Axel Geller
{{short description|Argentine tennis player}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
|name = Axel Geller
|image =
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|fullname =
|country = {{ARG}}
|residence =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|4|1}}
|birth_place = Buenos Aires, Argentina
|height = 193 cm
|turnedpro =
|retired = 2022
|plays = Right-handed
|careerprizemoney = $21,675
|singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=0|lost=0}} (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
|singlestitles = 0
|highestsinglesranking = No. 539 (5 August 2019)
|currentsinglesranking =
|FrenchOpenjuniorresult = 1R (2017)
|Wimbledonjuniorresult = F (2017)
|USOpenjuniorresult = F (2017)
|doublesrecord = {{tennis record|won=0|lost=0}} (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
|doublestitles = 0
|highestdoublesranking = No. 622 (17 February 2020)
|currentdoublesranking =
|FrenchOpenDoublesjuniorresult = QF (2017)
|WimbledonDoublesjuniorresult = W (2017)
|USOpenDoublesjuniorresult = QF (2017)
|updated = 12 August 2024
}}
Axel Geller (born 1 April 1999) is an Argentine former tennis player. Geller was ranked as high as world No. 539 in singles, which he achieved in August 2019, by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), and had claimed six singles and doubles titles on the International Tennis Federation (ITF)'s World Tennis Tour between 2018 and 2019.
In 2017, he became the No. 1-ranked junior after winning the doubles title at Wimbledon and placing runner-up in both singles finals at Wimbledon and the US Open. Geller later attended Stanford University, where he played for the men's tennis team. Following his graduation from Stanford in 2022, he announced his retirement from tennis in order to pursue a career in finance.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pilaradiario.com/laliga/2022/6/17/un-pilarense-numero-del-mundo-deja-el-tenis-por-su-carrera-120252.html|title=Un pilarense número 1 del mundo deja el tenis por su carrera|website=www.pilaradiario.com}}{{Cite web |last=Tamagni |first=Roi |date=18 July 2022 |title=Era número 1 del mundo, dejó el tenis para estudiar en Estados Unidos y decidió no volver a jugar: "Un día dije 'no tengo ganas de hacer esto nunca más'" |url=https://www.infobae.com/america/deportes/2022/07/18/era-numero-1-del-mundo-dejo-el-tenis-para-estudiar-en-estados-unidos-y-decidio-no-volver-a-jugar-un-dia-dije-no-tengo-ganas-de-hacer-esto-nunca-mas/ |access-date=19 July 2022 |website=Infobae |language=es}}
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals
=Singles: 3 (3 titles)=
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |
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|1–0 |{{dts|Aug 2018}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|USA F22, Edwardsville |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Sebastian Korda |6–2, 4–6, 7–6(7–0) |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|2–0 |{{dts|Jun 2019}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Cancún, Mexico |style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Nick Chappell |6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|3–0 |{{dts|Sep 2019}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Champaign, USA |style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT |Hard |{{flagicon|AUS}} Adam Walton |6–3, 4–6, 6–3 |
=Doubles: 3 (3 titles)=
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |
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|1–0 |{{dts|Jun 2019}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Cancún, Mexico |style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT |Hard |{{flagicon|COL}} Nicolás Mejía |{{flagicon|ATG}} Jody Maginley |6–7(5–7), 6–1, {10–6] |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|2–0 |{{dts|Jul 2019}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Champaign, USA |style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT |Hard |{{flagicon|BOL}} Juan Carlos Aguilar |{{flagicon|VEN}} Ricardo Rodríguez |6–4, 6–3 |
bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|3–0 |{{dts|Jul 2019}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Dallas, USA |style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT |Hard |{{flagicon|BOL}} Juan Carlos Aguilar |{{flagicon|ARG}} Alan Kohen |6–1, 6–3 |
Junior Grand Slam finals
=Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)=
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|bgcolor=ffa07a|Loss |2017 |Grass |{{flagicon|ESP}} Alejandro Davidovich Fokina |6–7(2–7), 3–6 |
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|bgcolor=ffa07a|Loss |2017 |Hard |{{flagicon|CHN}} Wu Yibing |4–6, 4–6 |
=Doubles: 1 (1 title)=
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Result
!Year !width=150|Tournament !Surface !width=150|Partner !width=150|Opponents !width=150|Score |
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|bgcolor=98fb98|Win |2017 |Grass |{{flagicon|TPE}} Hsu Yu-hsiou |{{flagicon|AUT}} Jurij Rodionov |6–4, 6–4 |
References
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External links
- {{ATP}}
- {{ITF profile}}
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{{succession box
| before = {{flagicon|SRB}} Miomir Kecmanović
| after = {{flagicon|TPE}} Tseng Chun-hsin
| title = ITF Junior World Champion
| years = 2017
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{{Wimbledon boys' doubles champions}}
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Category:Stanford Cardinal men's tennis players
Category:Argentine male tennis players
Category:Tennis players from Buenos Aires
Category:Wimbledon junior champions
Category:Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' doubles
Category:21st-century Argentine sportsmen
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