Here, we look at the 12 first-time singles champions on the ATP Tour this season.
Jiri Lehecka – Adelaide
Jiri Lehecka reached his second ATP final at the Adelaide International in January this year, having lost to Sebastian Baez at the 2023 Winston-Salem Open in his first.
The Czech, who was seeded seventh, overcame Adam Walton, Dusan Lajovic, Nicolas Jarry and Sebastian Korda en route to the title match at the hard-court tournament.
The 23-year-old, who ended 2024 as the world No 28, downed Jack Draper 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 to secure his only title to date.
Alejandro Tabilo – Auckland
In the same week as Lehecka won in Adelaide, Alejandro Tabilo — who lost his maiden ATP final at the 2022 Cordoba Open — progressed to his second career championship match at the Auckland Open.
The Chilean came through qualifying and advanced to the semi-finals courtesy of wins over Borna Gojo and Luca van Assche, and a walkover against Cameron Norrie.
The 27-year-old, who is now the world No 23, defeated Arthur Fils in the last four and Taro Daniel 6-2, 7-5 in the final of the hard-court event. Tabilo added his second title at the Mallorca Championships in June.
Luciano Darderi – Cordoba
Luciano Darderi reached his only career final to date on the clay courts of the Cordoba Open in February as a qualifier.
The Italian earned main draw victories against Tomas Barrios Vera, Sebastian Ofner, Yannick Hanfmann and Sebastian Baez before a convincing 6-1, 6-4 triumph over fellow qualifier Facundo Bagnis in the final. The 22-year-old finished the season at 44th in the ATP Rankings.
Facundo Diaz Acosta – Buenos Aires
Later in February, Facundo Diaz Acosta emulated Darderi by reaching his first-ever career title match at another clay-court ATP 250 tournament: the Argentina Open in Buenos Aires.
The Argentine wildcard’s run to the final featured wins over Daniel Altmaier, Francisco Cerundolo, Lajovic and Federico Coria.
The 23-year-old, who is the current world No 79, downed third seed Nicolas Jarry 6-3, 6-4 to secure the title on home soil.
Jordan Thompson – Los Cabos
Jordan Thompson was a two-time runner-up at the Rosmalen Championships before contesting his third ATP final at the 2024 Los Cabos Open in February.
The Australian, who was the No 8 seed at the hard-court event, beat Ernesto Escobedo, Emilio Nava, Alex Michelsen and Alexander Zverev en route to the final.
The 30-year-old, who is now ranked 30th, then downed fourth seed Casper Ruud 6-3, 7-6(4) to win his only title to date.
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Jan-Lennard Struff – Munich
Jan-Lennard Struff, who is currently ranked 42nd, reached his second final at the Munich clay-court event — and fourth ATP championship match overall — in April this year.
The German, who was seeded fourth, swept to his maiden title without dropping a set in impressive wins against Botic van de Zandschulp, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Holger Rune and No 3 seed Taylor Fritz.
At the age of 33 years and 11 months, Struff became the third-oldest first-time champion since the ATP Tour was established in 1990.
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard – Lyon
In May, Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard became the second French wildcard to win their maiden ATP title at the Lyon Open in as many years after Arthur Fils did the same in 2023.
The Frenchman saw off Lorenzo Sonego, Hugo Gaston and Alexander Bublik en route to the clay-court final, while he also received a second round walkover from Yoshihito Nishioka.
Mpetshi Perricard saved a match point as he edged out No 6 seed Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-4, 1-6, 7-6(7) in a dramatic title match. The 21-year-old ended the campaign ranked 31st in the world after claiming his second title in Basel.
Jack Draper – Stuttgart
Jack Draper lost finals in Sofia and Auckland before he made his breakthrough on grass at the 2024 Stuttgart Open in June.
The Brit, who was seeded sixth, overcame Sebastian Ofner, Marcos Giron, Frances Tiafoe and Brandon Nakashima en route to the final.
The 22-year-old then defeated two-time Stuttgart winner Matteo Berrettini 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-4 to secure the crown. Draper ended 2024 as the world No 15 after adding the Vienna Open title.
Marcos Giron – Newport
Following title match losses in San Diego and Dallas, Marcos Giron made his third career final at the grass event in Newport in July.
The American, who was the No 2 seed, recorded wins over Benoit Paire, Alex Bolt and Chris Eubanks before beating third seed Michelsen 6-7(4), 6-3, 7-5 in the final. The 31-year-old is currently ranked 44th.
Nuno Borges – Bastad
Nuno Borges reached his only ATP final to date at the Swedish Open in Bastad in July, where he was seeded seventh.
The Portuguese downed Andrea Pellegrino, Henrique Rocha, Timofey Skatov and Thiago Tirante en route to the clay-court championship match.
The 27-year-old then dominated tennis legend Rafael Nadal, who was competing as a wildcard, 6-3, 6-2 in what was the great Spaniard’s last-ever final. Borges ended the year as the world No 36.
Juncheng Shang – Chengdu
Juncheng Shang contested his maiden ATP final at the hard-court tournament in Chengdu in September.
The unseeded Chinese saw off Kei Nishikori, Roman Safiullin, Bublik and Hanfmann, before a 7-6(4), 6-1 triumph over top seed Lorenzo Musetti in the title match. The 19-year-old is the current world No 50.
Benjamin Bonzi – Metz
Benjamin Bonzi had fallen in championship matches in Pune and Marseille in 2023 before he reached his third final on the indoor hard courts of the 2024 Moselle Open in Metz in November.
The Frenchman, who came through the qualifying draw, defeated Roberto Bautista Agut, Casper Ruud, Quentin Halys and Michelsen, before a 7-6(6), 6-4 final victory against Norrie. The 28-year-old finished the campaign ranked 75th.
