What was the surface when he played with John Alexander? 
CREATE TABLE table_26309085_1 (surface VARCHAR, partner VARCHAR)
SELECT surface FROM table_26309085_1 WHERE partner = "John Alexander"
### Context: CREATE TABLE table_26309085_1 (surface VARCHAR, partner VARCHAR) ### Question: What was the surface when he played with John Alexander?  ### Answer: SELECT surface FROM table_26309085_1 WHERE partner = "John Alexander"