2011 ATP World Tour Media Guide

ALEJANDRO FALLA (COL)
Birthdate: November 14, 1983 Turned Pro: 2000
Birthplace: Cali, Colombia
Height: 6’1” (1.85m)
Residence: Bogota, Colombia
Weight: 169 (76kg)
Career Win-Loss: 56-74
Plays: Left-handed
Career Prize Money: $1,201,170
Two-handed backhand
Career Singles Titles/Finalist: 0/0
Career Win-Loss vs. Top 10: 2-13
Highest Singles South African Airways ATP Ranking: 58 (April 19, 2010)
Highest ATP Doubles Ranking: 130 (August 3, 2009)
YEAR-END SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS ATP RANKING HISTORY (WIN-LOSS)
2010: 105 (14-20) 2007: 84 (14-17) 2004: 125 (5-7) 2001:T1379 (1-0)
2009: 81 (3-9) 2006: 108 (8-8) 2003: 279 (0-0) 2000:T1334 (0-0)
2008: 182 (8-11) 2005: 238 (2-2) 2002: 563 (1-0)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS
Prize money: $315,041. Matches won-lost: ATP: 14-20 (singles), 0-10 (doubles) Challenger: 4-3 (singles),
1-1 (doubles). Singles Quarterfinalist: ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Los Angeles.
2010 IN REVIEW
The No. 2 Colombian (behind No. 64 Giraldo) finished just outside Top 100 after reaching a career-high No. 58
during year on April 19…Tied a personal-high with 14 match wins (also in '07) and his best ATP World Tour
result was QFs in 's-Hertogenbosch (d. Ljubicic, l. to Malisse) in June and in Los Angeles (d. Gulbis, l. to Murray)
in July…His best Grand Slam showing was a career-best 3rd RD at Australian Open (l. to Almagro)…In limited
Challenger play, reached final in his hometown of Bogota (l. to Souza) in April…In August, reached 3rd RD in
Washington (l. to Tipsarevic) and qualified in Cincinnati* (d. No. 18 Monfils, l. to Kohlschreiber)…Did not win
another match rest of season, losing six in a row…Lost to Fish in five sets in Davis Cup World Group
playoff tie in September...Compiled marks of 9-12 on hard, 3-4 on grass and 2-4 on clay…Earned a career-high
$315,041.
CAREER IN REVIEW
The Colombian has finished in Top 100 twice, in ‘07 at No. 84 and in ’09 at No. 81…In ’09, compiled a 25-11
match record in Challengers, highlighted by three titles…Qualified into main draw eight times during season,
including Wimbledon (l. to Stepanek)…In ’08, his best ATP World Tour result was QF in Washington (l. to
Haas)…In ’07, won a career-high 14 matches (also in ’10) and became first player from his country to finish in
Top 100 (at No. 84) since Jairo Velasco (No. 47) in ‘82…Reached his first ATP World Tour SF in Lyon (d. Andreev,
Marach, No. 14 Ljubicic, l. to Gicquel)…Qualified in eight ATP events in ‘09 and ‘07 to lead the circuit…In ’06,
posted his first Top 10 win over No. 6 Davydenko at Wimbledon and first by a Colombian man…Also beat del
Potro at US Open (l. to Tursunov)…Has a 95-60 career match record in Challengers with a 6-6 mark in
finals…Has a 27-9 career Davis Cup record (18-3 in singles) in 19 ties.
GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career 5-set record: 2-3)
CAREER 10 09 08 07 06 04
AUS. OPEN 3-2 3RD — 2ND — — —
ROLAND GARROS 4-5 2ND — 2ND 1ST 2ND 2ND
WIMBLEDON 3-6 1ST 1ST 1ST 2ND 2ND 2ND
US OPEN 1-3 1ST 1ST — — 2ND —
ATP WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 HISTORY* (Career W-L: 6-13)
CAREER 10 09 07 06
INDIAN WELLS 1-2 1ST — 2ND —
MIAMI 3-2 2ND — 3RD —
MADRID 0-2 — — 1ST 1ST
TORONTO/MONTREAL 1-4 1ST 2ND 1ST 1ST
CINCINNATI 1-2 2ND — 1ST —
PARIS 0-1 — 1ST — —
PERSONAL
Began playing tennis at age six with father Jorge, a tennis coach at Sanchez-Casal Academy in Naples, Florida…
Mother, Elsa, is a housewife…Sister, Kelly played at Florida Gulf Coast under a tennis scholarship…Brother
Sebastian trains at Sanchez-Casal Academy and plays junior events in Florida…Likes soccer and supports the
Atletico Nacional team in Colombia…Favorite music is hip-hop and rock (especially U2)…Goal in tennis is to
reach the Top 10…Finished high school in Cali in 2001 (Los Angeles de San Fernando)…Tennis idols were Boris
Becker and Pete Sampras…Prefers to play on hard courts and best shot is the backhand…Coached by Marcos
Gorriz, who also coaches Santiago Giraldo.
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