NEWPORT, Rhode Island — Fabrice Santoro of France successfully defended his Hall of Fame Championships title when he beat Prakash Amritraj of India 6-3, 7-5 in today's final.

Second-seeded Santoro broke wild card Amritraj three times and lost his serve only once in the 75-minute final.

The Frenchman earned his sixth career ATP title and, at 35, became the oldest champion on Newport's grass courts in the 31-year history of the tournament.

Amritraj hoped to follow in the steps of his father, Vijay, who won at Newport three times. Even so, Amritraj was the first Indian to play in an ATP final since Leander Paes won Newport 10 years ago.