VIENNA (AP) Defending champion Jurgen Melzer rallied past Andreas Haider-Maurer 6-7 (10), 7-6 (4), 6-4 to win his third career title at the Bank Austria Trophy.

The 12th-ranked Melzer held on when Haider-Maurer served for the match at 5-3 in the second set and forced a tiebreaker.

Melzer is the first player to successfully defend the title in Vienna since Ivan Ljubicic in 2005-06.

The 157th-ranked Haider-Maurer of Austrai reached his first ATP final. He's the lowest-ranked player to reach a final this season.