Alex Knaff

Alex Knaff
Country (sports) Luxembourg
Born (1997-11-26) 26 November 1997 (age 27)
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Height6 ft 4 in(193cm)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeFlorida State
CoachGilles Müller
Prize money$24,067
Singles
Career record2–6 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 2 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 486 (11 September 2023)
Doubles
Career record4–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 7 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 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 (2–2)

Legend (singles)
ITF Futures Tour (2–2)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 May 2022 Mexico Mexico M15, Cancun World Tennis Tour Hard United States Brandon Holt 1–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 Oct 2022 United States USA M15, Tallahassee World Tennis Tour Hard United States William Grant 6–3, 6–0
Win 2–1 July 2023 Luxembourg Luxembourg M25, Esch-sur-Alzette World Tennis Tour Clay Germany Marlon Vankan 6–3, 6–1
Loss 2–2 October 2023 Egypt Egypt M15, Sharm El Sheikh World Tennis Tour Hard Egypt Mohamed Safwat 4–6, 4–6

Doubles 14 (7–7)

Legend (doubles)
ITF Futures Tour (7–6)
Titles by surface
Hard (2–5)
Clay (4–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2021 United States United States M15, Ithaca World Tennis Tour Hard Canada Joshua Peck United States Vasil Kirkov
United Kingdom Luke Johnson
6–7(3–7), 3–6
Loss 0–2 Mar 2022 Tunisia Tunisia M15, Monastir World Tennis Tour Hard Tunisia Aziz Dougaz China Hanwen Li
Argentina Mateo Nicolas Martinez
1–6, 6–2, 8-10
Win 1–2 Mar 2022 Tunisia Tunisia M15, Monastir World Tennis Tour Hard Tunisia Aziz Dougaz Japan Tomohiro Masabayashi
Japan Ren Nakamura
6–2, 6–4
Loss 1-3 Apr 2022 United States United States M15, Sunrise World Tennis Tour Clay Netherlands Alec Deckers Moldova Alexander Cozbinov
South Africa Ruan Roelofse
4–6, 4–6
Win 2-3 Jun 2022 Belgium Belgium M15, Duffel World Tennis Tour Clay Luxembourg Chris Rodesch Argentina Franco Emanuel Egea
Brazil Marcelo Zormann
6–1, 6–4
Win 3-3 Jul 2022 Luxembourg Luxembourg M25, Esch-sur-Alzette World Tennis Tour Clay Luxembourg Chris Rodesch Luxembourg Raphael Calzi
Germany Marlon Vankan
6–1, 6–4
Win 4-3 Jan 2023 Spain Manacor M25, Manacor World Tennis Tour Hard Sweden Filip Bergevi Spain Alberto Barroso Campos
Spain Imanol López Morillo
3–6, 6–3, 16-14
Loss 4-4 Mar 2023 Egypt Sharm El Sheikh M15, Sharm El Sheikh World Tennis Tour Hard Germany Jakob Schnaitter Slovakia Lukas Pokorny
Georgia (country) Saba Purtseladze
3–4, 4–6
Loss 4-5 Mar 2023 Egypt Sharm El Sheikh M15, Sharm El Sheikh World Tennis Tour Hard Germany Jakob Schnaitter South Africa Alec Beckley
Bulgaria Petr Nesterov
6-3, 3-6, 8-10
Win 5-5 May 2023 Bulgaria Pazardzhik M15, Pazardzhik World Tennis Tour Clay France Corentin Denolly Italy Riccardo Balzerani
Russia Artsiom Sinitsyn
6-0, 6-0
Win 6-5 July 2023 Luxembourg Luxembourg M25, Esch-sur-Alzette World Tennis Tour Clay Luxembourg Chris Rodesch Greece Dimitris Sakellaridis
Greece Stefanos Sakellaridis
6-3, 6-4
Win 7-5 July 2023 Luxembourg Luxembourg M25, Esch-sur-Alzette World Tennis Tour Clay Austria David Pichler Greece Dimitris Sakellaridis
Greece Stefanos Sakellaridis
1-6, 6-1, 12-10
Loss 7-6 Feb 2024 Spain Villena M15, Villena World Tennis Tour Hard Colombia Adrià Soriano Barrera Germany Liam Gavrielides
Spain Alejo Sanchez Quilez
2-6, 4-6
Loss 7-7 Mar 2024 Spain Torello M15, Torello World Tennis Tour Hard Germany Niklas Schell United Kingdom James Davis
United Kingdom Giles Hussey
1-6, 2-6

References

  1. ^ "ALEX KNAFF". Florida State Seminoles. 21 July 2017.