New Zealand tennis No 1 Mark Nielsenhas won the singles title at the US$15,000 Tokyo Futures.
The second seed beat eighth seed Tasuku Iwami, of Japan, 6-3, 7-6 for his second singles title of the year and the third of his career.
He returns to New Zealand this week in the build-up for the Davis Cup group two Asia-Oceania final against Korea at North Harbour from September 23-25.
Meanwhile, Marina Erakovic, 17, has improved her WTA senior ranking from 235 to 206.
Tennis: Nielsen wins singles title
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