Top seed Chinmaya Pradhan won the men’s open singles title in the KDTA Orissa Open Tennis Tournament at Bhubaneswar Club in Bhubaneswar today. A trainee of Gurukul Tennis Academy, Chinmaya beat eighth seed Satirtha Patnaik in the final by straight sets to receive the top prize of Rs 5,000. He, however, missed a title double by going down in the men’s open doubles final. Patnaik, a dentist, and his partner Farhan Ali capitalised on their rich experience to overcome the spirited challenge of Chinmaya and his BJB College mate Vijay Avinandan in the final, via super tie-break. Farhan, who is also a leading coach, clinched a double in style by winning the mixed doubles title with Mayuri Deka as partner. Despite playing with an injured right hand, he made a memorable return to competitive tennis, after a gap of nine years. BSNL General Manager J Ganta and Biranchi Mohanty capped the three-day tournament by winning the veteran doubles crown convincingly. State Agriculture Secretary U P Singh gave away the trophies and cash prizes at the closing ceremony. Host KDTA president Madhusudan Padhi and secretary Bijay Ketan Mishra were present on the occasion. RESULTS: Men’s open singles: Semifinals: Chinmaya Pradhan bt Partha Sarathi Hansdah 6-1, 6-0: Satirtha Patnaik bt Ansu Kumar Bhuyan 6-3, 6-2. Final: C Pradhan bt S Patnaik 6-3, 6-3. Men’s open doubles: Semifinals: Farhan Ali-Sathirtha Patnaik bt Ansu Bhuyan-Siba Parida 9-4: Chinmaya Pradhan-Vijay Avinandan bt Partha Hansdah-Santosh-Mallik 9-5. Final: F Ali-S Patnaik bt C Pradhan-V Avinandan 7-5, 5-7, 10-7. Veteran doubles: Semifinals: Ajay Mohapatra-Ajay Sahoo bt Binay Behera-Sushil Santuka 6-2, 6-4: J Ganta-BN Mohanty bt Abhash Panda-Arun Birla 6-0, 6-1. Final: J Ganta-BN Mohanty bt A Mohapatra-A Sahoo 6-1, 6-2. Mixed doubles: Semifinals: Farhan Ali-Mayuri Deka bt Shakti Ray-Tanmayee Patnaik 8-4: Siba Parida-M Sahoo bt Dibakar Gouda-Prakriti Hans 8-0. Final: F Ali-M Deka bt S Parida-M Sahoo 6-2, 1-6, 6-2. PHOTOS: TOP: Prize winners at the KDTA Orissa Open Tennis Tournament in Bhubaneswar on Nov 15, 2009. BOTTOM: Men’s singles champion Chinmaya Pradhan receives his trophy at the KDTA Orissa Open Tennis Tournament in Bhubaneswar on Nov 15, 2009.