2019 Surbiton Trophy: Ramkumar loses doubles final

Meanwhile, in the ATP tour event in Stuttgart on grass, top seed Prajnesh Gunneswaran retired early in the third set owing to a shoulder problem against alternate entrant Matteo Viola of Italy.

The champion team collected 125 ATP points and €7,870, while Ramkumar and partner had to be content with 75 points and €4,570. (FILE IMAGE)

The top seeds Marcel Granollers and Ben Mclachlan stopped the fine run of Ramkumar Ramanathan with his partner Kwon Soonwoo of Korea, with a 4-6, 6-3, 10-2 victory in the doubles final of the €137,560 Challenger tennis tournament on grass in Surbiton, England, on Sunday. The champion team collected 125 ATP points and €7,870, while Ramkumar and partner had to be content with 75 points and €4,570.

READ: 2019 Surbiton Trophy: Ramkumar in doubles semifinals Meanwhile, in the ATP tour event in Stuttgart on grass, top seed Prajnesh Gunneswaran retired early in the third set owing to a shoulder problem against alternate entrant Matteo Viola of Italy. Sasi Kumar Mukund, playing on a wild card, competed well before being beaten 6-3, 6-4 by Gregoire Barrere of France.  

The results:€754,540 ATP, Stuttgart, Germany Qualifying singles (first round): Matteo Viola (Ita) bt Prajnesh Gunneswaran 6-7(6), 7-6(0), 2-1 (retired); Gregoire Barrere (Fra) bt Sasi Kumar Mukund 6-3, 6-4. € 137,560 Challenger, Surbiton, England Doubles (final): Marcel Granollers (Esp) & Ben Mclachlan (Jpn) bt Kwon Soonwoo (Kor) & Ramkumar Ramanathan 4-6, 6-3, [10-2].