Alexis Galarneau

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Alexis Galarneau
Birthdate March 2, 1999
Birthplace Laval, Québec, Canada
From Laval, Québec, Canada
Height 5’11” (1,80m)
Style of play Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Turned pro 2021
Best ATP singles ranking No. 162 (July 24, 2023)
Best ATP doubles ranking No. 311 (June 12, 2023)
Profile on CdnTennis.ca

Biography

Alexis Galarneau (born March 2, 1999 in Laval, Québec, Canada) is a Canadian professional tennis player. He reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 162 on July 24, 2023 and a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 311 on June 12, 2023.

In 2014, Galarneau won his first ITF junior singles title at the ITF G4 in La Libertad, El Salvador. In 2015, he captured the title in singles at the ITF G2 in Montréal. In 2016, Galarneau claimed two ITF G1 doubles titles, in Istres, France and in Charleroi, Belgium. In 2018, he advanced to his first pro singles final at the Futures in Kelowna, losing to JC Aragone. The same year, he won his first pro doubles title at the ITF Futures in Calgary with compatriot Benjamin Sigouin. He also reached the final at the Futures in Saskatoon, again with Sigouin. At the 2019 Challenger de Gatineau, he defeated first seed and world No. 103 Antoine Hoang in the second round, his best win to date. Also in 2019, Galarneau reached the quarterfinals of the ATP Challenger 125 in Houston where he was defeated by former world No. 14 Ivo Karlović in two tiebreaks. He was a member of the North Carolina State University tennis team from 2016 to 2020. In November 2020, Galarneau won his first singles title, defeating Roberto Quiroz in straight sets at the ITF M15 in Fayetteville. In 2022, Galarneau reached his first ATP Challenger singles final, losing to Emilio Gómez at the 80K in Winnipeg. In 2023, he advanced to his first ATP Challenger doubles final, finishing runner-up at the 75K in Little Rock. Also in 2023, he won his first ATP Challenger singles title at the 100 Series in Granby.

Galarneau was born to Éric and Chantal Denis in Laval, Québec. His father played in the Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec (LHJMQ) for the Castors de Saint-Jean (now the Océanic de Rimouski) and his mother was a gymnast. Galarneau has three siblings, brothers Max-Olivier and Félix, and sister Émilie-Anne. He started playing tennis at age 8. Galarneau was a member of Tennis Canada's National Training Centre in Montréal from 2013 to 2016.

Other finals

Team competitions: 1 (1 title)

Result Date Tournament Surface Team Partners Opponent team Opponent players Score
Win Nov 2022 Davis Cup, Málaga, Spain Hard (i) Canada Félix Auger-Aliassime (CAN)
Gabriel Diallo (CAN)
Vasek Pospisil (CAN)
Denis Shapovalov (CAN)
Australia Alex de Minaur (AUS)
Matthew Ebden (AUS)
Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS)
Max Purcell (AUS)
Jordan Thompson (AUS)
2–0

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runners-up)

Legend
ATP Challenger 175 (0–0)
ATP Challenger 125 (0–1)
ATP Challenger 110 (0–0)
ATP Challenger 100 (1–0)
ATP Challenger 90 (0–0)
ATP Challenger 80 (0–1)
ATP Challenger 75 (0–1)
ATP Challenger 50 (0–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2022 Winnipeg, Canada 80 Series Hard Emilio Gómez (ECU) 3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win 1–1 Jul 2023 Granby, Canada 100 Series Hard Philip Sekulic (AUS) 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 1–2 Sep 2023 Columbus, United States 75 Series Hard (i) Denis Kudla (USA) 2–6, 1–6
Loss 1–3 Apr 2024 Mexico City, Mexico 125 Series Clay Thiago Agustín Tirante (ARG) 1–6, 3–6

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
ATP Challenger 175 (0–0)
ATP Challenger 125 (0–0)
ATP Challenger 110 (0–0)
ATP Challenger 100 (0–0)
ATP Challenger 90 (0–0)
ATP Challenger 80 (0–0)
ATP Challenger 75 (0–1)
ATP Challenger 50 (0–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2023 Little Rock, United States 75 Series Hard Nicolas Moreno de Alboran (USA) Nam Ji-sung (KOR)
Artem Sitak (NZL)
4–6, 4–6

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Legend
ITF $25,000 tournaments / ITF M25 (0–1)
ITF $15,000 tournaments / ITF M15 (1–0)
ITF $10,000 tournaments (0–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2018 Canada F4, Kelowna $25,000 Hard JC Aragone (USA) 2–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Nov 2020 Fayetteville, United States M15 Hard Roberto Quiroz (ECU) 6–2, 6–1

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Legend
ITF $25,000 tournaments / ITF M25 (1–1)
ITF $15,000 tournaments / ITF M15 (0–0)
ITF $10,000 tournaments (0–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2018 Canada F3, Calgary $25,000 Hard Benjamin Sigouin (CAN) Alexios Halebian (USA)
Samuel Monette (CAN)
7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 1–1 Jul 2018 Canada F5, Saskatoon $25,000 Hard Benjamin Sigouin (CAN) Marc-Andrea Hüsler (SUI)
Sem Verbeek (NED)
3–6, 3–6

Singles performance timeline

This table is current through the 2024 Australian Open.

Tournament 2023 2024 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q2 A 0 / 0 0–0
French Open A 0 / 0 0–0
Wimbledon A 0 / 0 0–0
US Open Q1 0 / 0 0–0
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0

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