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Joel Schwärzler

Joel Schwärzler
Full nameJoel Schwärzler
ITF nameJoel Schwaerzler
Country (sports) Austria
Born (2006-01-27) 27 January 2006
Sandton, South Africa
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachJürgen Melzer[1]
Prize moneyUS$ 190,177
Singles
Career record0–3 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 235 (29 September 2025)
Current rankingNo. 246 (16 February 2026)
Doubles
Career record3–4 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 202 (12 January 2026)
Current rankingNo. 209 (16 February 2026)
Last updated on: 17 February 2026.

Joel Josef Schwärzler (born 27 January 2006) is an Austrian professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 235 achieved on 29 September 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 202 reached on 12 January 2026.[2] He is currently the No. 5 singles player from Austria.[3]

Early life

Schwärzler is the son of a South African mother and an Austrian father. He grew up in Hard, Austria. He began playing tennis at the age of 5.

He began training at the ÖTV performance centre in Südstadt in 2021.[4]

Juniors

Schwärzler won the Austrian U18 national championship titles in singles and doubles in 2022, and followed this up by winning the U16 European Championships in July 2022 in Přerov, Czech Republic, defeating top seed Martín Landaluce in the final.[5][6]

The Austrian also had good results on the ITF junior circuit. He was a runner-up in the boys' doubles category at the 2023 US Open, with Italian Federico Bondioli. The pair lost to Max Dahlin and Oliver Ojakäär, despite twice having a match point.[7]

In October 2023, he won two singles titles in a row, claiming victory at J500 event in Osaka and following that up with victory at the ITF Junior Masters event in Chengdu, China. He defeated Mexican Rodrigo Pacheco Méndez in the boys’ final.[8][9] He became the first Austrian player to win the title.[10]

At the 2024 French Open, Schwärzler won his first major jr. title, in the boys' doubles, partnering with Norwegian Nicolai Budkov Kjær.[11]

He reached an ITF junior combined ranking of world No. 1 on 29 January 2024.[12]

Professional career

2024-2025: Maiden Challenger title, ATP & top 300 debuts

In May , Schwärzler won his first ATP Challenger Tour title at the 2024 Macedonian Open in Skopje, defeating Sergey Fomin, Ergi Kırkın, Andrew Paulson, Gerard Campana Lee and Kamil Majchrzak in the process. He achieved a new career high ranking of No. 387 with the win, and became the youngest player (born in 2006) to win a Challenger title, followed by Gabriel Debru and Learner Tien who were also champions in 2024 at that level.[13] He was also just the fourth player to win an ATP Challenger Tour title while holding the Junior No. 1 ranking after Nick Kyrgios, Taylor Fritz and Wu Yibing.[14][15]

Schwärzler made his ATP debut at the 2024 Generali Open Kitzbühel, losing to Thiago Seyboth Wild in the first round.[16] He also received a wildcard for the 2024 Erste Bank Open but lost to top seed Alexander Zverev.[17]

On 25 August 2025 Schwärzler made the top 300 after reaching the final of the 2025 Izida Cup II but lost to qualifier Alex Molcan.[18][19][20]

ATP Tour finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam (–)
ATP 1000 (–)
ATP 500 (–)
ATP 250 (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (–)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (–)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (–)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2025 Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria ATP 250 Clay Austria Neil Oberleitner Czech Republic Petr Nouza
Czech Republic Patrik Rikl 		6–1, 6–7(3–7), [5–10]

ATP Challenger Tour finals

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

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (1–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 May 2024 Macedonian Open, North Macedonia Challenger Clay Poland Kamil Majchrzak 6–3, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Aug 2025 Izida Cup II, Bulgaria Challenger Clay Slovakia Alex Molčan 5–7, 4–6

Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (2–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2025 NÖ Open, Austria Challenger Clay Austria Neil Oberleitner Ukraine Oleg Prihodko
Ukraine Vitaliy Sachko 		5–7, 6–3, [10–7]
Win 2–0 Jan 2026 Nonthaburi Challenger, Thailand Challenger Hard Israel Daniel Cukierman Chinese Taipei Hsieh Cheng-peng
Chinese Taipei Huang Tsung-hao 		6–3, 6–1

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

Legend
ITF WTT (0–3)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 2024 M15 Antalya, Turkey WTT Clay Romania Filip Cristian Jianu 1–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Jun 2025 M25 Klosters, Switzerland WTT Clay Austria Sandro Kopp 6–0, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 0–3 Jul 2025 M25+H Bastia-Lucciana, France WTT Clay Switzerland Kilian Feldbausch 3–6, 6–3, 4–6

Doubles: 4 (4 titles)

Legend
ITF WTT (4–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (2–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2023 M15 Kottingbrunn, Austria WTT Clay Czech Republic Dominik Kellovský Slovakia Miloš Karol
Austria David Pichler 		3–6, 6–3, [10–4]
Win 2–0 Nov 2023 M15 Heraklion, Greece WTT Hard Austria Neil Oberleitner Cyprus Sergis Kyratzis
Cyprus Eleftherios Neos 		6–0, 6–3
Win 3–0 Nov 2023 M15 Heraklion, Greece WTT Hard Austria Neil Oberleitner Greece Pavlos Tsitsipas
Greece Petros Tsitsipas 		7–6(7–4), 6–2
Win 4–0 Mar 2024 M15 Antalya, Turkey WTT Clay Czech Republic Jan Hrazdil Turkey Mert Alkaya
Turkey S Mert Özdemir 		6–1, 6–0

Junior Grand Slam finals

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

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2023 US Open Hard Italy Federico Bondioli Sweden Max Dahlin
Estonia Oliver Ojakäär 		6–3, 3–6, [9–11]
Win 2024 French Open Clay Norway Nicolai Budkov Kjær Italy Federico Cinà
Japan Rei Sakamoto 		6–4, 7–6(7–3)

References

  1. ^ Huiber, Jens (22 October 2023). "Joel Schwärzler - Es darf gefeiert werden". tennisnet.com (in German). Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Joel Schwärzler Rankings History". ATP.
  3. ^ "Austria | ATP Rankings (Singles) | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  4. ^ Wachta, Manuel (20 October 2023). "Bravo, Joel! Schwärzler bei ITF Junior Finals unter den letzten Vier". oetv.at (in German). Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  5. ^ ""Joel Schwärzler hat im Spiel jeden Schlag drauf"". Krone.at (in German). 4 January 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Joel Schwärzler is U16 European Champion!". tennisnet.com. 24 July 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  7. ^ Fink, Nikolas (10 September 2023). "US Open 2023: Two match points awarded! Joel Schwärzler misses the junior doubles title". tennisnet. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  8. ^ McLean, Ross (23 October 2023). "KORNEEVA AND SCHWAERZLER TRIUMPH AT ITF JUNIOR FINALS IN CHENGDU". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  9. ^ Mortsch, Christian (23 October 2023). "Joel Schwärzler ist auf den Spuren von Dominic Thiem". sn.at (in German). Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Schwärzler gewinnt sensationell ITF-Finals". Vorarlberg.orf.at (in German). 22 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  11. ^ "Bigun streaks past Berkieta for Roland-Garros boys' title". rolandgarros.com. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  12. ^ "Joel Schwaerzler Junior Results".
  13. ^ "Challenger Q2: #NextGenATP teens Schwaerzler, Debru shine". ATPTour. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  14. ^ "Schwaerzler Seals Macedonian Open Title". tennistourtalk.com. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  15. ^ "Junior No. 1 Schwaerzler joins Kyrgios, Fritz in Challenger history". ATPTour. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  16. ^ "Generali Open Results". 27 July 2024.
  17. ^ "Alexander Zverev empathizes after routing local wild card in Vienna". ESPN. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  18. ^ "Starker Schwärzler: Jungstar rettet in Sofia eine verkorkste rot-weiß-rote Woche" (in German). 23 August 2025.
  19. ^ "Schwärzler unterliegt im Challenger-Finale von Sofia Molcan" (in German). 23 August 2025.
  20. ^ "Molcan Returns To Winners' Circle, Wins Genesis Trading Cup In Sofia". tennistourtalk.com. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
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