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Austrian tennis player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Joel Josef Schwärzler (born 27 January 2006) is an Austrian tennis player. He has a career high singles ranking of No. 371 achieved on 12 August 2024.[2]
Full name | Joel Schwärzler |
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ITF name | Joel Schwaerzler |
Country (sports) | ![]() |
Born | 27 January 2006 |
Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Jürgen Melzer[1] |
Prize money | $47,323 |
Singles | |
Career record | 0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 371 (12 August 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 371 (12 August 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open Junior | 1R (2023) |
French Open Junior | SF (2024) |
Wimbledon Junior | 1R (2023) |
US Open Junior | 1R (2023) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 0–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 384 (12 August 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 384 (12 August 2024) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open Junior | 2R (2023) |
French Open Junior | W (2024) |
Wimbledon Junior | 1R (2023) |
US Open Junior | F (2023) |
Last updated on: 12 August 2024. |
In October 2023, he won the ITF Junior Masters event in Chengdu.[3]
Schwärzler is the son of a South African mother and an Austrian father from Vorarlberg. He grew up in Hard, Austria. He began playing tennis at the age of 5. He won the Austrian U18 national championship titles in singles and doubles in 2022, and followed this up by winning the U16 European Championships in July in Prerov, Czech Republic, defeating top seed Martin Landaluce in the final.[4][5]
He began training at the ÖTV performance centre in Südstadt in 2021.[6]
He reached the final of the 2023 US Open – Boys' doubles alongside partner Federico Bondioli where they lost to Max Dahlin and Oliver Ojakäär despite twice having a match point.[7]
In October 2023, he won two titles in two weeks, claiming victory at J500 event in Osaka and following that up with victory at the ITF Junior Masters event in Chengdu, China defeating Rodrigo Pacheco Méndez of Mexico in the boys’ final.[8] He became the first Austrian player to win the title.[9] This title guaranteed him the third place in the world junior rankings.[10]
In May 2024, Schwärzler won his first ATP Challenger Tour title at the Macedonian Open, defeating Sergey Fomin, Ergi Kırkın, Andrew Paulson, Gerard Campana Lee and Kamil Majchrzak in the process. He achieved a new career high ranking of 387 with the win, and became the first player born in 2006 to win a Challenger title.
At the 2024 French Open, Schwärzler won his first junior Grand Slam title in the boys' doubles, partnering with Nicolai Budkov Kjær.
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | May 2024 | Macedonian Open, North Macedonia | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–3 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2024 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | WTT | Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 2–6 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Aug 2023 | M15 Kottingbrunn, Austria | WTT | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, [10–4] |
Win | 2–0 | Nov 2023 | M15 Heraklion, Greece | WTT | Hard | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–3 |
Win | 3–0 | Nov 2023 | M15 Heraklion, Greece | WTT | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 6–2 |
Win | 4–0 | Mar 2024 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | WTT | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–0 |
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2023 | US Open | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, [9–11] |
Win | 2024 | French Open | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
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