Jeremy Chardy battled back from a set down to defeat fourth seed Victor Hanescu and claim his first ATP Tour title at the Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart.

The 22-year-old prevailed 1-6 6-3 6-4 against his Romanian opponent to become the first Frenchman to triumph at the event since Henri Leconte in 1984.

The pair headed into Sunday's final with one win apiece from their previous two meetings and things looked to be going Hanescu's way when he romped through the first set.

But a break of serve in the sixth game of the second set helped Chardy get back on level terms and he continued the momentum by racing into a 4-0 lead in the third.

Hanescu fought back but a fourth break of serve late in the third set saw Chardy clinch the title.