Austrian tennis player
Werner Eschauer (born 26 April 1974) is an Austrian former professional tennis player.
Tennis career [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Singles: 1 (1 runner-up) [ edit ] 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)
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up) [ edit ] 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)
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals [ edit ] Singles: 23 (13–10) [ edit ] 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) [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (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.
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