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Dutchman Wessels, who peaked at No. 72 in the world in 2005 and has career winnings of almost $1m (Dh3.67m), beat 20-year-old Filipino Kirk Rebuyas 6-1, 6-3 in the Men’s Singles Open.
De Lattre had a much stiffer test in the final of the Women’s Singles Open against teenage Indian Sanjana Sudhir, the Portuguese eventually winning 6-4, 6-4. Rebuyas put up a gallant effort against his 35-year-old opponent, whose best career win was the 2000 ATP tournament in Newport.
As a youngster, Wessels reached the singles semi-finals at junior Wimbledon and the US Open in 1995, and captured the Roland Garros doubles title with countryman Raemon Sluiter the same year.
Wessels’ gigantic serve eventually proved too much for Rebuyas, although the Dutchman admitted he’d been in a game.
“The score was pretty easy but it was tough there. He was tough and it was a matter of hanging in there and seeing what happens,” he said.
“On the other hand, he made a lot of mistakes today so he kept me in the game. I served very well and he made a couple of easy mistakes, and that gave me a lot of confidence.
“He’s a lot younger than I am and he’s only going to get better. Hopefully for him, he learns from that and he can use it for the other tournaments.”
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