Alexander Waske

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Alexander Waske
Alexander Waske.jpg
Country (sports)Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Residence Frankfurt
Born (1975-03-31) 31 March 1975 (age 48)
Frankfurt, West Germany
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro2000
Retired2012
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
College San Diego State
Prize money$1,339,987
Singles
Career record28–64
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 89 (12 June 2006)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (2003, 2006, 2007)
French Open 2R (2006)
Wimbledon 2R (2002)
US Open 1R (2002, 2006, 2007)
Doubles
Career record111–76
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 16 (30 April 2007)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open SF (2005)
French Open SF (2006)
Wimbledon QF (2005)
US Open 3R (2006)

Alexander Waske (born 31 March 1975) is a retired tennis player from Germany.

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Waske was ranked as high as world No. 16 in doubles, winning four titles. He achieved his career-high singles ranking of world No. 89 in June 2006. [1] In 2010, Waske and his former Davis Cup companion Rainer Schüttler founded the Schüttler Waske Tennis-University, a tennis academy for professional players.

Waske twice beat players in the final qualifying rounds of tournaments who later got into the main draw as lucky losers and caused big historical upsets. In the 2002 Wimbledon final qualifying round at Roehampton, Waske beat George Bastl, before lucky loser Bastl later beat Pete Sampras in the second round of the 2002 Wimbledon tournament, in one of the greatest upsets in tennis history. In the final qualifying round for Indian Wells in 2007, Waske beat Guillermo Cañas, before lucky loser Cañas later beat Roger Federer in the second round of the 2007 Indian Wells tournament, ending Federer's 41–match unbeaten run.

ATP career finals

Doubles: 8 (4–4)

Legend (singles)
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (1–1)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (3–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (3–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1 May 2005 Munich, GermanyClay Flag of Germany.svg Florian Mayer Flag of Croatia.svg Mario Ančić
Flag of Austria.svg Julian Knowle
3–6, 6–1, 3–6
Win1–1 Apr 2006 Houston, United StatesClay Flag of Germany.svg Michael Kohlmann Flag of Austria.svg Julian Knowle
Flag of Austria.svg Jürgen Melzer
5–7, 6–4, [10–5]
Loss1–2 Apr 2006 Casablanca, MoroccoClay Flag of Germany.svg Michael Kohlmann Flag of Austria.svg Julian Knowle
Flag of Austria.svg Jürgen Melzer
3–6, 4–6
Win2–2 May 2006 Munich, GermanyClay Flag of Romania.svg Andrei Pavel Flag of Austria.svg Alexander Peya
Flag of Germany.svg Björn Phau
6–4, 6–2
Win3–2 Jan 2007 Zagreb, CroatiaCarpet (i) Flag of Germany.svg Michael Kohlmann Flag of the Czech Republic.svg František Čermák
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jaroslav Levinský
7–6(7–5), 4–6, [10–5]
Loss3–3 Feb 2007 Rotterdam, NetherlandsHard (i) Flag of Romania.svg Andrei Pavel Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Damm
Flag of India.svg Leander Paes
3–6, 7–6(7–5), [8–10]
Win4–3 Apr 2007 Barcelona, SpainClay Flag of Romania.svg Andrei Pavel Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal
Flag of Spain.svg Bartolomé Salvá-Vidal
6–3, 7–6(7–1)
Loss4–4 Oct 2011 Bangkok, ThailandHard (i) Flag of Germany.svg Michael Kohlmann Flag of Austria.svg Oliver Marach
Flag of Pakistan.svg Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7)

Grand Slam performance timelines

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(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 2002 2003 2006 2007 SRW–L
Australian Open 1R 1R 1R 0 / 30–3
French Open 1R 2R 0 / 21–2
Wimbledon 2R 1R 1R 0 / 31–3
US Open 1R 1R 1R 0 / 30–3
Win–loss1–20–31–40–20 / 112–11

Doubles

Tournament 2002 2005 2006 2007 2009 2011 2012 SRW–L
Australian Open SF 1R 3R 0 / 36–3
French Open 3R SF 3R 3R 2R 1R 0 / 611–6
Wimbledon 2R QF 1R 1R 0 / 44–4
US Open 1R 3R 2R 2R 0 / 44–4
Win–loss1–19–46–45–32–12–30–10 / 1725–17

Wins over top 10 players

#PlayerRankTournamentSurfaceRdScore
2002
1. Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Moyá 10 Japan Open, JapanHard2R6–4, 7–5
2005
2. Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal 3 Halle Open, GermanyGrass1R4–6, 7–5, 6–3

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References

  1. "Alexander Waske: South African Airways ATP Rankings History". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 13 May 2010.