Alejandro Falla Ramírez (Spanish pronunciation: [aleˈxandɾo ˈfaʎa raˈmiɾes] [1] 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 name Alejandro Falla Ramírez Country (sports) Colombia Residence Bogotá , ColombiaBorn (1983-11-14 ) 14 November 1983 (age 40) Popayán , ColombiaHeight 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Turned pro 2000 Retired 2018 Plays Left-handed (two-handed backhand) Prize money $ 3,101,331Career record 114–169 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup ) Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 48 (16 July 2012) Australian Open 3R (2010 , 2012 ) French Open 4R (2011 ) Wimbledon 3R (2012 ) US Open 2R (2006 , 2011 ) Career record 17–41 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 130 (3 August 2009) Australian Open 1R (2010 , 2012 , 2013 ) French Open 2R (2014 ) Wimbledon 1R (2010 , 2014 ) US Open 1R (2010 , 2014 ) Last updated on: 9 April 2021.
Career 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 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 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.
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
ATP career finals
Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups) 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)
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 (0–1) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting Outdoor (0–1) Indoor (0–0)
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 24 (14–10) 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 , ColombiaFutures Clay 6–7(6–8) , 6–7(2–7) Loss 0–2 Jun 2002 Bogotá , ColombiaFutures Clay 6–7(3–7) , 6–7(1–7) Win 1–2 Jan 2003 San Salvador , El SalvadorFutures Clay Jorge Aguilar 6–4, 6–4 Win 2–2 May 2003 Pereira , ColombiaFutures Clay Thiago Alves 7–5, 6–3 Win 3–2 Oct 2003 Bogotá , ColombiaFutures Clay Marco Mirnegg 7–5, 6–3 Loss 3–3 Feb 2004 Waikoloa , United StatesChallenger Clay Dmitry Tursunov 5–7, 6–7(4–7) Win 4–3 Mar 2004 Bogotá , ColombiaChallenger Clay Adrián García 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 Win 5–3 Mar 2004 Salinas , EcuadorChallenger Hard Gilles Müller 6–7, 6–2, 6–2 Loss 5–4 Jul 2005 Pozoblanco , SpainChallenger Hard Marcos Baghdatis 3–6, 3–6 Loss 5–5 Jul 2005 Binghamton , United StatesChallenger Hard Andy Murray 6–7(3–7) , 3–6 Loss 5–6 Apr 2006 Mexico City , MexicoChallenger 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 , SlovakiaChallenger Hard Simone Bolelli 6–4, 6–7(7–9) , 1–6 Win 7–7 May 2009 Pereira , ColombiaChallenger Clay Horacio Zeballos 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 Win 8–7 Sep 2009 Cali , ColombiaChallenger Clay 6–3, 6–4 Win 9–7 Oct 2009 Rennes , FranceChallenger Hard Thierry Ascione 6–3, 6–2 Loss 9–8 Apr 2010 Bogotá , ColombiaChallenger 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 , ColombiaChallenger Clay Víctor Estrella Burgos 7–6(7–2) , 4–6, 4–6 Win 11–9 Apr 2012 Barranquilla , ColombiaChallenger Clay 6–4, 6–1 Win 12–9 Jul 2012 Bogotá , ColombiaChallenger Clay Santiago Giraldo 7–5, 6–3 Win 13–9 Jan 2014 Nouméa , New CaledoniaChallenger Hard Steven Diez 6–2, 6–2 Win 14–9 Jan 2014 Bucaramanga , ColombiaChallenger Clay Paolo Lorenzi 7–5, 6–1 Loss 14–10 Jan 2016 Nouméa , New CaledoniaChallenger Hard Adrian Mannarino 7–5, 2–6, 2–6
Doubles: 20 (10–10) 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 2–6, 6–2, 6–2 Win 2–1 Jun 2002 Colombia F2, Bogotá Futures Clay Carlos Salamanca 3–0 ret. Loss 2–2 Aug 2002 Spain F11, Irun Futures Clay Carlos Salamanca Marc Fornell Mestres 6–7(3–7) , 1–6 Loss 2–3 Sep 2002 Spain F14, Madrid Futures Hard Carlos Salamanca Gabriel Trujillo Soler 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 BritainChallenger Grass Glenn Weiner Nathan Healey Jim Thomas 3–6, 6–7(9–11) Win 5–6 Sep 2008 Cali , ColombiaChallenger Clay Juan Sebastián Cabal Brian Dabul Horacio Zeballos 7–6(8–6) , 6–3 Win 6–6 Sep 2008 Bogotá 3 , ColombiaChallenger Clay Juan Sebastián Cabal Alejandro Fabbri Horacio Zeballos 3–6, 7–6(9–7) , [10–8] Win 7–6 Nov 2008 Medellín , ColombiaChallenger Clay Juan Sebastián Cabal Víctor Estrella Burgos 3–4 ret. Loss 7–7 May 2009 Pereira , ColombiaChallenger Clay Juan Sebastián Cabal João Souza Víctor Estrella Burgos 4–6, 4–6 Win 8–7 Nov 2009 Bogotá , ColombiaChallenger Clay Alejandro González Diego Álvarez Sebastián Decoud 5–7, 6–4, [10–8] Loss 8–8 Oct 2009 Mons , BelgiumChallenger Hard Teymuraz Gabashvili Denis Istomin Evgeny Korolev 7–6(7–4) , 6–7(4–7) , [9–11] Loss 8–9 Apr 2011 Barranquilla , ColombiaChallenger Clay Eduardo Struvay Flavio Cipolla Paolo Lorenzi 3–6, 4–6 Loss 8–10 Apr 2011 Pereira , ColombiaChallenger Clay Eduardo Struvay Marcel Felder Carlos Salamanca 6–7(5–7) , 4–6 Win 9–10 Sep 2016 Barranquilla , ColombiaChallenger Clay Eduardo Struvay Gonzalo Escobar Roberto Quiroz 6–4, 7–5 Win 10–10 Oct 2016 Medellín , ColombiaChallenger Clay Eduardo Struvay André Ghem Juan Lizariturry 6–3, 6–2
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; .
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