Alex Knaff (born 26 November 1997) is a Luxembourgish tennis player.

Alex Knaff
Country (sports) Luxembourg
Born (1997-11-26) 26 November 1997 (age 26)
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Height6 ft 4 in(193cm)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeFlorida State
CoachGilles Müller
Prize money$24,067
Singles
Career record2–6 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 2 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 486 (11 September 2023)
Doubles
Career record4–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 7 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 364 (11 September 2023)
Last updated on: 30 October 2023.

Knaff has a career high ATP singles ranking of 486 achieved on 11 September 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 364 achieved on 11 September 2023.

Knaff represents Luxembourg at the Davis Cup since 2015, where he has a W/L record of 12–10.

Knaff played college tennis at Florida State University.[1]

Future and Challenger finals

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Singles 4 (2–2)

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Legend (singles)
ITF Futures Tour (2–2)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 May 2022   Mexico M15, Cancun World Tennis Tour Hard   Brandon Holt 1–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 Oct 2022   USA M15, Tallahassee World Tennis Tour Hard   William Grant 6–3, 6–0
Win 2–1 July 2023   Luxembourg M25, Esch-sur-Alzette World Tennis Tour Clay   Marlon Vankan 6–3, 6–1
Loss 2–2 October 2023   Egypt M15, Sharm El Sheikh World Tennis Tour Hard   Mohamed Safwat 4–6, 4–6

Doubles 14 (7–7)

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Legend (doubles)
ITF Futures Tour (7–6)
Titles by surface
Hard (2–5)
Clay (4–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2021   United States M15, Ithaca World Tennis Tour Hard   Joshua Peck   Vasil Kirkov
  Luke Johnson
6–7(3–7), 3–6
Loss 0–2 Mar 2022   Tunisia M15, Monastir World Tennis Tour Hard   Aziz Dougaz   Hanwen Li
  Mateo Nicolas Martinez
1–6, 6–2, 8-10
Win 1–2 Mar 2022   Tunisia M15, Monastir World Tennis Tour Hard   Aziz Dougaz   Tomohiro Masabayashi
  Ren Nakamura
6–2, 6–4
Loss 1-3 Apr 2022   United States M15, Sunrise World Tennis Tour Clay   Alec Deckers   Alexander Cozbinov
  Ruan Roelofse
4–6, 4–6
Win 2-3 Jun 2022   Belgium M15, Duffel World Tennis Tour Clay   Chris Rodesch   Franco Emanuel Egea
  Marcelo Zormann
6–1, 6–4
Win 3-3 Jul 2022   Luxembourg M25, Esch-sur-Alzette World Tennis Tour Clay   Chris Rodesch   Raphael Calzi
  Marlon Vankan
6–1, 6–4
Win 4-3 Jan 2023   Manacor M25, Manacor World Tennis Tour Hard   Filip Bergevi   Alberto Barroso Campos
  Imanol López Morillo
3–6, 6–3, 16-14
Loss 4-4 Mar 2023   Sharm El Sheikh M15, Sharm El Sheikh World Tennis Tour Hard   Jakob Schnaitter   Lukas Pokorny
  Saba Purtseladze
3–4, 4–6
Loss 4-5 Mar 2023   Sharm El Sheikh M15, Sharm El Sheikh World Tennis Tour Hard   Jakob Schnaitter   Alec Beckley
  Petr Nesterov
6-3, 3-6, 8-10
Win 5-5 May 2023   Pazardzhik M15, Pazardzhik World Tennis Tour Clay   Corentin Denolly   Riccardo Balzerani
  Artsiom Sinitsyn
6-0, 6-0
Win 6-5 July 2023   Luxembourg M25, Esch-sur-Alzette World Tennis Tour Clay   Chris Rodesch   Dimitris Sakellaridis
  Stefanos Sakellaridis
6-3, 6-4
Win 7-5 July 2023   Luxembourg M25, Esch-sur-Alzette World Tennis Tour Clay   David Pichler   Dimitris Sakellaridis
  Stefanos Sakellaridis
1-6, 6-1, 12-10
Loss 7-6 Feb 2024   Villena M15, Villena World Tennis Tour Hard   Adria Soriano Barrera   Liam Gavrielides
  Alejo Sanchez Quilez
2-6, 4-6
Loss 7-7 Mar 2024   Torello M15, Torello World Tennis Tour Hard   Niklas Schell   James Davis
  Giles Hussey
1-6, 2-6

References

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  1. ^ "ALEX KNAFF". Florida State Seminoles. 21 July 2017.
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