The 23-year-old Roundglass Tennis Academy athlete successfully defended his crown by beating USA\u2019s Chang (ATP 1296) 7-6(5), 7-5 in a closely contested final on the hard courts.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The victory earned Singh another 15 ranking points, taking his tally to 30 from his consecutive title triumphs in Bali. It also took his career tally to five ITF singles titles, while he has three doubles crowns to his name.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The fifth-seeded Indian had to overcome compatriot and fourth seed Digvijay Pratap Singh (ATP 557) in the semifinals. Karan prevailed 6-4, 7-6(2) in an all-Indian encounter to book his place in the final.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He had earlier defeated Hayden Jones (ATP 1475) 7-5, 6-1 in the quarterfinals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Karan\u2019s remarkable fortnight began with his title-winning campaign at the same venue last week. He defeated three local players \u2014 Gunawan Trismuwantara 6-3, 7-5, Rafalentino Ali Da Costa 6-3, 6-2 and Nathan Anthony Barki 6-1, 6-4 \u2014 before overcoming Japan\u2019s seventh seed Ryotaro Taguchi 6-3, 6-3 in the semifinals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the final, Singh defeated New Zealand\u2019s fifth seed Isaac Becroft 7-5, 7-6(3) to claim his first title of the two-week run.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Karan\u2019s remarkable fortnight began with his title-winning campaign at the same venue last week. He defeated three local players \u2014 Gunawan Trismuwantara 6-3, 7-5, Rafalentino Ali Da Costa 6-3, 6-2 and Nathan Anthony Barki 6-1, 6-4 \u2014 before overcoming Japan\u2019s seventh seed Ryotaro Taguchi 6-3, 6-3 in the semifinals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The consecutive singles titles add to an encouraging 2026 season for Singh. In August, he also won the ITF M15 Astana doubles title in Kazakhstan alongside Russia\u2019s Martin Borisiouk. The pair defeated local duo Danial Rakhmatullayev and Damir Zhalgasbay 6-3, 6-2 in the final.<\/p>\r\n\r\n