David Ferrer claimed his first ATP Tour title in two years with victory in the Swedish Open final in Bastad on Sunday.
The 35-year-old Spaniard saw off Alexander Dolgopolov 6-4 6-4 for the 27th crown of his career - the most for any player in the Open era without winning a grand slam.
Once ranked as high as fifth in the world, Ferrer is now down at 46th but still had too much for the 28-year-old Dolgopolov.
Ferrer broke once in the opening set to take the advantage then ultimately held out for victory despite his opponent's gallant fightback from 5-1 down in the second set.
Ferrer told atpworldtour.com: "I am going week by week, match by match and I still have the motivation.
"I know it will be very difficult to get back to the top 10, but if I stay competitive like this week, I will play next year for sure."
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