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 $652,136 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 4–7 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 99 (30 September 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 99 (30 September 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q3 (2024) |
| French Open | Q3 (2022, 2024) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2022) |
| US Open | 1R (2022) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–1 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 388 (4 April 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 652 (23 September 2024) |
| Last updated on: 2 October 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. 99, achieved on 30 September 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 388, achieved on 4 April 2022.[2] He is currently the No. 1 Swiss player.[3]
Career
[edit]2013: ATP Tour debut in doubles
[edit]Ritschard made his ATP Tour main-draw debut at the Suisse Open Gstaad in the doubles draw, partnering Alexander Sadecky.
2022: ATP & Major debuts & first singles win
[edit]At the age of 28, he made his Grand Slam and ATP Tour debut in singles, after qualifying for the 2022 Wimbledon Championships.[4] He drew fourth seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas who, 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.[5][6][1]
At the Swiss Open, he won his maiden ATP Tour match defeating eighth seed Joao Sousa as a wildcard.[7]
He made his debut at the US Open as a qualifier.[1][8] In October, he won his maiden Challenger title in 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][9]
2023–2024: Three Challenger titles, top 100
[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 US Clay Court Championships. In April, he returned to the top 175 with lifting his second trophy at the 2024 Savannah Challenger.[2]
Following a Challenger final at the 2024 Heilbronner Neckarcup in June and a title at the 2024 Salzburg Open in July, he reached a new career-high of No. 135 on 29 July 2024.[2]
Following a semifinal showing at the 2024 Copa Sevilla, he reached the top 125 at No. 121 in the singles rankings on 23 September 2024.[2] After winning his third Challenger at the 2024 Lisboa Belém Open, he reached the top 100 in the rankings at 30 years of age.[10][11]
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]
ATP Challenger Tour finals
[edit]Singles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2021 | Naples, Italy | Challenger | Clay |  Tallon Griekspoor
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3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Feb 2022 | Forlì V, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) |  Jack Draper
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6–3, 3–6, 6–7(8–10) |
| Win | 1–2 | Oct 2022 | Hamburg, Germany | Challenger | Hard (i) |  Henri Laaksonen
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7–5, 6–5 ret. |
| Loss | 1–3 | Jun 2023 | Lyon, France | Challenger | Clay |  Felipe Meligeni Alves
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4–6, 6–0, 6–7(7–9) |
| Win | 2–3 | Apr 2024 | Savannah, USA | Challenger | Clay (green) |  Andrés Andrade
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6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Jun 2024 | Heilbronn, Germany | Challenger | Clay |  Sumit Nagal
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1–6, 7–6(7–5), 3–6 |
| Win | 3–4 | Jul 2024 | Salzburg, Austria | Challenger | Clay |  Kyrian Jacquet
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6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–4 | Sep 2024 | Lisbon, Portugal | Challenger | Clay |  Raphaël Collignon
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6–3, 6–7(3–7), 6–3 |
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals
[edit]Singles: 7 (5 titles, 2 runner-ups)
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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 | WTT | Hard |  Stefan Kozlov
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6–2, 0–6, 7–6(7–5) |
| Loss | 4–2 | Jan 2020 | M25 Los Angeles, USA | WTT | Hard |  Francisco Cerúndolo
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3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 5–2 | Feb 2020 | M25 Palm Coast, USA | WTT | Clay |  Mārtiņš Podžus
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7–6(9–7), 6–4 |
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.
- ^ a b c d "Alex Ritschard Rankings".
- ^ "Rankings | Pepperstone ATP Rankings (Singles)".
- ^ "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".
- ^ @edgeAIapp (29 September 2024). "Alexander Ritschard wins the Lisbon Challenger title over Raphael Collignon 6-3, 6-7, 6-3. 3'd Challenger title of the year for Ritschard. At 30 years old he will finally make his top 100 debut, playing the best tennis of his career !!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "#NextGenATP Butvilas wins first Challenger title; Fearnley, Ritschard set for Top 100 debut". ATPTennis. 30 September 2024.
External links
[edit]- Alexander Ritschard at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Alexander Ritschard at the International Tennis Federation
- Alexander Ritschard at ESPN.com
Association of Tennis Professionals Top Swiss male singles tennis players | |
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