Joel Schwärzler
Full nameJoel Josef Schwärzler
ITF nameJoel Schwaerzler
Country (sports) Austria
Born (2006-01-27) 27 January 2006
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachJurgen Melzer
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 928 (25 September 2023)
Current rankingNo. 931 (23 October 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Junior1R (2023)
French Open JuniorQF (2023)
Wimbledon Junior1R (2023)
US Open Junior1R (2023)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open Junior2R (2023)
French Open Junior1R (2023)
Wimbledon Junior1R (2023)
US Open JuniorF (2023)
Last updated on: 8 September 2023.

Joel Josef Schwärzler (born 27 January 2006) is an Austrian tennis player. He has a career high ranking of No. 928 achieved on 25 September 2023.[1] In October 2023, he won the ITF Junior Masters event in Chengdu.[2]

Early life

Schwärzler is the son of a South African mother and a father from Vorarlberg. He grew up in Hard, Austria. Heavily influenced by the playstyle of his brother “Julian Schwärzler”, who is seen as his idol, he began playing tennis at the age of 5. He won the Austrian U18 national championship titles in singles and doubles in 2022, and followed this up by winning the U16 European Championships in July in Prerov, Czech Republic, defeating top seed Martin Landaluce in the final.[3][4]

Career

Coached by Jurgen Melzer,[5] he began training at the ÖTV performance centre in Südstadt in 2021.[6]

He reached the final of the 2023 US Open – Boys' doubles alongside partner Federico Bondioli where they lost to Max Dahlin and Oliver Ojakäär despite twice having a match point.[7]

In October 2023, he won two titles in two weeks, claiming victory at J500 event in Osaka and following that up with victory at the ITF Junior Masters event in Chengdu, China defeating Rodrigo Pacheco Méndez of Brazil in the boys’ final.[8] He became the first Austrian player to win the title.[9] The win moved him up to third place in the world junior rankings.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Joel Schwärzler". ATP. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  2. ↑ Mortsch, Christian (October 23, 2023). "Joel Schwärzler is on the trail of Dominic Thiem". sn.at. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "Joel Schwärzler has every shot in the game"". Krone.at. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Joel Schwärzler is U16 European Champion!". tennisnet.com. 24 July 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  5. ↑ Huiber, Jens (22 October 2023). "Joel Schwärzler - It's time to celebrate". tennisnet.com. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  6. ↑ Wachta, Manuel (20 October 2023). "Bravo, Joel! Schwärzler bei ITF Junior Finals unter den letzten Vier". oetv.at. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  7. ↑ Fink, Nikolas (10 September 2023). "US Open 2023: Two match points awarded! Joel Schwärzler misses the junior doubles title". tennisnet. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  8. ↑ McLean, Ross (23 October 2023). "KORNEEVA AND SCHWAERZLER TRIUMPH AT ITF JUNIOR FINALS IN CHENGDU". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  9. ↑ "Schwärzler sensationally wins ITF finals". Vorarlberg.orf.at. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  10. ↑ "Sensational! Joel Schwärzler wins the ITF Junior Finals". laola1.at. October 22, 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
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