Houston, April 7
The qualifying wildcard entrant Jenson Brooksby, ranked No. 507 at the beginning of the week, won seven consecutive matches to claim his first ATP Tour title at the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championships.
Beginning as a qualifying wild card, the 24-year-old American completed his dramatic run with a 6-4, 6-2 final victory against second seed and 2023 Houston champ Frances Tiafoe.
With his first ATP trophy on his resume, Brooksby became the first American male to win an ATP title of 2025.
Throughout the week, he fought off five match points in three of his seven matches: one in his opening round qualifying match, three in his second-round match against No. 3 seed Alejandro Tabilo, and one in his semifinal match against top seed Tommy Paul. In doing so, Brooksby became only the eighth player since 2015 to match points in multiple matches en route to winning the title.
"It means a lot to come away with a title here. I think it's been the best week of my life, to be honest. You know, I hadn't won any of my three previous ATP Finals, and those were all three years ago. One of my biggest goals in my comeback was to win my first title. So I wasn't trying to think about it too much as I was getting closer and closer to the finish line, but I’m really happy that I’m walking away with the trophy," said Brooksby.