Alexandre Müller (French pronunciation: [alɛksɑ̃dʁ mylɛʁ];[1] born 1 February 1997) is a French professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 41, achieved on 24 February 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]

Professional career

2017–2019: Grand Slam debut

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.

2021: First Grand Slam win, top 200 debut

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.

2022: First Challenger title, top 150 debut

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.

2023: First ATP final, top 100 and Masters debuts

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.

2024: First top 10 win, Masters fourth round

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]

Alexandre Müller serving at the 2025 ATP Hong Kong Tennis Open

2025: Maiden ATP title, ATP 500 final, top 50

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]

Performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P 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.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Current through the 2025 Australian Open.

Singles

Tournament 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 SR W–L Win%
Australian Open A A A Q1 2R Q1 Q3 1R 1R 0 / 3 1–3 25%
French Open 1R Q3 1R Q2 Q1 Q2 1R 2R 0 / 4 1–4 20%
Wimbledon A A A NH Q1 Q2 2R 2R 0 / 2 2–2 50%
US Open A A A A Q1 Q1 1R 2R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Win–loss 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–3 3–4 0–1 0 / 11 5–11 31%
ATP Masters 1000 tournaments
Indian Wells Masters A A A NH A A Q2 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Miami Open A A A NH A A A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Monte-Carlo Masters A A A NH A A A Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Madrid Open A A A NH A A Q1 Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Italian Open A A A A A A 2R 4R 0 / 2 4–2 67%
Canadian Open A A A NH A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Masters A A A A A A Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Shanghai Masters A A A NH 1R 3R 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Paris Masters A A A A A A 1R Q1 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–3 6–3 0 / 6 7–6 54%

ATP Tour finals

Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP 500 (0–1)
ATP 250 (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (1–2)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 2023 Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco ATP 250 Clay Spain Roberto Carballés Baena 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 2–6
Win 1–1 Jan 2025 Hong Kong Open, China SAR ATP 250 Hard Japan Kei Nishikori 2–6, 6–1, 6–3
Loss 1–2 Feb 2025 Rio Open, Brazil ATP 500 Clay Argentina Sebastián Báez 2–6, 3–6

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (3–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (3–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2019 Glasgow, United Kingdom Challenger Hard (i) Finland Emil Ruusuvuori 3–6, 1–6
Win 1–1 Jun 2022 Blois, France Challenger Clay Serbia Nikola Milojević 7–6(7-3), 6–1
Loss 1–2 Feb 2023 Waco, USA Challenger Hard United States Aleksandar Kovacevic 3–6, 6–4, 2–6
Win 2–2 Jun 2023 Parma, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Francesco Maestrelli 6–1, 6–4
Loss 2–3 Jun 2024 Lyon, France Challenger Clay France Hugo Gaston 2–6, 6–1, 1–6
Win 3–3 Jul 2024 City of San Marino, San Marino Challenger Clay Chinese Taipei Chun-Hsin Tseng 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(7-3)

Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (2–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2019 Blois, France Challenger Clay France Corentin Denolly Peru Sergio Galdós
Sweden Andreas Siljeström
7–5, 6–7(5–7), [10–6]
Loss 1–1 Feb 2022 Bangalore, India Challenger Hard France Hugo Grenier India Saketh Myneni
India Ramkumar Ramanathan
3-6, 2-6
Win 2–1 Apr 2022 Sanremo, Italy Challenger Clay France Geoffrey Blancaneaux Italy Flavio Cobolli
Italy Matteo Gigante
4–6, 6–3, [11–9]

ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 21 (7 titles, 14 runner-ups)

Legend
ITF Futures/WTT (7–14)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–8)
Clay (5–6)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2015 Tunisia F32, Port El Kantaoui Futures Hard Serbia Nikola Milojević 2–6, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Mar 2016 Egypt F8, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard Serbia Marko Tepavac 6–7(3–7), 1–6
Loss 0–3 May 2016 Algeria F1, Oran Futures Clay France Sadio Doumbia 6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 0–4 Jun 2016 North Macedonia F1, Skopje Futures Clay Serbia Danilo Petrović 3–6, 6–4, 6–7(6–8)
Win 1–4 Jul 2016 North Macedonia F2, Skopje Futures Clay North Macedonia Dimitar Grabul 6–2, 6–4
Loss 1–5 Aug 2016 Morocco F6, Tangier Futures Clay France Maxime Hamou 3–6, 6–4, 2–6
Loss 1–6 Oct 2016 Croatia F9, Bol Futures Clay Italy Riccardo Bellotti 4–6, 1–6
Loss 1–7 Nov 2016 Greece F8, Heraklion Futures Hard Czech Republic Václav Šafránek 5–7, 4–6
Win 2–7 Nov 2016 Cyprus F2, Limassol Futures Hard Austria Lucas Miedler 6–2, 6–2
Loss 2–8 Dec 2016 Israel F17, Ramat Gan Futures Hard France David Guez 7–5, 5–7, 3–6
Loss 2–9 Feb 2017 Indonesia F3, Jakarta Futures Hard Germany Sebastian Fanselow 1–6, 3–6
Loss 2–10 May 2017 France F10, Grasse Futures Clay France Corentin Moutet 4–6, 3–6
Win 3–10 Jul 2017 Poland F3, Mrągowo Futures Clay Sweden Markus Eriksson 6–3, 0–6, 6–3
Win 4–10 Jul 2017 France F16, Uriage-les-Bains Futures Clay France Corentin Denolly 5–7, 7–6(7–1), 6–4
Win 5–10 Oct 2017 Tunisia F32, Hammamet Futures Clay Spain Guillermo Olaso 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss 5–11 Mar 2018 Tunisia F8, Djerba Futures Hard Tunisia Moez Echargui 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 1–6
Loss 5–12 Sep 2018 Lebanon F1, Jounieh Futures Clay Spain Jordi Samper Montaña 3–6, 4–6
Win 6–12 Oct 2018 Lebanon F2, Jounieh Futures Clay France Fabien Reboul 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–4
Loss 6–13 Dec 2018 Tunisia F42, Monastir Futures Hard Russia Aslan Karatsev 4–6, 6–4, 1–6
Loss 6–14 Oct 2019 M25 Tavira, Portugal WTT Hard Portugal Frederico Ferreira Silva 2–6, 1–6
Win 7–14 Nov 2019 M25 Monastir, Tunisia WTT Hard Cyprus Petros Chrysochos 3–6, 7–6 (7-5), 6–2

Doubles: 13 (6 titles, 7 runner-ups)

Legend
ITF Futures (6–7)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–3)
Clay (5–4)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2015 Greece F8, Heraklion Futures Hard France Corentin Denolly United Kingdom Lloyd Glasspool
United Kingdom Joshua Ward-Hibbert
walkover
Win 1–1 Jan 2016 France F1, Bagnoles-de-l'Orne Futures Clay (i) France Corentin Denolly France Benjamin Bonzi
France Grégoire Jacq
2–6, 6–1, [10–6]
Win 2–1 May 2016 Algeria F1, Oran Futures Clay France Fabien Reboul Spain Adrià Mas Mascolo
Spain Pol Toledo Bagué
6–4, 6–4
Win 3–1 May 2016 Algeria F2, Algiers Futures Clay France Grégoire Jacq Venezuela Jordi Muñoz Abreu
France Fabien Reboul
6–4, 6–3
Loss 3–2 Jul 2016 Italy F20, Formigine-Casinalbo Futures Clay Germany Pirmin Hänle Italy Riccardo Balzerani
Italy Enrico Dalla Valle
3–6, 3–6
Loss 3–3 Aug 2016 Morocco F5, Tangier Futures Clay France Gianni Mina Belgium Sander Gillé
France Antoine Hoang
4–6, 6–7(7–9)
Loss 3–4 Aug 2016 Morocco F6, Tangier Futures Clay France Gianni Mina Portugal Felipe Cunha e Silva
Italy Julian Ocleppo
3–6, 3–6
Loss 3–5 Nov 2016 Greece F8, Heraklion Futures Hard France Florent Diep Switzerland Adrian Bodmer
Germany Jakob Sude
2–6, 1–6
Loss 3–6 Dec 2016 Cyprus F3, Larnaca Futures Hard Russia Markos Kalovelonis Austria Lucas Miedler
Austria Maximilian Neuchrist
3–6, 6–1, [5–10]
Win 4–6 Jan 2017 Egypt F1, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard France Antoine Escoffier Switzerland Adrian Bodmer
Germany Jakob Sude
6–2, 3–6, [11–9]
Win 5–6 Jul 2017 Belgium F4, Lasne Futures Clay France Corentin Denolly France Maxence Brovillé
France Clément Tabur
6–1, 6–3
Win 6–6 Jul 2017 France F16, Uriage-les-Bains Futures Clay France Corentin Denolly Switzerland Antoine Bellier
France Johan Sébastien Tatlot
6–3, 7–5
Loss 6–7 May 2018 France F9, Grasse Futures Clay France Corentin Denolly France Clément Tabur
France Hugo Gaston
2–6, 4–6

Record against Top 10 players

  • Müller has a 1–0 record against players who were ranked in the top 10 at the time the match was played.
Season 2024 2025 Total
Wins 1 0 1
# Player Rk Event Surface Rd Score Rk
2024
1. Andrey Rublev 6 Italian Open, Italy Clay 3R 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 109
* As of 23 February 2025.

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