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Alejandro Falla

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Falla and the second or maternal family name is Ramírez.

Alejandro Falla Ramírez (Spanish pronunciation: [aleˈxandɾo ˈfaʎa raˈmiɾes];[1] born 14 November 1983) is a retired professional male tennis player from Colombia. The left-hander turned pro in 2000 and achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 48 in July 2012. 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.

Alejandro Falla
Full nameAlejandro Falla Ramírez
Country (sports) Colombia
ResidenceBogotá, Colombia
Born (1983-11-14) 14 November 1983 (age 41)
Popayán, Colombia
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro2000
Retired2018
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$3,101,331
Singles
Career record114–169 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 48 (16 July 2012)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2010, 2012)
French Open4R (2011)
Wimbledon3R (2012)
US Open2R (2006, 2011)
Doubles
Career record17–41 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 130 (3 August 2009)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2010, 2012, 2013)
French Open2R (2014)
Wimbledon1R (2010, 2014)
US Open1R (2010, 2014)
Medal record
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place 2002 San Salvador Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2002 San Salvador Men's Team
Last updated on: 9 April 2021.

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.[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.

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

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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

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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)

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

ATP career finals

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Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

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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    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2013 Colombia Open, Colombia 250 Series Hard   Ivo Karlović 3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 0–2 Jun 2014 Halle Open, Germany 250 Series Grass   Roger Federer 6–7(2–7), 6–7(3–7)

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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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    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2011 Pacific Coast Championships, United States 250 Series Hard   Xavier Malisse   Scott Lipsky
  Rajeev Ram 		4–6, 6–4, [8–10]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Singles: 24 (14–10)

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

Doubles: 20 (10–10)

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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    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2000 Colombia F2, Bogotá Futures Clay   Pablo Gonzalez   Leonardo Azzaro
  Eyal Ran 		2–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 Aug 2001 Spain F4, Denia Futures Clay   Pablo Gonzalez   J. Fernandez-Rubio
  A-J Martin-Arroyo 		2–6, 6–2, 6–2
Win 2–1 Jun 2002 Colombia F2, Bogotá Futures Clay   Carlos Salamanca   Eduardo Bohrer
  Fernando Araujo 		3–0 ret.
Loss 2–2 Aug 2002 Spain F11, Irun Futures Clay   Carlos Salamanca   Marc Fornell Mestres
  F. Ventura-Martell 		6–7(3–7), 1–6
Loss 2–3 Sep 2002 Spain F14, Madrid Futures Hard   Carlos Salamanca   Gabriel Trujillo Soler
  A-J Martin-Arroyo 		4–6, 4–6
Loss 2–4 Jan 2003 El Salvador F2, La Libertad Futures Hard   Carlos Salamanca   Juan Pablo Brzezicki
  Bruno Soares 		6–4, 4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win 3–4 May 2003 Mexico F4, Aguascalientes Futures Hard   Bruno Soares   Ronaldo Carvalho
  Gabriel Pitta 		4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss 3–5 May 2003 Colombia F1A, Cali Futures Clay   Carlos Salamanca   Mirko Pehar
  Michael Quintero 		3–6, 4–6
Win 4–5 Oct 2003 Colombia F2, Bogotá Futures Clay   Carlos Salamanca   Ronaldo Carvalho
  Carlos Berlocq 		6–5, 5–7, 6–4
Loss 4–6 Jun 2004 Surbiton, Great Britain Challenger Grass   Glenn Weiner   Nathan Healey
  Jim Thomas 		3–6, 6–7(9–11)
Win 5–6 Sep 2008 Cali, Colombia Challenger Clay   Juan Sebastián Cabal   Brian Dabul
  Horacio Zeballos 		7–6(8–6), 6–3
Win 6–6 Sep 2008 Bogotá 3, Colombia Challenger Clay   Juan Sebastián Cabal   Alejandro Fabbri
  Horacio Zeballos 		3–6, 7–6(9–7), [10–8]
Win 7–6 Nov 2008 Medellín, Colombia Challenger Clay   Juan Sebastián Cabal   Juan-Pablo Amado
  Víctor Estrella Burgos 		3–4 ret.
Loss 7–7 May 2009 Pereira, Colombia Challenger Clay   Juan Sebastián Cabal   João Souza
  Víctor Estrella Burgos 		4–6, 4–6
Win 8–7 Nov 2009 Bogotá, Colombia Challenger Clay   Alejandro González   Diego Álvarez
  Sebastián Decoud 		5–7, 6–4, [10–8]
Loss 8–8 Oct 2009 Mons, Belgium Challenger Hard   Teymuraz Gabashvili   Denis Istomin
  Evgeny Korolev 		7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), [9–11]
Loss 8–9 Apr 2011 Barranquilla, Colombia Challenger Clay   Eduardo Struvay   Flavio Cipolla
  Paolo Lorenzi 		3–6, 4–6
Loss 8–10 Apr 2011 Pereira, Colombia Challenger Clay   Eduardo Struvay   Marcel Felder
  Carlos Salamanca 		6–7(5–7), 4–6
Win 9–10 Sep 2016 Barranquilla, Colombia Challenger Clay   Eduardo Struvay   Gonzalo Escobar
  Roberto Quiroz 		6–4, 7–5
Win 10–10 Oct 2016 Medellín, Colombia Challenger Clay   Eduardo Struvay   André Ghem
  Juan Lizariturry 		6–3, 6–2

Performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

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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

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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

References

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  1. ^ "The pronunciation by Alejandro Falla himself". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  2. ^ Cheese, Caroline (21 June 2010). "Wimbledon 2010: Roger Federer survives massive scare". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
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