Spanish tennis player
Alejandro Moro CañasCountry (sports) | Spain |
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Born | (2000-12-07) 7 December 2000 (age 23) Madrid, Spain |
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Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
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Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
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Prize money | $117,632 |
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Singles |
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Career record | 1–1 |
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Career titles | 0 |
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Highest ranking | No. 172 (6 May 2024) |
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Current ranking | No. 172 (6 May 2024) |
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Grand Slam singles results |
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French Open | Q3 (2024) |
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Doubles |
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Career record | 0–0 |
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Career titles | 0 |
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Highest ranking | No. 419 (17 July 2023) |
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Current ranking | No. 926 (6 May 2024) |
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Last updated on: 15 April 2024. |
Alejandro Moro Cañas (born 7 December 2000) is a Spanish tennis player. Moro Cañas has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 172 achieved on 6 May 2024. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 419 achieved on 17 July 2023.[1]
Career
2021-2023: First ITF title
In July 2021, Moro Cañas won his first professional title at an ITF M25 tournament in Portugal.[2] He reached his second final in another tournament in Portugal two months later, losing to Paul Jubb in straight sets.[3]
In 2022, he started the season as a runner-up in two tournaments in February, losing in the finals in ITF tournaments in Spain and Portugal.[4]
He received a wildcard into qualifying at the Madrid Masters 1000 tournament, where he defeated world No. 47 Francisco Cerúndolo before losing in the final round of qualifiers to Lorenzo Musetti.[5][6] He won his first clay court title in Vic, Spain before losing in a hardcourt final in Bakio. He reached his fifth final of the 2022 season in Antalya, Turkey, defeating Timo Stodder.
In 2023, he only reached one final, a doubles ITF final in Spain, losing with partner John Echeverría to fellow Spaniards Íñigo Cervantes and Oriol Roca Batalla.
2024: ATP debut and first win
Ranked No. 240, he qualified for the 2024 BMW Open making his ATP debut and stunned Dominic Thiem for his first ATP win.[7][8][9]
ATP Challenger and Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)
Legend (singles) | ATP Challenger Tour (1–0) | Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour (3–4) | | Finals by surface | Hard (1–4) | Clay (3–0) | Grass (0–0) | Carpet (0–0) | |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Win | 1–0 | Jul 2021 | M25 Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Simon Carr | 7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
Loss | 1–1 | Sep 2021 | M25 Sintra, Portugal | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Paul Jubb | 0–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 1–2 | Feb 2022 | M15 Villena, Spain | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Nikolás Sánchez Izquierdo | 6–7(3–7), 3–6 |
Loss | 1–3 | Feb 2022 | M25 Vale do Lobo, Portugal | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Laurent Lokoli | 2–6, 1–6 |
Win | 2–3 | May 2022 | M25 Vic, Spain | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Pol Martín Tiffon | 7–6(7–4), 5–7, 6–1 |
Loss | 2–4 | Jul 2022 | M25 Bakio, Spain | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Dominik Palán | 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Win | 3–4 | Nov 2022 | M25 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Timo Stodder | 7–5, 3–6, 7–6(7–4) |
Win | 4–4 | Apr 2024 | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Vilius Gaubas | 7–5, 6–3 |
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Legend (doubles) | ATP Challenger Tour (0–0) | Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour (0–1) | | Finals by surface | Hard (0–1) | Clay (0–0) | Grass (0–0) | Carpet (0–0) | |
References
- ^ "Alejandro Moro Canas | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
- ^ https://www.torresdelaalameda.org/primer-torneo-profesional-para-el-torresano-alejandro-moro/
- ^ https://www.itftennis.com/en/news-and-media/articles/jubb-continues-winning-ways-in-good-week-for-brits/
- ^ Informação, Sul (February 27, 2022). "Laurent Lokoli is the new champion of the Vale do Lobo International Open".
- ^ Mangiapane, Tommaso (April 30, 2022). "ATP Madrid, Alejandro Cañas su Musetti: "È un gran giocatore, giovane ma con esperienza"".
- ^ "Moro: De sparring a protagonista en la Caja Mágica – Mutua Madrid Open". mutuamadridopen.com. April 30, 2022.
- ^ https://twitter.com/TennisTV/status/1779918917349093787
- ^ "Munich Open: Moro Canas stuns Thiem for first ATP Tour win, into second round". 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Michelsen clinches first tour-level clay-court win in Munich; Draper advances, Thiem falls". 15 April 2024.
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