Alejandro Moro Cañas (born 7 December 2000) is a Spanish tennis player.
He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 146 achieved on 12 August 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 419 achieved on 17 July 2023.[1]
Alejandro Moro CañasCountry (sports) | Spain |
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Born | (2000-12-07) 7 December 2000 (age 23) Madrid, Spain |
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Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
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Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
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Prize money | $243,744 |
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Career record | 1–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
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Career titles | 0 |
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Highest ranking | No. 146 (12 August 2024) |
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Current ranking | No. 146 (12 August 2024) |
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French Open | Q3 (2024) |
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Wimbledon | 1R (2024) |
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Career record | 0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
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Career titles | 0 |
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Highest ranking | No. 419 (17 July 2023) |
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Current ranking | No. 1174 (12 August 2024) |
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Last updated on: 12 August 2024. |
2021-2023: First ITF title
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In July 2021, Moro Cañas won his first professional title at an ITF M25 tournament in Portugal.[2] He reached his second final in another tournament in Portugal two months later, losing to Paul Jubb in straight sets.[3]
In 2022, he started the season as a runner-up in two tournaments in February, losing in the finals in ITF tournaments in Spain and Portugal.[4]
He received a wildcard into qualifying at the Madrid Masters 1000 tournament, where he defeated world No. 47 Francisco Cerúndolo before losing in the final round of qualifiers to Lorenzo Musetti.[5][6]
He won his first clay court title in Vic, Spain before losing in a hardcourt final in Bakio. He reached his fifth final of the 2022 season in Antalya, Turkey, defeating Timo Stodder.
In 2023, he only reached one final, a doubles ITF final in Spain, losing with partner John Echeverría to fellow Spaniards Íñigo Cervantes and Oriol Roca Batalla.
2024: ATP and Major debuts and first win, top 150
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Ranked No. 240, he qualified for the 2024 BMW Open making his ATP debut and stunned Dominic Thiem for his first ATP win.[7][8][9]
Three weeks later, he made his top 200 debut at world No. 172 on 6 May 2024.
Ranked No. 189, he made his Grand Slam debut at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships after qualifying with a win in the last qualifying round over tenth qualifying seed Damir Dzumhur after his retirement.[10]
Following a Challenger final showing at the 2024 Porto Open he reached the top 150 on 12 August 2024.
ATP Challenger Tour finals
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Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
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Legend
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ATP Challenger Tour (1–1)
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ITF World Tennis Tour finals
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Singles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner-ups)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (1–4)
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Clay (2–0)
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Grass (0–0)
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Carpet (0–0)
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Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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Win
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1–0
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Jul 2021
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M25 Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal
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WTT
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Hard
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Simon Carr
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7–6(7–5), 6–4
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Loss
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1–1
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Sep 2021
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M25 Sintra, Portugal
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WTT
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Hard
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Paul Jubb
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0–6, 2–6
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Loss
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1–2
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Feb 2022
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M15 Villena, Spain
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WTT
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Hard
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Nikolás Sánchez Izquierdo
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6–7(3–7), 3–6
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Loss
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1–3
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Feb 2022
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M25 Vale do Lobo, Portugal
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WTT
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Hard
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Laurent Lokoli
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2–6, 1–6
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Win
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2–3
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May 2022
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M25 Vic, Spain
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WTT
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Clay
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Pol Martín Tiffon
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7–6(7–4), 5–7, 6–1
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Loss
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2–4
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Jul 2022
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M25 Bakio, Spain
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WTT
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Hard
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Dominik Palán
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7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–7(4–7)
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Win
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3–4
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Nov 2022
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M25 Antalya, Turkey
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WTT
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Clay
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Timo Stodder
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7–5, 3–6, 7–6(7–4)
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Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
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Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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Loss
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0–1
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Mar 2023
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M25 Torelló, Spain
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WTT
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Hard
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John Echeverría
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Íñigo Cervantes
Oriol Roca Batalla
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5–7, 4–6
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