POINT LOMA – Zachary Svajda, of Pacific Beach, overcame the odds and beat top-seeded Sebastian Korda in two straight sets to win the men’s singles final at the 2026 San Diego Open.
“It feels really good, especially in my hometown,” the new champion said of his victory during a post-match interview. “It’s really nice.”
The fourth-seeded Svajda, 23, won 6-4, 7-6 against Korda, a 25-year-old three-time ATP tournament winner from Florida. Sunday’s victory earned over the course of about 90 minutes of play, is Svajda’s seventh career ATP Challenger singles title since he turned pro in 2019.
“I told myself on that match point to go after it and hit the serve as hard as I can and try to ace him, which I did,” Svajda said after capturing the title. “I tried to throw in some drop shots and use my slice a bit against Sebastian. He’s a great player.”
Svajda, who grew up playing at Pacific Beach Tennis Club, where his late father Tom Svajda was a teaching pro, is now the second San Diegan to have won the men’s singles tournament in the past four years, following Brandon Nakashima’s 2022 victory.
San Diego Open, held on the outdoor hard courts of the Barnes Tennis Center in Point Loma, spotlighted rising and established ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Women’s Circuit talent.
Elvina Kalieva won the women’s singles title at the San Diego Open. (Photo courtesy of San Diego Open)In the women’s singles final, fifth-seeded Elvina Kalieva upset second-seeded Elizabeth Mandlik in three sets to win the title.
After dropping the opening set, Kalieva, a 22-year-old from Brooklyn, N.Y., found her form and came back to win 12 of the last 16 games to defeat 24-year-old Mandlik 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 in two hours and three minutes, earning the biggest win of her career so far.
She previously won International Tennis Federation W60 and W25 events in 2023.
“I was pretty nervous at the beginning of the match,” she admitted. “I found a way to win, and I’m glad I got through it.
“There were some good wins (earlier in the tournament) that gave me confidence,” she added. “Every match I was playing, I felt I was playing better and better.”
Both the men’s and women’s doubles finals were held a day earlier at Barnes; in the women’s match, the second-seeded team of American Alana Smith and Canada’s Kayla Cross won the championship via a 6-2, 6-3 victory in 65 minutes over unseeded Americans Catherine Harrison and Dalayna Hewitt.
The men’s final wound up being an all-American contest. The third-seeded team of Trey Hilderbrand and Mac Kiger combined for a 6-3, 6-4 win in 67 minutes over the unseeded duo of Garrett Johns and Karl Poling.
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