First-time pairing Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo fought back on Sunday to capture the Erste Bank Open title. Kubot and Melo recovered from a set an 2-4 deficit to beat second seeds Jamie Murray and John Peers 4-6, 7-6(3), 10-6 in the Vienna final, which lasted one hour and 33 minutes.

Kubot and Melo earned 500 Emirates ATP Doubles Rankings points and shared €125,000 in prize money. Melo and his regular partner, Ivan Dodig, have already qualified for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, to be held at The O2 in London from 15-22 November. Kubot lifted the 2009 Vienna title with Oliver Marach.

“It’s an amazing feeling, following surgery in May and the decision to focus solely on doubles,” said Kubot. “I couldn’t find a permanent partner this year, after I came back, so I am very happy to have won one of my favourite tournaments. I’m glad they got [ATP World Tour] 500-level status, because they really do deserve it as an indoor tournament. It’s my fourth title of the year, with my fourth different partner on four different surfaces. I am very happy to have played with Marcelo, maintaining his momentum. Our opponents had everything under control, but we took our chances and won the last point.”

Murray and Peers broke in the third game of the 33-minute opener, and looked to be on course to capture their seventh ATP World Tour team title when they lead 4-2 in the second set. But Kubot and Melo broke in the eighth game and clinched the first three points in the tie-break.

Kubot is now 13-7 in title matches, including his fourth crown of 2015 with as many partners. Melo, now 18-18 overall in finals, is projected to pass Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan at No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Doubles Rankings on 2 November. He will be the first No. 1 other than the American twins since Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor in the week of 3 September 2012.

“I’m living the dream, playing three tournaments – winning 500, 1000 and 500 [Emirates ATP Rankings] points again,” Melo told ATPWorldTour.com. “There was a lot of pressure on my shoulders to become No. 1, this is a tough achievement. I am a really lucky guy to [soon-to-be] No. 1 with the Bryans still around.”

Murray and Peers, who have qualified for the season finale in the English capital, are now 6-9 in finals (2-5 in 2015). They finished runners up at Wimbledon (l. to Rojer/Tecau) and the US Open (l. to Herbert/Mahut). Murray is now 13-14 overall in championship matches, while Peers is 6-9.