# Alexander Ritschard

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Swiss tennis player

Alexander Ritschard Ritschard at the 2023 Wimbledon qualifying Country (sports) Switzerland (2010–2018; 2022–present) United States (2018–2022) Born (1994-03-24) 24 March 1994 (age 32) Zürich, Switzerland Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Turned pro 2018 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) College Virginia Coach Hans Ritschard, Juan Ramirez[1] Prize money US $ 757,466 Singles Career record 4–8 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 99 (30 September 2024) Current ranking No. 531 (20 October 2025) Grand Slam singles results Australian Open Q3 (2024) French Open Q3 (2022, 2024) Wimbledon 1R (2022) US Open 1R (2022) Doubles Career record 0–1 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 388 (4 April 2022) Last updated on: 24 October 2025.

**Alexander Ritschard** (born March 24, 1994) is a [Swiss](/source/Switzerland)-[American](/source/United_States) professional [tennis](/source/Tennis) player. He has a career-high [ATP](/source/Association_of_Tennis_Professionals) singles ranking of world No. 99, achieved on 30 September 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 388, achieved on 4 April 2022.[2]

## Career

### 2013: ATP Tour debut in doubles

Ritschard made his ATP Tour main-draw debut at the [Suisse Open Gstaad](/source/2013_Cr%C3%A9dit_Agricole_Suisse_Open_Gstaad) in the doubles draw, partnering [Alexander Sadecky](/source/Alexander_Sadecky).

### 2022: ATP & Major debuts & first singles win

At the age of 28, he made his Grand Slam and ATP Tour debut in singles, after qualifying for the [2022 Wimbledon Championships](/source/2022_Wimbledon_Championships).[3] He drew fourth seeded [Stefanos Tsitsipas](/source/Stefanos_Tsitsipas) who, despite his ranking, performed very poorly on grass, having lost in the first round of his two previous Wimbledon appearances. Ritschard stormed out to a 4–1 lead in the first set, on serve, looking like another possible upset but Tsitsipas rallied to win the set in a tiebreaker and the match in four sets.[4][5][1]

At the [Swiss Open](/source/2022_Swiss_Open_Gstaad), he won his maiden ATP Tour match defeating eighth seed [Joao Sousa](/source/Joao_Sousa) as a wildcard.[6]

He made his debut at the [US Open](/source/2022_US_Open_(tennis)) as a qualifier.[1][7] In October, he won his maiden Challenger title in [Hamburg](/source/2022_Hamburg_Ladies_%26_Gents_Cup) defeating [Henri Laaksonen](/source/Henri_Laaksonen), after the fellow Swiss retired in the second set when Ritschard was 7–5, 6–5 up and had 40–30 on his service game, climbing 50 positions back to No. 166 in the singles rankings on 24 October 2022.[1][8]

### 2023–2024: Three Challenger titles, top 100

He qualified for the main draw of the [2023 BMW Open](/source/2023_BMW_Open) and defeated [Jan-Lennard Struff](/source/Jan-Lennard_Struff) but lost in the second round to [Marcos Giron](/source/Marcos_Giron).[1]

Ranked No. 194, he also qualified into the main draw of the [2024 US Clay Court Championships](/source/2024_U.S._Men's_Clay_Court_Championships). In April, he returned to the top 175 with lifting his second trophy at the [2024 Savannah Challenger](/source/2024_Savannah_Challenger).[2][9]

Following a Challenger final at the [2024 Heilbronner Neckarcup](/source/2024_Heilbronner_Neckarcup) in June[10] and a title at the [2024 Salzburg Open](/source/2024_Salzburg_Open) in July,[11] he reached a new career-high of No. 135 on 29 July 2024.[2]

Following a semifinal showing at the [2024 Copa Sevilla](/source/2024_Copa_Sevilla), he reached the top 125 at No. 121 in the singles rankings on 23 September 2024.[2] A week later, after winning his third Challenger at the [2024 Lisboa Belém Open](/source/2024_Lisboa_Bel%C3%A9m_Open), he reached the top 100 at world No. 99 on 30 September 2025, at 30 years of age.[12][13][14]

## Personal life

Ritschard attended the [University of Virginia](/source/University_of_Virginia), graduating in 2017.[1]

In April 2018, Ritschard started representing the United States. On 28 February 2022, he decided to once again represent Switzerland.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## Performance timeline

Key W F SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent;  (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

### Singles

Tournament 2022 2023 2024 2025 SR W–L Win% Grand Slam tournaments Australian Open A Q1 Q3 A 0 / 0 0–0 – French Open Q3 Q1 Q3 A 0 / 0 0–0 – Wimbledon 1R Q1 Q2 A 0 / 1 0–1 0% US Open 1R Q1 Q1 A 0 / 1 0–1 0% Win–loss 0–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 2 0–2 0% ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells Masters A A A A 0 / 0 0–0 – Miami Open A A A Q1 0 / 0 0–0 – Monte Carlo Masters A A A A 0 / 0 0–0 – Madrid Open A A A Q1 0 / 0 0-0 – Italian Open A A A A 0 / 0 0–0 – Canadian Open A A A A 0 / 0 0–0 – Cincinnati Masters A A A A 0 / 0 0–0 – Shanghai Masters NH A A A 0 / 0 0–0 – Paris Masters A A A 0 / 0 0–0 – Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0 –

## ATP Challenger Tour finals

### Singles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Legend ATP Challenger Tour (4–4) Finals by surface Hard (1–1) Clay (3–3)

Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score Loss 0–1 Oct 2021 Naples, Italy Challenger Clay Tallon Griekspoor 3–6, 2–6 Loss 0–2 Feb 2022 Forlì V, Italy Challenger Hard (i) Jack Draper 6–3, 3–6, 6–7(8–10) Win 1–2 Oct 2022 Hamburg, Germany Challenger Hard (i) Henri Laaksonen 7–5, 6–5 ret. Loss 1–3 Jun 2023 Lyon, France Challenger Clay Felipe Meligeni Alves 4–6, 6–0, 6–7(7–9) Win 2–3 Apr 2024 Savannah, USA Challenger Clay (green) Andrés Andrade 6–2, 6–4 Loss 2–4 Jun 2024 Heilbronn, Germany Challenger Clay Sumit Nagal 1–6, 7–6(7–5), 3–6 Win 3–4 Jul 2024 Salzburg, Austria Challenger Clay Kyrian Jacquet 6–4, 6–2 Win 4–4 Sep 2024 Lisbon, Portugal Challenger Clay Raphaël Collignon 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 6–3

## ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

### Singles: 7 (5 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend ITF Futures/WTT (5–2) Finals by surface Hard (1–1) Clay (4–1)

Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score Loss 0–1 Jun 2013 Germany F7, Roemerberg Futures Clay Pierre-Hugues Herbert 4–6, 4–6 Win 1–1 May 2018 Sweden F1, Karlskrona Futures Clay Mike Urbanija 6–2, 2–6, 6–1 Win 2–1 May 2018 Sweden F2, Kalmar Futures Clay Frederik Press 6–4, 6–3 Win 3–1 May 2018 Sweden F3, Lund Futures Clay Manuel Guinard 6–3, 6–3 Win 4–1 Mar 2019 M25 Calabasas, USA WTT Hard Stefan Kozlov 6–2, 0–6, 7–6(7–5) Loss 4–2 Jan 2020 M25 Los Angeles, USA WTT Hard Francisco Cerúndolo 3–6, 3–6 Win 5–2 Feb 2020 M25 Palm Coast, USA WTT Clay Mārtiņš Podžus 7–6(9–7), 6–4

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-feature_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-feature_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-feature_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-feature_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-feature_1-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-feature_1-5) ["Five Minutes From Amputee? Ritschard 'Lucky' To Be On Tour | ATP Tour | Tennis"](https://www.atptour.com/en/news/ritschard-munich-2023-feature). *ATP Tour*. Retrieved 15 May 2023.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-rankings_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-rankings_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-rankings_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-rankings_2-3) ["Alex Ritschard Rankings"](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/-/RC04/rankings-history).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Kubler, Sock, 2012 Nadal Conqueror Rosol Among Wimbledon Qualifiers"](https://www.atptour.com/en/news/wimbledon-2022-final-round-qualifying). *ATP Tour*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Stefanos Tsitsipas Passes Alexander Ritschard Test At Wimbledon | ATP Tour | Tennis"](https://www.atptour.com/en/news/tsitsipas-ritschard-wimbledon-2022-tuesday). *ATP Tour*. Retrieved 17 July 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Sarkar, Pritha (28 June 2022). ["Tsitsipas wriggles out of trouble to reach Wimbledon second round"](https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/tsitsipas-wriggles-out-trouble-reach-wimbledon-second-round-2022-06-28/). *Reuters.com*. Retrieved 17 July 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Alexander Ritschard Stuns Joao Sousa, Jiri Lehecka Books Ruud Clash in Gstaad | ATP Tour | Tennis"](https://www.atptour.com/en/news/ritschard-sousa-gstaad-2022-monday).

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["#NextGenATP Cerundolo, Bellucci Continue Challenger Tour Hot Streak | ATP Tour | Tennis"](https://www.atptour.com/en/news/cerundolo-bellucci-win-atp-challenger-tour-titles).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["#NextGenATP Bueno banks second Challenger title; Harris goes back-to-back"](https://www.atptour.com/en/news/bueno-ficovich-concepcion-challenger-2024-final). ATPTour. Retrieved 22 January 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Harris returns to Top 100 after Surbiton Challenger triumph; Nagal hits career-high"](https://www.atptour.com/en/news/harris-riedi-surbiton-challenger-2024-final). ATPTour. Retrieved 28 January 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Ritschard Reigns At Salzburg Open"](https://www.tennistourtalk.com/112371/ritschard-reigns-at-salzburg-open). tennistourtalk.com. Retrieved 27 January 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** @edgeAIapp (29 September 2024). ["Alexander Ritschard wins the Lisbon Challenger title over Raphael Collignon 6-3, 6-7, 6-3. 3'd Challenger title of the year for Ritschard. At 30 years old he will finally make his top 100 debut, playing the best tennis of his career !!"](https://x.com/edgeAIapp/status/1840451451232891365) ([Tweet](/source/Tweet_(social_media))) – via [X (formerly Twitter)](/source/X_(formerly_Twitter)).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["#NextGenATP Butvilas wins first Challenger title; Fearnley, Ritschard set for Top 100 debut"](https://www.atptour.com/en/news/butvilas-basavareddy-charleston-challenger-2024-final). *ATPTennis*. 30 September 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["'Miracle' man Ritschard fuelled by girlfriend's nutritional plan"](https://www.atptour.com/en/news/ritschard-top-100-challenger-2024-feature). 2 October 2024.

## External links

- [Alexander Ritschard](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/-/RC04/overview) at the [Association of Tennis Professionals](/source/Association_of_Tennis_Professionals)

- [Alexander Ritschard](https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/alexander-ritschard/800311444/sui) at [World Tennis](/source/World_Tennis)

- [Alexander Ritschard](https://www.espn.com/tennis/player/_/id/3587) at [ESPN.com](/source/ESPN.com)

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