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 | $140,389 |
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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. 190 (20 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 May 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, top 200 debut
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.
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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