Axel Geller (born 1 April 1999) is an Argentine former tennis player. Geller was ranked as high as world No. 539 in singles, which he achieved in August 2019, by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), and had claimed six singles and doubles titles on the International Tennis Federation (ITF)'s World Tennis Tour between 2018 and 2019.
| Country (sports) |  Argentina |
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| Born | 1 April 1999 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) |
| Retired | 2022 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $21,675 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 539 (5 August 2019) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open Junior | 1R (2017) |
| Wimbledon Junior | F (2017) |
| US Open Junior | F (2017) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 622 (17 February 2020) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open Junior | QF (2017) |
| Wimbledon Junior | W (2017) |
| US Open Junior | QF (2017) |
| Last updated on: 12 August 2024. | |
In 2017, he became the No. 1-ranked junior after winning the doubles title at Wimbledon and placing runner-up in both singles finals at Wimbledon and the US Open. Geller later attended Stanford University, where he played for the men's tennis team. Following his graduation from Stanford in 2022, he announced his retirement from tennis in order to pursue a career in finance.[1][2]
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals
editSingles: 3 (3 titles)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Aug 2018 | USA F22, Edwardsville | Futures | Hard |  Sebastian Korda
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6–2, 4–6, 7–6(7–0) |
| Win | 2–0 | Jun 2019 | M15 Cancún, Mexico | WTT | Hard | Nick Chappell
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6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
| Win | 3–0 | Sep 2019 | M15 Champaign, USA | WTT | Hard |  Adam Walton
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6–3, 4–6, 6–3 |
Doubles: 3 (3 titles)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jun 2019 | M15 Cancún, Mexico | WTT | Hard |  Nicolás Mejía
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 Jody Maginley Justin Roberts
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6–7(5–7), 6–1, {10–6] |
| Win | 2–0 | Jul 2019 | M25 Champaign, USA | WTT | Hard |  Juan Carlos Aguilar
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 Ricardo Rodríguez Keenan Mayo
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6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–0 | Jul 2019 | M25 Dallas, USA | WTT | Hard | Juan Carlos Aguilar
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Alan Kohen Santiago Rodríguez Taverna
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6–1, 6–3 |
Junior Grand Slam finals
editSingles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
edit| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 2017 | Wimbledon | Grass |  Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
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6–7(2–7), 3–6 |
| Loss | 2017 | US Open | Hard |  Wu Yibing
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4–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
edit| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 2017 | Wimbledon | Grass |  Hsu Yu-hsiou
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 Jurij Rodionov Michael Vrbenský
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6–4, 6–4 |
References
edit- ^ "Un pilarense número 1 del mundo deja el tenis por su carrera". www.pilaradiario.com.
- ^ Tamagni, Roi (18 July 2022). "Era número 1 del mundo, dejó el tenis para estudiar en Estados Unidos y decidió no volver a jugar: "Un día dije 'no tengo ganas de hacer esto nunca más'"". Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 July 2022.
External links
edit- Axel Geller at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Axel Geller at the International Tennis Federation
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