Alejandro Falla
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$3,101,331 | ||||||||||||
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Career record | 114–169 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) | |||||||||||
Career titles | 0 | |||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 48 (16 July 2012) | |||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||
Australian Open | 3R (2010, 2012) | |||||||||||
French Open | 4R (2011) | |||||||||||
Wimbledon | 3R (2012) | |||||||||||
US Open | 2R (2006, 2011) | |||||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||||
Career record | 17–41 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) | |||||||||||
Career titles | 0 | |||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 130 (3 August 2009) | |||||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||
Australian Open | 1R (2010, 2012, 2013) | |||||||||||
French Open | 2R (2014) | |||||||||||
Wimbledon | 1R (2010, 2014) | |||||||||||
US Open | 1R (2010, 2014) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 9 April 2021. |
Alejandro Falla Ramírez (Spanish pronunciation:
Career
The Colombian became the first player from his country to break into the top 100 of the
Falla almost caused a sensation in the first round of Wimbledon in 2010, winning the first two sets against defending champion Roger Federer and serving for the match at 5–4 in the fourth set (he was three points away from winning), before Federer eventually won 5–7, 4–6, 6–4, 7–6, 6–0.[2]
His best result in a Grand Slam was in 2011 at the French Open. Falla reached the fourth round, where he lost to the unseeded Juan Ignacio Chela.
In the 2014
Juniors
Alejandro Falla made it to the semi-finals in the 2001 French Open, giving a big inspiration to Colombian players aspiring to achieve strong results in junior open tennis.
Doubles
In junior doubles at the French Open, he and compatriot Carlos Salamanca defeated the German duo Markus Bayer and Philipp Petzschner, the first junior title won by Colombians in a Grand Slam.
Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | |||||||
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Junior Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | |||||||
French Open | 1R | W | |||||||
Wimbledon | 1R | 1R | |||||||
US Open | A | 2R |
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 2001 | French Open | Clay | Carlos Salamanca | Markus Bayer Philipp Petzschner |
3–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
ATP career finals
Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2013 | Colombia Open, Colombia | 250 Series | Hard | Ivo Karlović | 3–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Loss | 0–2 | Jun 2014 | Halle Open, Germany | 250 Series | Grass | Roger Federer | 6–7(2–7), 6–7(3–7) |
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2011 | Pacific Coast Championships, United States | 250 Series | Hard | Xavier Malisse | Scott Lipsky Rajeev Ram |
4–6, 6–4, [8–10] |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 24 (14–10)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2002 | Bogotá, Colombia | Futures | Clay | Pablo González | 6–7(6–8), 6–7(2–7) |
Loss | 0–2 | Jun 2002 | Bogotá, Colombia | Futures | Clay | Eduardo Bohrer | 6–7(3–7), 6–7(1–7) |
Win | 1–2 | Jan 2003 | San Salvador, El Salvador | Futures | Clay | Jorge Aguilar | 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 2–2 | May 2003 | Pereira, Colombia | Futures | Clay | Thiago Alves | 7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 3–2 | Oct 2003 | Bogotá, Colombia | Futures | Clay | Marco Mirnegg | 7–5, 6–3 |
Loss | 3–3 | Feb 2004 | Waikoloa, United States | Challenger | Clay | Dmitry Tursunov | 5–7, 6–7(4–7) |
Win | 4–3 | Mar 2004 | Bogotá, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Adrián García | 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 5–3 | Mar 2004 | Salinas , Ecuador
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Challenger | Hard | Gilles Müller | 6–7, 6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 5–4 | Jul 2005 | Pozoblanco , Spain
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Challenger | Hard | Marcos Baghdatis | 3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 5–5 | Jul 2005 | Binghamton, United States | Challenger | Hard | Andy Murray | 6–7(3–7), 3–6 |
Loss | 5–6 | Apr 2006 | Mexico City, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Ramón Delgado | 3–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
Win | 6–6 | Apr 2006 | Bogotá, Colombia (2) | Challenger | Clay | André Sá | 6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 6–7 | Nov 2007 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Challenger | Hard | Simone Bolelli | 6–4, 6–7(7–9), 1–6 |
Win | 7–7 | May 2009 | Pereira, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Horacio Zeballos | 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 |
Win | 8–7 | Sep 2009 | Cali, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Horacio Zeballos | 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 9–7 | Oct 2009 | Rennes, France | Challenger | Hard | Thierry Ascione | 6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 9–8 | Apr 2010 | Bogotá, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | João Souza | 6–4, 4–6, 1–6 |
Win | 10–8 | Sep 2011 | Cali, Colombia (2) | Challenger | Clay | Eduardo Schwank | 6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 10–9 | Oct 2011 | Medellín , Colombia
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Challenger | Clay | Víctor Estrella Burgos | 7–6(7–2), 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 11–9 | Apr 2012 | Barranquilla, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Horacio Zeballos | 6–4, 6–1 |
Win | 12–9 | Jul 2012 | Bogotá, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Santiago Giraldo | 7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 13–9 | Jan 2014 | Nouméa , New Caledonia
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Challenger | Hard | Steven Diez | 6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 14–9 | Jan 2014 | Bucaramanga , Colombia
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Challenger | Clay | Paolo Lorenzi | 7–5, 6–1 |
Loss | 14–10 | Jan 2016 | Nouméa, New Caledonia | Challenger | Hard | Adrian Mannarino | 7–5, 2–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 20 (10–10)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2000 | Colombia F2, Bogotá | Futures | Clay | Pablo Gonzalez
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Leonardo Azzaro Eyal Ran |
2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Aug 2001 | Spain F4, Denia
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Futures | Clay | Pablo Gonzalez
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J. Fernandez-Rubio A-J Martin-Arroyo |
2–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 2–1 | Jun 2002 | Colombia F2, Bogotá | Futures | Clay | Carlos Salamanca | Eduardo Bohrer Fernando Araujo |
3–0 ret. |
Loss | 2–2 | Aug 2002 | Spain F11, Irun | Futures | Clay | Carlos Salamanca | Marc Fornell Mestres F. Ventura-Martell |
6–7(3–7), 1–6 |
Loss | 2–3 | Sep 2002 | Spain F14, Madrid | Futures | Hard | Carlos Salamanca | Gabriel Trujillo Soler A-J Martin-Arroyo |
4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 2–4 | Jan 2003 | El Salvador F2, La Libertad
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Futures | Hard | Carlos Salamanca | Juan Pablo Brzezicki Bruno Soares |
6–4, 4–6, 6–7(3–7) |
Win | 3–4 | May 2003 | Mexico F4, Aguascalientes | Futures | Hard | Bruno Soares | Ronaldo Carvalho Gabriel Pitta |
4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 3–5 | May 2003 | Colombia F1A, Cali | Futures | Clay | Carlos Salamanca | Mirko Pehar Michael Quintero |
3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 4–5 | Oct 2003 | Colombia F2, Bogotá | Futures | Clay | Carlos Salamanca | Ronaldo Carvalho Carlos Berlocq |
6–5, 5–7, 6–4 |
Loss | 4–6 | Jun 2004 | Surbiton, Great Britain | Challenger | Grass | Glenn Weiner | Nathan Healey Jim Thomas |
3–6, 6–7(9–11) |
Win | 5–6 | Sep 2008 | Cali, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Juan Sebastián Cabal | Brian Dabul Horacio Zeballos |
7–6(8–6), 6–3 |
Win | 6–6 | Sep 2008 | Bogotá 3, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Juan Sebastián Cabal | Alejandro Fabbri Horacio Zeballos |
3–6, 7–6(9–7), [10–8] |
Win | 7–6 | Nov 2008 | Medellín, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Juan Sebastián Cabal | Juan-Pablo Amado Víctor Estrella Burgos |
3–4 ret. |
Loss | 7–7 | May 2009 | Pereira, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Juan Sebastián Cabal | João Souza Víctor Estrella Burgos |
4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 8–7 | Nov 2009 | Bogotá, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Alejandro González | Diego Álvarez Sebastián Decoud |
5–7, 6–4, [10–8] |
Loss | 8–8 | Oct 2009 | Mons, Belgium | Challenger | Hard | Teymuraz Gabashvili | Denis Istomin Evgeny Korolev |
7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), [9–11] |
Loss | 8–9 | Apr 2011 | Barranquilla, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Eduardo Struvay | Flavio Cipolla Paolo Lorenzi |
3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 8–10 | Apr 2011 | Pereira, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Eduardo Struvay | Marcel Felder Carlos Salamanca |
6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
Win | 9–10 | Sep 2016 | Barranquilla, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Eduardo Struvay | Gonzalo Escobar Roberto Quiroz |
6–4, 7–5 |
Win | 10–10 | Oct 2016 | Medellín, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Eduardo Struvay | André Ghem Juan Lizariturry |
6–3, 6–2 |
Performance timelines
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Singles
Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | SR | W–L |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | Q2 | 2R | A | 3R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 1R | Q2 | A | 0 / 7 | 7–7 |
French Open | A | A | A | 2R | Q1 | 2R | 1R | 2R | Q1 | 2R | 4R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | A | 0 / 10 | 7–10 |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | 2R | Q3 | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q2 | A | 0 / 11 | 5–11 |
US Open | A | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | 2R | Q2 | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | Q3 | A | A | 0 / 6 | 2–6 |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 34 | 21–34 |
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
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Indian Wells Masters
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A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 5 | 3–5 |
Miami Masters
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A | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | A | A | 2R | Q1 | 2R | 3R | 1R | 3R | Q1 | A | 0 / 6 | 8–6 |
Monte Carlo Masters
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A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
Rome Masters
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A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 1R | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
Madrid Masters | NH | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | A | A | 0 / 5 | 1–5 |
Canada Masters
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A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 1R | Q2 | Q1 | A | 0 / 6 | 1–6 |
Cincinnati Masters
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A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 2R | Q1 | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 1–4 |
Shanghai Masters | Not Masters Series | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | |||||||
Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 2R | Q1 | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–5 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 3–6 | 2–3 | 2–5 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 31 | 15–31 |
National representation | |||||||||||||||||||
Olympics | Not Held | A | Not Held | A | Not Held | 1R | Not Held | A | NH | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||||||||
Davis Cup | Z2 | Z2 | A | Z3 | Z2 | Z2 | Z1 | Z1 | Z1 | PO | Z1 | Z1 | PO | Z1 | PO | A | PO | 0 / 0 | 22–10 |
Win–loss | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 22–11 |
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
Titles / Finals | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | |
Year-end ranking | 1383 | 566 | 275 | 127 | 231 | 108 | 81 | 180 | 81 | 105 | 74 | 54 | 99 | 88 | 122 | 273 | 397 |
Doubles
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | W–L |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||
Australian Open | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | A | 0–3 |
French Open | 1R | A | 1R | A | 2R | 1–3 |
Wimbledon | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | 0–2 |
US Open | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | 0–2 |
Win–loss | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1-3 | 1–10 |
References
- ^ "The pronunciation by Alejandro Falla himself". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ Cheese, Caroline (21 June 2010). "Wimbledon 2010: Roger Federer survives massive scare". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
External links
- Alejandro Falla at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Alejandro Falla at the International Tennis Federation
- Alejandro Falla at the Davis Cup
- Alejandro Falla at ESPN.com
- Alejandro Falla at Olympedia
- Alejandro Falla at Olympics.com
- Alejandro Falla on Twitter
- Falla world ranking history