Nicolas Moreno de Alboran
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Moreno de Alboran at the 2023 French Open
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| Country (sports) |  United States |
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| Residence | Madrid, Spain |
| Born | 14 July 1997 New York City, United States |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Turned pro | 2019 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| College | UC Santa Barbara |
| Prize money | $226,044 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–0 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 142 (12 June 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 142 (12 June 2023) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q1 (2023) |
| French Open | Q3 (2023) |
| Wimbledon | Q3 (2022) |
| US Open | Q1 (2021) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–0 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 486 (9 August 2021) |
| Current ranking | No. 1186T (29 May 2023) |
| Last updated on: 31 May 2023. | |
Nicolas Moreno de Alboran (born 14 July 1997) is an American tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 142 achieved on 12 June 2023 and a doubles ranking of World No. 486, achieved on 9 August 2021.[1] Moreno de Alboran has won one Challenger singles titles and five ITF doubles titles.
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Career
Moreno de Alboran had an excellent collegiate tennis career for University of California, Santa Barbara and made sporadic appearances on the ITF circuit while still in college.[2] He turned professional in 2019 and, following a period of inactivity caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, progressed to regular appearances on the ATP Challenger Tour during the second half of the 2021 season.
He won his first Challenger title at the 2022 Braga Open.
He reached the top 200 at world No. 188 on 20 February 2023, following a third Challenger final at the 2023 Chennai Open Challenger where he lost to Max Purcell.
Personal
Moreno de Alboran, a Spanish-American, was born in New York City. He moved to London as a teenager, where he attended Ibstock Place School in Roehampton, finishing in 2015.[3] He trained at Dukes Meadows in Chiswick and represented Spain in junior events, then switched to the United States.[4] He also played rugby and soccer while growing up.[5]
Moreno de Alboran was a collegiate tennis player for UC Santa Barbara, where he was highly successful and ranked among the top 10 college players in the country during his senior year.[3] He studied Environmental Science.[6]
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 12 (5–7)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2019 | M15 Cancún, Mexico | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Nicolás Mejía |
2–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Oct 2019 | M15 Tabarka, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Ignacio Monzón |
3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Jan 2021 | M15 Cairo, Egypt | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Gonzalo Lama |
0–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 0–4 | May 2021 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Nick Hardt |
6–2, 5–7, 1–6 |
| Win | 1–4 | May 2021 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Giovanni Fonio |
7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–4 | Jun 2021 | M25 Klosters, Switzerland | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Francesco Forti |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–4 | Jul 2021 | M25 Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Zane Khan |
1–0 ret. |
| Loss | 3–5 | Apr 2022 | Salinas, Ecuador | Challenger | Hard |  Emilio Gómez |
7–6(7–2), 6–7(4–7), 5–7 |
| Loss | 3–6 | Sep 2022 | M25 Madrid, Spain | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Lukas Neumayer |
4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 4–6 | Sep 2022 | Braga, Portugal | Challenger | Clay |  Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4–7 | Feb 2023 | Chennai, India | Challenger | Hard |  Max Purcell |
7–5, 6–7(2–7), 4–6 |
| Win | 5–7 | Jun 2023 | Tyler, USA | Challenger | Hard |  Mikhail Kukushkin |
6–7(8–10), 7–6(7–0), 6–4 |
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