Alejandro Moro Cañas
{{Short description|Spanish tennis player}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Alejandro Moro Cañas
| image =
| country = {{flagicon|ESP}} Spain
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|12|7|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Madrid, Spain
| height = {{convert|abbr=on|1.83|m}}
| turnedpro =
| plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
| careerprizemoney = US $338,025
| singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=1|lost=3}} (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
| singlestitles = 0
| highestsinglesranking = No. 142 (26 August 2024)
| currentsinglesranking = No. 164 (3 February 2025)
| AustralianOpenresult = Q2 (2025)
| FrenchOpenresult = Q3 (2024)
| Wimbledonresult = 1R (2024)
| USOpenresult = Q1 (2024)
| doublesrecord = {{tennis record|won=0|lost=0}} (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
| doublestitles = 0
| highestdoublesranking = No. 419 (17 July 2023)
| currentdoublesranking = No. 744 (3 February 2025)
| updated = 3 February 2025
}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alejandro-moro-canas/m0ht/overview|title=Alejandro Moro Canas | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis|website=ATP Tour}}
Career
=2021-2023: First ITF title=
In July 2021, Moro Cañas won his first professional title at an ITF M25 tournament in Portugal.https://www.torresdelaalameda.org/primer-torneo-profesional-para-el-torresano-alejandro-moro/ He reached his second final in another tournament in Portugal two months later, losing to Paul Jubb in straight sets.https://www.itftennis.com/en/news-and-media/articles/jubb-continues-winning-ways-in-good-week-for-brits/
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sulinformacao.pt/en/2022/02/laurent-lokoli-e-o-novo-campeao-do-vale-do-lobo-international-open/|title=Laurent Lokoli is the new champion of the Vale do Lobo International Open|first=Sul|last=Informação|date=February 27, 2022}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ubitennis.com/blog/2022/04/30/atp-madrid-alejandro-canas-su-musetti-e-un-gran-giocatore-giovane-ma-con-esperienza/|title=ATP Madrid, Alejandro Cañas su Musetti: "È un gran giocatore, giovane ma con esperienza"|first=Tommaso|last=Mangiapane|date=April 30, 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://mutuamadridopen.com/moro-de-sparring-a-protagonista-en-la-caja-magica/|title=Moro: De sparring a protagonista en la Caja Mágica – Mutua Madrid Open|date=April 30, 2022|website=mutuamadridopen.com}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/TennisTV/status/1779918917349093787|title=x.com}}{{cite web|url=https://www.tennismajors.com/atp/munich-open-moro-canas-stuns-thiem-for-first-atp-tour-win-into-second-round-755394.html |title= Munich Open: Moro Canas stuns Thiem for first ATP Tour win, into second round|date=15 April 2024 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/michelsen-munich-2024-monday|title=Michelsen clinches first tour-level clay-court win in Munich; Draper advances, Thiem falls|date=15 April 2024}}
Three weeks later, he made his top 200 debut at world No. 172 on 6 May 2024.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/wimbledon-qualifying-2024-thursday|title=Pouille headlines quartet of French qualifiers at Wimbledon|website=ATPtour.com|date=27 June 2024|accessdate=27 June 2024}}
Following a Challenger final showing at the 2024 Porto Open,{{cite web|url=https://www.tennistourtalk.com/113158/holmgren-hoists-porto-open-trophy|title=Holmgren Hoists Porto Open Trophy|publisher=tennistourtalk.com|accessdate=27 January 2025}} he reached the top 150 at world No. 146 on 12 August 2024.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}
ATP Challenger Tour finals
=Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)=
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |
| bgcolor=98fb98|Win
|1–0 |style="background:moccasin;"|Rome, Italy |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|LTU}} Vilius Gaubas |7–5, 6–3 |
| bgcolor=ffa07a|Loss
|1–1 |2024 Porto Open – Men's singles |style="background:moccasin;"|Porto, Portugal |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|DEN}} August Holmgren |6–7(3–7), 6–7(6–8) |
| bgcolor=ffa07a|Loss
|1–2 |2025 Tenerife Challenger – Singles |style="background:moccasin;"|Tenerife, Spain |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|ESP}} Pablo Carreño Busta |3–6, 2–6 |
ITF World Tennis Tour finals
=Singles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner-ups)=
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|1–0 |{{dts|Jul 2021}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal |style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT |Hard |{{flagicon|IRL}} Simon Carr |7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|1–1 |{{dts|Sep 2021}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Sintra, Portugal |style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT |Hard |{{flagicon|GBR}} Paul Jubb |0–6, 2–6 |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|1–2 |{{dts|Feb 2022}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Villena, Spain |style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT |Hard |{{flagicon|ESP}} Nikolás Sánchez Izquierdo |6–7(3–7), 3–6 |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|1–3 |{{dts|Feb 2022}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Vale do Lobo, Portugal |style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT |Hard |{{flagicon|FRA}} Laurent Lokoli |2–6, 1–6 |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|2–3 |{{dts|May 2022}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Vic, Spain |style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT |Clay |{{flagicon|ESP}} Pol Martín Tiffon |7–6(7–4), 5–7, 6–1 |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|2–4 |{{dts|Jul 2022}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Bakio, Spain |style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT |Hard |{{flagicon|CZE}} Dominik Palán |7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–7(4–7) |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|3–4 |{{dts|Nov 2022}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Antalya, Turkey |style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT |Clay |{{flagicon|GER}} Timo Stodder |7–5, 3–6, 7–6(7–4) |
=Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)=
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|0–1 |{{dts|Mar 2023}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Torelló, Spain |style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT |Hard |{{flagicon|ESP}} John Echeverría |{{flagicon|ESP}} Íñigo Cervantes |5–7, 4–6 |
References
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External links
- {{ATP|M0HT}}
- {{ITF|alejandro-moro-canas/800496162/esp}}
{{Top male singles tennis players by country|ESP}}
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