Alex Knaff
| Country (sports) | Luxembourg |
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| Born | 26 November 1997 Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| College | Florida State |
| Coach | Gilles Müller |
| Prize money | $24,067 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 2–6 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 0 Challenger, 2 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 486 (11 September 2023) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 4–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 0 Challenger, 7 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 364 (11 September 2023) |
| Last updated on: 30 October 2023. | |
Alex Knaff (born 26 November 1997) is a Luxembourgish tennis player.
Knaff has a career high ATP singles ranking of 486 achieved on 11 September 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 364 achieved on 11 September 2023.
Knaff represents Luxembourg at the Davis Cup since 2015, where he has a W/L record of 12–10.
Knaff played college tennis at Florida State University.[1]
Future and Challenger finals
Singles 4 (3-3)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | May 2022 | Mexico M15, Cancun | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Brandon Holt | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Oct 2022 | USA M15, Tallahassee | World Tennis Tour | Hard | William Grant | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Win | 2–1 | July 2023 | Luxembourg M25, Esch-sur-Alzette | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Marlon Vankan | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2–2 | October 2023 | Egypt M15, Sharm El Sheikh | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Mohamed Safwat | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–2 | March 2025 | Thailand M15, Nonthaburi | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Petr Bar Biryukov | 6-1, 7-6(7-3) |
| Loss | 3-3 | March 2025 | Thailand M15, Nonthaburi | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Etienne Donnet | 4–6, 2-6 |
Doubles 14 (7–7)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2021 | United States M15, Ithaca | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Joshua Peck | Vasil Kirkov Luke Johnson |
6–7(3–7), 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Mar 2022 | Tunisia M15, Monastir | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Aziz Dougaz | Hanwen Li Mateo Nicolas Martinez |
1–6, 6–2, 8-10 |
| Win | 1–2 | Mar 2022 | Tunisia M15, Monastir | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Aziz Dougaz | Tomohiro Masabayashi Ren Nakamura |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1-3 | Apr 2022 | United States M15, Sunrise | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Alec Deckers | Alexander Cozbinov Ruan Roelofse |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2-3 | Jun 2022 | Belgium M15, Duffel | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Chris Rodesch | Franco Emanuel Egea Marcelo Zormann |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 3-3 | Jul 2022 | Luxembourg M25, Esch-sur-Alzette | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Chris Rodesch | Raphael Calzi Marlon Vankan |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 4-3 | Jan 2023 | Manacor M25, Manacor | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Filip Bergevi | Alberto Barroso Campos Imanol López Morillo |
3–6, 6–3, 16-14 |
| Loss | 4-4 | Mar 2023 | Sharm El Sheikh M15, Sharm El Sheikh | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Jakob Schnaitter | Lukas Pokorny Saba Purtseladze |
3–4, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4-5 | Mar 2023 | Sharm El Sheikh M15, Sharm El Sheikh | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Jakob Schnaitter | Alec Beckley Petr Nesterov |
6-3, 3-6, 8-10 |
| Win | 5-5 | May 2023 | Pazardzhik M15, Pazardzhik | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Corentin Denolly | Riccardo Balzerani Artsiom Sinitsyn |
6-0, 6-0 |
| Win | 6-5 | July 2023 | Luxembourg M25, Esch-sur-Alzette | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Chris Rodesch | Dimitris Sakellaridis Stefanos Sakellaridis |
6-3, 6-4 |
| Win | 7-5 | July 2023 | Luxembourg M25, Esch-sur-Alzette | World Tennis Tour | Clay | David Pichler | Dimitris Sakellaridis Stefanos Sakellaridis |
1-6, 6-1, 12-10 |
| Loss | 7-6 | Feb 2024 | Villena M15, Villena | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Adrià Soriano Barrera | Liam Gavrielides Alejo Sanchez Quilez |
2-6, 4-6 |
| Loss | 7-7 | Mar 2024 | Torello M15, Torello | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Niklas Schell | James Davis Giles Hussey |
1-6, 2-6 |
References
- ^ "ALEX KNAFF". Florida State Seminoles. 21 July 2017.
External links
- Alex Knaff at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Alex Knaff at the International Tennis Federation
- Alex Knaff at the Davis Cup