The 16-year-old becomes the 7th youngest player to win an ATP Challenger title
Montreal, June 18, 2017 – At just 16 years, 10 months, Félix Auger-Aliassime became the seventh youngest player in history to capture an ATP Challenger title on Sunday at the Open de Sopra Steria in Lyon, France.
| Position | Player | Age | Tournament |
| 1 | Michael Chang | 15 years,7 months | Las Vegas, USA, 1997 |
| 2 | Richard Gasquet | 16 years,0 months | Montauban, FRA, 2002 |
| 3 | Bernard Tomic | 16 years,4 months | Melbourne, AUS, 2009 |
| 4 | Kent Carlsson | 16 years,7 months | New Ulm, GER, 1984 |
| 5 | Marcos Ondruska | 16 years,7 months | Durban, RSA, 1989 |
| 6 | Rafael Nadal | 16 years,9 months | Bartella, ITA, 2003 |
| 7 | Félix Auger-Aliassime | 16 years, 10 months | Lyon, FRA, 2017 |
| 8 | Novak Djokovic | 17 years,0 months | Budapest, HUN, 2004 |
Auger-Aliassime, who was already the youngest Challenger finalist since Stefan Kozlov in 2014, defeated world no. 171 Mathias Bourge of France 6-4, 6-1 in the final of the 64 000 € tournament.
Auger-Aliassime’s victory means that three Canadians have won a title on the ATP Challenger Tour this season, a first since 2013. Denis Shapovalov won the Drummondville National Bank Challenger in March and Vasek Pospisil was crowned champion of the Busan Challenger last month.
Auger-Aliassime will look to keep his win streak going this week at the Internationaux de tennis de Blois. He will face France’s Gianni Mina in the first round.
