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Alexander Peya
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| Country |
 Austria |
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| Residence | Vienna, Austria |
| Born |
June 27, 1980 Vienna, Austria |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Turned pro | 1998 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | U$ 2,946,189 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 22–51 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 92 (April 30, 2007) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| French Open | 1R (2004, 2007) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2004) |
| US Open | 3R (2004) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 237–169 |
| Career titles | 12 |
| Highest ranking | No. 3 (August 12, 2013) |
| Current ranking | No. 10 (November 17, 2014) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2014) |
| French Open | SF (2013) |
| Wimbledon | SF (2011) |
| US Open | F (2013) |
| Other Doubles tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | SF (2013) |
| Olympic Games | 2R (2012) |
| Last updated on: November 20, 2014. | |
Alexander Peya (born June 27, 1980) is an Austrian male tennis player. He reached a career-high singles ranking of world no. 92 in April 2007. His career-high doubles ranking is world no. 3, first achieved in August 2013. He was born in Vienna, Austria, and currently resides there.
In September 2008 Peya helped Austria to a Davis Cup play-off win against Great Britain. Peya beat Alex Bogdanovic in four sets in the deciding rubber of the tie.
Significant finals
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (0-1)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Runner-up | 2013 | US Open | Hard |  Bruno Soares |
 Leander Paes Radek Štěpánek |
1–6, 3–6 |
Masters 1000 finals
Doubles: 5 (2-3)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Runner-up | 2013 | Madrid | Clay | Bruno Soares |  Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 2013 | Montreal | Hard | Bruno Soares |  Andy Murray Colin Fleming | 6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
| Runner-up | 2013 | Paris | Hard (i) | Bruno Soares | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 2014 | Indian Wells | Hard | Bruno Soares | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 2014 | Toronto | Hard | Bruno Soares |  Ivan Dodig Marcelo Melo | 6–4, 6–3 |
ATP career finals
Doubles: 30 (11–18)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Runner-up | 1. | July 27, 2003 | Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Jürgen Melzer |
Martin Damm Cyril Suk |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | May 7, 2006 | BMW Open, Munich, Germany | Clay |  Björn Phau |
 Andrei Pavel Alexander Waske |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | October 12, 2008 | Bank Austria-TennisTrophy, Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | Philipp Petzschner |
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1–6, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 4. | February 27, 2011 | Delray Beach International Tennis Championships, Delray Beach, United States | Hard | Christopher Kas |
Scott Lipsky Rajeev Ram |
6–4, 4–6, [3–10] |
| Runner-up | 5. | May 1, 2011 | Serbia Open, Belgrade, Serbia | Clay | Oliver Marach |
František Čermák Filip Polášek |
5–7, 2–6 |
| Winner | 1. | July 24, 2011 | International German Open, Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Oliver Marach |
František Čermák Filip Polášek |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 6. | July 31, 2011 | Credit Agricole Suisse Open Gstaad, Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Christopher Kas |
František Čermák Filip Polášek |
3–6, 6–7(7–9) |
| Runner-up | 7. | August 27, 2011 | Winston-Salem Open, Winston-Salem, United States | Hard | Christopher Kas |
Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram |
6–7(2–7), 4–6 |
| Winner | 2. | January 14, 2012 | Heineken Open, Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Oliver Marach |
František Čermák Filip Polášek |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 8. | July 15, 2012 | Swedish Open, Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Bruno Soares |
 Robert Lindstedt Horia Tecău |
3–6, 6–7(5–7) |
| Winner | 3. | September 30, 2012 | Proton Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Hard (i) | Bruno Soares |
Colin Fleming Ross Hutchins |
5–7, 7–5, [10–7] |
| Winner | 4. | October 7, 2012 | Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships, Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Bruno Soares |
Leander Paes Radek Štěpánek |
6–3, 7–6(7–5) |
| Winner | 5. | October 28, 2012 | Valencia Open 500, Valencia, Spain | Hard (i) | Bruno Soares |
 David Marrero Fernando Verdasco |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner | 6. | February 17, 2013 | Brazil Open, São Paulo, Brazil | Clay (i) | Bruno Soares |
František Čermák Michal Mertiňák |
6–7(5–7), 6–2, [10–7] |
| Winner | 7. | April 28, 2013 | Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Bruno Soares |
Robert Lindstedt Daniel Nestor |
5–7, 7–6(9–7), [10–4] |
| Runner-up | 9. | May 12, 2013 | Mutua Madrid Open, Madrid, Spain | Clay | Bruno Soares |
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
2-6, 3-6 |
| Runner-up | 10. | June 16, 2013 | AEGON Championships, London, United Kingdom | Grass | Bruno Soares |
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
6–4, 5–7, [3–10] |
| Winner | 8. | June 21, 2013 | AEGON International, Eastbourne, United Kingdom | Grass | Bruno Soares |
Colin Fleming Jonathan Marray |
3–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
| Runner-up | 11. | July 21, 2013 | International German Open, Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Bruno Soares |
 Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski |
6-3, 1-6, [8-10] |
| Winner | 9. | August 11, 2013 | Rogers Cup, Montreal, Canada | Hard | Bruno Soares |
Colin Fleming Andy Murray |
6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
| Runner-up | 12. | September 7, 2013 | US Open, New York, United States | Hard | Bruno Soares |
Leander Paes Radek Štěpánek |
1–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 10. | October 27, 2013 | Valencia Open 500, Valencia, Spain | Hard (i) | Bruno Soares |
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
7-6(7-3), 6-7(1-7), [13-11] |
| Runner-up | 13. | November 3, 2013 | BNP Paribas Masters, Paris, France | Hard (i) | Bruno Soares |
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
3-6, 3-6 |
| Runner-up | 14. | January 3, 2014 | Qatar ExxonMobil Open, Doha, Qatar | Hard | Bruno Soares |
Tomáš Berdych Jan Hájek |
2-6, 4-6 |
| Runner-up | 15. | January 11, 2014 | Heineken Open, Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Bruno Soares |
Julian Knowle Marcelo Melo |
6-4, 3-6, [5-10] |
| Runner-up | 16. | March 16, 2014 | BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells, United States | Hard | Bruno Soares |
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
4-6, 3-6 |
| Winner | 11. | June 15, 2014 | Aegon Championships, London, United Kingdom | Grass | Bruno Soares |
Jamie Murray John Peers |
4–6, 7–6(7–4), [10–4] |
| Runner-up | 17. | June 21, 2014 | Aegon International, Eastbourne, United Kingdom | Grass | Bruno Soares |
 Treat Huey Dominic Inglot |
5–7, 7–5, [8–10] |
| Runner-up | 18. | July 20, 2014 | International German Open, Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Bruno Soares |
Marin Draganja Florin Mergea |
4-6, 5-7 |
| Winner | 12. | August 10, 2014 | Rogers Cup, Toronto, Canada | Hard | Bruno Soares |
Ivan Dodig Marcelo Melo |
6–4,6–3 |
Singles performance timeline
Current till 2012 US Open (tennis).
| Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | W–L | |||||||||
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| Australian Open | 0–0 | |||||||||||||||
| French Open | 1R | 1R | 0–2 | |||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1–5 | ||||||||||
| US Open | 3R | 2–1 | ||||||||||||||
| Win–Loss | 3–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–8 | |||||||||
Doubles performance timeline
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| W | F | SF | QF | R# | RR | LQ (Q#) | A | P | Z# | PO | SF-B | F-S | G | NMS | NH |
Won tournament; or reached Final; Semifinal; Quarter-final; Round 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a Round Robin stage; lost in Qualification Round; absent from tournament event; played in a Davis Cup Zonal Group (with its number indication) or Play-off; won a bronze, silver (F or S) or gold medal at the Olympics; a downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament (Not a Masters Series); or a tournament that was Not Held in a given year.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.
| Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | SR | W–L | ||||||||||||||
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| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 0 / 8 | 6–8 | ||||||||||||||
| French Open | A | 3R | A | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 3R | 2R | SF | 2R | 0 / 9 | 12–9 | |||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | A | A | 2R | 2R | 3R | QF | 2R | Q2 | SF | 1R | 3R | QF | 0 / 9 | 17–9 | |||||||||||||||
| US Open | A | 2R | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | QF | F | QF | 0 / 9 | 13–9 | |||||||||||||||
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 4–4 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 6–4 | 4–4 | 12–4 | 9–4 | 1–1 | 0 / 35 | 48–35 | ||||||||||||||
| Year-End Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour Finals | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | RR | 0 / 2 | 3–4 | |||||||||||||||
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | SF | F | 1R | 0 / 4 | 8–4 | ||||||||||||||
| Miami Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | QF | A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | ||||||||||||||
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | 2R | QF | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | |||||||||||||||
| Rome | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | |||||||||||||||
| Madrid (Clay) | Held as Hamburg | A | A | A | 1R | F | QF | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | W | W | 2 / 2 | 8–0 | |||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | QF | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | |||||||||||||||
| Shanghai | Not Masters 1000 | A | A | 2R | 2R | A | QF | 0 / 4 | 4–3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Paris | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | QF | F | 2R | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | |||||||||||||||
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 5–7 | 14–7 | 14–8 | 0–1 | 2 / 27 | 35–25 | ||||||||||||||
| Career Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Finals Reached | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||
| Year-End Ranking | 90 | 95 | 98 | 52 | 62 | 49 | 73 | 103 | 18 | 22 | 4 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
External links and references
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alexander Peya. |
- Alexander Peya at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Alexander Peya at the International Tennis Federation
- Alexander Peya at the Davis Cup
- Peya Recent Match Results
- Peya World Ranking History
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