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US Men's Clay Court Championship Houston 2026 Tournament Results

In brief

US Men's Clay Court Championship Houston 2026 is a 250 tournament on the ATP tour that started on March 30, 2026. The title went to Tommy Paul, who beat Roman Andres Burruchaga in the final (6-1 3-6 7-5). The draw features 16 players from 5 countries. Best represented: United States (9). 14 matches played, 3 tie-breaks and no retirements. In 2025 the title went to Jenson Brooksby.

Bracket

Final

Tommy Paul 6 3 7 2

Roman Andres Burruchaga 1 6 5 1

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)

Every edition of US Men's Clay Court Championship Houston

Points to defend

Best results at the 2025 edition: those points drop off the rankings with the 2026 edition.

Player	2025	Points
Jenson Brooksby	Title	250
Frances Tiafoe	Final	165
Brandon Nakashima	Semifinal	100
Tommy Paul	Semifinal	100
Aleksandar Kovacevic	Quarterfinal	50
Alex Michelsen	Quarterfinal	50
Colton Smith	Quarterfinal	50
Adam Walton	Round of 16	25

The tournament in numbers

Matches played: 14
Tie-breaks: 3
Matches to a deciding set: 6
6-0 sets: 0
Retirements: 0

Most games in a match: Tommy Paul-Frances Tiafoe, 7-5 4-6 7-6(7) (35 games).

Countries in the draw

Country	Players	Best result
United States	9	Title
Argentina	3	Final
Australia	2	Round of 16
PA	1	Round of 16
Hong Kong	1	First round

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
First round	0

First round

Winner	Loser	Score
Roman Andres Burruchaga	Adam Walton	6-2 6-3
Rinky Hijikata	Aleksandar Kovacevic	6-4 6-2
Alex Michelsen	Chak Lam Coleman Wong	6-4 6-2
Brandon Nakashima	Martin Damm	7-6⁽⁰⁾ 6-2
Adolfo Daniel Vallejo	Zachary Svajda	6-1 6-4

Round of 16

Winner	Loser	Score
Roman Andres Burruchaga	Brandon Nakashima	6-4 2-6 6-4
Frances Tiafoe	Rinky Hijikata	6-4 3-6 6-2
Tommy Paul	Adolfo Daniel Vallejo	3-6 6-4 6-4

Quarterfinal

Winner	Loser	Score
Tommy Paul	Tomas Martin Etcheverry	6-4 6-2 H2H
Thiago Agustin Tirante	Ben Shelton	6-7⁽⁵⁾ 6-3 6-4 H2H
Roman Andres Burruchaga	Learner Tien	7-5 6-4 H2H

Semifinal

Winner	Loser	Score
Tommy Paul	Frances Tiafoe	7-5 4-6 7-6⁽⁷⁾ H2H
Roman Andres Burruchaga	Thiago Agustin Tirante	6-1 6-1 H2H

Final

Winner	Loser	Score
Tommy Paul	Roman Andres Burruchaga	6-1 3-6 7-5 H2H