Alexander Erler (; born 27 October 1997) is an Austrian professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. He has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 29 achieved on 13 April 2026 and a singles ranking of No. 322 on 4 October 2021.
Erler has won nine ATP Tour doubles titles, seven of them with compatriot Lucas Miedler.
Erler also earned ten doubles trophies on the ATP Challenger Tour, as well as multiple titles on the ITF Men's Tour.
Professional career
2015: ATP doubles debut Erler made his ATP main draw debut at the 2015 Generali Open Kitzbühel in the doubles draw, partnering Philipp Kohlschreiber.
2021: ATP singles debut and first match win, maiden doubles ATP title At the 2021 Generali Open Kitzbühel, Erler won his first ATP match as a wildcard defeating future world no. 1 Carlos Alcaraz who was then ranked No. 55. At the same tournament, he won the doubles title partnering Lucas Miedler.
2022: First ATP 500 doubles title, top 50 debut The Austrian team of Erler/Miedler clinched their second and biggest title on home soil at the ATP 500 2022 Erste Bank Open without dropping a set. As a result, he made his top 50 debut in the doubles rankings on 31 October 2022.
2023: Major and Masters debuts & first win, Second ATP 500 title, top 35 At the 2023 Australian Open the pair Erler/Miedler made their Grand Slam debut where they defeated tenth seeds Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden. At the ATP 500 Mexican Open Miedler won his third title with compatriot Erler defeating en route top seeds Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski. Erler made his Masters debut with Miedler at the 2023 Miami Open.
At the 2023 Grand Prix Hassan II the pair Erler/Miedler reached the final defeating fifth seeds Maxime Cressy and Albano Olivetti. They lost in the final to Andrea Vavassori and Marcelo Demoliner. They won their fourth title at the 2023 BMW Open in Munich, Germany. At the 2023 Generali Open Kitzbühel, they won their fifth doubles title.
2024–2026: Four doubles titles Partnering Andreas Mies, Erler won the doubles title at the 2024 Generali Open in Kitzbühel, defeating Constantin Frantzen and Hendrik Jebens in the final.
In October 2024, he won back-to-back doubles titles partnering Lucas Miedler, claiming the European Open in Antwerp followed by the Vienna Open.
Playing alongside Robert Galloway, Erler won the 2025 Stockholm Open, defeating Vasil Kirkov and Bart Stevens in the final. They were also runners-up at the 2026 Auckland Open and 2026 Mexican Open.
Doubles performance timeline
Current through the 2026 Mexican Open.
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ATP Tour finals
Doubles: 14 (9 titles, 5 runner ups) LegendGrand Slam (–)ATP 1000 (–)ATP 500 (3–2)ATP 250 (6–3)Finals by surfaceHard (5–2)Clay (4–3)Grass (–)Finals by settingOutdoor (5–5)Indoor (4–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1–0Austrian Open Kitzbühel, AustriaATP 250Clay Lucas Miedler Roman Jebavý Matwé Middelkoop 7–5, 7–6(7–5)Win2–0Vienna Open, AustriaATP 500Hard (i) Lucas Miedler Santiago González Andrés Molteni6–3, 7–6(7–1)Win3–0Mexican Open, MexicoATP 500Hard Lucas Miedler Nathaniel Lammons Jackson Withrow7–6(11–9), 7–6(7–3)Loss3–1Grand Prix Hassan II, MoroccoATP 250Clay Lucas Miedler Marcelo Demoliner Andrea Vavassori4–6, 6–3, [10–12]Win4–1Bavarian Championships, GermanyATP 250Clay Lucas Miedler Kevin Krawietz Tim Pütz6–3, 6–4Win5–1Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria ATP 250Clay Lucas Miedler Gonzalo Escobar Aleksandr Nedovyesov 6–4, 6–4Loss5–2Rio Open, BrazilATP 500Clay Lucas Miedler Nicolás Barrientos Rafael Matos4–6, 3–6Loss5–3Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco ATP 250Clay Lucas Miedler Harri Heliövaara Henry Patten6–3, 4–6, [4–10]Win6–3Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria ATP 250Clay Andreas Mies Constantin Frantzen Hendrik Jebens6–3, 3–6, [10–6]Win7–3European Open, BelgiumATP 250Hard (i) Lucas Miedler Robert Galloway Aleksandr Nedovyesov6–4, 1–6, [10–8]Win8–3Vienna Open, Austria ATP 500Hard (i) Lucas Miedler Neal Skupski Michael Venus4–6, 6–3, [10–1]Win9–3Stockholm Open, SwedenATP 250Hard (i) Robert Galloway Vasil Kirkov Bart Stevens6–3, 6–2Loss9–4Auckland Open, New ZealandATP 250Hard Robert Galloway Théo Arribagé Albano Olivetti6–7(2–7), 4–6Loss9–5Mexican Open, MexicoATP 500Hard Robert Galloway Marcelo Melo Alexander Zverev3–6, 4–6
ATP Challenger Tour finals
Doubles: 15 (10 titles, 5 runner-ups) LegendATP Challenger Tour (10–5)Finals by surfaceHard (6–4)Clay (4–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1Sibiu Open, RomaniaChallengerClay Lucas Miedler James Cerretani Luca Margaroli3–6, 1–6Loss0–2Sparkassen Challenger, ItalyChallengerHard (i) Lucas Miedler Antonio Šančić Sam Weissborn6–7(8–10), 6–4, [8–10]Win1–2Tali Open, FinlandChallengerHard (i) Lucas Miedler Harri Heliövaara Jean-Julien Rojer6–3, 7–6(7–2)Win2–2Torneo Città di Forlì III, ItalyChallengerHard (i) Lucas Miedler Marco Bortolotti Sergio Martos Gornés6-4, 6–2Win3–2Bengaluru Open II, IndiaChallengerHard Arjun Kadhe Saketh Myneni Ramkumar Ramanathan6–3, 6–7(4–7), [10–7]Win4–2Ostra Group Open, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Lucas Miedler Hunter Reese Sem Verbeek7–6(7–5), 7–5Loss4–3Tunis Open, TunisiaChallengerClay Lucas Miedler Nicolás Barrientos Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela7–6(7–3), 3–6, [9–11]Loss4–4Salzburg Open, AustriaChallengerClay Lucas Miedler Nathaniel Lammons Jackson Withrow5–7, 7–5, [9–11]Win5–4Tampere Open, FinlandChallengerClay Lucas Miedler Karol Drzewiecki Patrik Niklas-Salminen7–6(7–3), 6–1Win6–4Città di Como Challenger, ItalyChallengerClay Lucas Miedler Dustin Brown Julian Lenz6–1, 7–6(7–3)Win7–4NÖ Open, AustriaChallengerClay Lucas Miedler Zdeněk Kolář Denys Molchanov6–3, 6–4Loss7–5Sibiu Open, RomaniaChallengerClay Lucas Miedler Ivan Sabanov Matej Sabanov6–3, 5–7, [4–10]Win8–5Sardegna Open, ItalyChallengerClay Lucas Miedler Máximo González Andrés Molteni 7–6(8–6), 6–3Win9–5Shenzhen Longhua Open, ChinaChallengerHard Lucas Miedler Piotr Matuszewski Matthew Romios 6–3, 6–4Win10–5Napoli Tennis Cup, ItalyChallengerClay Constantin Frantzen Geoffrey Blancaneaux Albano Olivetti6–4, 6–4
ITF Tour finals
Singles: 15 (7 titles, 8 runner-ups) LegendITF Futures/WTT (7–8)Finals by surfaceHard (1–5)Clay (6–3)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin1–0Egypt F18, CairoFuturesClay Simone Roncalli6–2, 7–5Win2–0Egypt F19, CairoFuturesClay Jordan Correia6–3, 6–1Win3–0Egypt F20, CairoFuturesClay Dante Gennaro6–4, 6–1Loss3–1Egypt F24, CairoFuturesHard Karim-Mohamed Maamoun6–4, 1–6, 4–6Loss3–2M15 Telfs, AustriaWTTClay Sandro Ehrat4–6, 7–6(8–6), 3–6Win4–2M15 Wels, AustriaWTTClay Duje Kekez6–4, 6–4Loss4–3M25 Trieste, ItalyWTTClay Juan Pablo Varillas7–6(8–6), 1–6, 4–6Win5–3M15 Heraklion, GreeceWTTHard Jan Zieliński7–5, 6–1Loss5–4M25 Trento, ItalyWTTHard Ruben Bemelmans6–4, 2–6, 4–6Loss5–5M15 Monastir, TunisiaWTTHard Omar Giacalone3–6, 5–7Loss5–6M15 Monastir, TunisiaWTTHard Kaichi Uchida4–6, 2–6Loss5–7M15 Monastir, TunisiaWTTHard Gauthier Onclin1–6, 4–6Win6–7M25 Meerbusch, GermanyWTTClay Arthur Cazaux6–2, 4–6, 7–5Win7–7M15 Antalya, TurkeyWTTClay Adrian Andreev6–4, 6–1Loss7–8M15 Antalya, TurkeyWTTClay Nick Hardt0–6, 6–7(7–9)
Doubles: 26 (18 titles, 8 runner-ups) LegendITF Futures/WTT (18–8)Finals by surfaceHard (14–4)Clay (3–3)Carpet (1–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1–0Germany F18, IsmaningFuturesCarpet (i) Constantin Frantzen Kevin Krawietz Tim Sandkaulen2–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–8]Win2–0Turkey F4, AntalyaFuturesHard Sebastian Ofner Volodymyr Uzhylovskyi Anton Zaitcev6–2, 3–6, [10–7]Win3–0Austria F6, InnsbruckFuturesClay Matthias Haim Bernd Kossler Lukas Ollert6–4, 7–6(7–3)Loss3–1Turkey F35, AntalyaFuturesClay Vít Kopřiva Johann Willem Michiel De Krom7–6(7–0), 2–6, [9–11]Loss3–2Egypt F9, Sharm El SheikhFuturesHard Jaroslav Pospíšil Wilfredo González Benjamin Lock3–6, 4–6Loss3–3Austria F1, TelfsFuturesClay Kirill Kivattsev Mario Vilella Martínez Marco Bortolotti1–6, 6–3, [4–11]Win4–3Austria F6, InnsbruckFuturesClay Jakob Aichhorn Alejo Vilaro Mariano Kestelboim6–1, 1–6, [11–9]Win5–3Egypt F18, CairoFuturesHard Markos Kalovelonis Aryan Goveas Anirudh Chandrasekar6–4, 7–6(3–7)Loss5–4Tunisia F44, MonastirFuturesHard Christian Hirschmueller Aziz Dougaz Fred Gil1–6, 3–6Win6–4M25 Trento, ItalyWTTHard Markos Kalovelonis Felix Corwin Danny Thomas6–3, 6–4Win7–4M15 Heraklion, GreeceWTTHard Neil Oberleitner Luke Johnson Jan Zieliński6–4, 6–0Win8–4M15 Heraklion, GreeceWTTHard David Pichler Valentin Guenther Kai Wehnelt3–6, 6–4, [10–4]Loss8–5M25 Trento, ItalyWTTHard David Jordà Sanchis Ruben Bemelmans Daniel Masur6–7(7–9), 2–6Win9–5M15 Heraklion, GreeceWTTHard Bogdan Bobrov Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc Constantin Schmitz2–6, 7–6(7–4), [12–10]Win10–5M15 Caslano, SwitzerlandWTTClay David Pichler Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc Harold Mayot7–5, 6–4Win11–5M15 Monastir, TunisiaWTTHard David Pichler Fermín Tenti Ignacio Monzón6–4, 6–1Loss11–6M15 Monastir, TunisiaWTTHard David Pichler Théo Arribagé Titouan Droguet6–4, 6–7(5–7), [6–10]Win12–6M15 Monastir, TunisiaWTTHard David Pichler Skander Mansouri Mats Rosenkranz6–2, 7–6(14–12)Win13–6M15 Monastir, TunisiaWTTHard David Pichler Skander Mansouri Dan Added7–6(9–7), 6–3Win14–6M15 Monastir, TunisiaWTTHard David Pichler Alexander Kotzen Constant De La Bassetiere6–2, 6–2Win15–6M15 Monastir, TunisiaWTTHard David Pichler Benjamin Pietri Théo Arribagé6–4, 7–6(7–5)Win16–6M15 Monastir, TunisiaWTTHard Skander Mansouri Naoki Nakagawa Ryota Tanuma6–0, 7–5Win17–6M15 Monastir, TunisiaWTTHard Skander Mansouri Lilian Marmousez Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard6–2, 5–7, [11–9]Loss17–7M25 Trimbach, SwitzerlandWTTCarpet (i) Elmar Ejupovic Jakub Paul Yannik Steinegger3–6, 5–7Win18–7M25 Biel, SwitzerlandWTTHard Maximilian Neuchrist Lilian Marmousez Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard6–3, 4–6, [10–2]Loss18–8M15 Antalya, TurkeyWTTClay Sandro Ehrat Orlando Luz Gabriel Roveri Sidney2–6, 6–7(2–7)
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