Alexandre Müller

Alexandre Müller (French pronunciation: [alɛksɑ̃dʁ mylɛʁ];[1] born 1 February 1997) is a French professional tennis player. He has been ranked by the ATP as high as world No. 76 in singles, which he achieved on 16 July 2023. He also has a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 273, attained on 9 May 2022.

Alexandre Müller
Müller at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports) France
Born (1997-02-01) 1 February 1997
Poissy, France
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro2014
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachJean-Christophe Faurel
Prize moneyUS$ 1,172,238
Singles
Career record10–18 (35.7% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 76 (17 July 2023)
Current rankingNo. 83 (11 September 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2021)
French Open1R (2017, 2019, 2023)
Wimbledon2R (2023)
US Open1R (2023)
Doubles
Career record0–2 (0% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 273 (9 May 2022)
Current rankingNo. 814 (11 September 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open1R (2018)
US Open1R (2023)
Medal record
Men's tennis
Representing  France
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Tarragona Doubles
Last updated on: 11 September 2023.

Since turning professional in 2014, Müller has spent most seasons on the ITF Men's World Tennis Tour and ATP Challenger Tour, where he has won 17 total singles and doubles titles across both circuits. He sealed his top 150 debut in July 2022, a month after winning his first Challenger title in Blois. The following season, Müller made his breakthrough on the ATP Tour after reaching his first tour final in Marrakesh, which earned him his top 100 debut.

Professional career

2017–2019: Grand Slam debut

Müller made his ATP main draw debut at the 2017 French Open after receiving a wildcard to the singles main draw.[2][3] He was defeated by Thiago Monteiro in the first round.

He qualified for the 2019 French Open but lost in the first round to Roberto Carballes Baena.

2021: First Grand Slam win, top 200 debut

At the 2021 Australian Open Müller won his first Grand Slam match as a lucky loser defeating Juan Ignacio Londero. As a result, he entered the top 200 at a career-high of World No. 194 on 22 February 2021.

2022: First Challenger title, top 150 debut

In June, Müller won his first Challenger tournament in Blois, France, defeating Nikola Milojevic. A month later, he made his top 150 debut 25 July 2022 at world No. 149.

2023: First ATP final, top 100 and Masters debuts

At the 2023 Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha, Müller as a qualifier reached his first ATP quarterfinal in his career, defeating Nikoloz Basilashvili and eighth seed Botic van de Zandschulp.[4] He lost to Andy Murray.[5]

At the 2023 Grand Prix Hassan II he reached a second quarterfinal defeating sixth seed Richard Gasquet and Francesco Passaro. Next he defeated top seed Lorenzo Musetti to reach his first ATP semifinal in a close to two hours match.[6] He then faced Russian Pavel Kotov, defeating him also in two hours in straight sets to reach his first ATP final, before losing to Roberto Carballes Baena. As a result he secured a new carrier high singles ranking into the top 100 at world No. 96 on 10 April 2023.[7]

At the 2023 Italian Open where he made his Masters 1000 debut as a qualifier, he recorded his first win defeating Kyle Edmund.

Müller reached a new career-high ranking of No. 82 on 26 June 2023 following his title at the 2023 Emilia-Romagna Open Challenger in Montechiarugolo, Italy, defeating Francesco Maestrelli. This represented Müller's first win at a Challenger 125 tournament level.

He made his debut at Wimbledon, defeating fellow countryman Arthur Rinderknech in the first round for his second career win in a Grand Slam tournament. He then lost in the second round against top seed Carlos Alcaraz.[8]

At the US Open, Müller faced second seed Novak Djokovic in the first round, losing in straight sets.[9]

Singles performance timeline
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P 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.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Current through the 2023 Wimbledon.

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
Tournament2017201820192020202120222023SRW–LWin%
Australian Open A A A Q1 2R Q1 Q3 0 / 1 1–1 50%
French Open 1R Q3 1R Q2 Q1 Q2 1R 0 / 3 0–3 0%
Wimbledon A A A NH Q1 Q2 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
US Open A A A A Q1 Q1 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–3 0 / 6 2–6 25%
ATP Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A NH A A Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Miami Open A A A NH A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Monte-Carlo Masters A A A NH A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Madrid Open A A A NH A A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Italian Open A A A A A A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Canadian Open A A A NH A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Masters A A A A A A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Shanghai Masters A A A NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Paris Masters A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0 / 1 1–1 50%

ATP finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 2023 Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco 250 Series Clay Spain Roberto Carballés Baena 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 2–6

Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 25 (9–16)
Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (2–2)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (7–14)
Titles by surface
Hard (2–10)
Clay (7–6)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2015 Tunisia F32, El Kantaoui Futures Hard Serbia Nikola Milojević 2–6, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Mar 2016 Egypt F8, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard Serbia Marko Tepavac 6–7(3–7), 1–6
Loss 0–3 May 2016 Algeria F1, Oran Futures Clay France Sadio Doumbia 6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 0–4 Jun 2016 Macedonia F1, Skopje Futures Clay Serbia Danilo Petrović 3–6, 6–4, 6–7(6–8)
Win 1–4 Jul 2016 Macedonia F2, Skopje Futures Clay North Macedonia Dimitar Grabul 6–2, 6–4
Loss 1–5 Aug 2016 Morocco F6, Tanger Futures Clay France Maxime Hamou 3–6, 6–4, 2–6
Loss 1–6 Oct 2016 Croatia F9, Bol Futures Clay Italy Riccardo Bellotti 4–6, 1–6
Loss 1–7 Nov 2016 Greece F8, Heraklion Futures Hard Czech Republic Václav Šafránek 5–7, 4–6
Win 2–7 Nov 2016 Cyprus F2, Limassol Futures Hard Austria Lucas Miedler 6–2, 6–2
Loss 2–8 Dec 2016 Israel F17, Ramat Gan Futures Hard France David Guez 7–5, 5–7, 3–6
Loss 2–9 Feb 2017 Indonesia F3, Jakarta Futures Hard Germany Sebastian Fanselow 1–6, 3–6
Loss 2–10 May 2017 France F10, Grasse Futures Clay France Corentin Moutet 4–6, 3–6
Win 3–10 Jul 2017 Poland F3, Mrągowo Futures Clay Sweden Markus Eriksson 6–3, 0–6, 6–3
Win 4–10 Jul 2017 France F16, Uriage Futures Clay France Corentin Denolly 5–7, 7–6(7–1), 6–4
Win 5–10 Oct 2017 Tunisia F32, Hammamet Futures Clay Spain Guillermo Olaso 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss 5–11 Mar 2018 Tunisia F8, Jerba Futures Hard Tunisia Moez Echargui 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 1–6
Loss 5–12 Sep 2018 Lebanon F1, Jounieh Futures Clay Spain Jordi Samper Montaña 3–6, 4–6
Win 6–12 Oct 2018 Lebanon F2, Jounieh Futures Clay France Fabien Reboul 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–4
Loss 6–13 Dec 2018 Tunisia F42, Monastir Futures Hard Russia Aslan Karatsev 4–6, 6–4, 1–6
Loss 6–14 Sep 2019 Glasgow, Great Britain Challenger Hard (i) Finland Emil Ruusuvuori 3–6, 1–6
Loss 6-15 Oct 2019 M25 Tavira, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Portugal Frederico Ferreira Silva 2–6, 1–6
Win 7-15 Nov 2019 M25 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard Cyprus Petros Chrysochos 3–6, 7–6 (7-5), 6–2
Win 8–15 Jun 2022 Blois, France Challenger Clay Serbia Nikola Milojevic 7–6(7-3), 6–1
Loss 8–16 Feb 2023 Waco, Texas Challenger Hard United States Aleksandar Kovacevic 3–6, 6–4, 2–6
Win 9–16 Jun 2023 Montechiarugolo, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Francesco Maestrelli 6–1, 6–4

Doubles: 16 (8–8)
Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (2–1)
ITF Futures Tour (6–7)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–4)
Clay (7–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2015 Greece F8, Heraklion Futures Hard France Corentin Denolly United Kingdom Lloyd Glasspool
United Kingdom Joshua Ward-Hibbert		 w/o
Win 1–1 Jan 2016 France F1, Bagnoles-de-l'Orne Futures Clay (i) France Corentin Denolly France Benjamin Bonzi
France Grégoire Jacq		 2–6, 6–1, [10–6]
Win 2–1 May 2016 Algeria F1, Oran Futures Clay France Fabien Reboul Spain Adria Mas Mascolo
Spain Pol Toledo Bagué		 6–4, 6–4
Win 3–1 May 2016 Algeria F2, Algiers Futures Clay France Grégoire Jacq Venezuela Jordi Muñoz Abreu
France Fabien Reboul		 6–4, 6–3
Loss 3–2 Jul 2016 Italy F20, Casinalbo Futures Clay Germany Pirmin Hänle Italy Riccardo Balzerani
Italy Enrico Dalla Valle		 3–6, 3–6
Loss 3–3 Aug 2016 Morocco F5, Tanger Futures Clay France Gianni Mina Belgium Sander Gillé
France Antoine Hoang		 4–6, 6–7(7–9)
Loss 3–4 Aug 2016 Morocco F6, Tanger Futures Clay France Gianni Mina Portugal Felipe Cunha Silva
Italy Julian Ocleppo		 3–6, 3–6
Loss 3–5 Nov 2016 Greece F8, Heraklion Futures Hard France Florent Diep Switzerland Adrian Bodmer
Germany Jakob Sude		 2–6, 1–6
Loss 3–6 Dec 2016 Cyprus F3, Larnaca Futures Hard Russia Markos Kalovelonis Austria Lucas Miedler
Austria Maximilian Neuchrist		 3–6, 6–1, [5–10]
Win 4–6 Jan 2017 Egypt F1, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard France Antoine Escoffier Switzerland Adrian Bodmer
Germany Jakob Sude		 6–2, 3–6, [11–9]
Win 5–6 Jul 2017 Belgium F4, Lasne Futures Clay France Corentin Denolly France Maxence Brovillé
France Clément Tabur		 6–1, 6–3
Win 6–6 Jul 2017 France F16, Uriage Futures Clay France Corentin Denolly Switzerland Antoine Bellier
France Johan Sébastien Tatlot		 6–3, 7–5
Loss 6–7 May 2018 France F9, Grasse Futures Clay France Corentin Denolly France Hugo Gaston
France Clément Tabur		 2–6, 4–6
Win 7–7 Jun 2019 Blois, France Challenger Clay France Corentin Denolly Peru Sergio Galdós
Sweden Andreas Siljeström		 7–5, 6–7(5–7), [10–6]
Loss 7–8 Feb 2022 Bangalore, India Challenger Hard France Hugo Grenier India Saketh Myneni
India Ramkumar Ramanathan		 3-6, 2-6
Win 8–8 Apr 2022 Sanremo, Italy Challenger Clay France Geoffrey Blancaneaux Italy Flavio Cobolli
Italy Matteo Gigante		 4–6, 6–3, [11–9]

References
  1. INSEP TV (23 January 2015). "WIKINSEP - Alexandre MULLER - TENNIS". YouTube (in French). Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  2. Rédaction. "Roland-Garros : les différentes invitations dévoilées par Bernard Giudicelli, le président de la FFT".
  3. FM., RMF. "French Open: Maria Szarapowa nie otrzymała "dzikiej karty"".
  4. "Alexandre Müller en quarts de finale d'un ATP 250 pour la première fois à Doha". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  5. "Andy Murray seals Qatar semi-final spot after win over Alexandre Müller". The Guardian. 23 February 2023. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  6. "Daniel Evans Reaches Marrakech Semi-finals | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  7. "Marathon Man Carballes Baena Wins 3-Hour Battle To Earn Marrakech Crown | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  8. "Carlos Alcaraz élimine Alexandre Müller au deuxième tour de Wimbledon".
  9. https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/38281135/novak-djokovic-cruises-first-us-open-match-2021-final


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