Axel Geller Explained
| Axel Geller |
| Birth Date: | 1999 4, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Height: | 193 cm |
| Retired: | 2022 |
| Plays: | Right-handed |
| Careerprizemoney: | $21,675 |
| Singlesrecord: | (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Singlestitles: | 0 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 539 (5 August 2019) |
| Frenchopenjuniorresult: | 1R (2017) |
| Wimbledonjuniorresult: | F (2017) |
| Usopenjuniorresult: | F (2017) |
| Doublesrecord: | (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Doublestitles: | 0 |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 622 (17 February 2020) |
| Frenchopendoublesjuniorresult: | QF (2017) |
| Wimbledondoublesjuniorresult: | W (2017) |
| Usopendoublesjuniorresult: | QF (2017) |
| Updated: | 12 August 2024 |
Axel Geller (born 1 April 1999) is an Argentine former tennis player. Geller was ranked as high as world No. 539 in singles, which he achieved in August 2019, by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), and had claimed six singles and doubles titles on the International Tennis Federation (ITF)'s World Tennis Tour between 2018 and 2019.
In 2017, he became the No. 1-ranked junior after winning the doubles title at Wimbledon and placing runner-up in both singles finals at Wimbledon and the US Open. Geller later attended Stanford University, where he played for the men's tennis team. Following his graduation from Stanford in 2022, he announced his retirement from tennis in order to pursue a career in finance.[1] [2]
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 3 (3 titles)
| Legend |
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| ATP Challenger Tour (0–0) | | ITF Futures/WTT (3–0) | |
| | Finals by surface |
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| Hard (3–0) | | Clay (0–0) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (0–0) | |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | | USA F22, Edwardsville | Futures | Hard |  Sebastian Korda | 6–2, 4–6, 7–6(7–0) |
| Win | 2–0 | | M15 Cancún, Mexico | WTT | Hard | Nick Chappell | 6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
| Win | 3–0 | | M15 Champaign, USA | WTT | Hard |  Adam Walton | 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 | |
Doubles: 3 (3 titles)
| Legend |
|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour (0–0) | | ITF WTT (3–0) | |
| | Finals by surface |
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| Hard (3–0) | | Clay (0–0) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (0–0) | |
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Notes and References
- Web site: Un pilarense número 1 del mundo deja el tenis por su carrera. www.pilaradiario.com.
- Web site: Tamagni . Roi . 18 July 2022 . Era número 1 del mundo, dejó el tenis para estudiar en Estados Unidos y decidió no volver a jugar: "Un día dije 'no tengo ganas de hacer esto nunca más'" . 19 July 2022 . . es.
