Alejandro Moro Cañas
Spanish tennis player (born 2000)
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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.[1]
Spain| Country (sports) | Spain |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 December 2000 Madrid, Spain |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US $ 536,923 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 1–3 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 142 (26 August 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 239 (16 March 2026) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q2 (2025) |
| French Open | Q3 (2024) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2024) |
| US Open | Q1 (2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 419 (17 July 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 1140 (16 March 2026) |
| Last updated on: 22 March 2026. | |
Career
2021-2023: First ITF title
In July 2021, Moro Cañas won his first professional title at an ITF M25 tournament in Portugal.[2] He reached his second final in another tournament in Portugal two months later, losing to Paul Jubb in straight sets.[3]
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.[4]
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.[5][6] 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.[7][8][9] Three weeks later, he made his top 200 debut at world No. 172 on 6 May 2024.[citation needed]
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 Džumhur after his retirement.[10]
Following a Challenger final showing at the 2024 Porto Open,[11] he reached the top 150 at world No. 146 on 12 August 2024.[citation needed]
Performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L | Win% | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
| French Open | A | A | Q3 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
| Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||
| US Open | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||
| ATP Masters 1000 | |||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
| Miami Open | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
| Monte Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
| Madrid Open | Q2 | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | – | ||||
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
| Shanghai Masters | NH | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
ATP Challenger Tour finals
Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Apr 2024 | Garden Open, Italy | Challenger | Clay |  Vilius Gaubas |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Aug 2024 | Porto Open, Portugal | Challenger | Hard |  August Holmgren |
6–7(3–7), 6–7(6–8) |
| Loss | 1–2 | Feb 2025 | Tenerife Challenger, Spain | Challenger | Hard | Pablo Carreño Busta |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Feb 2026 | Tenerife Challenger II, Spain | Challenger | Hard |  Lloyd Harris |
5–7, 5–7 |
ITF World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2021 | M25 Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal | WTT | Hard |  Simon Carr |
7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Sep 2021 | M25 Sintra, Portugal | WTT | Hard |  Paul Jubb |
0–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Feb 2022 | M15 Villena, Spain | WTT | Hard | Nikolás Sánchez Izquierdo |
6–7(3–7), 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Feb 2022 | M25 Vale do Lobo, Portugal | WTT | Hard |  Laurent Lokoli |
2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 2–3 | May 2022 | M25 Vic, Spain | WTT | Clay | Pol Martín Tiffon |
7–6(7–4), 5–7, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Jul 2022 | M25 Bakio, Spain | WTT | Hard |  Dominik Palán |
7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–7(4–7) |
| Win | 3–4 | Nov 2022 | M25 Antalya, Turkey | WTT | Clay |  Timo Stodder |
7–5, 3–6, 7–6(7–4) |
Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2023 | M25 Torelló, Spain | WTT | Hard | John Echeverría |
Íñigo Cervantes Oriol Roca Batalla |
5–7, 4–6 |