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US Men's Clay Court Championship - Houston 2025 Tournament Results

In brief

US Men's Clay Court Championship - Houston 2025 is a 250 tournament on the ATP tour that started on March 31, 2025. The title went to Jenson Brooksby, who beat Frances Tiafoe in the final (6-4 6-2). The draw features 25 players from 9 countries. Best represented: United States (12). 23 matches played, 10 tie-breaks and no retirements. In 2024 the title went to Ben Shelton.

Bracket

6-4 6-4

3-6 6-4 7-6(6)

Tomas Martin Etcheverry

6-3 6-4

6-3 6-3

2-6 6-3 6-4

6-3 6-4

2-6 6-2 7-6(5)

6-2 6-2

4-6 6-4 6-3

6-3 6-4

6-1 7-6(1)

7-6(5) 3-6 7-6(6)

6-3 7-6(5)

7-5 6-3

6-4 6-2

7-6(5) 6-3

6-7(0) 6-4 6-2

7-5 6-1

6-4 7-6(3)

6-4 6-2

Roll of honour

Year	Champion	Runner-up
2026	Tommy Paul	Roman Andres Burruchaga 6-1 3-6 7-5
2025	Jenson Brooksby	Frances Tiafoe 6-4 6-2
2024	Ben Shelton	Frances Tiafoe 7-5 4-6 6-3
2023	Frances Tiafoe	Tomas Martin Etcheverry 7-6(1) 7-6(6)

Points to defend

Best results at the 2024 edition: those points drop off the rankings with the 2025 edition.

Player	2024	Points
Ben Shelton	Title	250
Frances Tiafoe	Final	165
Luciano Darderi	Semifinal	100
Tomas Martin Etcheverry	Semifinal	100
Brandon Nakashima	Quarterfinal	50
Jordan Thompson	Quarterfinal	50
Marcos Giron	Quarterfinal	50
Michael Mmoh	Quarterfinal	50

The tournament in numbers

Matches played: 23
Tie-breaks: 10
Matches to a deciding set: 7
6-0 sets: 0
Retirements: 0

Most games in a match: Jenson Brooksby-Tommy Paul, 7-6(5) 3-6 7-6(6) (35 games).

Countries in the draw

Country	Players	Best result
United States	12	Title
Australia	3	Round of 16
Chile	2	Round of 16
France	2	Round of 16
Japan	2	Round of 16
Argentina	1	R32
Switzerland	1	R32
Colombia	1	R32
Germany	1	R32

Points on offer

Standard table for ATP 250 events: a larger or smaller draw can change the early rounds.

Round reached	Points
Title	250
Final	165
Semifinal	100
Quarterfinal	50
Round of 16	25
R32	0

R32

Winner	Loser	Score
Colton Smith	James Duckworth	6-2 6-2
Adrian Mannarino	Yannick Hanfmann	7-6(5) 6-3
Kei Nishikori	Mitchell Krueger	6-4 6-2
Ethan Quinn	Jordan Thompson	4-6 6-4 6-3
Mackenzie Mcdonald	Daniel Elahi Galan	6-2 6-7(3) 6-4
Adam Walton	Michael Mmoh	6-3 7-6(5)
Cristian Garin	Alexander Ritschard	6-3 6-4
Jenson Brooksby	Taro Daniel	6-4 6-4
Alex Michelsen	Learner Tien	6-4 6-2
Aleksandar Kovacevic	Tomas Martin Etcheverry	6-3 6-4

Round of 16

Winner	Loser	Score
Alex Michelsen	Adrian Mannarino	6-7(0) 6-4 6-2
Brandon Nakashima	Mackenzie Mcdonald	6-1 7-5
Frances Tiafoe	Adam Walton	7-5 6-3
Tommy Paul	Cristian Garin	2-6 6-2 7-6(5)
Colton Smith	Ethan Quinn	6-3 6-4
Aleksandar Kovacevic	Corentin Denolly	6-3 6-3
Jenson Brooksby	Alejandro Tabilo	3-6 6-4 7-6(6)

Quarterfinal

Winner	Loser	Score
Jenson Brooksby	Aleksandar Kovacevic	2-6 6-3 6-4
Tommy Paul	Colton Smith	6-1 7-6(1)
Frances Tiafoe	Alex Michelsen	7-5 6-1

Semifinal

Winner	Loser	Score
Jenson Brooksby	Tommy Paul	7-6(5) 3-6 7-6(6)
Frances Tiafoe	Brandon Nakashima	6-4 7-6(3)

Final

Winner	Loser	Score
Jenson Brooksby	Frances Tiafoe	6-4 6-2