Werner Eschauer

Werner Eschauer
Country (sports) Austria
ResidenceHollenstein an der Ybbs, Austria
Born (1974-04-26) 26 April 1974 (age 50)
Hollenstein an der Ybbs, Austria
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro1998
Retired2012
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$703,735
Singles
Career record15–41
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 52 (27 August 2007)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2008)
French Open2R (2000, 2007)
Wimbledon2R (2007)
US Open1R (2003, 2007)
Doubles
Career record7–10
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 120 (14 April 2008)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2008)
US Open2R (2007)
Last updated on: 22 August 2021.

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

Tennis career

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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

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Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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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 Belgium Steve Darcis 1–6, 6–7(1—7)

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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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 Australia Peter Luczak Argentina Agustín Calleri
Peru Luis Horna
0–6, 7–6(8–6), [2–10]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Singles: 23 (13–10)

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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 Austria Alexander Peya 7–6, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Sep 1999 Budapest, Hungary Challenger Clay France Stephane Huet 3–6, 5–7
Loss 1–2 Oct 1999 Italy F17, Sardinia Futures Hard Italy Elia Grossi 4–6, 6–0, 4–6
Win 2–2 Oct 2000 Tangier, Morocco Challenger Clay France Nicolas Thomann 6–4, 6–3
Loss 2–3 Jul 2001 Budaors, Hungary Challenger Clay Argentina Juan Ignacio Chela 5–7, 1–6
Loss 2–4 Sep 2002 Sofia, Bulgaria Challenger Clay Germany Tomas Behrend 0–6, 2–6
Cancelled 2–4 Sep 2002 Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina Challenger Clay Germany Tomas Behrend Abandoned
Win 3–4 Oct 2002 Seoul, South Korea Challenger Hard Russia Igor Kunitsyn 6–2, ret.
Loss 3–5 Apr 2003 Sanremo, Italy Challenger Clay Germany Tomas Behrend 4–6, 2–6
Win 4–5 Jul 2003 Braunschweig, Germany Challenger Clay Russia Igor Kunitsyn 6–1, 7–6(7–2)
Loss 4–6 Sep 2004 Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina Challenger Clay Russia Yuri Schukin 6–7(3–7), 6–7(7–9)
Win 5–6 Aug 2005 Genevsa, Switzerland Challenger Clay Argentina Damián Patriarca 6–3, 6–1
Loss 5–7 Jan 2006 Austria F2, Bergheim Futures Carpet Slovakia Lukáš Lacko 6–3, 1–6, 5–7
Win 6–7 Mar 2006 Italy F5, Caltanissetta Futures Clay Romania Victor Crivoi 6–3, 2–6, 6–2
Win 7–7 Mar 2006 Italy F6, Catania Futures Clay Spain Pablo Andújar 6–3, 6–3
Win 8–7 Apr 2006 Chiasso, Switzerland Challenger Clay Germany Simon Greul 6–1, 6–2
Loss 8–8 Apr 2006 Bergamo, Italy Challenger Clay France Nicolas Devilder 6–1, 5–7, 4–6
Loss 8–9 Jul 2006 Rimini, Italy Challenger Clay Spain Pablo Andújar 6–3, 1–6, 5–7
Win 9–9 Sep 2006 Kranj, Slovenia Challenger Clay Spain Gorka Fraile 6–1, 6–0
Win 10–9 Feb 2007 Wrocław, Poland Challenger Hard Czech Republic Tomáš Zíb 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 10–10 Mar 2007 Barletta, Italy Challenger Clay Argentina Carlos Berlocq 6–3, 6–7(7–9), 0–2 ret.
Win 11–10 Apr 2007 Monza, Italy Challenger Clay Czech Republic Jan Hájek 6–0, 3–0 ret.
Win 12–10 Apr 2007 Chiasso, Switzerland Challenger Clay Germany Michael Berrer 6–3, 6–2
Win 13–10 Jun 2007 Lugano, Switzerland Challenger Clay Czech Republic Jiří Vaněk 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–2)

Doubles: 17 (6–11)

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

Performance timeline

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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.

Singles

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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%
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