Laslo Djere qualifies for the Kitzbuhel main draw

Laslo Djere walks beside a courtside board during qualifying.

Laslo Djere qualified for the Generali Open main draw in Kitzbuhel.

The Serbian beat Niklas Waldner and Hugo Dellien without losing a set. His two victories secured a place in the outdoor clay tournament.

Waldner provides the first qualifying test

Djere faced Austrian player Niklas Waldner in the opening round.

The opening set produced the larger margin. Djere lost only two games before taking the set.

The opening victory sent Djere into the final qualifying round against Dellien.

Djere completed the final qualifier in straight sets. Dellien stayed closest during the opening set.

Djere therefore played eighteen minutes less than he had against Waldner. The final score confirmed his qualification.

Dellien falls in the final qualifying round

The two matches were played on consecutive days.

The tournament uses outdoor clay courts in Kitzbuhel. Main-draw play follows the qualifying weekend and ends with the singles final.

The field includes Flavio Cobolli, Alexander Bublik and Valentin Vacherot. Arthur Rinderknech, Tomas Martin Etcheverry and Ignacio Buse also entered the event.

Points and prize money rise through the draw

Main-draw victories bring ranking points and prize money. Both rewards increase as a player moves deeper into the tournament.

The qualifying result placed Djere in the main draw and opened a route toward ranking points.

Kitzbuhel has hosted several generations of strong clay-court players.

The former champions include Juan Martin del Potro, Paolo Lorenzi and Dominic Thiem. Their wins cover different eras of the event.

Two courts stage Djere's qualifying route

Djere reached the main draw by winning two qualifying matches. Waldner and Dellien were his opponents.

Laslo Djere stands on court holding his racket.

Waldner was the home player in the first match. Dellien carried the higher qualifying seed in the second.

Djere entered the main draw unbeaten in qualifying and without dropping a set.

Waldner challenged Djere early, while Dellien stayed closest during the opening set of their match.

Djere increased his margin in the final set of qualifying. That set confirmed his place in the tournament.

Kitzbuhel follows the European summer clay schedule

The tournament starts one week after events in Bastad, Gstaad and Umag. Players then move into another outdoor clay competition in the Austrian Alps. The surface remains clay despite the change of country.

Kitzbuhel is the only ATP Tour event listed for its week on that surface. The calendar also places other tournaments in different conditions. Djere's confirmed result belongs only to the Austrian event.

The main programme uses several courts in Kitzbuhel. Djere played the final qualifier on the Kuchenmeister court.

Waldner took six and Dellien took seven.

The first match was played on Grandstand. The final round moved to the Kuchenmeister court.

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Djere was the seventh qualifying seed. Dellien was third, while Waldner entered with a wildcard.

The event is held at Kitzbuhel Tennis Club. Alex Antonitsch is the tournament director.

The main draw follows the qualifying weekend and ends with the singles final.

Guillermo Vilas and Emilio Sanchez remain important names in the tournament's history.

Juan Martin del Potro and Paolo Lorenzi won the event at very different career stages.

Guillermo Vilas and Goran Ivanisevic were the highest-ranked champions.

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Horacio de la Pena produced one of the tournament's most unexpected title runs.

Dominic Thiem remains the latest Austrian singles champion in Kitzbuhel.

Sabine Pilz umpired Djere's first qualifier. Philipp Simon chaired the match against Dellien.

The event offers ranking points and prize money across the main draw.

The singles and doubles finals close the tournament programme.

Qualifiers enter the same opening round as the direct entrants.

Each main-draw victory moves a player deeper into the tournament and improves the ranking return.

The ranking reward rises at every later stage of the main draw.

Qualifying was completed across Saturday and Sunday. Main-draw play then began on Monday.

Both qualifying matches ended in straight sets, but the opponents created different tests.

Djere won both matches by six games overall. He played on two courts with two different chair umpires.

The largest prize belongs to the singles champion, with smaller payments at earlier stages.

Main-draw players receive prize money even when they leave in the opening round.

A clean route through qualifying

Djere faced a local wildcard in his opening match. He controlled the closing stages and moved into the final qualifying round.

Dellien offered a different test because of his experience on clay. The opening set stayed competitive before Djere pulled away.

Both victories came without a dropped set. That limited Djere's court time before the main draw begins.

Kitzbuhel uses outdoor clay and sits inside the European summer swing. The surface suits players comfortable with longer baseline exchanges.