Alex Antonitsch

Alex Antonitsch
Country (sports)	Austria
Residence	Vienna, Austria
Born	8 February 1966 (age 58); Villach, Austria
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro	1988
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$1,024,171
Singles
Career record	106–144
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 40 (9 July 1990)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (1993, 1994)
French Open	2R (1987, 1990)
Wimbledon	4R (1990)
US Open	3R (1990)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	1R (1988)
Doubles
Career record	115–126
Career titles	4
Highest ranking	No. 54 (16 October 1989)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (1985)
French Open	2R (1989)
Wimbledon	2R (1995)
US Open	3R (1989)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games	2R (1988)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	19–22

Last updated July 30, 2024

Alexander Antonitsch (born 8 February 1966) is a former tennis player from Austria, who turned professional in 1988.

ATP Tour finals

Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
ATP Masters Series
ATP Championship Series
ATP World Series (1–2)

Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)

Finals by setting
Outdoors (1–2)
Indoors (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Category	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Apr 1990	Seoul, South Korea	World Series	Hard	Pat Cash	7–6^(7–2), 6–3
Loss	1–1	Apr 1990	Hong Kong, China SAR	World Series	Hard	Pat Cash	3–6, 4–6
Loss	1–2	Jul 1992	Newport, United States	World Series	Grass	Bryan Shelton	4–6, 4–6

Doubles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
ATP Masters Series
ATP Championship Series
ATP World Series (4–1)

Finals by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (1–0)

Finals by setting
Outdoors (2–1)
Indoors (2–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Category	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Oct 1985	Cologne, West Germany	Grand Prix	Hard	Michiel Schapers	Jan Gunnarsson Peter Lundgren	6–4, 7–5
Win	2–0	Oct 1988	Vienna, Austria	Grand Prix	Carpet	Balázs Taróczy	Kevin Curren Tomáš Šmíd	4–6, 6–3, 7–6
Win	3–0	Apr 1991	Seoul, South Korea	World Series	Hard	Greg Rusedski	Kent Kinnear Sven Salumaa	7–6, 6–1
Loss	3–1	Jan 1993	Auckland, New Zealand	World Series	Hard	Alexander Volkov	Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith	3–6, 6–7
Win	4–1	Jul 1994	Newport, United States	World Series	Grass	Greg Rusedski	Kent Kinnear David Wheaton	6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Loss	4–2	Oct 1994	Vienna, Austria	World Series	Hard	Greg Rusedski	Mike Bauer David Rikl	6–7, 4–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 4 (2–2)

Legend
ATP Challenger (2–2)
ITF Futures (0–0)

Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Carpet (0–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Mar 1989	Vilamoura, Portugal	Challenger	Hard	Nuno Marques	1–6, 6–4, 3–6
Loss	0–2	Nov 1991	Helsinki, Finland	Challenger	Carpet	Michiel Schapers	6–7, 6–4, 5–7
Win	1–2	Aug 1993	Istanbul, Turkey	Challenger	Hard	Olivier Delaître	6–4, 6–1
Win	2–2	Aug 1993	Segovia, Spain	Challenger	Hard	Jordi Burillo	6–3, 6–3

Doubles: 4 (2–2)

Legend
ATP Challenger (2–2)
ITF Futures (0–0)

Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Carpet (1–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Nov 1989	Copenhagen, Denmark	Challenger	Hard	Ronnie Baathman	Nicklas Kulti Magnus Larsson	3–6, 2–6
Loss	0–2	Nov 1991	Helsinki, Finland	Challenger	Carpet	Glenn Layendecker	Tarik Benhabiles Henri Leconte	5–7, 6–7
Win	1–2	Dec 1991	Bossonnens, Switzerland	Challenger	Carpet	Menno Oosting	Michiel Schapers Daniel Vacek	6–3, 6–2
Win	2–2	Aug 1994	Istanbul, Turkey	Challenger	Hard	Alexander Mronz	Bent-Ove Pedersen Olli Rahnasto	6–3, 6–4

Performance timelines

**Key**
W	F	SF	QF	#R	RR	Q#	DNQ	A	NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Tournament	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	2R	1R	A	3R	3R	A	0 / 4	5–4	56%
French Open	2R	A	A	2R	A	A	A	1R	A	0 / 3	2–3	40%
Wimbledon	1R	1R	A	4R	A	A	1R	1R	Q1	0 / 5	3–5	38%
US Open	1R	A	1R	3R	A	1R	A	1R	Q1	0 / 5	2–5	29%
Win–loss	1–3	0–1	0–1	7–4	0–1	0–1	2–2	2–4	0–0	0 / 17	12–17	41%
National Representation
Summer Olympics	NH	1R	Not Held			A	Not Held			0 / 1	0–1	0%
ATP Masters Series
Miami	A	1R	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Monte Carlo	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Rome	A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	A	A	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Canada	A	A	QF	A	A	A	2R	1R	A	0 / 3	4–3	57%
Cincinnati	A	1R	1R	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 2	0–2	0%
Paris	A	A	A	A	A	Q1	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Win–loss	0–0	0–2	3–2	0–0	0–1	0–0	1–1	0–2	0–0	0 / 8	4–8	33%

Doubles

Tournament	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	2R	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 3	1–3	25%
French Open	A	A	A	A	2R	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 1	1–1	50%
Wimbledon	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	A	A	A	A	2R	A	0 / 3	1–3	25%
US Open	A	2R	2R	A	3R	A	A	1R	A	2R	2R	A	0 / 6	6–6	50%
Win–loss	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–0	3–3	0–2	0–1	0–1	0–0	1–1	2–2	0–0	0 / 13	9–13	41%
National Representation
Summer Olympics	Not Held			2R	Not Held			A	Not Held			A	0 / 1	1–1	0%
ATP Masters Series
Miami	A	A	A	1R	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Rome	A	2R	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 1	1–1	50%
Canada	A	A	A	A	QF	A	A	A	2R	Q2	A	A	0 / 2	3–2	60%
Cincinnati	A	A	A	1R	A	QF	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 2	2–2	50%
Win–loss	0–0	1–1	0–0	0–2	2–1	2–1	0–0	0–0	1–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	0 / 6	6–6	50%

External links

Alex Antonitsch at the Association of Tennis Professionals
Alex Antonitsch at the International Tennis Federation
Alex Antonitsch at the Davis Cup
Alex Antonitsch at Olympedia
Alex Antonitsch at Olympics.com

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