David Nalbandian completed a dominant week-long performance by defeating Romania's Andrei Pavel 6-4 6-1 in the final of the BMW Open on Sunday.

This tournament was the first for the Argentine since he was knocked out in the second round of the Nasdaq-100 in Miami in late March. His best previous finish this season was the quarter-finals of the Australian Open.

The top seed in this clay court event, the 23-year-old Nalbandian lost just one set in five matches in posting his third ATP title and first since Basle in 2002.

He also improved to 3-10 all-time in finals appearances.

After dropping the second set of his first match against Ecuador's Nicolas Lapentti, Nalbandian lost just 20 games thereafter.

In the semi-final against Finland's Jarkko Nieminen, he won the last seven games of the match, letting Nieminen win only 11 points in the second set.

The 31-year-old Pavel, who advanced to his second BMW final after dispatching local hero Tommy Haas on Saturday, was playing in his first final since 2003.