San Jose, Calif. -- Fourth-seeded Radek Stepanek was down a set but fought back Sunday to beat No. 5 Mardy Fish and capture the SAP Open title in San Jose, Calif.

Stepanek, of the Czech Republic, beat the American 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 to win his fourth career title -- and his second of 2009 -- at the first U.S. stop on the 2009 ATP World Tour. Stepanek, 30, was a winner in January at Brisbane in a tuneup prior to the Australian Open.

Fish was seeking his third ATP title, and his first since winning on a clay court in Houston in April 2006.

Stepanek collected $93,900 with Sunday's win.

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San Jose, Calif. -- Fourth-seeded Radek Stepanek banged out a 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 semifinal victory against top-seeded Andy Roddick Saturday at the SAP Open in San Jose, Calif.

Roddick, the defending champion, fell to the Czech Republic native in a rematch of last year's final. The loss capped a disastrous 0-for-2 day for America's top two men's players.

Earlier, third-seeded James Blake suffered a 6-3, 6-2 defeat against fifth-seeded compatriot Mardy Fish.

Fish, a 2004 San Jose finalist in the tournament, fired 16 service aces and won 27-of-29 points on his first serve to claim his second consecutive win over Blake, who was hampered by an injured right ankle and later pulled out of his scheduled doubles semifinal.

"I didn't know he was that injured until the first game he served -- the second game of the match," Fish told reporters. "It's obviously bad luck for him and it's a testament for how much respect he has for the game. He's never pulled out of a match in his whole career."

San Jose, Calif. -- Fourth-seeded Radek Stepanek was a first-round winner Monday at the SAP Open tennis tournament in San Jose, Calif.

Stepanek beat Dominik Meffert 5-7, 6-3, 6-1.

In other opening-round action, Christophe Rochus upset seventh-seeded Igor Kunitsyn 6-2, 7-6 (9-7); Tommy Haas eliminated Lars Poerschke 6-1, 7-6 (10-8); Taylor Dent beat Bobby Reynolds 6-3, 6-4; and Florent Serra dropped Jarkko Nieminen 7-5, 6-7 (1-7), 6-4.

Defending champion Andy Roddick did not see action Monday.

The winner of the tournament will collect $93,900.

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