![]() Erler at the 2022 Internationaux de Tennis de Blois | |
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Kufstein, Austria |
Born | Innsbruck, Austria | 27 October 1997
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
Turned pro | 2015 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Daniel Huber, Thomas Weindorfer |
Prize money | $657,617 |
Singles | |
Career record | 1–1 (in ATP Tour events) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 322 (4 October 2021) |
Current ranking | No. 1382 (18 March 2024) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 46–38 |
Career titles | 6 |
Highest ranking | No. 32 (8 May 2023) |
Current ranking | No. 42T (1 April 2024) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2023) |
French Open | 2R (2024) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2023) |
US Open | 1R (2023) |
Last updated on: 3 April 2024. |
Alexander Erler (German pronunciation: [ʔalɛˈksandɐ ˈʔɛɐ̯lɐ]; born 27 October 1997) is an Austrian professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 32, achieved on 8 May 2023. He has a career high singles ranking of No. 322, achieved on 4 October 2021. He has won 6 doubles titles on the ATP Tour, 5 with compatriot Lucas Miedler: the home tournaments in 2021 Kitzbühel, in Vienna and 2023 Kitzbühel, and in Acapulco and Munich and also 2024 Kitzbühel with Andreas Mies.
On the ITF Futures Tour, Erler has reached 15 ITF singles finals, with a record of 7 wins and 8 losses. He has also reached 38 ITF doubles finals, with a record of 25 wins and 13 losses.
Professional career
[edit]2015: ATP doubles debut
[edit]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
[edit]At the 2021 Generali Open Kitzbühel, Erler won his first ATP match as a wildcard defeating future world no. 1 Carlos Alcaraz who was then ranked No. 55.[1] At the same tournament, he won the doubles title partnering Lucas Miedler.
2022: First ATP 500 doubles title, top 50 debut
[edit]The Austrian team of Erler/Miedler clinched their second and biggest title on home soil at the ATP 500 2022 Erste Bank Open without dropping a set.[2] As a result, he made his top 50 debut in the doubles rankings on 31 October 2022.
2023: Major and Masters debuts & first win, Second ATP 500 title, top 35
[edit]At the 2023 Australian Open the pair Erler/Miedler made their Grand Slam debut where they defeated tenth seeds Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden.
At the Mexican Open Erler won his third title with compatriot Miedler defeating en route top seeds Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski.[3][4]
Erler made his Masters 1000 debut with Miedler at the 2023 Miami Open.
At the 2023 Grand Prix Hassan II the pair Erler/Miedler reached the final defeating fifth seeds Maxime Cressy and Albano Olivetti.[5] They lost in the final to Andrea Vavassori and Marcelo Demoliner.[6] They won their fourth title at the 2023 BMW Open in Munich, Germany.[7] They entered the 2023 Mutua Madrid Open as alternate pair on their debut at this tournament. At the 2023 Generali Open Kitzbühel, they won their fifth doubles title.
Doubles performance timeline
[edit]W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Current through the 2024 Austrian Open Kitzbühel.
Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 |
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 2R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 |
US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 0 / 7 | 3–7 |
National representation | ||||||||||||
Davis Cup | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | G1 | G1 | G1 | 0 / 0 | 4–1 |
ATP Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||
Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 |
Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
Shanghai Masters | A | A | A | A | A | not held | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | |||
Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–5 | 0–1 | 0 / 6 | 2–6 |
Career statistics | ||||||||||||
Tournaments | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 17 | 57 | |
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | |
Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 8–7 | 33–27 | 19–16 | 64–52 | |
Year-end ranking | 1217 | 1581 | 621 | – | 749 | 405 | 126 | 51 | 37 | 55% |
ATP career finals
[edit]Doubles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runner ups)
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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 |
ATP 250 | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 7–6(7–5) |
Win | 2–0 | Oct 2022 | Vienna Open, Austria |
ATP 500 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–6(7–1) |
Win | 3–0 | Mar 2023 | Mexican Open, Mexico |
ATP 500 | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(11–9), 7–6(7–3) |
Loss | 3–1 | Apr 2023 | Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco |
ATP 250 | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, [10–12] |
Win | 4–1 | Apr 2023 | Bavarian Championships, Germany |
ATP 250 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 5–1 | Aug 2023 | Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria (2) |
ATP 250 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 5–2 | Feb 2024 | Rio Open, Brazil |
ATP 500 | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 5–3 | Apr 2024 | Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco |
ATP 250 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 4–6, [4–10] |
Win | 6–3 | Jul 2024 | Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria (3) |
ATP 250 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, [10–6] |
ATP Challenger finals
[edit]Doubles: 13 (8–5)
[edit]Finals by surface |
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Hard (5–4) |
Clay (3–1) |
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals
[edit]Singles: 15 (7–8)
[edit]Finals by surface |
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Hard (1–5) |
Clay (6–3) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Sep 2018 | Egypt F18, Cairo | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 7–5 |
Win | 2–0 | Sep 2018 | Egypt F19, Cairo | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 3–0 | Sep 2018 | Egypt F20, Cairo | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–1 |
Loss | 3–1 | Oct 2018 | Egypt F24, Cairo | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 1–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 3–2 | Jul 2019 | M15 Telfs, Austria | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 7–6(8–6), 3–6 |
Win | 4–2 | Jul 2019 | M15 Wels, Austria | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 4–3 | Sep 2019 | M25 Trieste, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(8–6), 1–6, 4–6 |
Win | 5–3 | Nov 2019 | M15 Heraklion, Greece | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 6–1 |
Loss | 5–4 | Mar 2020 | M25 Trento, Italy | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 2–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 5–5 | Dec 2020 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 5–6 | Jan 2021 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 5–7 | Feb 2021 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | Hard | ![]() |
1–6, 4–6 |
Win | 6–7 | Apr 2021 | M25 Meerbusch, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 4–6, 7–5 |
Win | 7–7 | May 2021 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–1 |
Loss | 7–8 | May 2021 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | Clay | ![]() |
0–6, 6–7(7–9) |
Doubles: 26 (18–8)
[edit]Finals by surface |
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Hard (14–4) |
Clay (3–3) |
Carpet (1–1) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Nov 2015 | Germany F18, Ismaning |
Carpet | ![]() |
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2–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–8] |
Win | 2–0 | Feb 2017 | Turkey F4, Antalya |
Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 3–6, [10–7] |
Win | 3–0 | Aug 2017 | Austria F6, Innsbruck |
Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
Loss | 3–1 | Sep 2017 | Turkey F35, Antalya |
Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(7–0), 2–6, [9–11] |
Loss | 3–2 | Mar 2018 | Egypt F9, Sharm El Sheikh |
Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 3–3 | Jul 2018 | Austria F1, Telfs |
Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–3, [4–11] |
Win | 4–3 | Aug 2018 | Austria F6, Innsbruck |
Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 1–6, [11–9] |
Win | 5–3 | Sep 2018 | Egypt F18, Cairo |
Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6(3–7) |
Loss | 5–4 | Dec 2018 | Tunisia F44, Monastir |
Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 3–6 |
Win | 6–4 | Mar 2019 | M25 Trento, Italy |
Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 7–4 | Nov 2019 | M15 Heraklion, Greece |
Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–0 |
Win | 8–4 | Feb 2020 | M15 Heraklion, Greece |
Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–4, [10–4] |
Loss | 8–5 | Mar 2020 | M25 Trento, Italy |
Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(7–9), 2–6 |
Win | 9–5 | Mar 2020 | M15 Heraklion, Greece |
Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 7–6(7–4), [12–10] |
Win | 10–5 | Sep 2020 | M15 Caslano, Switzerland |
Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–4 |
Win | 11–5 | Sep 2020 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia |
Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–1 |
Loss | 11–6 | Dec 2020 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia |
Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–7(5–7), [6–10] |
Win | 12–6 | Dec 2020 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia |
Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–6(14–12) |
Win | 13–6 | Dec 2020 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia |
Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(9–7), 6–3 |
Win | 14–6 | Dec 2020 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia |
Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 15–6 | Jan 2021 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia |
Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
Win | 16–6 | Feb 2021 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia |
Hard | ![]() |
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6–0, 7–5 |
Win | 17–6 | Feb 2021 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia |
Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 5–7, [11–9] |
Loss | 17–7 | Mar 2021 | M25 Trimbach, Switzerland |
Carpet | ![]() |
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3–6, 5–7 |
Win | 18–7 | Apr 2021 | M25 Biel, Switzerland |
Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 4–6, [10–2] |
Loss | 18–8 | May 2021 | M15 Antalya, Turkey |
Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–7(2–7) |
References
[edit]- ^ "A #NextGenATP Mix in Kitzbühel: Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune Rises as Carlos Alcaraz Falls". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Alexander Erler and Lucas Miedler Clinch Vienna Title". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Glasspool/Heliövaara Race into Dubai Final". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Austrians Erler/Miedler Win Acapulco Doubles Crown in Two Tie-breaks". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Erler/Miedler Advance to Marrakech Final, Seek Second Title of 2023 | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "Demoliner/Vavassori Save MP to Win First Team Title in Marrakech". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Erler and Miedler Win Munich Title". ATP Tour.