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Alexander Peya

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Alexander Peya
Country (sports) Austria
ResidenceVienna, Austria
Born (1980-06-27) 27 June 1980 (age 44)
Vienna, Austria
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro1998
Retired2019 (last match)
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$4,428,635
Singles
Career record22–51
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 92 (April 30, 2007)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open1R (2004, 2007)
Wimbledon2R (2004)
US Open3R (2004)
Doubles
Career record368–266
Career titles17
Highest rankingNo. 3 (12 August 2013)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (2014)
French OpenSF (2013, 2016, 2018)
WimbledonSF (2011)
US OpenF (2013)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsSF (2013)
Olympic GamesQF (2016)
Mixed doubles
Career titles1
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenQF (2015)
French OpenQF (2015, 2018)
WimbledonW (2018)
US Open2R (2014)
Last updated on: 5 April 2021.

Alexander Peya (born 27 June 1980) is a retired Austrian professional tennis player. He reached a career-high singles ranking of world no. 92 in April 2007. His career-high doubles ranking is World No. 3, first achieved in August 2013. In September 2008 Peya helped Austria to a Davis Cup play-off win against Great Britain. Peya beat Alex Bogdanovic in four sets in the deciding rubber of the tie.

Significant finals

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Grand Slam finals

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Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2013 US Open Hard Brazil Bruno Soares India Leander Paes
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
1–6, 3–6

Mixed Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2015 Wimbledon Grass Hungary Tímea Babos India Leander Paes
Switzerland Martina Hingis
1–6, 1–6
Win 2018 Wimbledon Grass United States Nicole Melichar United Kingdom Jamie Murray
Belarus Victoria Azarenka
7–6(7–1), 6–3

Masters 1000 finals

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Doubles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runners-up)

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Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2013 Madrid Open Clay Brazil Bruno Soares United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
2–6, 3–6
Win 2013 Canadian Open Hard Brazil Bruno Soares United Kingdom Andy Murray
United Kingdom Colin Fleming
6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 2013 Paris Masters Hard (i) Brazil Bruno Soares United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
3–6, 3–6
Loss 2014 Indian Wells Masters Hard Brazil Bruno Soares United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
4–6, 3–6
Win 2014 Canadian Open Hard Brazil Bruno Soares Croatia Ivan Dodig
Brazil Marcelo Melo
6–4, 6–3
Win 2018 Madrid Open Clay Croatia Nikola Mektić United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
5–3, ret.

ATP career finals

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Doubles: 46 (17 titles, 29 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–1)
Tennis Masters Cup /
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series /
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (3–3)
ATP International Series Gold /
ATP World Tour 500 Series (6–9)
ATP International Series /
ATP World Tour 250 Series (8–16)
Titles by surface
Hard (9–15)
Clay (6–11)
Grass (2–4)
Carpet (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (12–24)
Indoor (5–5)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2003 Austrian Open, Austria Intl. Gold Clay Austria Jürgen Melzer Czech Republic Martin Damm
Czech Republic Cyril Suk
4–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 May 2006 Bavarian Championships, Germany International Clay Germany Björn Phau Romania Andrei Pavel
Germany Alexander Waske
4–6, 2–6
Loss 0–3 Oct 2008 Vienna Open, Austria Intl. Gold Hard (i) Germany Philipp Petzschner Belarus Max Mirnyi
Israel Andy Ram
1–6, 5–7
Loss 0–4 Feb 2011 Delray Beach Open, US 250 Series Hard Germany Christopher Kas United States Scott Lipsky
United States Rajeev Ram
6–4, 4–6, [3–10]
Loss 0–5 Apr 2011 Serbia Open, Serbia 250 Series Clay Austria Oliver Marach Czech Republic František Čermák
Slovakia Filip Polášek
5–7, 2–6
Win 1–5 Jul 2011 German Open, Germany 500 Series Clay Austria Oliver Marach Czech Republic František Čermák
Slovakia Filip Polášek
6–4, 6–1
Loss 1–6 Jul 2011 Swiss Open, Switzerland 250 Series Clay Germany Christopher Kas Czech Republic František Čermák
Slovakia Filip Polášek
3–6, 6–7(7–9)
Loss 1–7 Aug 2011 Winston-Salem Open, US 250 Series Hard Germany Christopher Kas Israel Jonathan Erlich
Israel Andy Ram
6–7(2–7), 4–6
Win 2–7 Jan 2012 Auckland Open, New Zealand 250 Series Hard Austria Oliver Marach Czech Republic František Čermák
Slovakia Filip Polášek
6–3, 6–2
Loss 2–8 Jul 2012 Swedish Open, Sweden 250 Series Clay Brazil Bruno Soares Sweden Robert Lindstedt
Romania Horia Tecău
3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win 3–8 Sep 2012 Malaysian Open, Malaysia 250 Series Hard (i) Brazil Bruno Soares United Kingdom Colin Fleming
United Kingdom Ross Hutchins
5–7, 7–5, [10–7]
Win 4–8 Oct 2012 Japan Open, Japan 500 Series Hard Brazil Bruno Soares India Leander Paes
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Win 5–8 Oct 2012 Valencia Open, Spain 500 Series Hard (i) Brazil Bruno Soares Spain David Marrero
Spain Fernando Verdasco
6–3, 6–2
Win 6–8 Feb 2013 Brasil Open, Brazil 250 Series Clay (i) Brazil Bruno Soares Czech Republic František Čermák
Slovakia Michal Mertiňák
6–7(5–7), 6–2, [10–7]
Win 7–8 Apr 2013 Barcelona Open, Spain 500 Series Clay Brazil Bruno Soares Sweden Robert Lindstedt
Canada Daniel Nestor
5–7, 7–6(9–7), [10–4]
Loss 7–9 May 2013 Madrid Open, Spain Masters 1000 Clay Brazil Bruno Soares United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
2–6, 3–6
Loss 7–10 Jun 2013 Queen's Club Championships, United Kingdom 250 Series Grass Brazil Bruno Soares United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
6–4, 5–7, [3–10]
Win 8–10 Jun 2013 Eastbourne International, United Kingdom 250 Series Grass Brazil Bruno Soares United Kingdom Colin Fleming
United Kingdom Jonathan Marray
3–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Loss 8–11 Jul 2013 German Open, Germany 500 Series Clay Brazil Bruno Soares Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Poland Marcin Matkowski
6–3, 1–6, [8–10]
Win 9–11 Aug 2013 Canadian Open, Canada Masters 1000 Hard Brazil Bruno Soares United Kingdom Colin Fleming
United Kingdom Andy Murray
6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 9–12 Sep 2013 US Open, United States Grand Slam Hard Brazil Bruno Soares India Leander Paes
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
1–6, 3–6
Win 10–12 Oct 2013 Valencia Open, Spain (2) 500 Series Hard (i) Brazil Bruno Soares United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
7–6(7–3), 6–7(1–7), [13–11]
Loss 10–13 Nov 2013 Paris Masters, France Masters 1000 Hard (i) Brazil Bruno Soares United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
3–6, 3–6
Loss 10–14 Jan 2014 Qatar Open, Qatar 250 Series Hard Brazil Bruno Soares Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych
Czech Republic Jan Hájek
2–6, 4–6
Loss 10–15 Jan 2014 Auckland Open, New Zealand 250 Series Hard Brazil Bruno Soares Austria Julian Knowle
Brazil Marcelo Melo
6–4, 3–6, [5–10]
Loss 10–16 Mar 2014 Indian Wells Masters, United States Masters 1000 Hard Brazil Bruno Soares United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
4–6, 3–6
Win 11–16 Jun 2014 Queen's Club Championships, United Kingdom 250 Series Grass Brazil Bruno Soares United Kingdom Jamie Murray
Australia John Peers
4–6, 7–6(7–4), [10–4]
Loss 11–17 Jun 2014 Eastbourne International, United Kingdom 250 Series Grass Brazil Bruno Soares Philippines Treat Huey
United Kingdom Dominic Inglot
5–7, 7–5, [8–10]
Loss 11–18 Jul 2014 German Open, Germany 500 Series Clay Brazil Bruno Soares Croatia Marin Draganja
Romania Florin Mergea
4–6, 5–7
Win 12–18 Aug 2014 Canadian Open, Canada (2) Masters 1000 Hard Brazil Bruno Soares Croatia Ivan Dodig
Brazil Marcelo Melo
6–4, 6–3
Win 13–18 May 2015 Bavarian Championships, Germany 250 Series Clay Brazil Bruno Soares Germany Alexander Zverev
Germany Mischa Zverev
4–6, 6–1, [10–5]
Loss 13–19 Jun 2015 Stuttgart Open, Germany 250 Series Grass Brazil Bruno Soares India Rohan Bopanna
Romania Florin Mergea
5–7, 6–2, [10–7]
Loss 13–20 Sep 2015 St. Petersburg Open, Russia 250 Series Hard (i) Austria Julian Knowle Philippines Treat Huey
Finland Henri Kontinen
5–7, 3–6
Win 14–20 Nov 2015 Swiss Indoors, Switzerland 500 Series Hard (i) Brazil Bruno Soares United Kingdom Jamie Murray
Australia John Peers
7–5, 7–5
Loss 14–21 Jan 2016 Qatar Open, Qatar 250 Series Hard Germany Philipp Petzschner Spain Feliciano López
Spain Marc López
4–6, 3–6
Loss 14–22 Feb 2016 Rotterdam Open, Netherlands 500 Series Hard (i) Germany Philipp Petzschner France Nicolas Mahut
Canada Vasek Pospisil
6–7(2–7), 4–6
Loss 14–23 Feb 2016 Mexican Open, Mexico 500 Series Hard Germany Philipp Petzschner Philippines Treat Huey
Belarus Max Mirnyi
6–7(5–7), 3–6
Loss 14–24 Jun 2016 Halle Open, Germany 500 Series Grass Poland Łukasz Kubot South Africa Raven Klaasen
United States Rajeev Ram
6–7(5–7), 2–6
Loss 14–25 Jul 2016 Washington Open, United States 500 Series Hard Poland Łukasz Kubot Canada Daniel Nestor
France Édouard Roger-Vasselin
6–7(3–7), 6–7(4–7)
Loss 14–26 Apr 2017 Barcelona Open, Spain 500 Series Clay Germany Philipp Petzschner Romania Florin Mergea
Pakistan Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
4–6, 3–6
Win 15–26 Sep 2017 Shenzhen Open, China 250 Series Hard United States Rajeev Ram Croatia Nikola Mektić
United States Nicholas Monroe
6–3, 6–2
Loss 15–27 Feb 2018 Sofia Open, Bulgaria 250 Series Hard (i) Croatia Nikola Mektić Netherlands Robin Haase
Netherlands Matwé Middelkoop
7–5, 4–6, [4–10]
Loss 15–28 Feb 2018 Rio Open, Brazil 500 Series Clay Croatia Nikola Mektić Spain David Marrero
Spain Fernando Verdasco
7–5, 5–7, [8–10]
Win 16–28 Apr 2018 Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco 250 Series Clay Croatia Nikola Mektić France Benoît Paire
France Édouard Roger-Vasselin
7–5, 3–6, [10–7]
Loss 16–29 May 2018 Bavarian Championships, Germany 250 Series Clay Croatia Nikola Mektić Croatia Ivan Dodig
United States Rajeev Ram
3–6, 5–7
Win 17–29 May 2018 Madrid Open, Spain Masters 1000 Clay Croatia Nikola Mektić United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
5–3, ret.

Performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

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Tournament 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q1 A Q3 A A Q2 Q2 Q1 A Q1 0–0
French Open Q1 Q2 1R Q1 A 1R Q1 A A A 0–2
Wimbledon Q1 Q3 2R Q1 1R 1R 1R 1R Q3 A 1–5
US Open Q2 A 3R Q3 Q3 Q3 Q1 Q3 Q1 A 2–1
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 3–3 0–0 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 3–8

Doubles

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Current through the 2019 Miami Open.

Tournament 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A A A 1R 2R 2R A 1R 1R 2R 3R 2R 1R 1R 2R A 0 / 11 7–11
French Open A A A A A 3R A QF 1R 1R 1R A 3R 2R SF 2R QF SF 1R SF 0 / 13 23–13
Wimbledon A A A Q1 A Q1 2R 2R 3R QF 2R Q2 SF 1R 3R QF QF 1R 2R 3R 0 / 13 23–13
US Open A A A A A 2R A 2R 1R 1R 1R A 1R QF F QF 1R QF 1R A 0 / 12 15–12
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–2 1–1 4–3 2–4 4–4 2–4 0–0 6–4 4–4 12–4 9–4 7–4 6–4 1–4 7–3 0–0 0 / 49 68–49
Year-end championship
ATP Finals Did not qualify SF RR Did not qualify RR 0 / 3 3–6
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A A A A A A A A A A A 1R SF F 1R A 1R 1R A 0 / 6 8–6
Miami Open A A A A A A A A A A A A A 2R 1R QF A QF QF QF A 0 / 6 9–6
Monte-Carlo Masters A A A A A A A A A A A A A QF 2R QF QF 2R 1R A 0 / 6 5–6
Madrid Open Not Held A A A A A A A A A A 1R F QF 1R QF 1R W 1 / 7 10–6
Italian Open A A A A A A A A A A A A A 2R 2R 2R 2R 2R A 1R 0 / 6 0–6
Canadian Open A A A A A A A A A A A A A A W W SF 1R A SF 2 / 5 13–3
Cincinnati Masters A A A A A A A A A A A A A A QF QF 2R 1R A QF 0 / 5 5–4
Shanghai Masters Not Held A A 2R 2R A QF 1R A A A 0 / 4 2–4
Paris Masters A A A A A A A A A A A A QF QF F 2R 2R A A A 0 / 5 6–5
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 5–7 14–7 14–8 5–8 4–6 2–4 12–4 0–0 3 / 50 58–46
National representation
Olympics NH A Not Held A Not Held A Not Held 2R Not Held QF Not Held 0 / 2 3–2
Davis Cup PO 1R A Z1 PO PO 1R 1R 1R PO 1R PO PO QF 1R Z1 Z1 Z1 A A 0 / 7 7–10
Win–loss 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 2–2 1–0 0–2 0–1 3–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 9 10–12
Career statistics
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Career
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 2 2 0 1 2 0 17
Finals 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 5 10 7 4 5 2 5 0 46
Overall win–loss 3–2 0–2 1–2 0–3 6–3 6–6 1–2 7–9 11–14 14–12 14–16 2–3 36–23 36–24 56–20 43–27 38–27 35–25 22–24 36–20 1–2 368–266
Year-end ranking 208 455 294 197 90 95 98 52 62 49 73 103 18 22 4 10 24 23 54 17 58%
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