Alexander Antonitsch (born 8 February 1966) is a former
tennis player
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from
Austria
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, who turned professional in 1988.
Antonitsch won one singles title (1990, Seoul) and four doubles titles during his career. The right-hander reached his highest singles
ATP
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-ranking on 9 July 1990, when he became the world No. 40.
From 1983 to 1996, he was a member of the
Austrian Davis Cup team
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, playing 27 matches, mainly doubles; his biggest Davis Cup success was reaching the semifinals in 1990, when the Austrian team was on the brink of reaching the finals against the later
1990 Davis Cup
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winner
USA.
ATP career finals
Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
Doubles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 4 (2–2)
Doubles: 4 (2–2)
Performance timelines
Singles
Doubles
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1966 births
Living people
Austrian male tennis players
Olympic tennis players of Austria
Sportspeople from Villach
Tennis players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Hopman Cup competitors