CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS - SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2026
Singles Final- Sebastian Korda (USA) def. [5] Tommy Paul (USA) 6-4, 6-3
Doubles Final- [2] Austin Krajicek (USA) / Nikola Mektic (Croatia) def. [WC] Benjamin Kittay (USA) / Ryan Seggerman (USA) 6-7(3), 6-3, 11-9
Top Things To Know
1) 11th Unseeded Champion
UnseededSebastian Kordabecame the 11th unseeded player to win the title when he defeated fifth seedTommy Paulin the final 6-4, 6-3. Korda defeating the second, third and fifth seeds en route to the title.
2) All-American Final
For the fifth time in the tournament's 34-year history, two Americans battled for the singles title:
2026 -Sebastian Korda def. Tommy Paul
2024 - Taylor Fritz def. Tommy Paul
2016 - Sam Querrey def. Rajeev Ram
2003 - Jan-Michael Gambill def. Mardy Fish
1993 - Todd Martin def. David Wheaton
3) Most Champions By Country
A total of nine different Americans have won this title11 times.The country with the next most singles titles is Australia with five.
4) Former Finalists Battled for Title
Both finalists had been in the DBO final before.Tommy Paulfell to Taylor Fritz in the 2024 final, whileSebastian Kordafell to Hubert Hurkacz in 2021.
5) Korda is Second National Junior Clay Court Winner to Win DBO
The Delray Beach Stadium & Tennis Center is also home to the USTA National Boys Clay Court Championships. BothTommy Paul(2014) andSebastian Korda(2016) have won that title. Korda becomes the second junior clay court winner to also win the Delray Beach Open after Jack Sock, who won the national junior clay courts in 2009 and the ATP Tour's Delray Beach Open in 2017.
6) Doubles Final - Olympic Medalists Save Championship Point to Prevail
Nikola MekticandAustin Krajicekare both former world No. 1s and Grand Slam champions. Mektic is an Olympic gold medalist (2020) from Croatia and Krajicek is a silver medalist (2024) from the United States. OpponentsBenjamin KittayandRyan Seggermanwere playing in their first ATP Tour final, Kittay in his first ATP Tour event. But with no-ad scoring and a 10-point tiebreak in lieu of a third set, anything can happen.
After splitting sets, the Olympic medalists served down championship point at 8-9 in the deciding tiebreak and eventually prevailed 11-9 to win their first title as a team. It was also Krajicek's first as a dad of his 2-month-old daughter.
