Lito Álvarez

Lito Álvarez
Country (sports) Argentina
ResidenceSanta Monica, California
Born (1947-12-05) 5 December 1947 (age 77)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record47–115
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 104 (15 Dec 1975)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open2R (1975, 1976, 1978)
Wimbledon2R (1977)
US Open2R (1975)
Doubles
Career record87–121
Career titles1
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open2R (1976, 1978)
Wimbledon3R (1973, 1978)
US Open2R (1979)

Elio "Lito" Álvarez (born 5 December 1947) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina.

Career

Álvarez played collegiate tennis for the UCLA Bruins, on the same team as Jimmy Connors, in the early 1970s.[1]

He appeared in eight Davis Cup ties for Argentina from 1970 to 1978.[2] He played mainly in doubles rubbers but had two wins in the singles, against Carlos Kirmayr and Luis Felipe Tavares, both of Brazil.[2] His doubles record was 4/4 and his partners included Guillermo Vilas and José Luis Clerc.[2]

Álvarez made the second round of the singles draw at a Grand Slam tournament five times, from 14 attempts, but was unable to progress any further.[3]

As well as being runner-up at the Dutch Open in 1977, Álvarez made six Grand Prix/WCT doubles finals, for one win, at São Paulo in 1976.[4]

Grand Prix/WCT career finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 1977 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay France Patrick Proisy 0–6, 2–6, 0–6

Doubles: 6 (1–5)

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 1974 Dublin, Ireland Venezuela Jorge Andrew Rhodesia Colin Dowdeswell
South Africa John Yuill 		3–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Jul 1974 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Argentina Julián Ganzábal Argentina Tito Vázquez
Argentina Guillermo Vilas 		2–6, 6–3, 1–6, 2–6
Win 1–2 Nov 1976 São Paulo, Brazil Carpet Paraguay Víctor Pecci Argentina Ricardo Cano
Chile Belus Prajoux 		6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 1–3 Dec 1976 Santiago, Chile Clay Chile Belus Prajoux Chile Patricio Cornejo
Chile Hans Gildemeister 		3–6, 6–7
Loss 1–4 Apr 1977 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Argentina Guillermo Vilas Poland Wojciech Fibak
Romania Ion Țiriac 		5–7, 6–0, 6–7
Loss 1–5 Mar 1978 Cairo, Egypt Clay United States George Hardie Egypt Ismail El Shafei
New Zealand Brian Fairlie 		3–6, 5–7, 2–6

References

  1. ^ Los Angeles Times, "UCLA Tennis Roster Spans 3 Continents", 30 March 1969
  2. ^ a b c Davis Cup: Elio Alvarez
  3. ^ ITF Pro Circuit: Lito Alzarez
  4. ^ ATP World Tour: Lito Alvarez