# Werner Eschauer

Werner Eschauer (born 26 April 1974) is an Austrian former professional tennis player.

## Tennis career

In his first 12 years as a pro, Eschauer found little success, winning just 7 ATP-level matches and cracking the top-100 for just a few weeks in late 2003, peaking at No. 96.
In 2007 however, at the age of 33, Eschauer cracked the top 100 in April and reached World No. 52 in August. He won 7 ATP-level matches in 2007 to match his total from the previous 12 years and won 4 matches at the Dutch Open in July to reach his first ATP final, including a win over Carlos Moyá in the quarters. He then lost to Steve Darcis, another first-time finalist.
Eschauer's most notable match likely was playing Rafael Nadal on Centre Court at Wimbledon in the 2nd round in June 2007. ESPN's Chris Fowler reported during coverage of this event that when searching for a left-handed player to practice against as a warm-up for the left-handed Nadal, Eschauer ended up facing off against John McEnroe. Fowler described Eschauer as coming from a modest background, and stated that he did not receive support from the Tennis Federation.

## ATP career finals
### Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

* Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
* ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
* ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
* ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
* ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–1)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (0–0)
* Clay (0–1)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
* Titles by setting
* Outdoor (0–1)
* Indoor (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2007 | Amersfoort, Netherlands | 250 Series | Clay | Steve Darcis | 1–6, 6–7$^{(1—7)}$ |

### Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

* Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
* ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
* ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
* ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
* ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–1)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (0–0)
* Clay (0–1)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
* Titles by setting
* Outdoor (0–1)
* Indoor (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponenta | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2008 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 250 Series | Clay | Peter Luczak | Agustín Calleri Luis Horna | 0–6, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, [2–10] |

## ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
### Singles: 23 (13–10)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (10–8)
* ITF Futures (3–2)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (2–1)
* Clay (11–8)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 1999 | Austria F3, Schwaz | Futures | Clay | Alexander Peya | 7–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Sep 1999 | Budapest, Hungary | Challenger | Clay | Stephane Huet | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Oct 1999 | Italy F17, Sardinia | Futures | Hard | Elia Grossi | 4–6, 6–0, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Oct 2000 | Tangier, Morocco | Challenger | Clay | Nicolas Thomann | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Jul 2001 | Budaors, Hungary | Challenger | Clay | Juan Ignacio Chela | 5–7, 1–6 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Sep 2002 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Challenger | Clay | Tomas Behrend | 0–6, 2–6 |
| Cancelled | 2–4 | Sep 2002 | Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina | Challenger | Clay | Tomas Behrend | Abandoned |
| Win | 3–4 | Oct 2002 | Seoul, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | Igor Kunitsyn | 6–2, ret. |
| Loss | 3–5 | Apr 2003 | Sanremo, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Tomas Behrend | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 4–5 | Jul 2003 | Braunschweig, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Igor Kunitsyn | 6–1, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$ |
| Loss | 4–6 | Sep 2004 | Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina | Challenger | Clay | Yuri Schukin | 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 6–7$^{(7–9)}$ |
| Win | 5–6 | Aug 2005 | Genevsa, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | Damián Patriarca | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 5–7 | Jan 2006 | Austria F2, Bergheim | Futures | Carpet | Lukáš Lacko | 6–3, 1–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 6–7 | Mar 2006 | Italy F5, Caltanissetta | Futures | Clay | Victor Crivoi | 6–3, 2–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 7–7 | Mar 2006 | Italy F6, Catania | Futures | Clay | Pablo Andújar | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 8–7 | Apr 2006 | Chiasso, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | Simon Greul | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 8–8 | Apr 2006 | Bergamo, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Nicolas Devilder | 6–1, 5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 8–9 | Jul 2006 | Rimini, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Pablo Andújar | 6–3, 1–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 9–9 | Sep 2006 | Kranj, Slovenia | Challenger | Clay | Gorka Fraile | 6–1, 6–0 |
| Win | 10–9 | Feb 2007 | Wrocław, Poland | Challenger | Hard | Tomáš Zíb | 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 10–10 | Mar 2007 | Barletta, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Carlos Berlocq | 6–3, 6–7$^{(7–9)}$, 0–2 ret. |
| Win | 11–10 | Apr 2007 | Monza, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Jan Hájek | 6–0, 3–0 ret. |
| Win | 12–10 | Apr 2007 | Chiasso, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | Michael Berrer | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 13–10 | Jun 2007 | Lugano, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | Jiří Vaněk | 6–4, 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$ |

### Doubles: 17 (6–11)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (2–7)
* ITF Futures (4–4)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (3–1)
* Clay (2–9)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (1–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Oct 1999 | Italy F17, Sardinia | Futures | Hard | Wolfgang Schranz | Daniele Ceraudo Elia Grossi | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | Oct 1999 | Italy F18, Selargius | Futures | Hard | Wolfgang Schranz | Omar Camporese Elia Grossi | 6–2, 4–1 ret. |
| Loss | 2–1 | Mar 2004 | Cagliari, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Daniel Köllerer | Tomas Behrend Giorgio Galimberti | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Jul 2004 | Zell, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Rogier Wassen | Jean-Claude Scherrer Alexander Waske | 6–4, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Aug 2004 | Geneva, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | Herbert Wiltschnig | Tomáš Cibulec David Škoch | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–3 | Oct 2004 | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Florin Mergea | Francesco Aldi Francesco Piccari | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–3, 6–0 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Apr 2005 | Canberra, Australia | Challenger | Clay | Vasilis Mazarakis | Richard Fromberg Chris Guccione | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3–5 | Jul 2005 | Oberstaufen, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Christopher Kas | Jean-Claude Scherrer Oliver Marach | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–6 | Jul 2005 | Austria F5, Anif | Futures | Clay | Marko Neunteibl | Fabian Roetschi Benjamin-David Rufer | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 4–6 |
| Win | 4–6 | Nov 2005 | Puebla, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Alexander Satschko | Santiago González Alejandro Hernández | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4–7 | Jan 2006 | Austria F1, Bergheim | Futures | Carpet | Christopher Kas | Johan Brunström Philip Stolt | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 5–7 | Jan 2006 | Austria F2, Bergheim | Futures | Carpet | Florin Mergea | Todor Enev Ilia Kushev | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 5–8 | Feb 2008 | Wrocław, Poland | Challenger | Hard | Jürgen Melzer | James Cerretani Lukáš Rosol | 7–6$^{(9–7)}$, 3–6, [7–10] |
| Loss | 5–9 | Jun 2008 | Braunschweig, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Philipp Oswald | Marco Crugnola Oscar Hernandez Perez | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 2–6 |
| Win | 6–9 | Apr 2009 | Croatia F5, Vrsar | Futures | Clay | Herbert Wiltschnig | Bastian Knittel Max Raditschnigg | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 6–10 | Nov 2009 | Turkey F11, Antalya | Futures | Clay | Marco Mirnegg | Llaurentiu-Ady Gavrila Andrei Mlendea | 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 3–6 |
| Loss | 6–11 | Nov 2009 | Turkey F12, Antalya | Futures | Clay | Alexander Flock | Tihomir Grozdanov Dinko Halachev | 6–4, 2–6, [7–10] |

## Performance timeline

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |

### Singles

| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||||||||
| Australian Open | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| French Open | 2R | Q2 | Q3 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | 2R | Q1 | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
| Wimbledon | 1R | A | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | A | 2R | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| US Open | A | Q1 | A | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Win–loss | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0 / 7 | 3–7 | 30% |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 |||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |