Álex López Morón (born 28 November 1970) is a retired professional male tennis player from Spain. His career-high ATP Entry ranking is No. 100 (achieved on 9 October 1995).
Country (sports) | Spain |
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Residence | Barcelona, Spain |
Born | Barcelona, Spain | 28 November 1970
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Turned pro | 1990 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $833,225 |
Singles | |
Career record | 18–36 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 100 (9 October 1995) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2000) |
French Open | 2R (1999) |
Wimbledon | 1R (1995) |
US Open | 1R (1995) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 57–101 |
Career titles | 2 |
Highest ranking | No. 63 (24 July 2000) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2000, 2001, 2002) |
French Open | 1R (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2004) |
US Open | 2R (2003) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 2R (2003, 2005) |
Last updated on: 12 July 2021. |
Career
editHe turned pro in 1990.
ATP career finals
editDoubles: 2 (2 titles)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jul 2000 | Umag, Croatia | International Series | Clay | Albert Portas | Ivan Ljubičić Lovro Zovko |
6–1, 7–6(7–2) |
Win | 2–0 | Jul 2003 | Umag, Croatia | International Series | Clay | Rafael Nadal | Todd Perry Thomas Shimada |
6–1, 6–3 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
editSingles: 4 (2–2)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Sep 1997 | Seville, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Álex Calatrava | 2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Oct 1997 | Mallorca, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Orlin Stanoytchev | 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 2–1 | Jul 1999 | Montauban, France | Challenger | Clay | Emanuel Couto | 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 2–2 | Jul 1999 | Ostend, Belgium | Challenger | Clay | Olivier Malcor | 3–6, 1–6 |
Doubles: 33 (16–17)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 1994 | Oberstaufen, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Massimo Valeri | Joshua Eagle Kirk Haygarth |
3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Aug 1997 | Alpirsbach, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Fabio Maggi | Mathias Huning Grant Silcock |
7–5, 4–6, 5–7 |
Win | 1–2 | Sep 1997 | Espinho, Portugal | Challenger | Clay | Juan Ignacio Carrasco | Álex Calatrava Bernardo Mota |
4–6, 6–2, 7–5 |
Win | 2–2 | Jun 1998 | Furth, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Albert Portas | Juan Ignacio Carrasco Martín Rodríguez |
6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 2–3 | Jun 1998 | Split, Croatia | Challenger | Clay | Alberto Martín | Geoff Grant Attila Sávolt |
6–4, 3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 2–4 | Jul 1998 | Contrexéville, France | Challenger | Clay | Jairo Velasco | Diego del Río Martín Rodríguez |
6–7, 6–4, 4–6 |
Loss | 2–5 | Sep 1998 | Szczecin, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Massimo Ardinghi | Orlin Stanoytchev Radomír Vašek |
6–7, 6–3, 4–6 |
Win | 3–5 | Oct 1998 | Cairo, Egypt | Challenger | Clay | Albert Portas | Alberto Martín Salvador Navarro |
4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 4–5 | Aug 1999 | Geneva, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | Emilio Benfele Álvarez | Paul Hanley Nathan Healey |
7–5, 6–3 |
Loss | 4–6 | Oct 1999 | Cairo, Egypt | Challenger | Clay | Albert Portas | Jairo Velasco Juan Ignacio Carrasco |
7–6, 4–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 4–7 | Nov 1999 | Santiago, Chile | Challenger | Clay | Germán Puentes Alcañiz | Antonio Prieto Cristiano Testa |
6–4, 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 5–7 | May 2000 | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Challenger | Clay | Emilio Benfele Álvarez | Paul Rosner Jason Weir-Smith |
6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 5–8 | Jun 2000 | Braunschweig, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Albert Portas | Jens Knippschild Jeff Tarango |
2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 6–8 | Oct 2000 | Cairo, Egypt | Challenger | Clay | Albert Portas | Petr Kovačka Pavel Kudrnáč |
6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 6–9 | Sep 2001 | Szczecin, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Juan Ignacio Carrasco | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski |
4–6, 6–7(2–7) |
Win | 7–9 | Oct 2001 | Cagliari, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Juan Ignacio Carrasco | Marc López Fernando Vicente |
6–2, 4–6, 6–4 |
Win | 8–9 | Oct 2001 | Barcelona, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Juan Ignacio Carrasco | František Čermák David Škoch |
6–4, 6–1 |
Win | 9–9 | Apr 2002 | Tunis, Tunisia | Challenger | Clay | Andrés Schneiter | Devin Bowen Ashley Fisher |
6–4, 7–6(8–6) |
Loss | 9–10 | Oct 2002 | Seville, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Albert Portas | Mariano Hood Luis Horna |
6–4, 1–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 9–11 | Oct 2002 | Cairo, Egypt | Challenger | Clay | Albert Portas | Karsten Braasch Tomas Behrend |
6–7(3–7), 4–6 |
Win | 10–11 | Mar 2003 | Cagliari, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Andrés Schneiter | Juan Ignacio Carrasco Albert Portas |
5–7, 6–4, 7–5 |
Loss | 10–12 | May 2003 | Košice, Slovakia | Challenger | Clay | Andrés Schneiter | Stephen Huss Myles Wakefield |
4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 10–13 | Jun 2003 | Lugano, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | Andrés Schneiter | Joan Balcells Juan Albert Viloca |
4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 11–13 | Aug 2003 | Geneva, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | Andrés Schneiter | Emilio Benfele Álvarez Philipp Petzschner |
6–4, 5–7, 7–6(9–7) |
Win | 12–13 | Jul 2004 | Montauban, France | Challenger | Clay | Marc-Kevin Goellner | Brian Dabul Ignacio Gonzalez-King |
6–3, 5–7, 7–6(7–5) |
Loss | 12–14 | Aug 2004 | San Marino, San Marino | Challenger | Clay | Adrián García | Massimo Bertolini Tom Vanhoudt |
2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 13–14 | Aug 2004 | Trani, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Massimo Bertolini | Martin Štěpánek Jan Vacek |
2–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 14–14 | Sep 2004 | Genoa, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Emilio Benfele Álvarez | Massimo Bertolini Tom Vanhoudt |
6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 14–15 | Oct 2004 | Seville, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Óscar Hernández | Alexander Waske Tomas Behrend |
6–7(0–7), 6–7(2–7) |
Loss | 14–16 | Jun 2005 | Barcelona, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Albert Portas | Óscar Hernández Gabriel Trujillo Soler |
5–7, 4–6 |
Win | 15–16 | Jun 2005 | Braunschweig, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Enzo Artoni | Massimo Bertolini Tom Vanhoudt |
5–7, 6–4, 7–6(14–12) |
Win | 16–16 | Aug 2005 | Segovia, Spain | Challenger | Hard | Marcel Granollers | Daniele Bracciali Uros Vico |
6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 16–17 | Sep 2006 | Tarragona, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Santiago Ventura | Hugo Armando Gabriel Trujillo Soler |
3–6, 6–7(3–7) |
Performance timelines
editW | 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
editTournament | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||||||||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | Q3 | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||||
French Open | A | Q3 | 1R | A | Q3 | Q1 | 2R | Q1 | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | ||||||||||||
Wimbledon | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||||
US Open | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 5 | 1–5 | 17% | ||||||||||||
ATP Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monte Carlo | Q1 | Q3 | 3R | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | ||||||||||||
Hamburg | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||||
Rome Masters | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
Doubles
editTournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||||||||||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 6 | 3–6 | 33% | ||||||||||||||
French Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 7 | 0–7 | 0% | ||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 6 | 1–6 | 14% | ||||||||||||||
US Open | A | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% | ||||||||||||||
Win–loss | 0–3 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0 / 23 | 5–23 | 18% | ||||||||||||||
ATP Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami Open | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||||||
Monte Carlo | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||||||
Hamburg | QF | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% | ||||||||||||||
Win–loss | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
Wins over top 10 players
edit# | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score |
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1. | Magnus Larsson | 10 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | 2R | 6–3, 7–6(7–3) |
Personal life
editHis brother Víctor also played tennis professionally.
External links
edit- Álex López Morón at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Álex López Morón at the International Tennis Federation