Alexander Ritschard
.jpg) Ritschard at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Country (sports) |  Switzerland (2010–2018; 2022–present)  United States (2018–2022) |
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| Born | 24 March 1994 Zürich, Switzerland |
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Turned pro | 2018 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| College | Virginia |
| Coach | Hans Ritschard, Juan Ramirez[1] |
| Prize money | US $527,745 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 4–7 (36.4% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 160 (19 June 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 194 (18 March 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q3 (2024) |
| French Open | Q3 (2022) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2022) |
| US Open | 1R (2022) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–1 (0% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 388 (4 April 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 595 (1 April 2024) |
| Last updated on: 1 April 2024. | |
Alexander Ritschard (born March 24, 1994) is a Swiss-American professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 160 achieved on 19 June 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 388 achieved on 4 April 2022.
Career[edit]
2013: ATP debut in doubles[edit]
Ritschard made his ATP main draw debut at the 2013 Crédit Agricole Suisse Open Gstaad in the doubles draw partnering Alexander Sadecky.
2022: ATP and Major debuts in singles, Maiden ATP win[edit]
At the age of 28 he made his Grand Slam and ATP debut in singles after qualifying for the 2022 Wimbledon Championships.[2] He drew fourth seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas whom despite his ranking, performed very poorly on grass, having lost in the first round of his two previous Wimbledon appearances. Ritschard stormed out to a 4-1 lead in the first set, on serve, looking like another possible upset but Tsitsipas rallied to win the set in a tiebreaker and the match in four sets.[3][4][1]
At the 2022 Swiss Open Gstaad he won his maiden ATP tour match defeating eight seed Joao Sousa as a wildcard.[5]
He made his debut at the 2022 US Open as a qualifier.[1][6]
He won his Maiden Challenger title in 2022 Hamburg, defeating Henri Laaksonen, after the fellow Swiss retired in the second set when Ritschard was 7-5, 6-5 up and had 40-30 on his service game, climbing 50 positions back to No. 166 in the singles rankings on 24 October 2022.[1][7]
2023-2024[edit]
He qualified for the main draw of the 2023 BMW Open and defeated Jan-Lennard Struff but lost in the second round to Marcos Giron.[1]
Ranked No.194, he also qualified into the main draw of the 2024 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships.
Personal life[edit]
Ritschard attended the University of Virginia, graduating in 2017.[1]
In April 2018, Ritschard started representing the United States. On 28 February 2022, he decided to once again represent Switzerland. [citation needed]
Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour finals[edit]
Singles: 10 (6–4)[edit]
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2013 | Germany F7, Roemerberg | Futures | Clay |  Pierre-Hugues Herbert
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4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | May 2018 | Sweden F1, Karlskrona | Futures | Clay |  Mike Urbanija
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6–2, 2–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–1 | May 2018 | Sweden F2, Kalmar | Futures | Clay |  Frederik Press
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6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–1 | May 2018 | Sweden F3, Lund | Futures | Clay | Manuel Guinard
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6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–1 | Mar 2019 | M25 Calabasas, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Stefan Kozlov
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6–2, 0–6, 7–6(7–5) |
| Loss | 4–2 | Jan 2020 | M25 Los Angeles, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Francisco Cerúndolo
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3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 5–2 | Feb 2020 | M25 Palm Coast, USA | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Mārtiņš Podžus
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7–6(9–7), 6–4 |
| Loss | 5–3 | Oct 2021 | Naples, Italy | Challenger | Clay |  Tallon Griekspoor
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3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 5–4 | Feb 2022 | Forlì, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) |  Jack Draper
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6–3, 3–6, 6–7(8–10) |
| win | 6–4 | Oct 2022 | Hamburg, Germany | Challenger | Hard (i) |  Henri Laaksonen
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7–5, 6–5 ret. |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f "Five Minutes From Amputee? Ritschard 'Lucky' To Be On Tour | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ "Kubler, Sock, 2012 Nadal Conqueror Rosol Among Wimbledon Qualifiers". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Stefanos Tsitsipas Passes Alexander Ritschard Test At Wimbledon | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ Sarkar, Pritha (28 June 2022). "Tsitsipas wriggles out of trouble to reach Wimbledon second round". Reuters.com. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "Alexander Ritschard Stuns Joao Sousa, Jiri Lehecka Books Ruud Clash in Gstaad | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "Meet the 2022 US Open Men's Qualifiers". usopen.org. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ "#NextGenATP Cerundolo, Bellucci Continue Challenger Tour Hot Streak | ATP Tour | Tennis".
External links[edit]
- Alexander Ritschard at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Alexander Ritschard at the International Tennis Federation
- Alexander Ritschard at ESPN.com
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