Alex Lawson (born January 31, 1994) is an American tennis player who specializes in doubles.

Alex Lawson
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceTempe, Arizona, USA
Born (1994-01-31) January 31, 1994 (age 30)
Tempe, Arizona, USA
Height6 ft 3 in (191cm)
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeUniversity of Notre Dame
CoachFord Oliver
Prize money$160,283
Singles
Career record0-0
Highest rankingNo. 1373 (15 August 2022)
Doubles
Career record9-13
Career titles0
4 Challenger, 4 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 101 (25 July 2022)
Current rankingNo. 113 (14 November 2022)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open2R (2021, 2022)
Last updated on: 14 November 2022.

Lawson has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 101 achieved on 25 July 2022 and a singles ranking of world No. 1373 achieved on 15 August 2022.

He has reached 28 career doubles finals posting a record of 8 wins and 22 losses, which includes a 4–12 record in ATP Challenger finals. He won the 2018 Granby Challenger alongside Chinese player Zhe Li, the 2019 Gatineau Challenger with Aussie Marc Polmans, the 2021 Cleveland Open and the Segovia Challenger pairing up with compatriot Robert Galloway.

Lawson made his ATP main draw debut at the 2016 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships on grass courts in Newport, USA where he was given a wildcard entry into the main doubles draw alongside compatriot Mackenzie McDonald. They were defeated in the first round in two tie-break sets by British brother duo Neal Skupski and Ken Skupski 6–7(4–7), 6–7(7–9).[1]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Doubles: 30 (8–22)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (4–12)
ITF Futures (4–10)
Finals by surface
Hard (8–12)
Clay (0–8)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2016 USA F27, Champaign Futures Hard   Tim Kopinski   Jared Hiltzik
  Dominik Koepfer
6–3, 3–6, [9–11]
Loss 0–2 Sep 2016 Egypt F23, Cairo Futures Hard   Benjamin Lock   Pedro Bernardi
  M Nicolas Martinez
6–7(4–7), 3–6
Loss 0–3 Nov 2016 USA F35, Birmingham Futures Clay   Austin Smith   Hunter Johnson
  Yates Johnson
2–6, 4–6
Loss 0–4 Mar 2017 USA F11 Calabasas Futures Hard   Farris Fathi Gosea   Bradley Klahn
  Connor Smith
4–6, 7–6(7–5), [5–10]
Loss 0–5 Apr 2017 USA F12 Memphis Futures Hard   Philip Bester   Lloyd Glasspool
  Mackenzie McDonald
2–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss 0–6 Jun 2017 Spain F16, Huelva Futures Clay   Hans Hach   Pedro Bernardi
  Guilherme Clezar
6–4, 4–6, [9–11]
Loss 0–7 Aug 2017 USA F27, Edwardsville Futures Hard   Robert Galloway   Hunter Callahan
  Gustav Hansson
3–6, 4–6
Win 1–7 Sep 2017 France F20, Plaisir Futures Hard   Nathaniel Lammons   Antoine Hoang
  Grégoire Jacq
4–6, 7–6(9–7), [10–4]
Loss 1–8 Oct 2017 France F22, Nevers Futures Hard   Nathaniel Lammons   Antoine Hoang
  Benjamin Bonzi
6–7(5–7), 4–6
Loss 1–9 Oct 2017 France F23, Saint-Dizier Futures Hard   Nathaniel Lammons   Jonathan Kanar
  Mick Lescure
6–0, 4–6, [9–11]
Win 2–9 Oct 2017 France F24, Rodez Futures Hard   Nathaniel Lammons   Antoine Hoang
  Ugo Humbert
7–6(7–4), 4–6, [10–7]
Loss 2–10 Dec 2017 USA F39, Waco Futures Hard   Nathaniel Lammons   Julian Lenz
  Roberto Maytín
6–7(5–7), 6–1, [12–14]
Win 3–10 Dec 2017 USA F40, Tallahassee Futures Hard   Nathaniel Lammons   Jose E Gracia
  Lucas Poullain
6–3, 6–0
Win 4–10 Jul 2018 Granby, Canada Challenger Hard   Zhe Li   JC Aragone
  Liam Broady
7–6(7–2), 6–3
Win 5–10 Jul 2019 Gatineau, Canada Challenger Hard   Marc Polmans   Hans Hach
  Dennis Novikov
6–4, 3–6, [10–7]
Loss 5–11 Jul 2019 Binghamton, United States Challenger Hard   JC Aragone   Luke Saville
  Max Purcell
4–6, 6–4, [5–10]
Win 6–11 Jan 2020 M25 Rancho Santa Fe, United States World Tennis Tour Hard   Lloyd Glasspool   Sekou Bangoura
  Boris Arias
6–1, 7–6(7–1)
Loss 6–12 Mar 2020 Columbus, United States Challenger Hard   Lloyd Glasspool   Treat Huey
  Nathaniel Lammons
6–7(3–7), 6–7(4–7)
Loss 6–13 Oct 2020 Biella, Italy Challenger Clay   Lloyd Glasspool   Harri Heliövaara
  Szymon Walków
5–7, 3–6
Loss 6–14 Oct 2020 Barcelona, Spain Challenger Clay   Harri Heliövaara   Tristan-Samuel Weissborn
  Szymon Walków
1–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Loss 6–15 Oct 2020 Ismaning, Germany Challenger Carpet   Lloyd Glasspool   Andre Begemann
  David Pel
7–5, 6–7(2–7), [4–10]
Loss 6–16 Nov 2020 Hamburg, Germany Challenger Hard   Lloyd Glasspool   Marc-Andrea Hüsler
  Kamil Majchrzak
3–6, 6–1, [18–20]
Loss 6–17 Nov 2020 Eckental, Germany Challenger Carpet   Lloyd Glasspool   Dustin Brown
  Antoine Hoang
7–6(10–8), 5–7, [11–13]
Loss 6–18 Feb 2021 Antalya II, Turkey Challenger Clay   Robert Galloway   Denys Molchanov
  Aleksandr Nedovyesov
4–6, 6–7(2–7)
Win 7–18 Mar 2021 Cleveland, United States Challenger Hard   Robert Galloway   Hunter Reese
  Evan King
7–5, 6–7(5–7), [11–9]
Loss 7–19 June 2021 Aix-en-Provence, France Challenger Clay   Robert Galloway   Sadio Doumbia
  Fabien Reboul
7–6(7–4), 5–7, [4–10]
Loss 7–20 Jul 2021 Salzburg, Austria Challenger Clay   Robert Galloway   Facundo Bagnis
  Sergio Galdós
0-6, 3-6
Win 8–20 Jul 2021 Segovia, Spain Challenger Hard   Robert Galloway   JC Aragone
  Nicolás Barrientos
7–6(10–8), 6–4
Loss 8–21 Jun 2022 Oeiras, Portugal Challenger Clay   Robert Galloway   Sadio Doumbia
  Fabien Reboul
3–6, 6–3, [13–15]
Loss 8–22 Oct 2022 Charlottesville, USA Challenger Hard (i)   Artem Sitak   Julian Cash
  Henry Patten
2–6, 4–6

References

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  1. ^ ATP. "Hall of Fame Tennis Championships – Main Doubles Draw" (PDF). Retrieved July 17, 2016.
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