Alejandro Falla

Alejandro Falla Ramírez (; born 14 November 1983) is a Colombian former professional tennis player. The left-hander turned professional in 2000 and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 48 in July 2012. At the 2006 Wimbledon tournament, Falla upset ninth seed Nikolay Davydenko and at the 2007 Sony Ericsson Open he beat ninth 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 fifth seed Ivan Ljubičić.

Career

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Alejandro Falla, 2015 Wimbledon Qualifying

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 five times into the main draw of ATP 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.

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.

In the 2014 Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Falla rallied to beat 2011 champion Philipp Kohlschreiber 5–7, 7–6 (5), 6–4 to become the first Colombian to reach the final of a grass-court tournament. He lost to six-time champion Roger Federer in the final.

Juniors

Alejandro Falla made it to the semi-finals in the 2001 French Open, giving a big inspiration to Colombian players aspiring to achieve strong results in junior open tennis.

Doubles

In junior doubles at the French Open, he and compatriot Carlos Salamanca defeated the German duo Markus Bayer and Philipp Petzschner, the first junior title won by Colombians in a Grand Slam.

Tournament	2000	2001
Junior Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A
French Open	1R	W
Wimbledon	1R	1R
US Open	A	2R

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	2001	French Open	Clay	Template:Flagicon Carlos Salamanca	Template:Flagicon Markus Bayer Template:Flagicon Philipp Petzschner	3–6, 7–5, 6–4

ATP career finals

Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

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 (0–2)

Titles by surface Hard (0–1) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–1)

Titles by setting Outdoor (0–2) Indoor (0–0)

Result	W–L	Template:NsDateTemplate:Ns	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	[[2013 Claro Open Colombia – Singles|Template:Dts]]	Colombia Open, Colombia	250 Series	Hard	Template:Flagicon Ivo Karlović	3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss	0–2	[[2014 Gerry Weber Open – Singles|Template:Dts]]	Halle Open, Germany	250 Series	Grass	Template:Flagicon Roger Federer	6–7(2–7), 6–7(3–7)

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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)

Titles by surface Hard (0–1) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0)

Titles by setting Outdoor (0–1) Indoor (0–0)

Result	W–L	Template:NsDateTemplate:Ns	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	[[2011 SAP Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Pacific Coast Championships, United States	250 Series	Hard	Template:Flagicon Xavier Malisse	Template:Flagicon Scott Lipsky Template:Flagicon Rajeev Ram	4–6, 6–4, [8–10]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 24 (14–10)

Legend ATP Challenger (11–8) ITF Futures (3–2)

Finals by surface Hard (3–4) Clay (11–6) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Jun 2002	Bogotá, Colombia	Futures	Clay	Template:Flagicon Pablo González	6–7(6–8), 6–7(2–7)
Loss	0–2	Jun 2002	Bogotá, Colombia	Futures	Clay	Template:Flagicon Eduardo Bohrer	6–7(3–7), 6–7(1–7)
Win	1–2	Jan 2003	San Salvador, El Salvador	Futures	Clay	Template:Flagicon Jorge Aguilar	6–4, 6–4
Win	2–2	May 2003	Pereira, Colombia	Futures	Clay	Template:Flagicon Thiago Alves	7–5, 6–3
Win	3–2	Oct 2003	Bogotá, Colombia	Futures	Clay	Template:Flagicon Marco Mirnegg	7–5, 6–3
Loss	3–3	Feb 2004	Waikoloa, United States	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Dmitry Tursunov	5–7, 6–7(4–7)
Win	4–3	Mar 2004	Bogotá, Colombia	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Adrián García	4–6, 6–1, 6–2
Win	5–3	Mar 2004	Salinas, Ecuador	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Gilles Müller	6–7, 6–2, 6–2
Loss	5–4	Jul 2005	Pozoblanco, Spain	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Marcos Baghdatis	3–6, 3–6
Loss	5–5	Jul 2005	Binghamton, United States	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Andy Murray	6–7(3–7), 3–6
Loss	5–6	Apr 2006	Mexico City, Mexico	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Ramón Delgado	3–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win	6–6	Apr 2006	Bogotá, Colombia (2)	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon André Sá	6–4, 6–2
Loss	6–7	Nov 2007	Bratislava, Slovakia	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Simone Bolelli	6–4, 6–7(7–9), 1–6
Win	7–7	May 2009	Pereira, Colombia	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Horacio Zeballos	6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Win	8–7	Sep 2009	Cali, Colombia	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Horacio Zeballos	6–3, 6–4
Win	9–7	Oct 2009	Rennes, France	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Thierry Ascione	6–3, 6–2
Loss	9–8	Apr 2010	Bogotá, Colombia	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon João Souza	6–4, 4–6, 1–6
Win	10–8	Sep 2011	Cali, Colombia (2)	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Eduardo Schwank	6–4, 6–3
Loss	10–9	Oct 2011	Medellín, Colombia	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Víctor Estrella Burgos	7–6(7–2), 4–6, 4–6
Win	11–9	Apr 2012	Barranquilla, Colombia	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Horacio Zeballos	6–4, 6–1
Win	12–9	Jul 2012	Bogotá, Colombia	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Santiago Giraldo	7–5, 6–3
Win	13–9	Jan 2014	Nouméa, New Caledonia	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Steven Diez	6–2, 6–2
Win	14–9	Jan 2014	Bucaramanga, Colombia	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Paolo Lorenzi	7–5, 6–1
Loss	14–10	Jan 2016	Nouméa, New Caledonia	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Adrian Mannarino	7–5, 2–6, 2–6

Doubles: 20 (10–10)

Legend ATP Challenger (6–5) ITF Futures (4–5)

Finals by surface Hard (1–3) Clay (9–6) Grass (0–1) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Template:NsDateTemplate:Ns	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Template:Dts	Colombia F2, Bogotá	Futures	Clay	Template:Flagicon Pablo Gonzalez	Template:Flagicon Leonardo Azzaro Template:Flagicon Eyal Ran	2–6, 2–6
Win	1–1	Template:Dts	Spain F4, Denia	Futures	Clay	Template:Flagicon Pablo Gonzalez	Template:Flagicon J. Fernandez-Rubio Template:Flagicon A-J Martin-Arroyo	2–6, 6–2, 6–2
Win	2–1	Template:Dts	Colombia F2, Bogotá	Futures	Clay	Template:Flagicon Carlos Salamanca	Template:Flagicon Eduardo Bohrer Template:Flagicon Fernando Araujo	3–0 ret.
Loss	2–2	Template:Dts	Spain F11, Irun	Futures	Clay	Template:Flagicon Carlos Salamanca	Template:Flagicon Marc Fornell Mestres Template:Flagicon F. Ventura-Martell	6–7(3–7), 1–6
Loss	2–3	Template:Dts	Spain F14, Madrid	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Carlos Salamanca	Template:Flagicon Gabriel Trujillo Soler Template:Flagicon A-J Martin-Arroyo	4–6, 4–6
Loss	2–4	Template:Dts	El Salvador F2, La Libertad	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Carlos Salamanca	Template:Flagicon Juan Pablo Brzezicki Template:Flagicon Bruno Soares	6–4, 4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win	3–4	Template:Dts	Mexico F4, Aguascalientes	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Bruno Soares	Template:Flagicon Ronaldo Carvalho Template:Flagicon Gabriel Pitta	4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss	3–5	Template:Dts	Colombia F1A, Cali	Futures	Clay	Template:Flagicon Carlos Salamanca	Template:Flagicon Mirko Pehar Template:Flagicon Michael Quintero	3–6, 4–6
Win	4–5	Template:Dts	Colombia F2, Bogotá	Futures	Clay	Template:Flagicon Carlos Salamanca	Template:Flagicon Ronaldo Carvalho Template:Flagicon Carlos Berlocq	6–5, 5–7, 6–4
Loss	4–6	Template:Dts	Surbiton, Great Britain	Challenger	Grass	Template:Flagicon Glenn Weiner	Template:Flagicon Nathan Healey Template:Flagicon Jim Thomas	3–6, 6–7(9–11)
Win	5–6	Template:Dts	Cali, Colombia	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Juan Sebastián Cabal	Template:Flagicon Brian Dabul Template:Flagicon Horacio Zeballos	7–6(8–6), 6–3
Win	6–6	Template:Dts	Bogotá 3, Colombia	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Juan Sebastián Cabal	Template:Flagicon Alejandro Fabbri Template:Flagicon Horacio Zeballos	3–6, 7–6(9–7), [10–8]
Win	7–6	Template:Dts	Medellín, Colombia	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Juan Sebastián Cabal	Template:Flagicon Juan-Pablo Amado Template:Flagicon Víctor Estrella Burgos	3–4 ret.
Loss	7–7	Template:Dts	Pereira, Colombia	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Juan Sebastián Cabal	Template:Flagicon João Souza Template:Flagicon Víctor Estrella Burgos	4–6, 4–6
Win	8–7	Template:Dts	Bogotá, Colombia	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Alejandro González	Template:Flagicon Diego Álvarez Template:Flagicon Sebastián Decoud	5–7, 6–4, [10–8]
Loss	8–8	Template:Dts	Mons, Belgium	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Teymuraz Gabashvili	Template:Flagicon Denis Istomin Template:Flagicon Evgeny Korolev	7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), [9–11]
Loss	8–9	Template:Dts	Barranquilla, Colombia	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Eduardo Struvay	Template:Flagicon Flavio Cipolla Template:Flagicon Paolo Lorenzi	3–6, 4–6
Loss	8–10	Template:Dts	Pereira, Colombia	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Eduardo Struvay	Template:Flagicon Marcel Felder Template:Flagicon Carlos Salamanca	6–7(5–7), 4–6
Win	9–10	Template:Dts	Barranquilla, Colombia	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Eduardo Struvay	Template:Flagicon Gonzalo Escobar Template:Flagicon Roberto Quiroz	6–4, 7–5
Win	10–10	Template:Dts	Medellín, Colombia	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Eduardo Struvay	Template:Flagicon André Ghem Template:Flagicon Juan Lizariturry	6–3, 6–2

Performance timelines

Singles

Tournament	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	SR	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	Q1	A	A	Q2	2R	A	3R	1R	3R	2R	2R	1R	Q2	A	0 / 7	7–7
French Open	A	A	A	2R	Q1	2R	1R	2R	Q1	2R	4R	1R	1R	1R	1R	Q1	A	0 / 10	7–10
Wimbledon	A	A	A	2R	Q3	2R	2R	1R	1R	1R	1R	3R	1R	1R	1R	Q2	A	0 / 11	5–11
US Open	A	A	A	Q2	Q1	2R	Q2	Q1	1R	1R	2R	1R	A	1R	Q3	A	A	0 / 6	2–6
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	2–2	0–0	3–3	1–2	2–3	0–2	3–4	4–4	4–4	1–3	1–4	0–3	0–0	0–0	0 / 34	21–34
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	A	A	1R	A	1R	1R	3R	Q1	A	A	0 / 5	3–5
Miami Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	3R	A	A	2R	Q1	2R	3R	1R	3R	Q1	A	0 / 6	8–6
Monte Carlo Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0
Rome Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	Q1	A	1R	Q1	A	A	0 / 1	0–1
Madrid Masters	NH	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	A	A	A	1R	2R	Q1	Q1	1R	A	A	0 / 5	1–5
Canada Masters	A	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	A	2R	1R	1R	A	A	1R	Q2	Q1	A	0 / 6	1–6
Cincinnati Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	2R	Q1	1R	A	1R	A	A	A	0 / 4	1–4
Shanghai Masters	Not Masters Series								A	A	A	1R	1R	A	A	A	A	0 / 2	0–2
Paris Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	2R	Q1	A	A	A	A	0 / 2	1–2
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–2	3–5	0–0	1–2	2–4	0–2	3–6	2–3	2–5	2–2	0–0	0–0	0 / 31	15–31
National representation
Olympics	Not Held			A	Not Held			A	Not Held			1R	Not Held			A	NH	0 / 1	0–1
Davis Cup	Z2	Z2	A	Z3	Z2	Z2	Z1	Z1	Z1	PO	Z1	Z1	PO	Z1	PO	A	PO	0 / 0	22–10
Win–loss	1–0	1–0	0–0	5–0	2–0	4–0	2–1	2–0	1–1	0–1	1–2	0–2	2–2	1–0	0–2	0–0	0–0	0 / 1	22–11
Career statistics
Titles / Finals	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 1	0 / 1	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 2
Year-end ranking	1383	566	275	127	231	108	81	180	81	105	74	54	99	88	122	273	397

Doubles

Tournament	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	1R	A	1R	1R	A	0–3
French Open	1R	A	1R	A	2R	1–3
Wimbledon	1R	A	A	A	1R	0–2
US Open	1R	A	A	A	1R	0–2
Win–loss	0–4	0–0	0–2	0–1	1-3	1–10

External links

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