Johannes Ager (born 10 March 1984) is an Austrian former professional
tennis
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player.
Ager is a
Tyrol
Tyrol ( ; historically the Tyrole; ; ) is a historical region in the Alps of Northern Italy and western Austria. The area was historically the core of the County of Tyrol, part of the Holy Roman Empire, Austrian Empire and Austria-Hungary, f ...
native, born in the village of
Brixlegg
Brixlegg is a market town (since 1927) in the Kufstein district in the Austrian state of Tyrol. The town lies in the Lower Inn Valley and at the entrance of the Alpbachtal.
Neighbouring municipalities
Alpbach, Kramsach, Radfeld, Rattenbe ...
. He was a member of the Austrian junior Davis Cup team that competed at the
World Youth Cup
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in 2000 and finished second to Australia.
On the professional tour, Ager won 12 ITF Futures singles titles and had a career best ranking of 266 in the world, which he reached in 2004. He featured in
ATP Tour
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main draws at the
2002 International Raiffeisen Grand Prix in Sankt Pölten and the
2004 Generali Open in Kitzbühel.
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1984 births
Living people
Austrian male tennis players
Sportspeople from Tyrol (federal state)
People from Kufstein District