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Álex López Morón (born 28 November 1970) is a retired professional male tennis player from Spain. His career-high ATP Entry ranking is No. 100 (achieved on 9 October 1995).

Álex López Morón
Country (sports) Spain
ResidenceBarcelona, Spain
Born (1970-11-28) 28 November 1970 (age 53)
Barcelona, Spain
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro1990
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$833,225
Singles
Career record18–36
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 100 (9 October 1995)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2000)
French Open2R (1999)
Wimbledon1R (1995)
US Open1R (1995)
Doubles
Career record57–101
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 63 (24 July 2000)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2000, 2001, 2002)
French Open1R (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005)
Wimbledon2R (2004)
US Open2R (2003)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon2R (2003, 2005)
Last updated on: 12 July 2021.

Career

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He turned pro in 1990.

ATP career finals

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Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP International Series (2–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (2–0)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (2–0)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2000 Umag, Croatia International Series Clay Spain  Albert Portas Croatia  Ivan Ljubičić
Croatia  Lovro Zovko
6–1, 7–6(7–2)
Win 2–0 Jul 2003 Umag, Croatia International Series Clay Spain  Rafael Nadal Australia  Todd Perry
Japan  Thomas Shimada
6–1, 6–3

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Singles: 4 (2–2)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (2–2)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (2–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 1997 Seville, Spain Challenger Clay Spain  Álex Calatrava 2–6, 4–6
Win 1–1 Oct 1997 Mallorca, Spain Challenger Clay Bulgaria  Orlin Stanoytchev 6–4, 6–4
Win 2–1 Jul 1999 Montauban, France Challenger Clay Portugal  Emanuel Couto 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Loss 2–2 Jul 1999 Ostend, Belgium Challenger Clay France  Olivier Malcor 3–6, 1–6

Doubles: 33 (16–17)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (16–17)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (15–17)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 1994 Oberstaufen, Germany Challenger Clay Italy  Massimo Valeri Australia  Joshua Eagle
South Africa  Kirk Haygarth
3–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Aug 1997 Alpirsbach, Germany Challenger Clay Italy  Fabio Maggi Germany  Mathias Huning
Australia  Grant Silcock
7–5, 4–6, 5–7
Win 1–2 Sep 1997 Espinho, Portugal Challenger Clay Spain  Juan Ignacio Carrasco Spain  Álex Calatrava
Portugal  Bernardo Mota
4–6, 6–2, 7–5
Win 2–2 Jun 1998 Furth, Germany Challenger Clay Spain  Albert Portas Spain  Juan Ignacio Carrasco
Argentina  Martín Rodríguez
6–4, 6–4
Loss 2–3 Jun 1998 Split, Croatia Challenger Clay Spain  Alberto Martín United States  Geoff Grant
Hungary  Attila Sávolt
6–4, 3–6, 2–6
Loss 2–4 Jul 1998 Contrexéville, France Challenger Clay Spain  Jairo Velasco Argentina  Diego del Río
Argentina  Martín Rodríguez
6–7, 6–4, 4–6
Loss 2–5 Sep 1998 Szczecin, Poland Challenger Clay Italy  Massimo Ardinghi Bulgaria  Orlin Stanoytchev
Czech Republic  Radomír Vašek
6–7, 6–3, 4–6
Win 3–5 Oct 1998 Cairo, Egypt Challenger Clay Spain  Albert Portas Spain  Alberto Martín
Spain  Salvador Navarro
4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win 4–5 Aug 1999 Geneva, Switzerland Challenger Clay Spain  Emilio Benfele Álvarez Australia  Paul Hanley
Australia  Nathan Healey
7–5, 6–3
Loss 4–6 Oct 1999 Cairo, Egypt Challenger Clay Spain  Albert Portas Spain  Jairo Velasco
Spain  Juan Ignacio Carrasco
7–6, 4–6, 6–7
Loss 4–7 Nov 1999 Santiago, Chile Challenger Clay Spain  Germán Puentes Alcañiz Brazil  Antonio Prieto
Brazil  Cristiano Testa
6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Win 5–7 May 2000 Ljubljana, Slovenia Challenger Clay Spain  Emilio Benfele Álvarez South Africa  Paul Rosner
South Africa  Jason Weir-Smith
6–3, 6–4
Loss 5–8 Jun 2000 Braunschweig, Germany Challenger Clay Spain  Albert Portas Germany  Jens Knippschild
United States  Jeff Tarango
2–6, 2–6
Win 6–8 Oct 2000 Cairo, Egypt Challenger Clay Spain  Albert Portas Czech Republic  Petr Kovačka
Czech Republic  Pavel Kudrnáč
6–4, 6–3
Loss 6–9 Sep 2001 Szczecin, Poland Challenger Clay Spain  Juan Ignacio Carrasco Poland  Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Poland  Marcin Matkowski
4–6, 6–7(2–7)
Win 7–9 Oct 2001 Cagliari, Italy Challenger Clay Spain  Juan Ignacio Carrasco Spain  Marc López
Spain  Fernando Vicente
6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Win 8–9 Oct 2001 Barcelona, Spain Challenger Clay Spain  Juan Ignacio Carrasco Czech Republic  František Čermák
Czech Republic  David Škoch
6–4, 6–1
Win 9–9 Apr 2002 Tunis, Tunisia Challenger Clay Argentina  Andrés Schneiter United States  Devin Bowen
Australia  Ashley Fisher
6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Loss 9–10 Oct 2002 Seville, Spain Challenger Clay Spain  Albert Portas Argentina  Mariano Hood
Peru  Luis Horna
6–4, 1–6, 4–6
Loss 9–11 Oct 2002 Cairo, Egypt Challenger Clay Spain  Albert Portas Germany  Karsten Braasch
Germany  Tomas Behrend
6–7(3–7), 4–6
Win 10–11 Mar 2003 Cagliari, Italy Challenger Clay Argentina  Andrés Schneiter Spain  Juan Ignacio Carrasco
Spain  Albert Portas
5–7, 6–4, 7–5
Loss 10–12 May 2003 Košice, Slovakia Challenger Clay Argentina  Andrés Schneiter Australia  Stephen Huss
South Africa  Myles Wakefield
4–6, 3–6
Loss 10–13 Jun 2003 Lugano, Switzerland Challenger Clay Argentina  Andrés Schneiter Spain  Joan Balcells
Spain  Juan Albert Viloca
4–6, 4–6
Win 11–13 Aug 2003 Geneva, Switzerland Challenger Clay Argentina  Andrés Schneiter Spain  Emilio Benfele Álvarez
Germany  Philipp Petzschner
6–4, 5–7, 7–6(9–7)
Win 12–13 Jul 2004 Montauban, France Challenger Clay Germany  Marc-Kevin Goellner Argentina  Brian Dabul
Argentina  Ignacio Gonzalez-King
6–3, 5–7, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 12–14 Aug 2004 San Marino, San Marino Challenger Clay Chile  Adrián García Italy  Massimo Bertolini
Belgium  Tom Vanhoudt
2–6, 4–6
Win 13–14 Aug 2004 Trani, Italy Challenger Clay Italy  Massimo Bertolini Czech Republic  Martin Štěpánek
Czech Republic  Jan Vacek
2–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win 14–14 Sep 2004 Genoa, Italy Challenger Clay Spain  Emilio Benfele Álvarez Italy  Massimo Bertolini
Belgium  Tom Vanhoudt
6–3, 6–4
Loss 14–15 Oct 2004 Seville, Spain Challenger Clay Spain  Óscar Hernández Germany  Alexander Waske
Germany  Tomas Behrend
6–7(0–7), 6–7(2–7)
Loss 14–16 Jun 2005 Barcelona, Spain Challenger Clay Spain  Albert Portas Spain  Óscar Hernández
Spain  Gabriel Trujillo Soler
5–7, 4–6
Win 15–16 Jun 2005 Braunschweig, Germany Challenger Clay Italy  Enzo Artoni Italy  Massimo Bertolini
Belgium  Tom Vanhoudt
5–7, 6–4, 7–6(14–12)
Win 16–16 Aug 2005 Segovia, Spain Challenger Hard Spain  Marcel Granollers Italy  Daniele Bracciali
Italy  Uros Vico
6–4, 6–2
Loss 16–17 Sep 2006 Tarragona, Spain Challenger Clay Spain  Santiago Ventura United States  Hugo Armando
Spain  Gabriel Trujillo Soler
3–6, 6–7(3–7)

Performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

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Tournament 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A Q3 Q1 1R Q1 0 / 1 0–1 0%
French Open A Q3 1R A Q3 Q1 2R Q1 A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Wimbledon Q1 Q2 1R A Q1 A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
US Open A A 1R A A A A Q2 A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–3 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 0 / 5 1–5 17%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Monte Carlo Q1 Q3 3R A A A A 1R A 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Hamburg A A A A A A Q1 A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Rome Masters A Q1 A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0 / 2 2–2 50%

Doubles

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Tournament 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open 1R 2R 2R 2R 1R 1R A 0 / 6 3–6 33%
French Open 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 0 / 7 0–7 0%
Wimbledon 1R 1R 1R A 1R 2R 1R 0 / 6 1–6 14%
US Open A 1R A 1R 2R 1R A 0 / 4 1–4 20%
Win–loss 0–3 1–4 1–3 1–3 1–4 1–4 0–2 0 / 23 5–23 18%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Miami Open A A 1R A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Monte Carlo A A 1R A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Hamburg QF A A A A A A 0 / 1 2–1 67%
Win–loss 2–1 0–0 0–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 3 2–3 40%

Wins over top 10 players

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# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score
1995
1. Sweden  Magnus Larsson 10 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay 2R 6–3, 7–6(7–3)

Personal life

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His brother Víctor also played tennis professionally.

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