Second seeded Gregory Carraz of France [ Images ] lifted the singles title in the $25,000 Indian Oil [ Get Quote ] Servo ATP Challenger in Bangalore on Saturday after scoring a convincing 6-4, 7-6 (7/4) victory over Belgium's Gilles Elseneer.

It was the 28-year-old Carraz's first Challenger title of an injury-hit career.

"I am really very, very happy," the Frenchman said after the one-and-half hour encounter at the Karnataka [ Images ] State Lawn Tennis Association courts.

The Frenchman said the title is doubly satisfying as he had lost in the Challenger final at Milan in Italy [ Images ] in November last year at 8-10 in the tie-breaker of the decider.

"I kept focussed on what I had to do," said Carraz, who has now set his eyes on the coming French Open [ Images ] in Paris.

For his efforts, he took home a cheque for $3,600.

Carraz went on to score a grand double. He paired with compatriot Rodolphe Cadard to win the doubles crown too. The pair beat Yves Allegro (Switzerland [ Images ]) and Jean-Francois Bachelot (France) 6-4, 6-4 in the final.

Carraz, basically a serve and volley player, started off on a confident note against his eighth seeded opponent. He broke Elseneer in the seventh game of the first set to take a 4-3 lead and then held on to his own.

In the second set, both players did not drop serve, leading to the tie-breaker. Though Elsenner took a 2-0 lead in the tie-breaker, he seemed to be under pressure as Carraz played really well to regain composure to clinch the issue.

Elseneer pocketed $2,120.

The second leg of the event takes off in Delhi [ Images ] on Monday.