Alejandro Moro Cañas

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Alejandro Moro Cañas
Country (sports)Spain
Born (2000-12-07) 7 December 2000 (age 23)
Madrid, Spain
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$117,632
Singles
Career record1–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 221 (29 January 2024)
Current rankingNo. 240 (15 April 2024)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 419 (17 July 2023)
Current rankingNo. 932 (15 April 2024)
Last updated on: 15 April 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. 221 achieved on 29 January 2024. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 419 achieved on 17 July 2023.[1]

Career[edit]

2021-2023: First ITF title[edit]

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[edit]

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]

ATP Challenger and Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour finals[edit]

Singles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)[edit]

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 Republic of Ireland Simon Carr 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Loss 1–1 Sep 2021 M25 Sintra, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard United Kingdom Paul Jubb 0–6, 2–6
Loss 1–2 Feb 2022 M15 Villena, Spain World Tennis Tour Hard Spain Nikolás Sánchez Izquierdo 6–7(3–7), 3–6
Loss 1–3 Feb 2022 M25 Vale do Lobo, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard France Laurent Lokoli 2–6, 1–6
Win 2–3 May 2022 M25 Vic, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay Spain Pol Martín Tiffon 7–6(7–4), 5–7, 6–1
Loss 2–4 Jul 2022 M25 Bakio, Spain World Tennis Tour Hard Czech Republic Dominik Palán 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win 3–4 Nov 2022 M25 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Germany Timo Stodder 7–5, 3–6, 7–6(7–4)
Win 4–4 Apr 2024 Rome, Italy Challenger Clay Lithuania Vilius Gaubas 7–5, 6–3

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)[edit]

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)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 2023 M25 Torelló, Spain World Tennis Tour Hard Spain John Echeverría Spain Íñigo Cervantes
Spain Oriol Roca Batalla
5–7, 4–6

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Alejandro Moro Canas | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  2. ^ https://www.torresdelaalameda.org/primer-torneo-profesional-para-el-torresano-alejandro-moro/
  3. ^ https://www.itftennis.com/en/news-and-media/articles/jubb-continues-winning-ways-in-good-week-for-brits/
  4. ^ Informação, Sul (February 27, 2022). "Laurent Lokoli is the new champion of the Vale do Lobo International Open".
  5. ^ Mangiapane, Tommaso (April 30, 2022). "ATP Madrid, Alejandro Cañas su Musetti: "È un gran giocatore, giovane ma con esperienza"".
  6. ^ "Moro: De sparring a protagonista en la Caja Mágica – Mutua Madrid Open". mutuamadridopen.com. April 30, 2022.
  7. ^ https://twitter.com/TennisTV/status/1779918917349093787
  8. ^ "Munich Open: Moro Canas stuns Thiem for first ATP Tour win, into second round". 15 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Michelsen clinches first tour-level clay-court win in Munich; Draper advances, Thiem falls". 15 April 2024.

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