Alexander Erler
Alexander Erler (German pronunciation: [ʔalɛˈksandɐ ˈʔɛɐ̯lɐ]; born 27 October 1997) is an Austrian professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 322, achieved on 4 October 2021. He has a career high doubles ranking of world No. 42, achieved on 6 March 2023. He has won three doubles titles on the ATP Tour with compatriot Lucas Miedler, at home tournaments in Kitzbühel and in Vienna, and in Acapulco.
_(52156021552).jpg.webp) 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 | $349,157 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 1–1 (in ATP Tour events) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 322 (4 October 2021) |
| Current ranking | No. 750 (6 March 2023) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 21–15 (58.3% in ATP Tour events) |
| Career titles | 3 |
| Highest ranking | No. 42 (6 March 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 42 (6 March 2023) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2023) |
| Last updated on: 6 March 2023. | |
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
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 future world no. 1 Carlos Alcaraz.[1] At the same tournament, he won the doubles title partnering Lucas Miedler.
2022: Second ATP doubles title, top 50 debut
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 2021.
2023: Grand Slam debut, Second ATP 500 title
At the Mexican Open he won the title with compatriot and partner Lucas Miedler defeating en route top seeds Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski.[3][4]
At the 2023 Grand Prix Hassan II the pair Erler/Miedler reached the final defeating fifth seeds Maxime Cressy and Albano Olivetti.[5]
Doubles performance timeline
Current through the 2023 Miami Open.
| Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 |
| National representation | |||||||||||
| Davis Cup | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | WGI | QR | 0 / 0 | 2–1 |
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||||||
| Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| Career statistics | |||||||||||
| Tournaments | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 18 | |
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 8–7 | 9–7 | 21–16 | |
| Year-end ranking | 1217 | 1581 | 621 | – | 749 | 405 | 126 | 51 | 57% | ||
ATP career finals
Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner up)
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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 | Lucas Miedler |
 Roman Jebavý  Matwé Middelkoop |
7–5, 7–6(7–5) |
| Win | 2–0 | Oct 2022 | Vienna Open, Austria |
500 Series | Hard (i) | Lucas Miedler |
 Santiago González  Andrés Molteni |
6–3, 7–6(7–1) |
| Win | 3–0 | Mar 2023 | Mexican Open, Mexico |
500 Series | 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 |
250 Series | Clay | Lucas Miedler |
 Marcelo Demoliner  Andrea Vavassori |
4–6, 6–3, [10–12] |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 15 (7–8)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2018 | Egypt F18, Cairo | Futures | Clay | Simone Roncalli |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–0 | Sep 2018 | Egypt F19, Cairo | Futures | Clay | Jordan Correia |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 3–0 | Sep 2018 | Egypt F20, Cairo | Futures | Clay | Dante Gennaro |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3–1 | Oct 2018 | Egypt F24, Cairo | Futures | Hard |  Karim-Mohamed Maamoun |
6–4, 1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Jul 2019 | M15 Telfs, Austria | World Tennis Tour | Clay | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Sandro Ehrat |
4–6, 7–6(8–6), 3–6 |
| Win | 4–2 | Jul 2019 | M15 Wels, Austria | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Duje Kekez |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4–3 | Sep 2019 | M25 Trieste, Italy | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Juan Pablo Varillas |
7–6(8–6), 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 5–3 | Nov 2019 | M15 Heraklion, Greece | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Jan Zielinski |
7–5, 6–1 |
| Loss | 5–4 | Mar 2020 | M25 Trento, Italy | World Tennis Tour | Hard | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ruben Bemelmans |
6–4, 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 5–5 | Dec 2020 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Omar Giacalone |
3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 5–6 | Jan 2021 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Kaichi Uchida |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 5–7 | Feb 2021 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Gauthier Onclin |
1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 6–7 | Apr 2021 | M25 Meerbusch, Germany | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Arthur Cazaux |
6–2, 4–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 7–7 | May 2021 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Adrian Andreev |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 7–8 | May 2021 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Nick Hardt |
0–6, 6–7(7–9) |
Doubles: 38 (25–13)
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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 |  Constantin Frantzen |
Kevin Krawietz Tim Sandkaulen |
2–6, 7–6(7-5), [10–8] |
| Win | 2–0 | Feb 2017 | Turkey F4, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Sebastian Ofner |
 V Uzhylovskyi  Anton Zaitcev |
6–2, 3–6, [10–7] |
| Win | 3–0 | Aug 2017 | Austria F6, Innsbruck | Futures | Clay | Matthias Haim |
Bernd Kossler Lukas Ollert |
6–4, 7–6(7–3] |
| Loss | 3–1 | Sep 2017 | Turkey F35, Antalya | Futures | 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 | Futures | Hard | Jaroslav Pospisil |
 Wilfredo Gonzalez  Benjamin Lock |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Jul 2018 | Austria F1, Telfs | Futures | Clay | Kirill Kivattsev |
 Mario Vilella Martinez Marco Bartolotti |
1–6, 6–3, [4–11] |
| Win | 4–3 | Aug 2018 | Austria F6, Innsbruck | Futures | Clay | Jakob Aichhorn |
Alejo Vilaro Mariano Kestelboim |
6–1, 1–6, [11–9] |
| Win | 5–3 | Sep 2018 | Egypt F18, Cairo | Futures | Hard | Markos Kalovelonis |
 Aryan Goveas A Chandrasekar |
6–4, 7–6(3–7) |
| Loss | 5–4 | Dec 2018 | Tunisia F44, Monastir | Futures | Hard | Christian Hirschmueller |
 Aziz Dougaz  Fred Gil |
1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 6–4 | Mar 2019 | M25 Trento, Italy | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Markos Kalovelonis |
Felix Corwin Danny Thomas |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 7–4 | Nov 2019 | M15 Heraklion, Greece | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Neil Oberleitner |
 Luke Johnson Jan Zielinski |
6–4, 6–0 |
| Win | 8–4 | Feb 2020 | M15 Heraklion, Greece | World Tennis Tour | Hard | David Pichler |
Valentin Guenther Kai Wehnelt |
3–6, 6–4, [10–4] |
| Loss | 8–5 | Mar 2020 | M25 Trento, Italy | World Tennis Tour | Hard | David Jordà Sanchis |
Ruben Bemelmans Daniel Masur |
6–7(7–9), 2–6 |
| Win | 9–5 | Mar 2020 | M15 Heraklion, Greece | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Bogdan Bobrov |
A Cornut Chauvinc Constantin Schmitz |
2–6, 7–6(7-4), [12–10] |
| Win | 10–5 | Sep 2020 | M15 Caslano, Switzerland | World Tennis Tour | Clay | David Pichler |
A Cornut Chauvinc Harold Mayot |
7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 11–5 | Sep 2020 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | David Pichler |
Fermin Tenti Ignacio Monzon |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 11–6 | Dec 2020 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | David Pichler |
Théo Arribagé Titouan Droguet |
6–4, 6–7(5–7), [6–10] |
| Win | 12–6 | Dec 2020 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | David Pichler |
Skander Mansouri Mats Rosenkranz |
6–2, 7–6(14–12) |
| Win | 13–6 | Dec 2020 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | David Pichler |
Skander Mansouri Dan Added |
7–6(9–7), 6–3 |
| Win | 14–6 | Dec 2020 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | David Pichler |
Alexander Kotzen C Dela Bassetiere |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 15–6 | Jan 2021 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | David Pichler |
Benjamin Pietri Théo Arribagé |
6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
| Win | 16–6 | Feb 2021 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Skander Mansouri |
Naoki Nakagawa Ryota Tanuma |
6–0, 7–5 |
| Win | 17–6 | Feb 2021 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Skander Mansouri |
Lilian Marmousez G M Perricard |
6–2, 5–7, [11–9] |
| Loss | 17–7 | Mar 2021 | M25 Trimbach, Switzerland | World Tennis Tour | Carpet | Elmar Ejupovic |
Jakub Paul Yannik Steinegger |
3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 18–7 | Apr 2021 | M25 Biel, Switzerland | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Maximilian Neuchrist |
Lilian Marmousez G M Perricard |
6–3, 4–6, [10–2] |
| Loss | 18–8 | May 2021 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Sandro Ehrat |
Orlando Luz Gabriel Roveri Sidney |
2–6, 6–7(2–7) |
| Loss | 18-9 | Oct 2021 | Sibiu, Romania | Challenger | Clay | Lucas Miedler |
James Cerretani Luca Margaroli |
3–6, 1-6 |
| Loss | 18-10 | Nov 2021 | Ortisei, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) | Lucas Miedler |
Antonio Šančić Tristan-Samuel Weissborn |
6-7(8-10), 6–4, [8-10] |
| Win | 19-10 | Nov 2021 | Helsinki, Finland | Challenger | Hard (i) | Lucas Miedler |
 Harri Heliövaara Jean-Julien Rojer |
6–3, 7–6(7–2) |
| Win | 20-10 | Dec 2021 | Forlì, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) | Lucas Miedler |
Marco Bortolotti Sergio Martos Gornés |
6-4, 6-2 |
| Win | 21-10 | Feb 2022 | Bangalore, India | Challenger | Hard | Arjun Kadhe |
Saketh Myneni Ramkumar Ramanathan |
6–3, 6–7(4–7), [10–7] |
| Win | 22-10 | Apr 2022 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Lucas Miedler |
Hunter Reese Sem Verbeek |
7–6(7–5), 7–5 |
| Loss | 22-11 | May 2022 | Tunis, Tunisia | Challenger | Clay | Lucas Miedler |
 Nicolás Barrientos Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela |
7-6(7-3), 3–6, [9-11] |
| Loss | 22-12 | Jul 2022 | Salzburg, Austria | Challenger | Clay | Lucas Miedler |
Nathaniel Lammons Jackson Withrow |
5-7, 7–5, [9-11] |
| Win | 23-12 | Jul 2022 | Tampere, Finland | Challenger | Clay | Lucas Miedler |
Karol Drzewiecki Patrik Niklas-Salminen |
7–6(7–3), 6–1 |
| Win | 24-12 | Aug 2022 | Como, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Lucas Miedler |
 Dustin Brown Julian Lenz |
6–1, 7–6(7–3) |
| Win | 25-12 | Sep 2022 | Tulln an der Donau, Austria | Challenger | Clay | Lucas Miedler |
Zdeněk Kolář Denys Molchanov |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 25-13 | Sep 2022 | Sibiu, Romania | Challenger | Clay | Lucas Miedler |
 Ivan Sabanov Matej Sabanov |
6–3, 5–7, [4–10] |
References
- "A #NextGenATP Mix in Kitzbühel: Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune Rises as Carlos Alcaraz Falls | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- https://www.atptour.com/en/news/vienna-2022-doubles-final
- https://www.atptour.com/en/news/glasspool-heliovaara-dubai-2023-friday-doubles
- https://www.atptour.com/en/news/erler-miedler-acapulco-2023-doubles-final
- https://www.atptour.com/en/news/erler-miedler-marrakech-2023-doubles-sf
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