2026 Almaty Open Final Results: Medvedev Defends Title for First Time
Daniil Medvedev achieved something he had never managed in his previous 24 title-winning runs: return one year later and successfully defend the trophy.
The top seed came from a set down to defeat Georgian qualifier Nikoloz Basilashvili 6–7(6), 6–1, 6–3 in Sunday’s Almaty Open final, completing the victory in 1 hour and 53 minutes.
The championship was Medvedev’s 25th ATP Tour singles title, fourth of the 2026 season and second consecutive Almaty Open crown. He became the first player to win the tournament twice since it moved to Almaty in 2024.
In doubles, fourth seeds Yuki Bhambri and Ryan Seggerman defeated Shanghai Masters champions Lucas Miedler and Neil Oberleitner 7–6(3), 6–7(1), [10–2].
The ATP 250 event was played on indoor hard courts at Almaty Arena, with a 28-player singles draw and 16-team doubles field. The 2026 tournament carried $1,075,160 in prize money.
2026 Almaty Open Final Results
| Event | Champions | Runners-up | Final Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men’s Singles | Daniil Medvedev | Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) | 6–7(6), 6–1, 6–3 |
| Men’s Doubles | Yuki Bhambri (IND) / Ryan Seggerman (USA) | Lucas Miedler (AUT) / Neil Oberleitner (AUT) | 7–6(3), 6–7(1), [10–2] |
Medvedev Comes Back to Defend His Almaty Title
Basilashvili arrived in the final as a qualifier ranked No. 128, but there was little sign of the ranking gap during a highly competitive opening set.
Neither player could create the decisive separation.
Medvedev generated opportunities on return but was unable to convert them, while Basilashvili repeatedly escaped pressure and pushed the set into a tie-break.
The Georgian then edged the breaker 8–6, taking the opening set despite Medvedev having held a set point.
Medvedev’s response was immediate.
He broke early in the second set, raced to a 3–0 advantage and began controlling the exchanges from the baseline. Basilashvili could not reproduce his first-set level as Medvedev took the set 6–1 in only 24 minutes.
The defending champion maintained that momentum in the decider.
Another crucial break put him ahead, and this time there would be no comeback from Basilashvili.
Medvedev completed the match 6–7(6), 6–1, 6–3, becoming an Almaty champion for the second consecutive year.
Medvedev Fires 22 Aces in the Final
The statistics showed how effectively Medvedev used his serve to recover after losing the opening set.
He hit 22 aces, committed four double faults and converted four of his 10 break points.
Medvedev also finished with 26 winners, compared with 17 for Basilashvili.
Most importantly, Basilashvili was unable to break Medvedev during the final.
Once Medvedev began consistently putting pressure on the Georgian’s service games in the second set, the balance of the match changed quickly.
First Successful Title Defense of Medvedev’s Career
For a player with 25 ATP titles, Medvedev’s Almaty achievement came with a surprising career first.
He had never successfully defended a tour-level title.
Medvedev had previously returned as defending champion and reached the final on three occasions, only to lose each time. His fourth attempt finally ended differently.
Almaty is also only the second tournament Medvedev has won more than once, after Dubai.
He won the 2025 Almaty final against Corentin Moutet 7–5, 4–6, 6–3, then returned one year later to retain the title.
His tournament record now stands at eight consecutive victories in Almaty.
25th ATP Title and Fourth of 2026
The championship was another milestone in Medvedev’s resurgence this season.
His four ATP titles in 2026 are:
Brisbane International — ATP 250
Dubai Tennis Championships — ATP 500
Hangzhou Open — ATP 250
Almaty Open — ATP 250
All four have come on hard courts.
Medvedev began the season by winning Brisbane, later took the Dubai title and then defeated Andrey Rublev in Hangzhou in September.
The Hangzhou victory was his 24th career title. Almaty moved the total to 25.
It also represented his 23rd career hard-court title.
Daniil Medvedev’s Road to the 2026 Almaty Open Title
As the top seed, Medvedev received a first-round bye.
| Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| First Round | Bye | — |
| Round of 16 | Sho Shimabukuro (JPN) | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Quarterfinal | Terence Atmane (FRA) | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Semifinal | Alexander Bublik [3] (KAZ) | 6–3, ret. |
| Final | Nikoloz Basilashvili (Q) (GEO) | 6–7(6), 6–1, 6–3 |
Medvedev opened his title defense with a comfortable 6–2, 6–1 win over Japan’s Sho Shimabukuro.
Terence Atmane provided a sterner quarterfinal test, but Medvedev remained in control and advanced 6–4, 6–4.
That set up a highly anticipated semifinal against Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bublik.
Bublik Retires From Semifinal With Knee Injury
Home favorite Bublik entered the semifinal after surviving a dramatic quarterfinal against Karen Khachanov.
The Kazakh recovered from a set down to beat Khachanov 4–6, 7–6(5), 7–6(5) in 2 hours and 27 minutes.
Unfortunately, Bublik was visibly limited by a right knee problem against Medvedev.
Medvedev took the opening set 6–3, after which Bublik was unable to continue.
The abbreviated semifinal meant Medvedev entered the championship match relatively fresh — something he later acknowledged had helped him physically against Basilashvili.
Almaty Title Strengthens Medvedev’s ATP Finals Push
The championship also came at an important stage of the Race to Turin.
Immediately after the tournament, Medvedev climbed to fifth place in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin, putting himself in a strong position to qualify for the season-ending ATP Finals.
Medvedev won the ATP Finals in 2020 but missed qualification in 2025, ending a run of six consecutive appearances.
His four-title 2026 season has put him firmly in contention to return.
Basilashvili’s Remarkable Run From Qualifying
Although he finished runner-up, Nikoloz Basilashvili produced one of the most impressive weeks of the tournament.
The 34-year-old entered Almaty ranked No. 128 and had to come through qualifying merely to reach the main draw.
He defeated Taro Daniel 6–2, 7–5 in his opening qualifying match before beating Adam Walton 6–4, 7–6(4) to secure his main-draw place.
Then his run became even more impressive.
Nikoloz Basilashvili’s Road to the Almaty Final
| Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Qualifying R1 | Taro Daniel (JPN) | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Qualifying Final | Adam Walton (AUS) | 6–4, 7–6(4) |
| First Round | Marin Cilic (CRO) | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Round of 16 | Facundo Diaz Acosta (ARG) | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Quarterfinal | Adrian Mannarino (FRA) | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Semifinal | Stefanos Tsitsipas [7] (GRE) | 6–4, 6–7(5), 6–3 |
| Final | Daniil Medvedev [1] | 7–6(6), 1–6, 3–6 |
Basilashvili did not drop a set in his first five matches across qualifying and the main draw.
He defeated former US Open champion Marin Cilic in the first round, then moved past Diaz Acosta and Mannarino.
His biggest test came against Stefanos Tsitsipas in the semifinals.
Basilashvili Outlasts Tsitsipas
Basilashvili took the opening set against the seventh seed 6–4, but Tsitsipas responded by edging a second-set tie-break 7–5.
The Georgian did not fade.
He regained control in the deciding set and completed a 6–4, 6–7(5), 6–3 victory to reach his first ATP Tour final since 2022.
It was another significant step in Basilashvili’s comeback.
His run from qualifying to the final was enough to send him back into the Top 100 for the first time since February 2023.
He was also attempting to win his first ATP title since Munich in 2021.
Medvedev ultimately denied him the trophy, but Almaty still represented Basilashvili’s best tour-level result in four years.
Bhambri and Seggerman Win Almaty Doubles Title
The doubles final produced another three-set championship match.
Fourth seeds Yuki Bhambri and Ryan Seggerman defeated top seeds Lucas Miedler and Neil Oberleitner 7–6(3), 6–7(1), [10–2].
There was virtually nothing separating the teams through the opening two sets.
Neither partnership earned a single break point during the entire match, leaving both sets to be decided in tie-breaks.
Bhambri and Seggerman took the first breaker 7–3.
The Austrian pair responded emphatically in the second, winning its tie-break 7–1 to force a Match Tie-break.
Then the final changed completely.
Bhambri and Seggerman Dominate the Match Tie-Break
After two exceptionally close sets, Bhambri and Seggerman raced away in the deciding breaker.
The fourth seeds took control immediately and eventually won it 10–2, sealing the championship after 1 hour and 26 minutes.
The winners struck six aces and committed only one double fault.
For Miedler and Oberleitner, the defeat ended an eight-match winning streak that had begun during their Masters 1000 title run in Shanghai.
The Austrian pair had won the Shanghai Masters just one week earlier without dropping a set.
In Almaty, they came within a Match Tie-break of immediately adding another title.
Fifth ATP Doubles Title for Yuki Bhambri
The victory gave India’s Yuki Bhambri his fifth career ATP Tour doubles title and first of the 2026 season.
His ATP doubles titles now include:
Mallorca — 2023
Gstaad — 2024
Munich — 2024
Dubai — 2025
Almaty — 2026
Bhambri had also reached the Geneva final earlier in 2026 with Michael Venus but finished runner-up.
Almaty finally provided his first trophy of the season.
First ATP Tour Title for Ryan Seggerman
For Seggerman, the championship was even more significant.
The 27-year-old American captured the first ATP Tour title of his career.
Remarkably, only six weeks earlier Seggerman had faced Bhambri from the opposite side of the net, defeating him in the first round of the US Open doubles tournament.
In Almaty, the two joined forces and ended the week as champions.
Bhambri and Seggerman’s Road to the Doubles Title
| Round | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|
| First Round | Sander Gille / Sem Verbeek | 7–5, 7–6(5) |
| Quarterfinal | Alexander Donski / Filip Pieczonka | 7–6(6), 7–6(2) |
| Semifinal | Nathaniel Lammons / Jackson Withrow | 3–6, 7–6(5), [10–6] |
| Final | Lucas Miedler / Neil Oberleitner [1] | 7–6(3), 6–7(1), [10–2] |
Their quarterfinal was decided entirely by their composure in tie-breaks.
Neither team lost serve, but Bhambri and Seggerman won both breakers to defeat Donski and Pieczonka 7–6(6), 7–6(2). They struck nine aces in the victory.
The semifinal required an even bigger escape.
Lammons and Withrow won the opening set 6–3, leaving Bhambri and Seggerman facing elimination.
The fourth seeds responded by taking a tight second-set tie-break 7–5 and then won the Match Tie-break 10–6. They struck 12 aces during the match.
That resilience carried directly into the final.
Defending Doubles Champions Compete in Lyon Instead
The 2025 Almaty doubles champions Theo Arribage and Albano Olivetti did not return to defend their title.
Instead, the French pair competed at the Grand Prix Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in Lyon during the same week.
They reached the Lyon final, where they lost to Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool.
Almaty therefore guaranteed a new doubles championship team.
Bhambri and Seggerman ultimately took the trophy.
Kukushkin Plays His Final Professional Match
The tournament also marked the end of an important chapter in Kazakh tennis.
Veteran Mikhail Kukushkin played the final tournament of his professional career in Almaty.
The 38-year-old wildcard defeated qualifier Stefanos Sakellaridis 7–6(4), 7–6(3) in the first round before facing Stefanos Tsitsipas in the Round of 16.
Tsitsipas won 6–1, 6–2, bringing Kukushkin’s long professional career to an end.
Kukushkin was the first player representing Kazakhstan to win an ATP Tour singles title, capturing the St. Petersburg Open in 2010.
His farewell gave the home tournament additional significance beyond the championship races.
2026 Almaty Open Prize Money and ATP Points
The 2026 Almaty Open offered $1,075,160 in total prize money.
Medvedev earned $163,570 and 250 ATP ranking points for retaining the singles title, while Basilashvili received $95,400 and 165 points as runner-up.
| Result | Prize Money | ATP Points |
|---|---|---|
| Singles Champion – Daniil Medvedev | $163,570 | 250 |
| Singles Runner-up – Nikoloz Basilashvili | $95,400 | 165 |
| Singles Semifinalist | $56,085 | 100 |
| Singles Quarterfinalist | $32,495 | 50 |
| Round of 16 | $18,865 | 25 |
| First Round | $11,530 | 0 |
| Doubles Champions – Bhambri / Seggerman | $56,880 per team | 250 |
| Doubles Runners-up – Miedler / Oberleitner | $30,560 per team | 150 |
The doubles champions shared $56,880, while Miedler and Oberleitner received $30,560 as runners-up.
2026 Almaty Open Champions
Singles Champion: Daniil Medvedev
Runner-up: Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO)
Final: 6–7(6), 6–1, 6–3
Doubles Champions: Yuki Bhambri (IND) / Ryan Seggerman (USA)
Runners-up: Lucas Miedler (AUT) / Neil Oberleitner (AUT)
Final: 7–6(3), 6–7(1), [10–2]
For Medvedev, Almaty added a new achievement to a career already filled with major titles.
He had won 24 ATP trophies at 23 different tournaments before returning to Kazakhstan, but had never successfully defended one. After falling behind against an inspired qualifier in the final, he responded with two dominant sets to finally change that statistic.
The result gave him a 25th ATP title, fourth trophy of 2026 and first successful title defense of his career.
Bhambri and Seggerman, meanwhile, survived three tie-break-heavy matches during their run before producing their best stretch of tennis in the final Match Tie-break. For Bhambri, it was career title No. 5. For Seggerman, it was No. 1.
