Alexander Peya | Bio | ATP Tour

Father, Adalbert, is director of Austrian Social Insurance Authority for Business; mother, Elisabeth, is housewife; brother, Christoph, is a financial analyst and considered his best friend.
Began playing tennis at age 5. Also played soccer until age 12.
Worked with Gunter Bresnik and Joakim Nystrom as a young pro.
Idolised Boris Becker and Thomas Muster.
Prefers faster surfaces like grass, carpet and hard courts.
Favourite shots are volley and backhand.
If he wasn'ta tennis player, he'd play soccer.
Wife, Natascha; sons, Noah and Eliah.
Fitness trainer is Markus Forsthuber.
Missed 3 months in 2018 and 6 months in 2019 due to right elbow injury. Underwent surgery on 16 January 2019.

(UPDATED 24 JUNE 2019)

Achieved career-high No. 3 in doubles on 12 August 2013 after winning ATP Masters 1000 Montreal title w/Soares. Broke into Top 10 on 10 June 2013 after advancing to Roland Garros SF w/Soares. Ended 2013 at No. 2 in team rankings w/Soares and No. 4 in doubles rankings. Peaked at No. 92 in singles on 30 April 2007.
Qualified for Nitto ATP Finals in 2013 and 2014 w/Soares, as well as in 2018 w/Mektic. Reached SFs in 2013, then went 1-2 in 2014 and 0-2 in 2018.
Owns 17 ATP Tour doubles titles with 4 different partners. Won career-high 5 titles on 5 surfaces in 2013 w/Soares: Sao Paulo on indoor clay, Barcelona on outdoor clay, Eastbourne on grass, Montreal on outdoor hard and Valencia on indoor hard. Earned 35+ wins in 7 of last 8 seasons (2011-16, 2018), highlighted by career-high 56 in 2013. Enjoyed 300th career win in 2016 Halle SF w/Kubot (d. Kontinen/Peers).
Advanced to 1st Grand Slam final at 2013 US Open w/Soares. Reached SFs at 2011 Wimbledon w/Kas and Roland Garros in 2013 w/Soares, 2016 w/Kubot and 2018 w/Mektic. Won 2018 Wimbledon mixed doubles title w/Melichar and reached 2015 final w/Babos.
Swept back-to-back ATP Masters 1000 Canada titles w/Soares at 2013 Montreal and 2014 Toronto. Added 3rd ATP Masters 1000 title at 2018 Madrid w/Mektic. Runner-up 3 times at ATP Masters 1000 events w/Soares: 2013 Madrid, 2013 Paris and 2014 Indian Wells.