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Alejandro Moro Cañas

Country (sports)	Spain
Born	(2000-12-07) 7 December 2000 (age 24) Madrid, Spain
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$294,109
Singles
Career record	1–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 146 (12 August 2024)
Current ranking	No. 171 (18 November 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	Q3 (2024)
Wimbledon	1R (2024)
US Open	Q1 (2024)
Doubles
Career record	0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 419 (17 July 2023)
Current ranking	No. 955 (18 November 2024)
Last updated on: 25 November 2024.

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.

Career

2021-2023: First ITF title

In July 2021, Moro Cañas won his first professional title at an ITF M25 tournament in Portugal. He reached his second final in another tournament in Portugal two months later, losing to Paul Jubb in straight sets.

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.

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. 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, Major debuts and first win, maiden Challenger title, top 150

Ranked No. 240, he qualified for the 2024 BMW Open making his ATP debut and stunned Dominic Thiem for his first ATP win. 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.

Following a Challenger final showing at the 2024 Porto Open, he reached the top 150 at world No. 146 on 12 August 2024.

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Apr 2024	Garden Open, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Vilius Gaubas	7–5, 6–3
Loss	1–1	Aug 2024	Porto Open, Portugal	Challenger	Hard	August Holmgren	6–7, 6–7

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Jul 2021	M25 Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal	WTT	Hard	Simon Carr	7–6, 6–4
Loss	1–1	Sep 2021	M25 Sintra, Portugal	WTT	Hard	Paul Jubb	0–6, 2–6
Loss	1–2	Feb 2022	M15 Villena, Spain	WTT	Hard	Nikolás Sánchez Izquierdo	6–7, 3–6
Loss	1–3	Feb 2022	M25 Vale do Lobo, Portugal	WTT	Hard	Laurent Lokoli	2–6, 1–6
Win	2–3	May 2022	M25 Vic, Spain	WTT	Clay	Pol Martín Tiffon	7–6, 5–7, 6–1
Loss	2–4	Jul 2022	M25 Bakio, Spain	WTT	Hard	Dominik Palán	7–6, 4–6, 6–7
Win	3–4	Nov 2022	M25 Antalya, Turkey	WTT	Clay	Timo Stodder	7–5, 3–6, 7–6

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Mar 2023	M25 Torelló, Spain	WTT	Hard	John Echeverría	Íñigo Cervantes Oriol Roca Batalla	5–7, 4–6

References

1. "Alejandro Moro Canas | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
2. https://www.torresdelaalameda.org/primer-torneo-profesional-para-el-torresano-alejandro-moro/
3. https://www.itftennis.com/en/news-and-media/articles/jubb-continues-winning-ways-in-good-week-for-brits/
4. Informação, Sul (February 27, 2022). "Laurent Lokoli is the new champion of the Vale do Lobo International Open".
5. Mangiapane, Tommaso (April 30, 2022). "ATP Madrid, Alejandro Cañas su Musetti: "È un gran giocatore, giovane ma con esperienza"".
6. "Moro: De sparring a protagonista en la Caja Mágica – Mutua Madrid Open". mutuamadridopen.com. April 30, 2022.
7. "x.com".
8. "Munich Open: Moro Canas stuns Thiem for first ATP Tour win, into second round". 15 April 2024.
9. "Michelsen clinches first tour-level clay-court win in Munich; Draper advances, Thiem falls". 15 April 2024.
10. "Pouille headlines quartet of French qualifiers at Wimbledon". ATPtour.com. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.

External links

• Alejandro Moro Cañas at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Alejandro Moro Cañas at the International Tennis Federation

v t e Association of Tennis Professionals Top Spanish male singles tennis players
As of Dec 15, 2024
1. Carlos Alcaraz (3 ) 2. Pedro Martinez (43 ) 3. Roberto Bautista Agut (51 ) 4. Roberto Carballes Baena (57 ) 5. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (61 )
6. Jaume Munar (62 ) 7. Martin Landaluce (151 ) 8. Rafael Nadal (153 ) 9. Albert Ramos-Vinolas (165 ) 10. Alejandro Moro Canas (169 )

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