| Joel Schwärzler | |
| Fullname: | Joel Schwärzler |
| Itf Name: | Joel Schwaerzler |
| Birth Date: | 27 January 2006 |
| Plays: | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach: | Jürgen Melzer[1] |
| Careerprizemoney: | $47,323 |
| Singlesrecord: | 0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Singlestitles: | 0 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 371 (12 August 2024) |
| Currentsinglesranking: | No. 371 (12 August 2024) |
| Australianopenjuniorresult: | 1R (2023) |
| Frenchopenjuniorresult: | SF (2024) |
| Wimbledonjuniorresult: | 1R (2023) |
| Usopenjuniorresult: | 1R (2023) |
| Doublesrecord: | 0–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Doublestitles: | 0 |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 384 (12 August 2024) |
| Currentdoublesranking: | No. 384 (12 August 2024) |
| Australianopendoublesjuniorresult: | 2R (2023) |
| Frenchopendoublesjuniorresult: | W (2024) |
| Wimbledondoublesjuniorresult: | 1R (2023) |
| Usopendoublesjuniorresult: | F (2023) |
| Updated: | 12 August 2024 |
Joel Josef Schwärzler (born 27 January 2006) is an Austrian tennis player. He has a career high singles ranking of No. 371 achieved on 12 August 2024.[2]
In October 2023, he won the ITF Junior Masters event in Chengdu.[3]
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.[4] [5]
He began training at the ÖTV performance centre in Südstadt in 2021.[6]
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.[7]
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.[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]
In May 2024, Schwärzler won his first ATP Challenger Tour title at the Macedonian Open, defeating Sergey Fomin, Ergi Kırkın, Andrew Paulson, Gerard Campana Lee and Kamil Majchrzak in the process. He achieved a new career high ranking of 387 with the win, and became the first player born in 2006 to win a Challenger title.
At the 2024 French Open, Schwärzler won his first junior Grand Slam title in the boys' doubles, partnering with Nicolai Budkov Kjær.
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | M15 Kottingbrunn, Austria | WTT | Clay |  Dominik Kellovský |  Milos Karol David Pichler | 3–6, 6–3, [10–4] | ||
| Win | 2–0 | M15 Heraklion, Greece | WTT | Hard | Neil Oberleitner |  Sergis Kyratzis Eleftherios Neos | 6–0, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 3–0 | M15 Heraklion, Greece | WTT | Hard | Neil Oberleitner | Pavlos Tsitsipas Petros Tsitsipas | 7–6(7–4), 6–2 | ||
| Win | 4–0 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | WTT | Clay | Jan Hrazdil |  Mert Alkaya S Mert Özdemir | 6–1, 6–0 |
| Result | Year | width=150 | Tournament | Surface | width=150 | Partner | width=150 | Opponents | width=150 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2023 | US Open | Hard |  Federico Bondioli |  Max Dahlin Oliver Ojakäär | 6–3, 3–6, [9–11] | ||||
| Win | 2024 | French Open | Clay |  Nicolai Budkov Kjær | Federico Cinà Rei Sakamoto | 6–4, 7–6(7–3) |