Nicolas Moreno de Alboran

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Nicolas Moreno de Alboran
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Moreno de Alboran at the 2023 Cary Challenger
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Madrid, Spain
Born (1997-07-14) 14 July 1997 (age 26)
New York City, United States
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro2019
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
College UC Santa Barbara
CoachGlenn Kuma-Mintah
Prize money$408,609
Singles
Career record3–6
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 121 (18 September 2023)
Current rankingNo. 149 (12 February 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q1 (2023, 2024)
French Open Q3 (2023)
Wimbledon Q3 (2022)
US Open 1R (2023)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 474 (16 October 2021)
Current rankingNo. 480 (6 November 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open 1R (2023)
Last updated on: 17 February 2024.

Nicolas Moreno de Alboran (born 14 July 1997) is an American tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 121 achieved on 18 September 2023 and a doubles ranking of World No. 474, achieved on 16 October 2023. [1] Moreno de Alboran has won two Challenger singles titles and five ITF doubles titles.

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Career

College years

Moreno de Alboran had an excellent collegiate tennis career for University of California, Santa Barbara and made sporadic appearances on the ITF circuit while still in college. [2]

2019-2021: Turned Pro

He turned professional in 2019 and, following a period of inactivity caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, progressed to regular appearances on the ATP Challenger Tour during the second half of the 2021 season.

2022-2023: First Challenger title, top 150, ATP and Major debuts

He won his first Challenger title at the 2022 Braga Open in Portugal.

He reached the top 200 at world No. 188 on 20 February 2023, following a third Challenger final at the Chennai Open where he lost to Max Purcell. He reached the top 150 on 12 June 2023 following his second Challenger title at the 2023 Tyler Tennis Championships.

Ranked No. 131, he made his Grand Slam debut at the 2023 US Open after qualifying. [3] He also qualified for the 2023 Sofia Open, making his ATP debut, entering the main draw as lucky loser.

2024: First ATP wins and quarterfinal, Masters debut

He qualified for the 2024 Dallas Open defeating Denis Kudla in the last round of qualifying. He also qualified for the next tournament, the 2024 Delray Beach Open defeating top seed Flavio Cobolli in the last qualifying round. He won his first main draw ATP match over compatriot Aleksandar Kovacevic. [4] [5] He qualified for the 2024 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells making his Masters debut. [6]

At the beginning of the clay court season he also qualified for the 2024 Grand Prix Hassan II and defeated fifth seed Facundo Diaz Acosta and David Goffin to reach his first ATP quarterfinal of his career.

Personal

Moreno de Alboran, a Spanish-American, was born in New York City. He moved to London as a teenager, where he attended Ibstock Place School in Roehampton, finishing in 2015. [7] He trained at Dukes Meadows in Chiswick and represented Spain in junior events, then switched to the United States. [8] He also played rugby and soccer while growing up. [9]

Moreno de Alboran was a collegiate tennis player for UC Santa Barbara, where he was highly successful and ranked among the top 10 college players in the country during his senior year. [7] He studied Environmental Science. [10]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 13 (5–8)

Legend
ATP Challenger (2–3)
ITF Futures (3–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–5)
Clay (3–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jul 2019M15 Cancún, MexicoWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Colombia.svg Nicolás Mejía 2–6, 5–7
Loss0–2Oct 2019M15 Tabarka, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Argentina.svg Ignacio Monzón3–6, 1–6
Loss0–3Jan 2021M15 Cairo, EgyptWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Chile.svg Gonzalo Lama 0–6, 0–6
Loss0–4May 2021M15 Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Nick Hardt 6–2, 5–7, 1–6
Win1–4May 2021M15 Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Fonio 7–5, 6–4
Win2–4Jun 2021M25 Klosters, SwitzerlandWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Forti 6–4, 6–3
Win3–4Jul 2021M25 Idanha-a-Nova, PortugalWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the United States.svg Zane Khan 1–0 ret.
Loss3–5 Apr 2022 Salinas, EcuadorChallengerHard Flag of Ecuador.svg Emilio Gómez 7–6(7–2), 6–7(4–7), 5–7
Loss3–6Sep 2022M25 Madrid, SpainWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Austria.svg Lukas Neumayer 4–6, 1–6
Win4–6 Sep 2022 Braga, PortugalChallengerClay Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida 6–2, 6–4
Loss4–7 Feb 2023 Chennai, IndiaChallengerHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Max Purcell 7–5, 6–7(2–7), 4–6
Win5–7 Jun 2023 Tyler, USAChallengerHard Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Mikhail Kukushkin 6–7(8–10), 7–6(7–0), 6–4
Loss5–8 Aug 2023 Cary, USAChallengerHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Walton 4–6, 6–3, 5–7

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References

  1. ↑ "Nicolas Moreno de Alboran". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
  2. ↑ "Moreno de Alboran Set For Storybook Senior Season | The Daily Nexus". January 25, 2019.
  3. ↑ https://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2023-08-26/meet_the_2023_us_open_mens_qualifiers.html
  4. ↑ "Michelsen makes dominant Delray Beach debut".
  5. ↑ "Patrick Kypson, Nicolas Moreno de Alboran earn first ATP Tour wins in Delray Beach".
  6. ↑ "Moreno de Alboran's dengue setback to ATP Masters 1000 debut". 8 March 2024.
  7. 1 2 Rapp, Austin (15 April 2020). "MyTennsHQ Interviews: Nicolas Moreno de Alboran". My Tennis HQ. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
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