Alexandre Müller
Alexandre Müller (French pronunciation: [alɛksɑ̃dʁ mylɛʁ];[1] born 1 February 1997) is a French tennis player. He competes mainly on the ITF Men's Circuit and ATP Challenger Tour. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 126 achieved on 3 April 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 273 achieved on 9 May 2022.
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Born | Poissy, France | 1 February 1997|||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2014 | |||||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | |||||||||||||
Coach | Xavier Pujo | |||||||||||||
Prize money | $713,612 | |||||||||||||
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Career record | 5–6 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) | |||||||||||||
Career titles | 0 | |||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 126 (3 April 2023) | |||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 126 (3 April 2023) | |||||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 2R (2021) | |||||||||||||
French Open | 1R (2017, 2019) | |||||||||||||
Wimbledon | Q2 (2022) | |||||||||||||
US Open | Q1 (2021, 2022) | |||||||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||||||
Career record | 0–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) | |||||||||||||
Career titles | 0 | |||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 273 (9 May 2022) | |||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 493 (6 March 2023) | |||||||||||||
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French Open | 1R (2018) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 6 April 2023. |
Professional career
2017: Grand Slam debut
Müller made his ATP main draw debut at the 2017 French Open after receiving a wildcard to the singles main draw.[2][3][4] He was defeated by Thiago Monteiro in the first round.
2021: First Grand Slam win, top 200 debut
At the 2021 Australian Open Müller won his first Grand Slam match defeating Juan Ignacio Londero as a lucky loser. As a result, he entered the top 200 at a career-high of World No. 194 on 22 February 2021.
2022: First Challenger title, top 150 debut
In June, Müller won his first Challenger tournament in Blois, France, defeating Nikola Milojevic.
He made his top 150 debut 25 July 2022 at world No. 149.
2023: First ATP quarterfinals, top 125
At the 2023 Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha, Müller as a qualifier reached his first ATP quarterfinal in his career, defeating Nikoloz Basilashvili and eighth seed Botic van de Zandschulp.[5] As a result he moved close to 30 positions up in back into the top 145.
Following a Challenger final in Waco, Texas he reached a new career-high ranking of No. 129 on 6 March 2023.
At the 2023 Grand Prix Hassan II he reached a second quarterfinal defeating sixth seed Richard Gasquet and Francesco Passaro. As a result he moved into the top 125.
Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 23 (7-16)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2015 | Tunisia F32, El Kantaoui | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Mar 2016 | Egypt F8, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(3–7), 1–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | May 2016 | Algeria F1, Oran | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–4 | Jun 2016 | Macedonia F1, Skopje | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 6–4, 6–7(6–8) |
Win | 1–4 | Jul 2016 | Macedonia F2, Skopje | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 1–5 | Aug 2016 | Morocco F6, Tanger | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
Loss | 1–6 | Oct 2016 | Croatia F9, Bol | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 1–7 | Nov 2016 | Greece F8, Heraklion | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
5–7, 4–6 |
Win | 2–7 | Nov 2016 | Cyprus F2, Limassol | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 2–8 | Dec 2016 | Israel F17, Ramat Gan | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 5–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 2–9 | Feb 2017 | Indonesia F3, Jakarta | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
1–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 2–10 | May 2017 | France F10, Grasse | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 3–10 | Jul 2017 | Poland F3, Mrągowo | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 0–6, 6–3 |
Win | 4–10 | Jul 2017 | France F16, Uriage | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
5–7, 7–6(7–1), 6–4 |
Win | 5–10 | Oct 2017 | Tunisia F32, Hammamet | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 5–11 | Mar 2018 | Tunisia F8, Jerba | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(5–7), 6–2, 1–6 |
Loss | 5–12 | Sep 2018 | Lebanon F1, Jounieh | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 6–12 | Oct 2018 | Lebanon F2, Jounieh | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 6–13 | Dec 2018 | Tunisia F42, Monastir | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 6–4, 1–6 |
Loss | 6–14 | Sep 2019 | Glasgow, Great Britain | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
3–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 6-15 | Oct 2019 | M25 Tavira, Portugal | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() |
2-6,1-6 |
Win | 7-15 | Nov 2019 | M25 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() |
3-6, 7-6(7-5), 6-2 |
Win | 8–15 | Jun 2022 | Blois, France | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
7-6(7-3), 6-1 |
Loss | 8–16 | Feb 2023 | Waco, Texas | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
Doubles: 16 (8–8)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2015 | Greece F8, Heraklion | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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Win | 1–1 | Jan 2016 | France F1, Bagnoles-de-l'Orne | Futures | Clay (i) | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–1, [10–6] |
Win | 2–1 | May 2016 | Algeria F1, Oran | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 3–1 | May 2016 | Algeria F2, Algiers | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 3–2 | Jul 2016 | Italy F20, Casinalbo | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 3–3 | Aug 2016 | Morocco F5, Tanger | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–7(7–9) |
Loss | 3–4 | Aug 2016 | Morocco F6, Tanger | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 3–5 | Nov 2016 | Greece F8, Heraklion | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 3–6 | Dec 2016 | Cyprus F3, Larnaca | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–1, [5–10] |
Win | 4–6 | Jan 2017 | Egypt F1, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 3–6, [11–9] |
Win | 5–6 | Jul 2017 | Belgium F4, Lasne | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–3 |
Win | 6–6 | Jul 2017 | France F16, Uriage | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–5 |
Loss | 6–7 | May 2018 | France F9, Grasse | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 7–7 | Jun 2019 | Blois, France | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–7(5–7), [10–6] |
Loss | 7–8 | Feb 2022 | Bangalore, India | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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3-6, 2-6 |
Win | 8–8 | Apr 2022 | Sanremo, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, [11–9] |
References
- INSEP TV (2015-01-23). "WIKINSEP - Alexandre MULLER - TENNIS". YouTube (in French). Retrieved 2018-10-27.
- Rédaction. "Roland-Garros : les différentes invitations dévoilées par Bernard Giudicelli, le président de la FFT".
- http://www.courrier-picard.fr/30702/article/2017-05-16/roland-garros-julien-benneteau-beneficie-dune-invitation
- FM., RMF. "French Open: Maria Szarapowa nie otrzymała "dzikiej karty"".
- https://www.lequipe.fr/Tennis/Actualites/Alexandre-muller-en-quarts-de-finale-d-un-atp-250-pour-la-premiere-fois-a-doha/1382139
External links
- Alexandre Müller at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Alexandre Müller at the International Tennis Federation