Alexander Razeghi

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Alexander Razeghi
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (2006-05-10) May 10, 2006 (age 18) [1]
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize moneyUS $15,699
Singles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Highest rankingNo. 1217 (November 27, 2023)
Current rankingNo. 1718 (November 11, 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open  Junior3R (2024)
French Open  Junior2R (2023, 2024)
Wimbledon  Junior1R (2023, 2024)
US Open  Junior2R (2024)
Doubles
Career record0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Highest rankingNo. 1280 (May 6, 2024)
Current rankingNo. 1336 (November 11, 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open 1R (2024)
Australian Open  Junior2R (2024)
French Open  JuniorSF (2024)
Wimbledon  JuniorW (2024)
US Open  JuniorSF (2023)
Last updated on: November 16, 2024.

Alexander Razeghi (born May 10, 2006) is an American tennis player. He became a junior Grand Slam champion in the Boys' doubles at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships. [2]

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Early life

Razeghi hails from Humble, Texas. When he was twelve years-old he moved to train at the Giammalva Elite Tennis Acadeny, ran by former-pro Sammy Giammalva Jr. in Houston, Texas. [3]

Junior career

He reached the semi-finals of the 2023 US Open boys' doubles with his partner Hayden Jones, their run including a win over Henry Searle and Tomasz Berkieta. [4] He was seeded sixth in the boys' singles at the 2024 Australian Open and recorded a win over Cruz Hewitt, son of former grand slam champion Lleyton Hewitt. [5]

He reached the semi finals of the Boys' doubles at the 2024 French Open alongside German Max Schönhaus. He won final of the Boys' doubles at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships alongside Schönhaus, defeating top-seeded pair Federico Cina and Maxim Mrva in the semi final, [6] and Czech pair Jan Kumstát and Jan Klimas in straight sets in the final. [7]

Professional career

Alongside Cooper Woestendick, Razeghi won his first Pro title at the Vero Beach 15K Futures In Vero Beach, Florida on April 27, 2024. [8]

Razeghi and Nikita Samuel Filin were awarded a wild card into the main draw of the 2024 US Open men's doubles tournament.

Personal life

In November 2023, he signed a letter of intent to attend Stanford University. [9]

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Legend
ITF WTT (1–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Apr 2024M15 Vero Beach, USAWTTClay Flag of the United States.svg Cooper Woestendick Flag of the United States.svg Alex Jones
Flag of the United States.svg Miles Jones
6–4, 4–6, [10–3]

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win 2024 Wimbledon Grass Flag of Germany.svg Max Schönhaus Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Klimas
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Kumstát
7–6(7–1), 6–4

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