Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine won his first ATP title Saturday, defeating top-seeded Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia 7-5, 6-4 and becoming the first 'lucky loser' to capture a tournament in 17 years.

Stakhovsky, ranked 209th, is only the fourth man in tour history to achieve the feat. The previous player was Argentina's Christian Miniussi in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 1991.

A lucky loser enters the main draw of a tournament from the qualifying field at the last minute because a player is unable to compete. Read more