Joel Schwärzler

Joel Schwärzler
Full nameJoel Schwärzler
ITF nameJoel Schwaerzler
Country (sports) Austria
Born (2006-01-27) 27 January 2006 (age 18)
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachJürgen Melzer[1]
Prize moneyUS $77,410
Singles
Career record0–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 346 (28 October 2024)
Current rankingNo. 347 (4 November 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Junior1R (2023)
French Open JuniorSF (2024)
Wimbledon Junior1R (2023)
US Open Junior1R (2023)
Doubles
Career record0–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 378 (21 October 2024)
Current rankingNo. 394 (4 November 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open Junior2R (2023)
French Open JuniorW (2024)
Wimbledon Junior1R (2023)
US Open JuniorF (2023)
Last updated on: 8 November 2024.

Joel Josef Schwärzler (born 27 January 2006) is an Austrian tennis player. He has a career high singles ranking of No. 346 achieved on 28 October 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 378 achieved on 21 October 2024.[2]

Early life

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.[3][4]

Professional career

Early years

He began training at the ÖTV performance centre in Südstadt in 2021.[5]

2023: Junior Masters Champion

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.[6]

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.[7][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]

2024: Maiden ATP Challenger title, French Open doubles Junior champion, ATP debut

In May , Schwärzler won his first ATP Challenger Tour title at the 2024 Macedonian Open in Skopje, defeating Sergey Fomin, Ergi Kırkın, Andrew Paulson, Gerard Campana Lee and Kamil Majchrzak in the process. He achieved a new career high ranking of No. 387 with the win, and became the first player born in 2006 to win a Challenger title. João Fonseca, Schwärzler, Gabriel Debru and Learner Tien became the youngest champions of 2024 at that level. He was also just the fourth player to win an ATP Challenger Tour title while holding the Junior No. 1 ranking after Nick Kyrgios, Taylor Fritz and Wu Yibing. [11]

At the 2024 French Open, Schwärzler won his first junior Grand Slam title in the boys' doubles, partnering with Nicolai Budkov Kjær.[12]

Schwärzler made his ATP debut at the Austrian Open Kitzbuhel, losing to Thiago Seyboth Wild in the first round.[13] He also received a wildcard for the 2024 Erste Bank Open but lost to top seed Alexander Zverev.[14]

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 May 2024 Skopje, North Macedonia Challenger Clay Poland Kamil Majchrzak 6–3, 6–3

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
ITF WTT (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 2024 M15 Antalya, Turkey WTT Clay Romania Filip Cristian Jianu 1–6, 2–6

Doubles: 4 (4 titles)

Legend
ITF WTT (4–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2023 M15 Kottingbrunn, Austria WTT Clay Czech Republic Dominik Kellovský Slovakia Miloš Karol
Austria David Pichler 		3–6, 6–3, [10–4]
Win 2–0 Nov 2023 M15 Heraklion, Greece WTT Hard Austria Neil Oberleitner Cyprus Sergis Kyratzis
Cyprus Eleftherios Neos 		6–0, 6–3
Win 3–0 Nov 2023 M15 Heraklion, Greece WTT Hard Austria Neil Oberleitner Greece Pavlos Tsitsipas
Greece Petros Tsitsipas 		7–6(7–4), 6–2
Win 4–0 Mar 2024 M15 Antalya, Turkey WTT Clay Czech Republic Jan Hrazdil Turkey Mert Alkaya
Turkey S Mert Özdemir 		6–1, 6–0

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2023 US Open Hard Italy Federico Bondioli Sweden Max Dahlin
Estonia Oliver Ojakäär 		6–3, 3–6, [9–11]
Win 2024 French Open Clay Norway Nicolai Budkov Kjær Italy Federico Cinà
Japan Rei Sakamoto 		6–4, 7–6(7–3)

References

  1. ^ Huiber, Jens (22 October 2023). "Joel Schwärzler - It's time to celebrate". tennisnet.com. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Joel Schwärzler". ATP. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Joel Schwärzler has every shot in the game". Krone.at. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Joel Schwärzler is U16 European Champion!". tennisnet.com. 24 July 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  5. ^ Wachta, Manuel (20 October 2023). "Bravo, Joel! Schwärzler bei ITF Junior Finals unter den letzten Vier". oetv.at. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  6. ^ Fink, Nikolas (10 September 2023). "US Open 2023: Two match points awarded! Joel Schwärzler misses the junior doubles title". tennisnet. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  7. ^ McLean, Ross (23 October 2023). "KORNEEVA AND SCHWAERZLER TRIUMPH AT ITF JUNIOR FINALS IN CHENGDU". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  8. ^ Mortsch, Christian (23 October 2023). "Joel Schwärzler is on the trail of Dominic Thiem". sn.at (in German). Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Schwärzler sensationally wins ITF finals". Vorarlberg.orf.at (in German). 22 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Sensational! Joel Schwärzler wins the ITF Junior Finals". laola1.at (in German). October 22, 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  11. ^ "Challenger Q2: #NextGenATP teens Schwaerzler, Debru shine". ATPTour. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  12. ^ "Bigun streaks past Berkieta for Roland-Garros boys' title". rolandgarros.com. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  13. ^ "Generali Open Results". 27 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Alexander Zverev empathizes after routing local wild card in Vienna". ESPN. Retrieved 28 November 2024.