Austrian tennis player
Werner Eschauer (born 26 April 1974) is an Austrian former professional tennis player.
In his first 12 years as a pro, Eschauer found little success, winning just 7 ATP -level matches and cracking the top-100 for just a few weeks in late 2003, peaking at No. 96.
In 2007 however, at the age of 33, Eschauer cracked the top 100 in April and reached World No. 52 in August. He won 7 ATP-level matches in 2007 to match his total from the previous 12 years and won 4 matches at the Dutch Open in July to reach his first ATP final, including a win over Carlos Moyá in the quarters. He then lost to Steve Darcis , another first-time finalist.
Eschauer's most notable match likely was playing Rafael Nadal on Centre Court at Wimbledon in the 2nd round in June 2007. ESPN 's Chris Fowler reported during coverage of this event that when searching for a left-handed player to practice against as a warm-up for the left-handed Nadal, Eschauer ended up facing off against John McEnroe . Fowler described Eschauer as coming from a modest background, and stated that he did not receive support from the Tennis Federation.
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)[ edit ]
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (0–0)
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)[ edit ]
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (0–0)
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals [ edit ]
Singles: 23 (13–10)[ edit ]
Legend
ATP Challenger (10–8)
ITF Futures (3–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (11–8)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1–0
Jul 1999
Austria F3, Schwaz
Futures
Clay
Alexander Peya
7–6, 6–3
Loss
1–1
Sep 1999
Budapest , Hungary
Challenger
Clay
Stephane Huet
3–6, 5–7
Loss
1–2
Oct 1999
Italy F17, Sardinia
Futures
Hard
Elia Grossi
4–6, 6–0, 4–6
Win
2–2
Oct 2000
Tangier , Morocco
Challenger
Clay
Nicolas Thomann
6–4, 6–3
Loss
2–3
Jul 2001
Budaors , Hungary
Challenger
Clay
Juan Ignacio Chela
5–7, 1–6
Loss
2–4
Sep 2002
Sofia , Bulgaria
Challenger
Clay
Tomas Behrend
0–6, 2–6
Cancelled
2–4
Sep 2002
Banja Luka , Bosnia & Herzegovina
Challenger
Clay
Tomas Behrend
Abandoned
Win
3–4
Oct 2002
Seoul , South Korea
Challenger
Hard
Igor Kunitsyn
6–2, ret.
Loss
3–5
Apr 2003
Sanremo , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Tomas Behrend
4–6, 2–6
Win
4–5
Jul 2003
Braunschweig , Germany
Challenger
Clay
Igor Kunitsyn
6–1, 7–6(7–2)
Loss
4–6
Sep 2004
Banja Luka , Bosnia & Herzegovina
Challenger
Clay
Yuri Schukin
6–7(3–7) , 6–7(7–9)
Win
5–6
Aug 2005
Genevsa , Switzerland
Challenger
Clay
Damián Patriarca
6–3, 6–1
Loss
5–7
Jan 2006
Austria F2, Bergheim
Futures
Carpet
Lukáš Lacko
6–3, 1–6, 5–7
Win
6–7
Mar 2006
Italy F5, Caltanissetta
Futures
Clay
Victor Crivoi
6–3, 2–6, 6–2
Win
7–7
Mar 2006
Italy F6, Catania
Futures
Clay
Pablo Andújar
6–3, 6–3
Win
8–7
Apr 2006
Chiasso , Switzerland
Challenger
Clay
Simon Greul
6–1, 6–2
Loss
8–8
Apr 2006
Bergamo , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Nicolas Devilder
6–1, 5–7, 4–6
Loss
8–9
Jul 2006
Rimini , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Pablo Andújar
6–3, 1–6, 5–7
Win
9–9
Sep 2006
Kranj , Slovenia
Challenger
Clay
Gorka Fraile
6–1, 6–0
Win
10–9
Feb 2007
Wrocław , Poland
Challenger
Hard
Tomáš Zíb
5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Loss
10–10
Mar 2007
Barletta , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Carlos Berlocq
6–3, 6–7(7–9) , 0–2 ret.
Win
11–10
Apr 2007
Monza , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Jan Hájek
6–0, 3–0 ret.
Win
12–10
Apr 2007
Chiasso , Switzerland
Challenger
Clay
Michael Berrer
6–3, 6–2
Win
13–10
Jun 2007
Lugano , Switzerland
Challenger
Clay
Jiří Vaněk
6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–2)
Legend
ATP Challenger (2–7)
ITF Futures (4–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–1)
Clay (2–9)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–1)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1–0
Oct 1999
Italy F17, Sardinia
Futures
Hard
Wolfgang Schranz
Daniele Ceraudo Elia Grossi
6–3, 6–4
Win
2–0
Oct 1999
Italy F18, Selargius
Futures
Hard
Wolfgang Schranz
Omar Camporese Elia Grossi
6–2, 4–1 ret.
Loss
2–1
Mar 2004
Cagliari , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Daniel Köllerer
Tomas Behrend Giorgio Galimberti
2–6, 1–6
Loss
2–2
Jul 2004
Zell , Germany
Challenger
Clay
Rogier Wassen
Jean-Claude Scherrer Alexander Waske
6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Loss
2–3
Aug 2004
Geneva , Switzerland
Challenger
Clay
Herbert Wiltschnig
Tomáš Cibulec David Škoch
2–6, 4–6
Win
3–3
Oct 2004
Rome, Italy
Challenger
Clay
Florin Mergea
Francesco Aldi Francesco Piccari
6–7(5–7) , 6–3, 6–0
Loss
3–4
Apr 2005
Canberra , Australia
Challenger
Clay
Vasilis Mazarakis
Richard Fromberg Chris Guccione
1–6, 2–6
Loss
3–5
Jul 2005
Oberstaufen , Germany
Challenger
Clay
Christopher Kas
Jean-Claude Scherrer Oliver Marach
5–7, 3–6
Loss
3–6
Jul 2005
Austria F5, Anif
Futures
Clay
Marko Neunteibl
Fabian Roetschi Benjamin-David Rufer
6–7(5–7) , 4–6
Win
4–6
Nov 2005
Puebla , Mexico
Challenger
Hard
Alexander Satschko
Santiago González Alejandro Hernández
6–1, 6–4
Loss
4–7
Jan 2006
Austria F1, Bergheim
Futures
Carpet
Christopher Kas
Johan Brunström Philip Stolt
3–6, 4–6
Win
5–7
Jan 2006
Austria F2, Bergheim
Futures
Carpet
Florin Mergea
Todor Enev Ilia Kushev
6–2, 6–3
Loss
5–8
Feb 2008
Wrocław , Poland
Challenger
Hard
Jürgen Melzer
James Cerretani Lukáš Rosol
7–6(9–7) , 3–6, [7–10]
Loss
5–9
Jun 2008
Braunschweig , Germany
Challenger
Clay
Philipp Oswald
Marco Crugnola Oscar Hernandez Perez
6–7(4–7) , 2–6
Win
6–9
Apr 2009
Croatia F5, Vrsar
Futures
Clay
Herbert Wiltschnig
Bastian Knittel Max Raditschnigg
7–5, 6–3
Loss
6–10
Nov 2009
Turkey F11, Antalya
Futures
Clay
Marco Mirnegg
Llaurentiu-Ady Gavrila Andrei Mlendea
6–7(6–8) , 3–6
Loss
6–11
Nov 2009
Turkey F12, Antalya
Futures
Clay
Alexander Flock
Tihomir Grozdanov Dinko Halachev
6–4, 2–6, [7–10]
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
P#
DNQ
A
Z#
PO
G
S
B
NMS
NTI
P
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.