Alexander Waske (born 31 March 1975) is a retired tennis player from Germany.

Waske was ranked as high as world No. 16 in doubles, winning four titles. He achieved his career-high singles ranking of world No. 89 in June 2006. In 2010, Waske and his former Davis Cup companion Rainer Schüttler founded the Schüttler Waske Tennis-University, a tennis academy for professional players.

Waske twice beat players in the final qualifying rounds of tournaments who later got into the main draw as lucky losers and caused big historical upsets. In the 2002 Wimbledon final qualifying round at Roehampton, Waske beat George Bastl, before lucky loser Bastl later beat Pete Sampras in the second round of the 2002 Wimbledon tournament, in one of the greatest upsets in tennis history. In the final qualifying round for Indian Wells in 2007, Waske beat Guillermo Cañas, before lucky loser Cañas later beat Roger Federer in the second round of the 2007 Indian Wells tournament, ending Federer's 41–match unbeaten run.

ATP career finals

Doubles: 8 (4–4)

Legend (singles)
Legend (singles) Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) ATP World Tour 500 Series (1–1) ATP World Tour 250 Series (3–3)Finals by surface Hard (0–2) Clay (3–2) Grass (0–0) Carpet (1–0)
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (1–1)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (3–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (3–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1May 2005Munich, GermanyClayGermany Florian MayerCroatia Mario Ančić Austria Julian Knowle3–6, 6–1, 3–6
Win1–1Apr 2006Houston, United StatesClayGermany Michael KohlmannAustria Julian Knowle Austria Jürgen Melzer5–7, 6–4, [10–5]
Loss1–2Apr 2006Casablanca, MoroccoClayGermany Michael KohlmannAustria Julian Knowle Austria Jürgen Melzer3–6, 4–6
Win2–2May 2006Munich, GermanyClayRomania Andrei PavelAustria Alexander Peya Germany Björn Phau6–4, 6–2
Win3–2Jan 2007Zagreb, CroatiaCarpet (i)Germany Michael KohlmannCzech Republic František Čermák Czech Republic Jaroslav Levinský7–6(7–5), 4–6, [10–5]
Loss3–3Feb 2007Rotterdam, NetherlandsHard (i)Romania Andrei PavelCzech Republic Martin Damm India Leander Paes3–6, 7–6(7–5), [8–10]
Win4–3Apr 2007Barcelona, SpainClayRomania Andrei PavelSpain Rafael Nadal Spain Bartolomé Salvá-Vidal6–3, 7–6(7–1)
Loss4–4Oct 2011Bangkok, ThailandHard (i)Germany Michael KohlmannAustria Oliver Marach Pakistan Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7)

Grand Slam performance timelines

Key
WFSFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH

Singles

Tournament2002200320062007SRW–L
Australian Open1R1R1R0 / 30–3
French Open1R2R0 / 21–2
Wimbledon2R1R1R0 / 31–3
US Open1R1R1R0 / 30–3
Win–loss1–20–31–40–20 / 112–11

Doubles

Tournament2002200520062007200920112012SRW–L
Australian OpenSF1R3R0 / 36–3
French Open3RSF3R3R2R1R0 / 611–6
Wimbledon2RQF1R1R0 / 44–4
US Open1R3R2R2R0 / 44–4
Win–loss1–19–46–45–32–12–30–10 / 1725–17

Wins over top 10 players

#PlayerRankTournamentSurfaceRdScore
2002
1.Spain Carlos Moyá10Japan Open, JapanHard2R6–4, 7–5
2005
2.Spain Rafael Nadal3Halle Open, GermanyGrass1R4–6, 7–5, 6–3

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