Alexander Erler
Alexander Erler (German pronunciation: [ʔalɛˈksandɐ ˈʔɛɐ̯lɐ];[1] born 27 October 1997) is an Austrian tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 322, achieved on 4 October 2021. Additionally, he has a career high doubles ranking of world No. 126, achieved on 13 December 2021.
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| Residence | Kufstein, Austria |
| Born | 27 October 1997 Innsbruck, Austria |
| Height | 6'4" (193cm) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Wolfgang Thiem |
| Prize money | $136,684 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 1–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 322 (4 October 2021) |
| Current ranking | No. 351 (27 December 2021) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 4–2 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 126 (13 December 2021) |
| Current ranking | No. 126 (13 December 2021) |
| Last updated on: 27 December 2021. | |
Erler has reached 15 ITF singles finals, with a record of 7 wins and 8 losses. He has also reached 26 ITF doubles finals, with a record of 18 wins and 8 losses. All of his final appearances have come on the ITF Futures Tour.
Professional career
2015: ATP doubles debut
Erler made his ATP main draw debut at the 2015 Generali Open Kitzbühel in the doubles draw, partnering Philipp Kohlschreiber.
2021: ATP singles debut and first match win, Maiden doubles ATP title
At the 2021 Generali Open Kitzbühel, Erler won his first ATP match as a wildcard defeating Carlos Alcaraz.[2] At the same tournament, he won the doubles title partnering Lucas Miedler.
ATP career finals
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2021 | Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria | 250 Series | Clay | 7–5, 7–6(7–5) | ||
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 15 (7–8)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2018 | Egypt F18, Cairo | Futures | Clay | 6–2, 7–5 | |
| Win | 2–0 | Sep 2018 | Egypt F19, Cairo | Futures | Clay | 6–3, 6–1 | |
| Win | 3–0 | Sep 2018 | Egypt F20, Cairo | Futures | Clay | 6–4, 6–1 | |
| Loss | 3–1 | Oct 2018 | Egypt F24, Cairo | Futures | Hard | 6–4, 1–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 3–2 | Jul 2019 | M15 Telfs, Austria | World Tennis Tour | Clay | 4–6, 7–6(8–6), 3–6 | |
| Win | 4–2 | Jul 2019 | M15 Wels, Austria | World Tennis Tour | Clay | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 4–3 | Sep 2019 | M25 Trieste, Italy | World Tennis Tour | Clay | 7–6(8–6), 1–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 5–3 | Nov 2019 | M15 Heraklion, Greece | World Tennis Tour | Hard | 7–5, 6–1 | |
| Loss | 5–4 | Mar 2020 | M25 Trento, Italy | World Tennis Tour | Hard | 6–4, 2–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 5–5 | Dec 2020 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | 3–6, 5–7 | |
| Loss | 5–6 | Jan 2021 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | 4–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 5–7 | Feb 2021 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | 1–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 6–7 | Apr 2021 | M25 Meerbusch, Germany | World Tennis Tour | Clay | 6–2, 4–6, 7–5 | |
| Win | 7–7 | May 2021 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | 6–4, 6–1 | |
| Loss | 7–8 | May 2021 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | 0–6, 6–7(7–9) |
Doubles: 32 (22–10)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Nov 2015 | Germany F18, Ismaning | Futures | Carpet | 2–6, 7–6(7-5), [10–8] | ||
| Win | 2–0 | Feb 2017 | Turkey F4, Antalya | Futures | Hard | 6–2, 3–6, [10–7] | ||
| Win | 3–0 | Aug 2017 | Austria F6, Innsbruck | Futures | Clay | 6–4, 7–6(7–3] | ||
| Loss | 3–1 | Sep 2017 | Turkey F35, Antalya | Futures | Clay | 7–6(7–0], 2–6, [9–11] | ||
| Loss | 3–2 | Mar 2018 | Egypt F9, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 3–3 | Jul 2018 | Austria F1, Telfs | Futures | Clay | 1–6, 6–3, [4–11] | ||
| Win | 4–3 | Aug 2018 | Austria F6, Innsbruck | Futures | Clay | 6–1, 1–6, [11–9] | ||
| Win | 5–3 | Sep 2018 | Egypt F18, Cairo | Futures | Hard | 6–4, 7–6(3–7) | ||
| Loss | 5–4 | Dec 2018 | Tunisia F44, Monastir | Futures | Hard | 1–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 6–4 | Mar 2019 | M25 Trento, Italy | World Tennis Tour | Hard | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 7–4 | Nov 2019 | M15 Heraklion, Greece | World Tennis Tour | Hard | 6–4, 6–0 | ||
| Win | 8–4 | Feb 2020 | M15 Heraklion, Greece | World Tennis Tour | Hard | 3–6, 6–4, [10–4] | ||
| Loss | 8–5 | Mar 2020 | M25 Trento, Italy | World Tennis Tour | Hard | 6–7(7–9), 2–6 | ||
| Win | 9–5 | Mar 2020 | M15 Heraklion, Greece | World Tennis Tour | Hard | 2–6, 7–6(7-4), [12–10] | ||
| Win | 10–5 | Sep 2020 | M15 Caslano, Switzerland | World Tennis Tour | Clay | 7–5, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 11–5 | Sep 2020 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | 6–4, 6–1 | ||
| Loss | 11–6 | Dec 2020 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | 6–4, 6–7(5–7), [6–10] | ||
| Win | 12–6 | Dec 2020 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | 6–2, 7–6(14–12) | ||
| Win | 13–6 | Dec 2020 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | 7–6(9–7), 6–3 | ||
| Win | 14–6 | Dec 2020 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 15–6 | Jan 2021 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | 6–4, 7–6(7–5) | ||
| Win | 16–6 | Feb 2021 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | 6–0, 7–5 | ||
| Win | 17–6 | Feb 2021 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | 6–2, 5–7, [11–9] | ||
| Loss | 17–7 | Mar 2021 | M25 Trimbach, Switzerland | World Tennis Tour | Carpet | 3–6, 5–7 | ||
| Win | 18–7 | Apr 2021 | M25 Biel, Switzerland | World Tennis Tour | Hard | 6–3, 4–6, [10–2] | ||
| Loss | 18–8 | May 2021 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | 2–6, 6–7(2–7) | ||
| Loss | 18-9 | Oct 2021 | Sibiu, Romania | Challenger | Clay | 3–6, 1-6 | ||
| Loss | 18-10 | Nov 2021 | Ortisei, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) | 6-7(8-10), 6-4, [8-10] | ||
| Win | 19-10 | Nov 2021 | Helsinki, Finland | Challenger | Hard (i) | 6–3, 7–6(7–2) | ||
| Win | 20-10 | Dec 2021 | Forlì, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) | 6-4, 6-2 | ||
| Win | 21-10 | Feb 2022 | Bangalore, India | Challenger | Hard | 6–3, 6–7(4–7), [10–7] | ||
| Win | 22-10 | Apr 2022 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | 7–6(7–5), 7–5 |
References
- Krech, Eva-Maria; Stock, Eberhard; Hirschfeld, Ursula; Anders, Lutz Christian (2009). Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch [German Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. pp. 302, 487. ISBN 978-3-11-018202-6.
- "A #NextGenATP Mix in Kitzbühel: Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune Rises as Carlos Alcaraz Falls | ATP Tour | Tennis".
External links
- Alexander Erler at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Alexander Erler at the International Tennis Federation