4th seeds Yuki Bhambri (IND, 47) and Ryan Seggerman (USA, 59) captured the 2026 ATP 250 Almaty Open doubles title in Almaty, Kazakhstan on Sunday, defeating 1st seeds Lucas Miedler (AUT, 19) and Neil Oberleitner (AUT, 23) 7-6(3), 6-7(1), [10-2] in 1 hour and 26 minutes. The indoor hard-court crown at Almaty Arena marks 34-year-old Bhambri’s 5th career ATP Tour doubles title and 27-year-old Seggerman’s 1st tour-level trophy, just 6 weeks after Seggerman knocked Bhambri out of the 1st round at the 2026 US Open.
After splitting 2 tight tiebreak sets against the reigning Shanghai Masters 1000 champions, Bhambri and Seggerman raced through the deciding match tiebreak 10-2 behind sharp net intercepts and 6 match aces.
Playing together for the 1st time on the ATP Tour, 4th seeds Yuki Bhambri (IND, 47) and Ryan Seggerman (USA, 59) went unbeaten across 4 matches and won 5 tiebreaks during a gritty indoor week in Kazakhstan. After surviving back-to-back tiebreak finishes in the opening 2 rounds and rallying from a set down past Americans Nathaniel Lammons (USA, 74) and Jackson Withrow (USA, 88) in the semifinals, the Indo-American pair overwhelmed top-seeded Austrians Lucas Miedler (AUT, 19) and Neil Oberleitner (AUT, 23) 10-2 in the championship tiebreak to collect 250 ranking points and USD 56,880 in team prize money.
The 250-point title haul lifts Bhambri 1 spot to 46 on Monday’s official update while propelling Seggerman 9 places to a career-best 50.
| Round | Match | Score | Match Breakdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| F | [4] Yuki Bhambri (IND, 47) / Ryan Seggerman (USA, 59) def. [1] Lucas Miedler (AUT, 19) / Neil Oberleitner (AUT, 23) | 7-6(3), 6-7(1), [10-2] | Fired 6 aces and dominated the championship match tiebreak 10-2 in 1 hour and 26 minutes |
| SF | [4] Yuki Bhambri (IND, 47) / Ryan Seggerman (USA, 59) def. Nathaniel Lammons (USA, 74) / Jackson Withrow (USA, 88) | 3-6, 7-6(5), [10-6] | Rallied from 1 set down by edging the 2nd-set tiebreak 7-5 before taking the match tiebreak 10-6 |
| QF | [4] Yuki Bhambri (IND, 47) / Ryan Seggerman (USA, 59) def. Alexander Donski (BUL, 80) / Filip Pieczonka (POL, 82) | 7-6(6), 7-6(2) | Saved set point to win the 1st-set tiebreak 8-6 and closed out the 2nd tiebreak 7-2 |
| R16 | [4] Yuki Bhambri (IND, 47) / Ryan Seggerman (USA, 59) def. Sander Gille (BEL, 58) / Sem Verbeek (NED, 56) | 7-5, 7-6(5) | Converted a late 1st-set break at 6-5 and sealed the 2nd-set tiebreak 7-5 in 1 hour and 24 minutes |
From Almaty, Yuki Bhambri (IND, 47) travels directly to South Korea for the 2026 Eugene Seoul Open Challenger, an outdoor hard-court ATP Challenger 125 tournament running from October 26 to November 1 at the Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center. Bhambri partners Ray Ho (TPE, 65) as the 1st seeds in the 16-team doubles draw and opens against Australians Jesse Delaney (AUS, 217) and Calum Puttergill (AUS, 162) in the Round of 16.
| Round | Match | Court | Scheduled Start Time (IST) |
|---|---|---|---|
| R16 | [1] Yuki Bhambri (IND, 47) / Ray Ho (TPE, 65) vs. Jesse Delaney (AUS, 217) / Calum Puttergill (AUS, 162) | Seoul Olympic Park (Outdoor Hard) | Week of Oct 26 (TBA) |
