Alexandre Müller

Alexandre Müller (French pronunciation: [alɛksɑ̃dʁmylɛʁ] ;^[1] born 1 February 1997) is a French professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 56, achieved on 6 January 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 263, attained on 25 November 2024.

Since turning professional in 2014, Müller has spent most seasons on the ITF Men's World Tennis Tour and ATP Challenger Tour, where he has won 17 total singles and doubles titles across both circuits. He sealed his top 150 debut in July 2022, a month after winning his first Challenger title in Blois.

Müller made his breakthrough on the ATP Tour after reaching his first tour final in Marrakesh, which earned him his top 100 debut in April 2023. The following season he reached his second final in Hong Kong.

Müller has Crohn’s disease.^[2]

Müller made his ATP main draw debut at the 2017 French Open after receiving a wildcard to the singles main draw.^{[3] [4]} He was defeated by Thiago Monteiro in the first round.

He qualified for the 2019 French Open but lost in the first round to Roberto Carballes Baena.

At the 2021 Australian Open Müller won his first Grand Slam match as a lucky loser defeating Juan Ignacio Londero. As a result, he entered the top 200 at a career-high of World No. 194 on 22 February 2021.

In June, Müller won his first Challenger tournament in Blois, France, defeating Nikola Milojevic. A month later, he made his top 150 debut 25 July 2022 at world No. 149.

At the 2023 Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha, Müller as a qualifier reached his first ATP quarterfinal in his career, defeating Nikoloz Basilashvili and eighth seed Botic van de Zandschulp.^[5] He lost to Andy Murray.^[6]

At the 2023 Grand Prix Hassan II he reached a second quarterfinal defeating sixth seed Richard Gasquet and Francesco Passaro. Next he defeated top seed Lorenzo Musetti to reach his first ATP semifinal in a close to two hours match.^[7] He then faced Russian Pavel Kotov, defeating him also in two hours in straight sets to reach his first ATP final, before losing to Roberto Carballes Baena. As a result he secured a new carrier high singles ranking into the top 100 at world No. 96 on 10 April 2023.^[8] He made his Masters debut at the 2023 Italian Open as a qualifier and recorded his first win defeating Kyle Edmund. Müller reached a new career-high ranking of No. 82 on 26 June 2023 following his first title at a Challenger 125 level at the 2023 Emilia-Romagna Open in Montechiarugolo, Italy, defeating Francesco Maestrelli. He made his debut at Wimbledon, defeating compatriot Arthur Rinderknech in the first round for his second win in a Major. He then lost to top seed Carlos Alcaraz.^[9]

At the US Open, Müller faced second seed Novak Djokovic in the first round, losing in straight sets.^[10] He received a wildcard for the main draw of the 2023 Rolex Paris Masters.

In January, following a quarterfinal showing as a qualifier at the 2024 ASB Classic where he defeated compatriot Benjamin Bonzi and third seed Francisco Cerúndolo, Müller reached the top 75 in the rankings on 15 January 2024.^[11] In February, Muller lost to Andy Murray in the first round of the ATP Qatar Open. This was Andy Murray's first victory since October 2023.^[12]

In May, Müller reached the fourth round of a Masters at the Italian Open for the first time in his career by defeating Márton Fucsovics, compatriot and 31st seed Arthur Fils,^[13] and fourth seed Andrey Rublev, having reached the main draw as a qualifier. The win against Rublev ended the Madrid champion seven-match winning streak and was his first career win against a top 10 player.^{[14] [15] [16]} As a result he made it back to the top 100 climbing close to 20 positions up in the rankings. He lost to Nicolás Jarry in the fourth round.^{[17] [18]} In June, Müller reached his first Challenger final in a year in Lyon, losing to top seed Hugo Gaston in the final.^[19] In July, he won his first Challenger title in more than a year in San Marino, defeating Tseng Chun-hsin in the final.^{[20] [21]}

Müller received a wildcard for the main draw of the US Open,^[22] where he reached the second round, recording his first win at the tournament over Adam Walton. He lost to fourth seed Alexander Zverev. In October, Müller reached the third round at a Masters for the second time in his career at the Shanghai Masters, defeating Luca Nardi in the first round and eighteenth seed Félix Auger-Aliassime in the second round before losing to tenth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in the third round.^[23]

In January, Müller won his maiden ATP title at the Hong Kong Open defeating Kei Nishikori in the final.^{[24] [25] [26]}

In February, Müller reached his first ATP 500 final at the Rio Open defeating Joao Fonseca and three Argentine players, with upsets of eighth seed Tomas Martin Etcheverry and fourth seed Francisco Cerundolo, ^[27] and Francisco Comesana, and setting his record to 15-1 in his past 16 encounters against Argentines across all levels (10-0 on clay).^{[28] [29]} As a result he entered the Top 50 on 24 February 2024. Next he setup a meeting in the final with defending champion Sebastián Báez, after becoming the first Frenchman to reach the Rio title round, which he lost in straight sets.^{[30] [31]}

Current through the 2025 Australian Open.

• Müller has a 1–0 record against players who were ranked in the top 10 at the time the match was played.

* As of 23 February 2025^[update] .

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