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Alexander Erler

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Alexander Erler
Country (sports) Austria
ResidenceKufstein, Austria
Born (1997-10-27) 27 October 1997 (age 27)
Innsbruck, Austria
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Turned pro2015
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachDaniel Huber,
Thomas Weindorfer
Prize money$657,617
Singles
Career record1–1 (in ATP Tour events)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 322 (4 October 2021)
Current rankingNo. 1382 (18 March 2024)
Doubles
Career record46–38
Career titles8
Highest rankingNo. 32 (8 May 2023)
Current rankingNo. 40 (28 October 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2023)
French Open2R (2024)
Wimbledon2R (2023)
US Open2R (2024)
Last updated on: 30 October 2024.

Alexander Erler (Austrian German pronunciation: [alɛkˈsandɐ ˈɛrlɐ]; 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.

Erler has won eight doubles titles on the ATP Tour, seven with compatriot Lucas Miedler, at the home tournaments in 2021 and in 2023 Kitzbühel, in 2022 and in 2024 Vienna, as well as in Acapulco, Munich, Antwerp, plus one with Andreas Mies at the 2024 Kitzbühel.

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

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2015: ATP doubles debut

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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

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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

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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

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At the 2023 Australian Open the pair Erler/Miedler made their Grand Slam debut where they defeated tenth seeds Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden.[3] At the ATP 500 Mexican Open Miedler won his third title with compatriot Erler defeating en route top seeds Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski.[4][5] Erler made his Masters 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.[6] They lost in the final to Andrea Vavassori and Marcelo Demoliner.[7] They won their fourth title at the 2023 BMW Open in Munich, Germany.[8] At the 2023 Generali Open Kitzbühel, they won their fifth doubles title.[9]

2024: Three doubles titles

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Partnering Andreas Mies, Erler won the doubles title at the Generali Open in Kitzbühel, defeating Constantin Frantzen and Hendrik Jebens in the final.[10]

In October he won back-to-back doubles titles partnering Lucas Miedler, claiming the European Open in Antwerp[11] followed by the Vienna Open.[12][13]

Doubles performance timeline

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Key
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 US Open.

Tournament 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L
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 2R 0 / 2 1–2
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–4 2–4 0 / 8 3–8
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 / 0 0–0
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 20 60
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 19–19 64–55
Year-end ranking 1217 1581 621 749 405 126 51 37 55%

ATP Tour finals

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Doubles: 11 (8 titles, 3 runner ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP 500 (3–1)
ATP 250 (5–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–0)
Clay (4–3)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (5–3)
Indoors (3–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2021 Austrian Open Kitzbühel,
Austria
ATP 250 Clay Austria Lucas Miedler Czech Republic Roman Jebavý
Netherlands Matwé Middelkoop
7–5, 7–6(7–5)
Win 2–0 Oct 2022 Vienna Open,
Austria
ATP 500 Hard (i) Austria Lucas Miedler Mexico Santiago González
Argentina Andrés Molteni
6–3, 7–6(7–1)
Win 3–0 Mar 2023 Mexican Open,
Mexico
ATP 500 Hard Austria Lucas Miedler United States Nathaniel Lammons
United States Jackson Withrow
7–6(11–9), 7–6(7–3)
Loss 3–1 Apr 2023 Grand Prix Hassan II,
Morocco
ATP 250 Clay Austria Lucas Miedler Brazil Marcelo Demoliner
Italy Andrea Vavassori
4–6, 6–3, [10–12]
Win 4–1 Apr 2023 Bavarian Championships,
Germany
ATP 250 Clay Austria Lucas Miedler Germany Kevin Krawietz
Germany Tim Pütz
6–3, 6–4
Win 5–1 Aug 2023 Austrian Open Kitzbühel,
Austria (2)
ATP 250 Clay Austria Lucas Miedler Ecuador Gonzalo Escobar
Kazakhstan Aleksandr Nedovyesov
6–4, 6–4
Loss 5–2 Feb 2024 Rio Open,
Brazil
ATP 500 Clay Austria Lucas Miedler Colombia Nicolás Barrientos
Brazil Rafael Matos
4–6, 3–6
Loss 5–3 Apr 2024 Grand Prix Hassan II,
Morocco
ATP 250 Clay Austria Lucas Miedler Finland Harri Heliövaara
United Kingdom Henry Patten
6–3, 4–6, [4–10]
Win 6–3 Jul 2024 Austrian Open Kitzbühel,
Austria (3)
ATP 250 Clay Germany Andreas Mies Germany Constantin Frantzen
Germany Hendrik Jebens
6–3, 3–6, [10–6]
Win 7–3 Oct 2024 European Open,
Belgium
ATP 250 Hard (i) Austria Lucas Miedler United States Robert Galloway
Kazakhstan Aleksandr Nedovyesov
6–4, 1–6, [10–8]
Win 8–3 Oct 2024 Vienna Open,
Austria (2)
ATP 500 Hard (i) Austria Lucas Miedler United Kingdom Neal Skupski
New Zealand Michael Venus
4–6, 6–3, [10–1]

ATP Challenger Tour finals

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Doubles: 13 (8–5)

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Finals by surface
Hard (5–4)
Clay (3–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2021 Sibiu,
Romania
Clay Austria Lucas Miedler United States James Cerretani
Switzerland Luca Margaroli
3–6, 1-6
Loss 0–2 Nov 2021 Ortisei,
Italy
Hard (i) Austria Lucas Miedler Croatia Antonio Šančić
Austria Sam Weissborn
6–7(8–10), 6–4, [8–10]
Win 1–2 Nov 2021 Helsinki,
Finland
Hard (i) Austria Lucas Miedler Finland Harri Heliövaara
Netherlands Jean-Julien Rojer
6–3, 7–6(7–2)
Win 2–2 Dec 2021 Forlì,
Italy
Hard (i) Austria Lucas Miedler Italy Marco Bortolotti
Spain Sergio Martos Gornés
6-4, 6-2
Win 3–2 Feb 2022 Bangalore,
India
Hard India Arjun Kadhe India Saketh Myneni
India Ramkumar Ramanathan
6–3, 6–7(4–7), [10–7]
Win 4–2 Apr 2022 Ostrava,
Czech Republic
Clay Austria Lucas Miedler United States Hunter Reese
Netherlands Sem Verbeek
7–6(7–5), 7–5
Loss 4–3 May 2022 Tunis,
Tunisia
Clay Austria Lucas Miedler Colombia Nicolás Barrientos
Mexico Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
7–6(7–3), 3–6, [9–11]
Loss 4–4 Jul 2022 Salzburg,
Austria
Clay Austria Lucas Miedler United States Nathaniel Lammons
United States Jackson Withrow
5–7, 7–5, [9–11]
Win 5–4 Jul 2022 Tampere,
Finland
Clay Austria Lucas Miedler Poland Karol Drzewiecki
Finland Patrik Niklas-Salminen
7–6(7–3), 6–1
Win 6–4 Aug 2022 Como,
Italy
Clay Austria Lucas Miedler Jamaica Dustin Brown
Germany Julian Lenz
6–1, 7–6(7–3)
Win 7–4 Sep 2022 Tulln an der Donau,
Austria
Clay Austria Lucas Miedler Czech Republic Zdeněk Kolář
Ukraine Denys Molchanov
6–3, 6–4
Loss 7–5 Sep 2022 Sibiu,
Romania
Clay Austria Lucas Miedler Serbia Ivan Sabanov
Serbia Matej Sabanov
6–3, 5–7, [4–10]
Win 8–5 May 2023 Cagliari,
Italy
Clay Austria Lucas Miedler Argentina Máximo González
Argentina Andrés Molteni
7–6(8–6), 6–3

ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

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Singles: 15 (7–8)

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Finals by surface
Hard (1–5)
Clay (6–3)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2018 Egypt F18, Cairo Clay Italy Simone Roncalli 6–2, 7–5
Win 2–0 Sep 2018 Egypt F19, Cairo Clay Brazil Jordan Correia 6–3, 6–1
Win 3–0 Sep 2018 Egypt F20, Cairo Clay Italy Dante Gennaro 6–4, 6–1
Loss 3–1 Oct 2018 Egypt F24, Cairo Hard Egypt Karim-Mohamed Maamoun 6–4, 1–6, 4–6
Loss 3–2 Jul 2019 M15 Telfs, Austria Clay Switzerland Sandro Ehrat 4–6, 7–6(8–6), 3–6
Win 4–2 Jul 2019 M15 Wels, Austria Clay Croatia Duje Kekez 6–4, 6–4
Loss 4–3 Sep 2019 M25 Trieste, Italy Clay Peru Juan Pablo Varillas 7–6(8–6), 1–6, 4–6
Win 5–3 Nov 2019 M15 Heraklion, Greece Hard Poland Jan Zieliński 7–5, 6–1
Loss 5–4 Mar 2020 M25 Trento, Italy Hard Belgium Ruben Bemelmans 6–4, 2–6, 4–6
Loss 5–5 Dec 2020 M15 Monastir, Tunisia Hard Italy Omar Giacalone 3–6, 5–7
Loss 5–6 Jan 2021 M15 Monastir, Tunisia Hard Japan Kaichi Uchida 4–6, 2–6
Loss 5–7 Feb 2021 M15 Monastir, Tunisia Hard Belgium Gauthier Onclin 1–6, 4–6
Win 6–7 Apr 2021 M25 Meerbusch, Germany Clay France Arthur Cazaux 6–2, 4–6, 7–5
Win 7–7 May 2021 M15 Antalya, Turkey Clay Bulgaria Adrian Andreev 6–4, 6–1
Loss 7–8 May 2021 M15 Antalya, Turkey Clay Dominican Republic Nick Hardt 0–6, 6–7(7–9)

Doubles: 26 (18–8)

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Finals by surface
Hard (14–4)
Clay (3–3)
Carpet (1–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2015 Germany F18,
Ismaning
Carpet Germany Constantin Frantzen Germany Kevin Krawietz
Germany Tim Sandkaulen
2–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–8]
Win 2–0 Feb 2017 Turkey F4,
Antalya
Hard Austria Sebastian Ofner Ukraine V Uzhylovskyi
Russia Anton Zaitcev
6–2, 3–6, [10–7]
Win 3–0 Aug 2017 Austria F6,
Innsbruck
Clay Austria Matthias Haim Austria Bernd Kossler
Germany Lukas Ollert
6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 3–1 Sep 2017 Turkey F35,
Antalya
Clay Czech Republic Vít Kopřiva Germany Johann Willem
Netherlands Michiel De Krom
7–6(7–0), 2–6, [9–11]
Loss 3–2 Mar 2018 Egypt F9,
Sharm El Sheikh
Hard Czech Republic Jaroslav Pospíšil Guatemala Wilfredo Gonzalez
Zimbabwe Benjamin Lock
3–6, 4–6
Loss 3–3 Jul 2018 Austria F1,
Telfs
Clay Russia Kirill Kivattsev Spain Mario Vilella Martínez
Italy Marco Bartolotti
1–6, 6–3, [4–11]
Win 4–3 Aug 2018 Austria F6,
Innsbruck
Clay Austria Jakob Aichhorn Argentina Alejo Vilaro
Argentina Mariano Kestelboim
6–1, 1–6, [11–9]
Win 5–3 Sep 2018 Egypt F18,
Cairo
Hard Russia Markos Kalovelonis India Aryan Goveas
India A Chandrasekar
6–4, 7–6(3–7)
Loss 5–4 Dec 2018 Tunisia F44,
Monastir
Hard Germany Christian Hirschmueller Tunisia Aziz Dougaz
Portugal Fred Gil
1–6, 3–6
Win 6–4 Mar 2019 M25 Trento,
Italy
Hard Russia Markos Kalovelonis United States Felix Corwin
United States Danny Thomas
6–3, 6–4
Win 7–4 Nov 2019 M15 Heraklion,
Greece
Hard Austria Neil Oberleitner United Kingdom Luke Johnson
Poland Jan Zieliński
6–4, 6–0
Win 8–4 Feb 2020 M15 Heraklion,
Greece
Hard Austria David Pichler Germany Valentin Guenther
Germany Kai Wehnelt
3–6, 6–4, [10–4]
Loss 8–5 Mar 2020 M25 Trento,
Italy
Hard Spain David Jordà Sanchis Belgium Ruben Bemelmans
Germany Daniel Masur
6–7(7–9), 2–6
Win 9–5 Mar 2020 M15 Heraklion,
Greece
Hard Russia Bogdan Bobrov France A Cornut-Chauvinc
Germany Constantin Schmitz
2–6, 7–6(7–4), [12–10]
Win 10–5 Sep 2020 M15 Caslano,
Switzerland
Clay Austria David Pichler France A Cornut-Chauvinc
France Harold Mayot
7–5, 6–4
Win 11–5 Sep 2020 M15 Monastir,
Tunisia
Hard Austria David Pichler Argentina Fermin Tenti
Argentina Ignacio Monzon
6–4, 6–1
Loss 11–6 Dec 2020 M15 Monastir,
Tunisia
Hard Austria David Pichler France Théo Arribagé
France Titouan Droguet
6–4, 6–7(5–7), [6–10]
Win 12–6 Dec 2020 M15 Monastir,
Tunisia
Hard Austria David Pichler Tunisia Skander Mansouri
Germany Mats Rosenkranz
6–2, 7–6(14–12)
Win 13–6 Dec 2020 M15 Monastir,
Tunisia
Hard Austria David Pichler Tunisia Skander Mansouri
France Dan Added
7–6(9–7), 6–3
Win 14–6 Dec 2020 M15 Monastir,
Tunisia
Hard Austria David Pichler United States Alexander Kotzen
France C Dela Bassetiere
6–2, 6–2
Win 15–6 Jan 2021 M15 Monastir,
Tunisia
Hard Austria David Pichler France Benjamin Pietri
France Théo Arribagé
6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Win 16–6 Feb 2021 M15 Monastir,
Tunisia
Hard Tunisia Skander Mansouri Japan Naoki Nakagawa
Japan Ryota Tanuma
6–0, 7–5
Win 17–6 Feb 2021 M15 Monastir,
Tunisia
Hard Tunisia Skander Mansouri France Lilian Marmousez
France G M Perricard
6–2, 5–7, [11–9]
Loss 17–7 Mar 2021 M25 Trimbach,
Switzerland
Carpet Germany Elmar Ejupovic Switzerland Jakub Paul
Switzerland Yannik Steinegger
3–6, 5–7
Win 18–7 Apr 2021 M25 Biel,
Switzerland
Hard Austria Maximilian Neuchrist France Lilian Marmousez
France G M Perricard
6–3, 4–6, [10–2]
Loss 18–8 May 2021 M15 Antalya,
Turkey
Clay Switzerland Sandro Ehrat Brazil Orlando Luz
Brazil Gabriel Roveri Sidney
2–6, 6–7(2–7)

References

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  1. ^ "A #NextGenATP Mix in Kitzbühel: Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune Rises as Carlos Alcaraz Falls". ATP Tour.
  2. ^ "Alexander Erler and Lucas Miedler Clinch Vienna Title". ATP Tour.
  3. ^ "Childhood friends making "dream come true" at Australian Open 2023".
  4. ^ "Glasspool/Heliovaara Race into Dubai Final | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATPTour. 3 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Austrians Erler/Miedler Win Acapulco Doubles Crown in Two Tie-breaks". ATP Tour.
  6. ^ "Erler/Miedler Advance to Marrakech Final, Seek Second Title of 2023 | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  7. ^ "Demoliner/Vavassori Save MP to Win First Team Title in Marrakech". ATP Tour.
  8. ^ "Erler and Miedler Win Munich Title". ATP Tour.
  9. ^ "Home Favourites Erler/Miedler Clinch Second Kitzbühel Crown". ATPTour. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  10. ^ "First-time partners & last-minute sign in, Erler/Mies win Kitzbühel crown". ATPTour. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Heliovaara/Patten bolster Turin hopes with Stockholm triumph Erler/Miedler reign in Antwerp, Bollipalli/Kadhe triumph in Almaty". ATPTour. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  12. ^ "Erler/Miedler win doubles title for the second time". Erste Bank Open. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  13. ^ "Erler/Miedler rally to second Vienna crown, Murray/Peers soar to Basel title". ATPTour. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
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