Alexander Erler (Austrian German pronunciation: [alɛkˈsandɐ ˈɛrlɐ]; born 27 October 1997) is an Austrian professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 32, achieved on 8 May 2023. He has a career high singles ranking of No. 322, achieved on 4 October 2021.
_(52156021552).jpg) Erler at the 2022 Internationaux de Tennis de Blois | |
| Country (sports) |  Austria |
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| Residence | Kufstein, Austria |
| Born | 27 October 1997 Innsbruck, Austria |
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Turned pro | 2015 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Daniel Huber, Thomas Weindorfer |
| Prize money | $657,617 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 1–1 (in ATP Tour events) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 322 (4 October 2021) |
| Current ranking | No. 1382 (18 March 2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 46–38 |
| Career titles | 8 |
| Highest ranking | No. 32 (8 May 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 40 (28 October 2024) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2023) |
| French Open | 2R (2024) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2023) |
| US Open | 2R (2024) |
| Last updated on: 30 October 2024. | |
Erler has won eight doubles titles on the ATP Tour, seven with compatriot Lucas Miedler, at the home tournaments in 2021 and in 2023 Kitzbühel, in 2022 and in 2024 Vienna, as well as in Acapulco, Munich, Antwerp, plus one with Andreas Mies at the 2024 Kitzbühel.
On the ITF Futures Tour, Erler has reached 15 ITF singles finals, with a record of 7 wins and 8 losses. He has also reached 38 ITF doubles finals, with a record of 25 wins and 13 losses.
Professional career
edit2015: ATP doubles debut
editErler made his ATP main draw debut at the 2015 Generali Open Kitzbühel in the doubles draw, partnering Philipp Kohlschreiber.
2021: ATP singles debut and first match win, maiden doubles ATP title
editAt the 2021 Generali Open Kitzbühel, Erler won his first ATP match as a wildcard defeating future world no. 1 Carlos Alcaraz who was then ranked No. 55.[1] At the same tournament, he won the doubles title partnering Lucas Miedler.
2022: First ATP 500 doubles title, top 50 debut
editThe Austrian team of Erler/Miedler clinched their second and biggest title on home soil at the ATP 500 2022 Erste Bank Open without dropping a set.[2] As a result, he made his top 50 debut in the doubles rankings on 31 October 2022.
2023: Major and Masters debuts & first win, Second ATP 500 title, top 35
editAt the 2023 Australian Open the pair Erler/Miedler made their Grand Slam debut where they defeated tenth seeds Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden.[3] At the ATP 500 Mexican Open Miedler won his third title with compatriot Erler defeating en route top seeds Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski.[4][5] Erler made his Masters debut with Miedler at the 2023 Miami Open.
At the 2023 Grand Prix Hassan II the pair Erler/Miedler reached the final defeating fifth seeds Maxime Cressy and Albano Olivetti.[6] They lost in the final to Andrea Vavassori and Marcelo Demoliner.[7] They won their fourth title at the 2023 BMW Open in Munich, Germany.[8] At the 2023 Generali Open Kitzbühel, they won their fifth doubles title.[9]
2024: Three doubles titles
editPartnering Andreas Mies, Erler won the doubles title at the Generali Open in Kitzbühel, defeating Constantin Frantzen and Hendrik Jebens in the final.[10]
In October he won back-to-back doubles titles partnering Lucas Miedler, claiming the European Open in Antwerp[11] followed by the Vienna Open.[12][13]
Doubles performance timeline
edit| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Current through the 2024 US Open.
| Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 2R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 0 / 8 | 3–8 |
| National representation | ||||||||||||
| Davis Cup | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | G1 | G1 | G1 | 0 / 0 | 4–1 |
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 |
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| Shanghai Masters | A | A | A | A | A | not held | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | |||
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–5 | 0–1 | 0 / 6 | 2–6 |
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||
| Tournaments | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 20 | 60 | |
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | |
| Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 8–7 | 33–27 | 19–19 | 64–55 | |
| Year-end ranking | 1217 | 1581 | 621 | – | 749 | 405 | 126 | 51 | 37 | 55% | ||
ATP Tour finals
editDoubles: 11 (8 titles, 3 runner ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2021 | Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria |
ATP 250 | Clay | Lucas Miedler
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 Roman Jebavý  Matwé Middelkoop
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7–5, 7–6(7–5) |
| Win | 2–0 | Oct 2022 | Vienna Open, Austria |
ATP 500 | Hard (i) | Lucas Miedler
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 Santiago González  Andrés Molteni
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6–3, 7–6(7–1) |
| Win | 3–0 | Mar 2023 | Mexican Open, Mexico |
ATP 500 | Hard | Lucas Miedler
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 Nathaniel Lammons Jackson Withrow
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7–6(11–9), 7–6(7–3) |
| Loss | 3–1 | Apr 2023 | Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco |
ATP 250 | Clay | Lucas Miedler
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 Marcelo Demoliner  Andrea Vavassori
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4–6, 6–3, [10–12] |
| Win | 4–1 | Apr 2023 | Bavarian Championships, Germany |
ATP 250 | Clay | Lucas Miedler
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 Kevin Krawietz Tim Pütz
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6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–1 | Aug 2023 | Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria (2) |
ATP 250 | Clay | Lucas Miedler
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 Gonzalo Escobar  Aleksandr Nedovyesov
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6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5–2 | Feb 2024 | Rio Open, Brazil |
ATP 500 | Clay | Lucas Miedler
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 Nicolás Barrientos Rafael Matos
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4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 5–3 | Apr 2024 | Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco |
ATP 250 | Clay | Lucas Miedler
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 Harri Heliövaara  Henry Patten
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6–3, 4–6, [4–10] |
| Win | 6–3 | Jul 2024 | Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria (3) |
ATP 250 | Clay | Andreas Mies
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Constantin Frantzen Hendrik Jebens
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6–3, 3–6, [10–6] |
| Win | 7–3 | Oct 2024 | European Open, Belgium |
ATP 250 | Hard (i) | Lucas Miedler
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Robert Galloway Aleksandr Nedovyesov
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6–4, 1–6, [10–8] |
| Win | 8–3 | Oct 2024 | Vienna Open, Austria (2) |
ATP 500 | Hard (i) | Lucas Miedler
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Neal Skupski  Michael Venus
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4–6, 6–3, [10–1] |
ATP Challenger Tour finals
editDoubles: 13 (8–5)
edit| Finals by surface |
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| Hard (5–4) |
| Clay (3–1) |
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals
editSingles: 15 (7–8)
edit| Finals by surface |
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| Hard (1–5) |
| Clay (6–3) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2018 | Egypt F18, Cairo | Clay | Simone Roncalli
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6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–0 | Sep 2018 | Egypt F19, Cairo | Clay | Jordan Correia
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6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 3–0 | Sep 2018 | Egypt F20, Cairo | Clay | Dante Gennaro
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6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3–1 | Oct 2018 | Egypt F24, Cairo | Hard |  Karim-Mohamed Maamoun
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6–4, 1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Jul 2019 | M15 Telfs, Austria | Clay |  Sandro Ehrat
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4–6, 7–6(8–6), 3–6 |
| Win | 4–2 | Jul 2019 | M15 Wels, Austria | Clay |  Duje Kekez
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6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4–3 | Sep 2019 | M25 Trieste, Italy | Clay |  Juan Pablo Varillas
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7–6(8–6), 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 5–3 | Nov 2019 | M15 Heraklion, Greece | Hard |  Jan Zieliński
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7–5, 6–1 |
| Loss | 5–4 | Mar 2020 | M25 Trento, Italy | Hard |  Ruben Bemelmans
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6–4, 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 5–5 | Dec 2020 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | Hard | Omar Giacalone
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3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 5–6 | Jan 2021 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | Hard |  Kaichi Uchida
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4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 5–7 | Feb 2021 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | Hard | Gauthier Onclin
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1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 6–7 | Apr 2021 | M25 Meerbusch, Germany | Clay |  Arthur Cazaux
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6–2, 4–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 7–7 | May 2021 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | Clay |  Adrian Andreev
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6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 7–8 | May 2021 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | Clay |  Nick Hardt
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0–6, 6–7(7–9) |
Doubles: 26 (18–8)
edit| Finals by surface |
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| Hard (14–4) |
| Clay (3–3) |
| Carpet (1–1) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Nov 2015 | Germany F18, Ismaning |
Carpet | Constantin Frantzen
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Kevin Krawietz Tim Sandkaulen
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2–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–8] |
| Win | 2–0 | Feb 2017 | Turkey F4, Antalya |
Hard | Sebastian Ofner
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 V Uzhylovskyi  Anton Zaitcev
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6–2, 3–6, [10–7] |
| Win | 3–0 | Aug 2017 | Austria F6, Innsbruck |
Clay | Matthias Haim
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Bernd Kossler Lukas Ollert
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6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
| Loss | 3–1 | Sep 2017 | Turkey F35, Antalya |
Clay | Vít Kopřiva
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Johann Willem Michiel De Krom
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7–6(7–0), 2–6, [9–11] |
| Loss | 3–2 | Mar 2018 | Egypt F9, Sharm El Sheikh |
Hard | Jaroslav Pospíšil
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 Wilfredo Gonzalez  Benjamin Lock
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3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Jul 2018 | Austria F1, Telfs |
Clay | Kirill Kivattsev
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 Mario Vilella Martínez Marco Bartolotti
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1–6, 6–3, [4–11] |
| Win | 4–3 | Aug 2018 | Austria F6, Innsbruck |
Clay | Jakob Aichhorn
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Alejo Vilaro Mariano Kestelboim
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6–1, 1–6, [11–9] |
| Win | 5–3 | Sep 2018 | Egypt F18, Cairo |
Hard | Markos Kalovelonis
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 Aryan Goveas A Chandrasekar
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6–4, 7–6(3–7) |
| Loss | 5–4 | Dec 2018 | Tunisia F44, Monastir |
Hard | Christian Hirschmueller
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 Aziz Dougaz  Fred Gil
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1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 6–4 | Mar 2019 | M25 Trento, Italy |
Hard | Markos Kalovelonis
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Felix Corwin Danny Thomas
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6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 7–4 | Nov 2019 | M15 Heraklion, Greece |
Hard | Neil Oberleitner
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Luke Johnson Jan Zieliński
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6–4, 6–0 |
| Win | 8–4 | Feb 2020 | M15 Heraklion, Greece |
Hard | David Pichler
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Valentin Guenther Kai Wehnelt
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3–6, 6–4, [10–4] |
| Loss | 8–5 | Mar 2020 | M25 Trento, Italy |
Hard | David Jordà Sanchis
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Ruben Bemelmans Daniel Masur
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6–7(7–9), 2–6 |
| Win | 9–5 | Mar 2020 | M15 Heraklion, Greece |
Hard | Bogdan Bobrov
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A Cornut-Chauvinc Constantin Schmitz
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2–6, 7–6(7–4), [12–10] |
| Win | 10–5 | Sep 2020 | M15 Caslano, Switzerland |
Clay | David Pichler
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A Cornut-Chauvinc Harold Mayot
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7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 11–5 | Sep 2020 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia |
Hard | David Pichler
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Fermin Tenti Ignacio Monzon
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6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 11–6 | Dec 2020 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia |
Hard | David Pichler
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Théo Arribagé Titouan Droguet
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6–4, 6–7(5–7), [6–10] |
| Win | 12–6 | Dec 2020 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia |
Hard | David Pichler
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Skander Mansouri Mats Rosenkranz
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6–2, 7–6(14–12) |
| Win | 13–6 | Dec 2020 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia |
Hard | David Pichler
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Skander Mansouri Dan Added
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7–6(9–7), 6–3 |
| Win | 14–6 | Dec 2020 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia |
Hard | David Pichler
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Alexander Kotzen C Dela Bassetiere
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6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 15–6 | Jan 2021 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia |
Hard | David Pichler
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Benjamin Pietri Théo Arribagé
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6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
| Win | 16–6 | Feb 2021 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia |
Hard | Skander Mansouri
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Naoki Nakagawa Ryota Tanuma
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6–0, 7–5 |
| Win | 17–6 | Feb 2021 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia |
Hard | Skander Mansouri
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Lilian Marmousez G M Perricard
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6–2, 5–7, [11–9] |
| Loss | 17–7 | Mar 2021 | M25 Trimbach, Switzerland |
Carpet | Elmar Ejupovic
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Jakub Paul Yannik Steinegger
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3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 18–7 | Apr 2021 | M25 Biel, Switzerland |
Hard | Maximilian Neuchrist
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Lilian Marmousez G M Perricard
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6–3, 4–6, [10–2] |
| Loss | 18–8 | May 2021 | M15 Antalya, Turkey |
Clay | Sandro Ehrat
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Orlando Luz Gabriel Roveri Sidney
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2–6, 6–7(2–7) |
References
edit- ^ "A #NextGenATP Mix in Kitzbühel: Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune Rises as Carlos Alcaraz Falls". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Alexander Erler and Lucas Miedler Clinch Vienna Title". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Childhood friends making "dream come true" at Australian Open 2023".
- ^ "Glasspool/Heliovaara Race into Dubai Final | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATPTour. 3 March 2023.
- ^ "Austrians Erler/Miedler Win Acapulco Doubles Crown in Two Tie-breaks". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Erler/Miedler Advance to Marrakech Final, Seek Second Title of 2023 | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "Demoliner/Vavassori Save MP to Win First Team Title in Marrakech". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Erler and Miedler Win Munich Title". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Home Favourites Erler/Miedler Clinch Second Kitzbühel Crown". ATPTour. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ "First-time partners & last-minute sign in, Erler/Mies win Kitzbühel crown". ATPTour. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ "Heliovaara/Patten bolster Turin hopes with Stockholm triumph Erler/Miedler reign in Antwerp, Bollipalli/Kadhe triumph in Almaty". ATPTour. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ "Erler/Miedler win doubles title for the second time". Erste Bank Open. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ "Erler/Miedler rally to second Vienna crown, Murray/Peers soar to Basel title". ATPTour. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
