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 five doubles titles on the ATP Tour with compatriot Lucas Miedler, the home tournaments in 2021 Kitzbühel, in Vienna and 2023 Kitzbühel, and in Acapulco and Munich.
_(52156021552).jpg) Erler at the 2022 Internationaux de Tennis de Blois | |
| Country (sports) |  Austria |
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| Residence | Kufstein, Austria |
| Born | 27 October 1997 Innsbruck, Austria |
| 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 | 5 |
| 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. | |
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
edit2015: ATP doubles debut
editErler 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
editAt 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
editThe 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
editAt 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 |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (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.
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
editDoubles: 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 | Lucas Miedler | Roman Jebavý Matwé Middelkoop |
7–5, 7–6(7–5) |
| Win | 2–0 | Oct 2022 | Vienna Open, Austria |
ATP 500 | Hard (i) | Lucas Miedler | Santiago González Andrés Molteni |
6–3, 7–6(7–1) |
| Win | 3–0 | Mar 2023 | Mexican Open, Mexico |
ATP 500 | Hard | Lucas Miedler | Nathaniel Lammons Jackson Withrow |
7–6(11–9), 7–6(7–3) |
| Loss | 3–1 | Apr 2023 | Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco |
ATP 250 | Clay | Lucas Miedler | Marcelo Demoliner Andrea Vavassori |
4–6, 6–3, [10–12] |
| Win | 4–1 | Apr 2023 | Bavarian Championships, Germany |
ATP 250 | Clay | Lucas Miedler | Kevin Krawietz Tim Pütz |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–1 | Aug 2023 | Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria (2) |
ATP 250 | Clay | Lucas Miedler | Gonzalo Escobar Aleksandr Nedovyesov |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5–2 | Feb 2024 | Rio Open, Brazil |
ATP 500 | Clay | Lucas Miedler | Nicolás Barrientos Rafael Matos |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 5–3 | Apr 2024 | Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco |
ATP 250 | Clay | Lucas Miedler | Harri Heliövaara Henry Patten |
6–3, 4–6, [4–10] |
| Win | 6–3 | Jul 2024 | Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria (3) |
ATP 250 | Clay | Andreas Mies | Constantin Frantzen Hendrik Jebens |
6–3, 3–6, [10–6] |
ATP Challenger finals
editDoubles: 13 (8–5)
edit| Finals by surface |
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| Hard (5–4) |
| Clay (3–1) |
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals
editSingles: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2018 | Egypt F18, Cairo | Clay | Simone Roncalli | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–0 | Sep 2018 | Egypt F19, Cairo | Clay | Jordan Correia | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 3–0 | Sep 2018 | Egypt F20, Cairo | Clay | Dante Gennaro | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3–1 | Oct 2018 | Egypt F24, Cairo | Hard | Karim-Mohamed Maamoun | 6–4, 1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Jul 2019 | M15 Telfs, Austria | Clay | Sandro Ehrat | 4–6, 7–6(8–6), 3–6 |
| Win | 4–2 | Jul 2019 | M15 Wels, Austria | Clay | Duje Kekez | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4–3 | Sep 2019 | M25 Trieste, Italy | Clay | Juan Pablo Varillas | 7–6(8–6), 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 5–3 | Nov 2019 | M15 Heraklion, Greece | Hard | Jan Zieliński | 7–5, 6–1 |
| Loss | 5–4 | Mar 2020 | M25 Trento, Italy | Hard | Ruben Bemelmans | 6–4, 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 5–5 | Dec 2020 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | Hard | Omar Giacalone | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 5–6 | Jan 2021 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | Hard | Kaichi Uchida | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 5–7 | Feb 2021 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | Hard | Gauthier Onclin | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 6–7 | Apr 2021 | M25 Meerbusch, Germany | Clay | Arthur Cazaux | 6–2, 4–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 7–7 | May 2021 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Adrian Andreev | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 7–8 | May 2021 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Nick Hardt | 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 | Constantin Frantzen | Kevin Krawietz Tim Sandkaulen |
2–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–8] |
| Win | 2–0 | Feb 2017 | Turkey F4, Antalya |
Hard | Sebastian Ofner | V Uzhylovskyi Anton Zaitcev |
6–2, 3–6, [10–7] |
| Win | 3–0 | Aug 2017 | Austria F6, Innsbruck |
Clay | Matthias Haim | Bernd Kossler Lukas Ollert |
6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
| Loss | 3–1 | Sep 2017 | Turkey F35, Antalya |
Clay | Vít Kopřiva | Johann Willem Michiel De Krom |
7–6(7–0), 2–6, [9–11] |
| Loss | 3–2 | Mar 2018 | Egypt F9, Sharm El Sheikh |
Hard | Jaroslav Pospíšil | Wilfredo Gonzalez Benjamin Lock |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Jul 2018 | Austria F1, Telfs |
Clay | Kirill Kivattsev | Mario Vilella Martínez Marco Bartolotti |
1–6, 6–3, [4–11] |
| Win | 4–3 | Aug 2018 | Austria F6, Innsbruck |
Clay | Jakob Aichhorn | Alejo Vilaro Mariano Kestelboim |
6–1, 1–6, [11–9] |
| Win | 5–3 | Sep 2018 | Egypt F18, Cairo |
Hard | Markos Kalovelonis | Aryan Goveas A Chandrasekar |
6–4, 7–6(3–7) |
| Loss | 5–4 | Dec 2018 | Tunisia F44, Monastir |
Hard | Christian Hirschmueller | Aziz Dougaz Fred Gil |
1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 6–4 | Mar 2019 | M25 Trento, Italy |
Hard | Markos Kalovelonis | Felix Corwin Danny Thomas |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 7–4 | Nov 2019 | M15 Heraklion, Greece |
Hard | Neil Oberleitner | Luke Johnson Jan Zieliński |
6–4, 6–0 |
| Win | 8–4 | Feb 2020 | M15 Heraklion, Greece |
Hard | David Pichler | Valentin Guenther Kai Wehnelt |
3–6, 6–4, [10–4] |
| Loss | 8–5 | Mar 2020 | M25 Trento, Italy |
Hard | David Jordà Sanchis | Ruben Bemelmans Daniel Masur |
6–7(7–9), 2–6 |
| Win | 9–5 | Mar 2020 | M15 Heraklion, Greece |
Hard | Bogdan Bobrov | A Cornut Chauvinc Constantin Schmitz |
2–6, 7–6(7–4), [12–10] |
| Win | 10–5 | Sep 2020 | M15 Caslano, Switzerland |
Clay | David Pichler | A Cornut Chauvinc Harold Mayot |
7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 11–5 | Sep 2020 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia |
Hard | David Pichler | Fermin Tenti Ignacio Monzon |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 11–6 | Dec 2020 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia |
Hard | David Pichler | Théo Arribagé Titouan Droguet |
6–4, 6–7(5–7), [6–10] |
| Win | 12–6 | Dec 2020 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia |
Hard | David Pichler | Skander Mansouri Mats Rosenkranz |
6–2, 7–6(14–12) |
| Win | 13–6 | Dec 2020 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia |
Hard | David Pichler | Skander Mansouri Dan Added |
7–6(9–7), 6–3 |
| Win | 14–6 | Dec 2020 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia |
Hard | David Pichler | Alexander Kotzen C Dela Bassetiere |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 15–6 | Jan 2021 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia |
Hard | David Pichler | Benjamin Pietri Théo Arribagé |
6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
| Win | 16–6 | Feb 2021 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia |
Hard | Skander Mansouri | Naoki Nakagawa Ryota Tanuma |
6–0, 7–5 |
| Win | 17–6 | Feb 2021 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia |
Hard | Skander Mansouri | Lilian Marmousez G M Perricard |
6–2, 5–7, [11–9] |
| Loss | 17–7 | Mar 2021 | M25 Trimbach, Switzerland |
Carpet | Elmar Ejupovic | Jakub Paul Yannik Steinegger |
3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 18–7 | Apr 2021 | M25 Biel, Switzerland |
Hard | Maximilian Neuchrist | Lilian Marmousez G M Perricard |
6–3, 4–6, [10–2] |
| Loss | 18–8 | May 2021 | M15 Antalya, Turkey |
Clay | Sandro Ehrat | Orlando Luz Gabriel Roveri Sidney |
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.