Dutchman Martin Verkerk delighted the home crowd by scooping his second career ATP title in Amersfoort on Sunday.

The number four seed toppled second-seeded Fernando Gonzalez 7-6 (7-5) 4-6 6-4 to become only the second Dutchman to win the Priority Telecom Open.

After clinching the first set on a tie-break, the 25-year-old from Leiderdorp found himself pegged back when he lost his serve at 5-4 in the second.

But Verkerk, who hit 12 aces in the match, broke Gonzalez's serve early in the third set and never looked like relinquishing the advantage, serving out in two hours and 18 minutes to claim his first ATP crown on home soil.

He said: "It feels very good to win in your home country, it's something special. Any title is special but it's even better winning at home.

"My coach has helped me a lot and without him I couldn't have done this. I also want to congratulate Fernando on his week here. I'm really jealous of his forehand, I'm going to watch his next matches and try and copy it."

Gonzalez was gracious in defeat and admitted Verkerk was deserving of his victory.

The Chilean said: "Well that's tennis, it's always best when you win. Martin was the best player all week and he deserves this title.

"He played really good and even though I played a good match, it wasn't good enough."