Alejandro Falla
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| Country |
Colombia |
| Residence |
Bogotá, Colombia |
| Born |
(1983-11-14) November 14, 1983 (age 28)
Cali, Colombia |
| Height |
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight |
76 kg (170 lb; 12.0 st) |
| Turned pro |
2000 |
| Plays |
Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Career prize money |
$1,201,170 |
| Singles |
| Career record |
56–74 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles |
– |
| Highest ranking |
No. 50 (May 14, 2012) |
| Current ranking |
No. 50 (May 14, 2012)
[1] |
| Grand Slam Singles results |
| Australian Open |
3R (2010, 2012) |
| French Open |
4R (2011) |
| Wimbledon |
2R (2004, 2006, 2007) |
| US Open |
2R (2006, 2011) |
| Doubles |
| Career record |
5–17 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles |
– |
| Highest ranking |
130 (03 August 2009) |
| Last updated on: November 29, 2010. |
Alejandro Falla Ramirez (born 14 November 1983 in Cali, Colombia) is a professional male tennis player from Colombia. He turned pro in 2000, plays left-handed, weighs 169 lb (76 kg) and measures 6'1" (185 cm). At the 2006 Wimbledon tournament, Falla upset 9th seed Nikolay Davydenko and at the 2007 Sony Ericsson Open he beat 9th seed Tommy Haas in straight sets. He reached the semifinals of the Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon in 2007, beating players such as the 5th seed Ivan Ljubičić. On May 14, 2012, Falla achieved his career high of #50.
Career
The Colombian became the first player from his country to break into the top 100 of the ATP Rankings since Mauricio Hadad in 1996. In 2006, Alejandro qualified a career-high six times into the main draw of ATP level tournaments. In his second tournament of the year, he reached the final of the Mexico City Challenger. He then went on to earn points for his country in a Davis Cup tie against Paraguay Davis Team. Then later in April, he won the Bogotá Challenger. At Roland Garros, he reached the second round after defeating Justin Gimelstob, though he lost to Roger Federer in the second round. A few weeks later at Wimbledon, he managed to beat Nikolay Davydenko in a four-set thriller. His victory over Davydenko was his first win over a top-10 player, and a first ever for a Colombian player. However, he was then defeated in the second round by Philipp Kohlschreiber in another four-set match. He then reached the second round in the US Open. In the first round, he beat Juan Martín del Potro in four sets, before being defeated by Dmitry Tursunov in straight sets.
Falla almost caused a sensation in the first round of Wimbledon in 2010, winning the first two sets against defending champion Roger Federer and serving for the match at 5–4 in the fourth set (he was three points away from winning), before Federer eventually won 5–7, 4–6, 6–4, 7–6, 6–0.[2]
His best result in a Grand Slam was in 2011 at the French Open. Falla reached the fourth round, where he lost to the unseeded Juan Ignacio Chela.
ATP Career Finals
Doubles: 1 (0–1)
| Winner – Legend |
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–1) |
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| Titles by Surface |
| Hard (0–1) |
| Clay (0–0) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
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Challengers & Futures Career Finals
| Legend (Singles) |
| Challengers (8) |
| Futures (3) |
| No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent |
Score |
| 1. |
January 13, 2003 |
 San Salvador |
Clay |
 Jorge Aguilar |
6–4, 6–4 |
| 2. |
May 26, 2003 |
 Pereira |
Clay |
 Thiago Alves |
7–5, 6–3 |
| 3. |
October 13, 2003 |
Bogotá |
Clay |
 Marco Mirnegg |
7–5, 6–3 |
| 4. |
March 8, 2004 |
Bogotá |
Clay |
Adrián García |
4–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
| 5. |
March 29, 2004 |
 Salinas |
Hard |
 Gilles Müller |
6–7, 6–2, 6–2 |
| 6. |
April 24, 2006 |
Bogotá |
Clay |
André Sá |
6–4, 6–2 |
| 7. |
May 03, 2009 |
Pereira |
Clay |
 Horacio Zeballos |
6–4, 4–6, 6–2 |
| 8. |
September 20, 2009 |
Cali |
Clay |
Horacio Zeballos |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 9. |
October 18, 2009 |
 Rennes |
Hard |
Thierry Ascione |
6–3, 6–2 |
| 10. |
September 25, 2011 |
Cali |
Clay |
Eduardo Schwank |
6–4, 6–3 |
| 11. |
April 01, 2012 |
Barranquilla |
Clay |
Horacio Zeballos |
6–4, 6–1 |
Singles Performance Timeline
This table is current through the 2012 French Open.
References
External links
| Persondata |
| Name |
Falla, Alejandro |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
Tennis player |
| Date of birth |
November 14, 1983 |
| Place of birth |
Cali, Colombia |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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