Werner Eschauer

Werner Eschauer (born 26 April 1974) is an Austrian former professional tennis player.

Tennis career

In his first 12 years as a pro, Eschauer found little success, winning just 7 ATP-level matches and cracking the top-100 for just a few weeks in late 2003, peaking at No. 96.

In 2007 however, at the age of 33, Eschauer cracked the top 100 in April and reached World No. 52 in August. He won 7 ATP-level matches in 2007 to match his total from the previous 12 years and won 4 matches at the Dutch Open in July to reach his first ATP final, including a win over Carlos Moyá in the quarters. He then lost to Steve Darcis, another first-time finalist.

Eschauer's most notable match likely was playing Rafael Nadal on Centre Court at Wimbledon in the 2nd round in June 2007. ESPN's Chris Fowler reported during coverage of this event that when searching for a left-handed player to practice against as a warm-up for the left-handed Nadal, Eschauer ended up facing off against John McEnroe. Fowler described Eschauer as coming from a modest background, and stated that he did not receive support from the Tennis Federation.

ATP career finals

Singles: 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 (0–0) Clay (0–1) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

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

Result	W–L	Template:NsDateTemplate:Ns	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	[[2007 Dutch Open – Singles|Template:Dts]]	Amersfoort, Netherlands	250 Series	Clay	Template:Flagicon Steve Darcis	1–6, 6–7(1—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 (0–0) Clay (0–1) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

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

Result	W–L	Template:NsDateTemplate:Ns	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponenta	Score
Loss	0–1	[[2008 Copa Telmex – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Buenos Aires, Argentina	250 Series	Clay	Template:Flagicon Peter Luczak	Template:Flagicon Agustín Calleri Template:Flagicon Luis Horna	0–6, 7–6(8–6), [2–10]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 23 (13–10)

Legend ATP Challenger (10–8) ITF Futures (3–2)

Finals by surface Hard (2–1) Clay (11–8) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–1)

Result	W–L	Template:NsDateTemplate:Ns	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Template:Dts	Austria F3, Schwaz	Futures	Clay	Template:Flagicon Alexander Peya	7–6, 6–3
Loss	1–1	Template:Dts	Budapest, Hungary	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Stephane Huet	3–6, 5–7
Loss	1–2	Template:Dts	Italy F17, Sardinia	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Elia Grossi	4–6, 6–0, 4–6
Win	2–2	Template:Dts	Tangier, Morocco	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Nicolas Thomann	6–4, 6–3
Loss	2–3	Template:Dts	Budaors, Hungary	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Juan Ignacio Chela	5–7, 1–6
Loss	2–4	Template:Dts	Sofia, Bulgaria	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Tomas Behrend	0–6, 2–6
Cancelled	2–4	Template:Dts	Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Tomas Behrend	Abandoned
Win	3–4	Template:Dts	Seoul, South Korea	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Igor Kunitsyn	6–2, ret.
Loss	3–5	Template:Dts	Sanremo, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Tomas Behrend	4–6, 2–6
Win	4–5	Template:Dts	Braunschweig, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Igor Kunitsyn	6–1, 7–6(7–2)
Loss	4–6	Template:Dts	Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Yuri Schukin	6–7(3–7), 6–7(7–9)
Win	5–6	Template:Dts	Genevsa, Switzerland	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Damián Patriarca	6–3, 6–1
Loss	5–7	Template:Dts	Austria F2, Bergheim	Futures	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Lukáš Lacko	6–3, 1–6, 5–7
Win	6–7	Template:Dts	Italy F5, Caltanissetta	Futures	Clay	Template:Flagicon Victor Crivoi	6–3, 2–6, 6–2
Win	7–7	Template:Dts	Italy F6, Catania	Futures	Clay	Template:Flagicon Pablo Andújar	6–3, 6–3
Win	8–7	Template:Dts	Chiasso, Switzerland	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Simon Greul	6–1, 6–2
Loss	8–8	Template:Dts	Bergamo, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Nicolas Devilder	6–1, 5–7, 4–6
Loss	8–9	Template:Dts	Rimini, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Pablo Andújar	6–3, 1–6, 5–7
Win	9–9	Template:Dts	Kranj, Slovenia	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Gorka Fraile	6–1, 6–0
Win	10–9	Template:Dts	Wrocław, Poland	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Tomáš Zíb	5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Loss	10–10	Template:Dts	Barletta, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Carlos Berlocq	6–3, 6–7(7–9), 0–2 ret.
Win	11–10	Template:Dts	Monza, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Jan Hájek	6–0, 3–0 ret.
Win	12–10	Template:Dts	Chiasso, Switzerland	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Michael Berrer	6–3, 6–2
Win	13–10	Template:Dts	Lugano, Switzerland	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Jiří Vaněk	6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–2)

Doubles: 17 (6–11)

Legend ATP Challenger (2–7) ITF Futures (4–4)

Finals by surface Hard (3–1) Clay (2–9) Grass (0–0) Carpet (1–1)

Result	W–L	Template:NsDateTemplate:Ns	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Template:Dts	Italy F17, Sardinia	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Wolfgang Schranz	Template:Flagicon Daniele Ceraudo Template:Flagicon Elia Grossi	6–3, 6–4
Win	2–0	Template:Dts	Italy F18, Selargius	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Wolfgang Schranz	Template:Flagicon Omar Camporese Template:Flagicon Elia Grossi	6–2, 4–1 ret.
Loss	2–1	Template:Dts	Cagliari, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Daniel Köllerer	Template:Flagicon Tomas Behrend Template:Flagicon Giorgio Galimberti	2–6, 1–6
Loss	2–2	Template:Dts	Zell, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Rogier Wassen	Template:Flagicon Jean-Claude Scherrer Template:Flagicon Alexander Waske	6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Loss	2–3	Template:Dts	Geneva, Switzerland	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Herbert Wiltschnig	Template:Flagicon Tomáš Cibulec Template:Flagicon David Škoch	2–6, 4–6
Win	3–3	Template:Dts	Rome, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Florin Mergea	Template:Flagicon Francesco Aldi Template:Flagicon Francesco Piccari	6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–0
Loss	3–4	Template:Dts	Canberra, Australia	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Vasilis Mazarakis	Template:Flagicon Richard Fromberg Template:Flagicon Chris Guccione	1–6, 2–6
Loss	3–5	Template:Dts	Oberstaufen, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Christopher Kas	Template:Flagicon Jean-Claude Scherrer Template:Flagicon Oliver Marach	5–7, 3–6
Loss	3–6	Template:Dts	Austria F5, Anif	Futures	Clay	Template:Flagicon Marko Neunteibl	Template:Flagicon Fabian Roetschi Template:Flagicon Benjamin-David Rufer	6–7(5–7), 4–6
Win	4–6	Template:Dts	Puebla, Mexico	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Alexander Satschko	Template:Flagicon Santiago González Template:Flagicon Alejandro Hernández	6–1, 6–4
Loss	4–7	Template:Dts	Austria F1, Bergheim	Futures	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Christopher Kas	Template:Flagicon Johan Brunström Template:Flagicon Philip Stolt	3–6, 4–6
Win	5–7	Template:Dts	Austria F2, Bergheim	Futures	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Florin Mergea	Template:Flagicon Todor Enev Template:Flagicon Ilia Kushev	6–2, 6–3
Loss	5–8	Template:Dts	Wrocław, Poland	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Jürgen Melzer	Template:Flagicon James Cerretani Template:Flagicon Lukáš Rosol	7–6(9–7), 3–6, [7–10]
Loss	5–9	Template:Dts	Braunschweig, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Philipp Oswald	Template:Flagicon Marco Crugnola Template:Flagicon Oscar Hernandez Perez	6–7(4–7), 2–6
Win	6–9	Template:Dts	Croatia F5, Vrsar	Futures	Clay	Template:Flagicon Herbert Wiltschnig	Template:Flagicon Bastian Knittel Template:Flagicon Max Raditschnigg	7–5, 6–3
Loss	6–10	Template:Dts	Turkey F11, Antalya	Futures	Clay	Template:Flagicon Marco Mirnegg	Template:Flagicon Llaurentiu-Ady Gavrila Template:Flagicon Andrei Mlendea	6–7(6–8), 3–6
Loss	6–11	Template:Dts	Turkey F12, Antalya	Futures	Clay	Template:Flagicon Alexander Flock	Template:Flagicon Tihomir Grozdanov Template:Flagicon Dinko Halachev	6–4, 2–6, [7–10]

Performance timeline

Singles

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	Q1	Q2	Q1	Q2	Q3	A	A	A	1R	0 / 1	0–1	Template:Tennis win percentage
French Open	2R	Q2	Q3	Q1	Q1	Q1	Q2	2R	Q1	0 / 2	2–2	Template:Tennis win percentage
Wimbledon	1R	A	Q1	A	A	Q1	A	2R	A	0 / 2	1–2	Template:Tennis win percentage
US Open	A	Q1	A	1R	A	A	A	1R	A	0 / 2	0–2	Template:Tennis win percentage
Win–loss	1–2	0–0	0–0	0–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	2–3	0–1	0 / 7	3–7	Template:Tennis win percentage
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	0 / 1	0–1	Template:Tennis win percentage
Monte Carlo	A	A	A	Q2	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	Template:Tennis win percentage
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–1	0 / 1	0–1	Template:Tennis win percentage

External links

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• Eschauer World Ranking History