Alexander Erler (; born 27 October 1997) is an Austrian professional
tennis player. He has a career high
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singles ranking of world No. 322, achieved on 4 October 2021. He has a career high doubles ranking of world No. 32, achieved on 8 May 2023. He has won four doubles titles on the
ATP Tour with compatriot
Lucas Miedler, the home tournaments in
Kitzbühel
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and in
Vienna, and in
Acapulco
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and
Munich.
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
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, Erler won his first ATP match as a wildcard defeating future world no. 1
Carlos Alcaraz who was then ranked No. 55. At the same tournament, he won the doubles title partnering
Lucas Miedler.
2022: First ATP 500 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
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without dropping a set. 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 40
At the
2023 Australian Open the pair Erler/Miedler made their Grand Slam debut where they defeated tenth seeds
Rohan Bopanna and
Matthew Ebden.
At the
Mexican Open Erler won his third title with compatriot Miedler defeating en route top seeds
Wesley Koolhof and
Neal Skupski.
Erler made his Masters 1000 debut with Miedler at the
2023 Miami Open
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.
At the
2023 Grand Prix Hassan II
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the pair Erler/Miedler reached the final defeating fifth seeds
Maxime Cressy and
Albano Olivetti. They lost in the final to
Andrea Vavassori and
Marcelo Demoliner.
They won their fourth title at the
2023 BMW Open
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in Munich, Germany.
They entered the
2023 Mutua Madrid Open
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as alternate pair on their debut at this tournament.
Doubles performance timeline
''Current through the
2023 Italian Open
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ATP career finals
Doubles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner up)
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 15 (7–8)
Doubles: 39 (26–13)
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1997 births
Living people
Austrian male tennis players
Sportspeople from Innsbruck