First-time ATP singles title winners of 2019

#5: Reily Opelka (New York)

Reily Opelka wins his maiden title in New York.

In another ATP final between two first-time finalists, 89th-ranked American Reilly Opelka beat Canada's Brayden Schnur in a deciding set tiebreak 6-1 6-7(7) 7-6(7) in the second edition of the ATP 250 New York Open.

The win made the 20-year-old American the tallest player (6' 11'') to win an ATP singles title, and ascend 33 places in the rankings to a career-high world no. 56.

#6: Radu Albot (Delray Beach)

Radu Albot becomes the first Moldovan title winner at Delray Beach.

In a pulsating near three-hour title match in Delray Beach, 82nd-ranked Radu Albot saved three championship points against Brit Daniel Evans before closing out a 3-6 6-3 7-6(7) win to register his maiden triumph on the ATP tour.

As Evans came up short for the second time in as many tournament finals, the 29-year-old Albot became the first Moldovan player to win an ATP singles title, in the process ascending 30 places to a career-high world. no. 52.

#7: Guido Pella (Sau Paulo)

Pella wins his first career singles title in Sau Paulo.

Following four runner-up finishes in his four previous appearances in a tournament final, including one against compatriot Londero in Cordoba earlier in the season, 48th ranked Guido Pella became a singles title winner after beating Chilean Cristian Garin 7-5 6-3 in the Sau Paulo final.

It was fifth-time lucky for the 28-year-old Argentinian as he romped to his first career singles title without dropping a set, thereby moving up to a career-high ranking of world no. 34.

# 8: Cristian Garin (Houston)

Garin wins his first singles title in Houston.

After falling short in his first tournament final against Pella in Sau Paulo a few weeks earlier in the season, 22-year-old Cristian Garin lifted his first singles title in Houston by beating 19-year-old Norwegian Casper Ruud 7-6(4) 4-6 6-3 in the title match.

In the process, Garin became the first player from Chile to win a singles title since Fernando Gonzalez did so in 2009 at Vina del Mar. The win helped the 73rd-ranked Garin break into the world's top 50 for the first time, at no. 47.

# 9: Adrian Mannarino ('s-Hertogenbosch)

Mannarino wins his first singles title at 's-Hertogenbosch.

With six losses in his first six tournament finals, Frenchman Adrian Mannarino finally came good at the seventh time of asking, beating first-time finalist Jordan Thompson of Australia 7-6(7) 6-3 on the grass courts of 's-Hertogenbosch to land his first singles title.

The triumph ended the prospect of Mannarino equalling his compatriot Julien Benneteau's ignominious record of falling short in his first ten singles finals.

In the process, the 30-year-old Frenchman became the oldest first-time singles title winner this season and rose ten places to a career-high world no. 34.