Australian tennis player Matt Ebden has ended his season by rocketing back into the world’s top 70 after claiming back-to-back ATP Challenger titles in Japan.

Ebden capped off his late charge with victory at the Dunlop World Challenge in Toyota on Sunday, beating Japan’s Yuichi Sugita 6-3 6-2 in the final.

It was the 25-year-old’s third trophy in four events on the second-tier professional tour, including last week’s tournament in Yokohama, bumping him up to No.68 on the world rankings.

“Special way to finish the season with two titles in a row here in Japan!! Thanks everyone for the support #blessed,” Ebden wrote on Twitter.

Barely two months ago, the West Australian was ranked 135th but he’s now back inside the top 70 first the first time since October last year when he reached a career-high 61st.

Since bowing out in the first round of the US Open, Ebden has won 29 of his past 34 matches and improved his ranking by 66 places.

He now sits hot on the heels of compatriots Bernard Tomic (No.51), Lleyton Hewitt (No.60) and Marinko Matosevic (No.61) heading into Australia’s summer of tennis.