# Alex Antonitsch

Alexander Antonitsch (born 8 February 1966) is a former tennis player from Austria, who turned professional in 1988.
Antonitsch won one singles title (1990, Seoul) and four doubles titles during his career. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 9 July 1990, when he became the world No. 40.
From 1983 to 1996, he was a member of the Austrian Davis Cup team, playing 27 matches, mainly doubles; his biggest Davis Cup success was reaching the semifinals in 1990, when the Austrian team was on the brink of reaching the finals against the later 1990 Davis Cup winner USA.

## ATP Tour finals
### Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments
* ATP Masters Series
* ATP Championship Series
* ATP World Series (1–2)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (1–1)
* Clay (0–0)
* Grass (0–1)
* Carpet (0–0)
* Finals by setting
* Outdoors (1–2)
* Indoors (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Category | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Apr 1990 | Seoul, South Korea | World Series | Hard | Pat Cash | 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Apr 1990 | Hong Kong, China SAR | World Series | Hard | Pat Cash | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jul 1992 | Newport, United States | World Series | Grass | Bryan Shelton | 4–6, 4–6 |

### Doubles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments
* ATP Masters Series
* ATP Championship Series
* ATP World Series (4–1)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (2–2)
* Clay (0–0)
* Grass (1–0)
* Carpet (1–0)
* Finals by setting
* Outdoors (2–1)
* Indoors (2–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Category | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Oct 1985 | Cologne, West Germany | Grand Prix | Hard | Michiel Schapers | Jan Gunnarsson Peter Lundgren | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–0 | Oct 1988 | Vienna, Austria | Grand Prix | Carpet | Balázs Taróczy | Kevin Curren Tomáš Šmíd | 4–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
| Win | 3–0 | Apr 1991 | Seoul, South Korea | World Series | Hard | Greg Rusedski | Kent Kinnear Sven Salumaa | 7–6, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3–1 | Jan 1993 | Auckland, New Zealand | World Series | Hard | Alexander Volkov | Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith | 3–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 4–1 | Jul 1994 | Newport, United States | World Series | Grass | Greg Rusedski | Kent Kinnear David Wheaton | 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4–2 | Oct 1994 | Vienna, Austria | World Series | Hard | Greg Rusedski | Mike Bauer David Rikl | 6–7, 4–6 |

## ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
### Singles: 4 (2–2)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (2–2)
* ITF Futures (0–0)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (2–1)
* Carpet (0–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Mar 1989 | Vilamoura, Portugal | Challenger | Hard | Nuno Marques | 1–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Nov 1991 | Helsinki, Finland | Challenger | Carpet | Michiel Schapers | 6–7, 6–4, 5–7 |
| Win | 1–2 | Aug 1993 | Istanbul, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | Olivier Delaître | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–2 | Aug 1993 | Segovia, Spain | Challenger | Hard | Jordi Burillo | 6–3, 6–3 |

### Doubles: 4 (2–2)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (2–2)
* ITF Futures (0–0)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (1–1)
* Carpet (1–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 1989 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Challenger | Hard | Ronnie Baathman | Nicklas Kulti Magnus Larsson | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Nov 1991 | Helsinki, Finland | Challenger | Carpet | Glenn Layendecker | Tarik Benhabiles Henri Leconte | 5–7, 6–7 |
| Win | 1–2 | Dec 1991 | Bossonnens, Switzerland | Challenger | Carpet | Menno Oosting | Michiel Schapers Daniel Vacek | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–2 | Aug 1994 | Istanbul, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | Alexander Mronz | Bent-Ove Pedersen Olli Rahnasto | 6–3, 6–4 |

## Performance timelines

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

### Singles

| Tournament | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | 3R | 3R | A | 0 / 4 | 5–4 | 56% |
| French Open | 2R | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
| Wimbledon | 1R | 1R | A | 4R | A | A | 1R | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | 38% |
| US Open | 1R | A | 1R | 3R | A | 1R | A | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | 29% |
| Win–loss | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 7–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 0 / 17 | 12–17 | 41% |
| National Representation |||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | NH | 1R | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | A | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| ATP Masters Series |||||||||||||
| Miami | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Rome | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Canada | A | A | QF | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | 57% |
| Cincinnati | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Paris | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0 / 8 | 4–8 | 33% |

### Doubles

| Tournament | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 2R | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |
| US Open | A | 2R | 2R | A | 3R | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | A | 0 / 6 | 6–6 | 50% |
| Win–loss | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0 / 13 | 9–13 | 41% |
| National Representation ||||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | 2R | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | A | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 0% |
| ATP Masters Series ||||||||||||||||
| Miami | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Rome | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Canada | A | A | A | A | QF | A | A | A | 2R | Q2 | A | A | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% |
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | 1R | A | QF | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 6 | 6–6 | 50% |