Alexander Ritschard
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Ritschard at the 2022 French Open
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Country (sports) | Switzerland (2010–2018; 2022–present) United States (2018–2022) |
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Born | Zürich, Switzerland |
24 March 1994
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
Turned pro | 2018 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
College | Virginia |
Coach(es) | Hans Ritschard, Juan Ramirez |
Prize money | US $145,095 |
Singles | |
Career record | 0–1 (0% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 192 (20 June 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 192 (20 June 2022) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
French Open | Q3 (2022) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2022) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 0–1 (0% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 388 (4 April 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 428 (20 June 2022) |
Last updated on: 20 June 2022. |
Alexander Ritschard (born March 24, 1994) is a Swiss–American tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 192 achieved on 20 June 2022. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 388 achieved on 4 April 2022.
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Career
Ritschard made his ATP main draw debut at the 2013 Crédit Agricole Suisse Open Gstaad in the doubles draw partnering Alexander Sadecky.
At the age of 28 he made his Grand Slam debut after qualifying for the 2022 Wimbledon Championships He drew fourth seeded Stephanos Tsitsipas whom despite his ranking, performed very poorly on grass, having lost in the first round of his two previous Wimbledon appearances. Ritschard stormed out to a 4-1 lead in the first set, on serve, looking like another possible upset for Tsitsipas but he rallied to win the set in a tiebreaker and the match in four sets. [1]
Personal life
Ritschard attended the University of Virginia, graduating in 2017. He took an Arts Administration class with the iconic George Sampson.
In April 2018, Ritschard started representing the United States. On 28 February 2022, he decided to once again represent Switzerland.
Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 9 (5–4)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2013 | Germany F7, Roemerberg | Futures | Clay | Pierre-Hugues Herbert | 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1–1 | May 2018 | Sweden F1, Karlskrona | Futures | Clay | Mike Urbanija | 6–2, 2–6, 6–1 |
Win | 2–1 | May 2018 | Sweden F2, Kalmar | Futures | Clay | Frederik Press | 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 3–1 | May 2018 | Sweden F3, Lund | Futures | Clay | Manuel Guinard | 6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 4–1 | Mar 2019 | M25 Calabasas, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Stefan Kozlov | 6–2, 0–6, 7–6(7–5) |
Loss | 4–2 | Jan 2020 | M25 Los Angeles, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Francisco Cerúndolo | 3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 5–2 | Feb 2020 | M25 Palm Coast, USA | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Mārtiņš Podžus | 7–6(9–7), 6–4 |
Loss | 5–3 | Oct 2021 | Naples, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Tallon Griekspoor | 3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 5–4 | Feb 2022 | Forlì, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) | Jack Draper | 6–3, 3–6, 6–7(8–10) |
References
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External links
- Alexander Ritschard at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Alexander Ritschard at the International Tennis FederationLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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