Werner Eschauer

Werner Eschauer

Nickname:

Ash

Nation:

Austria

Birthday:

26th April 1974
(age 46)

Size:

188 cm

Weight:

76 kg

1st professional season:

1998

Resignation:

2009

Playing hand:

Right, two-handed backhand

Trainer:

Roland Berger

Prize money:

$ 703,735

singles

Career record:

15:41

Highest ranking:

52 (August 27 2007)

Grand Slam record

Grand Slam title: 00000 0

Australian Open	1R (2008)
French Open	2R (2000, 2007)
Wimbledon	2R (2007)
US Open	1R (2003, 2007)

Double

Career record:

7:10

Highest ranking:

120 (April 14, 2008)

Grand Slam record

Grand Slam title: 00000 0

Australian Open	2R (2008)
French Open	-
Wimbledon	-
US Open	2R (2007)

Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links )

Werner Eschauer (born April 26, 1974 in Hollenstein , Lower Austria ) is a former Austrian tennis player .

Career

On the ATP Tour , Eschauer, who has been a professional since 1995, initially only achieved mediocre results. Due to his poor ranking, he was not eligible to play in larger ATP tournaments. Most of the time he played on the Challenger level, where he acted quite successfully, which also enabled him to participate in Grand Slam tournaments. So he could 2000 u. a. reach the second round of Roland Garros . In 2001 he achieved a hard-fought victory over the former Russian world number one Yevgeny Kafelnikow at the ATP tournament in Munich with 6: 7 (2: 7), 7: 5, 6: 3 . At the tournament in Gstaad , he defeated Albert Costa in the first round . In 2003 he reached the third round at the ATP tournament in Kitzbühel after victories over Alexander Waske and Àlex Corretja , where he lost 4: 6, 6: 3 and 4: 6 to Gastón Gaudio .

In July 2007 in Amersfoort, the Netherlands, he recorded his best result so far on the ATP Tour. After victories over Nicolás Almagro and Raemon Sluiter , he made it to the quarter-finals. There he met the former number one, Carlos Moyá , whom he defeated 6: 7 (4: 7), 6: 4 and 6: 4 in a two and a half hour match, which was interrupted after the first set due to rain. After another win, against Robin Haase , Eschauer lost in the final against qualifier Steve Darcis with 1: 6, 6: 7 (1: 7). In addition to his furthest advance in an ATP tournament, Eschauer achieved his best career ranking with 52nd place in the world rankings on August 27, 2007 .

Because of these successes, to which four titles were added in the 2007 season on the Challenger Tour, he was several times in main fields at Grand Slam tournaments. At the French Open he reached the second round. At Wimbledon he also made it to the second round with a success over Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo , but then failed to the later finalist Rafael Nadal in just 96 minutes with 2: 6, 4: 6 and 1: 6. At the tournament in Gstaad in July, Eschauer was able to reach the round of 16 after beating Michael Lammer (6: 2, 4: 6, 6: 2), in which he was defeated by Marc Gicquel in two sets.

The 2008 season was quite unsuccessful in singles. In doubles he made it into the final for the first time in February in Buenos Aires . At the side of Peter Luczak he lost to Agustín Calleri and Luis Horna in three sets. In 2009 Eschauer ended his career, during which he won a total of ten titles on the Challenger Tour.

In 2011 he started working as a tennis coach. In addition to Jürgen Melzer , Eschauer also looked after his brother Gerald from April 2016 .

In December 2019, Eschauer and the active player Philipp Oswald spoke of several attempts to win him over for match- fixing as part of the men's tennis betting scandal.

Davis Cup

Werner Eschauer played one game for the Austrian Davis Cup team in 2007 and 2008 . From September 21 to 23, 2007, Austria met Brazil in the fight for relegation in the world group in Innsbruck . Eschauer played the last game against André Sá , which he lost 4: 6 and 3: 6. The second defeat resulted from the "dead-rubber" game against Bob Bryan in the encounter against the United States .

successes

Legend (number of victories)
Grand Slam
ATP World Tour Finals
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
ATP World Tour 500
ATP World Tour 250
ATP Challenger Tour (10)

singles

Final participation

No.	date	competition	Topping	Final opponent	Result
1.	July 22, 2007	Netherlands Amersfoort	sand	Belgium Steve Darcis	1: 6, 6: 7 ¹

Double

Final participation

No.	date	competition	Topping	partner	Final opponent	Result
1.	February 24, 2008	Argentina Buenos Aires	sand	Australia Peter Luczak	Argentina Agustín Calleri Luis Horna Peru	0: 6, 7: 6 ⁵ , [2:10]

Web links

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↑ Tennis: Austrian beats top seed Kafelnikov. In: nzherald.co.nz. May 1, 2001, accessed August 1, 2016 .
↑ Werner Eschauer exclusively: "So many talents have fallen by the wayside". In: tennisnet.com. May 2, 2011, accessed August 2, 2016 .
↑ Gerald Melzer: Werner Eschauer new trainer. In: kurier.at. April 20, 2016, accessed August 2, 2016 .
^ Tennis: Oswald tells of manipulation attempts. In: vol.at. December 18, 2019, accessed December 19, 2019 .
↑ ÖTV team is subject to USA 1: 4. In: kurier.at. February 10, 2008, archived from the original on February 11, 2008 ; accessed on December 19, 2019 .

personal data
SURNAME	Eschauer, Werner
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian tennis player
DATE OF BIRTH	April 26, 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH	Hollenstein , Austria

[1] Tennis: Austrian beats top seed Kafelnikov. In: nzherald.co.nz. May 1, 2001, accessed August 1, 2016 .

[2] Werner Eschauer exclusively: "So many talents have fallen by the wayside". In: tennisnet.com. May 2, 2011, accessed August 2, 2016 .

[3] Gerald Melzer: Werner Eschauer new trainer. In: kurier.at. April 20, 2016, accessed August 2, 2016 .

[4] Tennis: Oswald tells of manipulation attempts. In: vol.at. December 18, 2019, accessed December 19, 2019 .

[5] ÖTV team is subject to USA 1: 4. In: kurier.at. February 10, 2008, archived from the original on February 11, 2008 ; accessed on December 19, 2019 .