Gilles Simon handed the Bangkok Open title to France for the second year in a row as he defeated Serbia's Viktor Troicki 7-5, 6-3 in the final.

Simon followed on from good friend and beaten Bangkok semifinalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, the 2008 champion at the Impact arena.

"I had a difficult match but I found a way to win. I really enjoyed myself today," said world number ten Simon, who is in the chase for one of the eight spots in November's ATP World Tour Finals in London.

It was Simon's sixth career title.

"I've been feeling good and playing well all week," said Simon, aged 24 and 6-2 in finals. "I had to fight for this win over Viktor."

The 23-year-old Troicki, ranked 32nd and now winless in two finals, said he was out-played in the 75-minute contest.

"Gilles played great and never gave me many chance. But I've still had a good week."

"My highlight was beating Tsonga in the semis, he's a top-ten player. Those are the kinds of wins that I need to build confidence. Still, I'm very pleased to have reached the final," said the fourth seed.

Simon got a break back after losing his serve in the ninth game of the opening set before finishing with a second straight break of the Serb.

In the second set, the Frenchman lifted his game, taking the title on his second match point.

"It's late in the year, but it's still good to get my first title of 2009," said Simon, whose previous final win was just over a year ago, on clay in Bucharest.

"It was prefect for me this week. I've worked hard in the last few months, especially with my knee injury. It was tough to get ready for this event but I played really well."