Alejandro Moro Cañas
| Country (sports) |  Spain |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 December 2000 Madrid, Spain |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $243,744 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 1–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 146 (12 August 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 146 (12 August 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | Q3 (2024) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2024) |
| US Open | Q1 (2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 419 (17 July 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 1174 (12 August 2024) |
| Last updated on: 12 August 2024. | |
Alejandro Moro Cañas (born 7 December 2000) is a Spanish tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 146 achieved on 12 August 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 419 achieved on 17 July 2023.[1]
Career
[edit]2021-2023: First ITF title
[edit]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, Major debuts and first win, maiden Challenger title, top 150
[edit]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] Three weeks later, he made his top 200 debut at world No. 172 on 6 May 2024.
Ranked No. 189, he made his Grand Slam debut at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships after qualifying with a win in the last qualifying round over tenth qualifying seed Damir Dzumhur after his retirement.[10]
Following a Challenger final showing at the 2024 Porto Open, he reached the top 150 at world No. 146 on 12 August 2024.
ATP Challenger Tour finals
[edit]Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Apr 2024 | Garden Open, Italy | Challenger | Clay |  Vilius Gaubas
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7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Aug 2024 | Porto Open, Portugal | Challenger | Hard |  August Holmgren
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6–7(3–7), 6–7(6–8) |
ITF World Tennis Tour finals
[edit]Singles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2021 | M25 Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal | WTT | Hard |  Simon Carr
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7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Sep 2021 | M25 Sintra, Portugal | WTT | Hard |  Paul Jubb
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0–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Feb 2022 | M15 Villena, Spain | WTT | Hard | Nikolás Sánchez Izquierdo
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6–7(3–7), 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Feb 2022 | M25 Vale do Lobo, Portugal | WTT | Hard |  Laurent Lokoli
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2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 2–3 | May 2022 | M25 Vic, Spain | WTT | Clay | Pol Martín Tiffon
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7–6(7–4), 5–7, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Jul 2022 | M25 Bakio, Spain | WTT | Hard |  Dominik Palán
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7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–7(4–7) |
| Win | 3–4 | Nov 2022 | M25 Antalya, Turkey | WTT | Clay |  Timo Stodder
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7–5, 3–6, 7–6(7–4) |
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2023 | M25 Torelló, Spain | WTT | Hard | John Echeverría
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Íñigo Cervantes Oriol Roca Batalla
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5–7, 4–6 |
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "x.com".
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Pouille headlines quartet of French qualifiers at Wimbledon". ATPtour.com. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
External links
[edit]- Alejandro Moro Cañas at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Alejandro Moro Cañas at the International Tennis Federation
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