Lito Álvarez

Elio "Lito" Álvarez (born 5 December 1947) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina.[1]

Lito Álvarez
Country (sports) Argentina
ResidenceSanta Monica, California
Born (1947-12-05) 5 December 1947
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)

Career

Álvarez played collegiate tennis for the UCLA Bruins, on the same team as Jimmy Connors, in the early 1970s.[2]

He appeared in eight Davis Cup ties for Argentina from 1970 to 1978.[3] He played mainly in doubles rubbers but had two wins in the singles, against Carlos Kirmayr and Luis Felipe Tavares, both of Brazil.[3] His doubles record was 4/4 and his partners included Guillermo Vilas and José Luis Clerc.[3]

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.[4]

As well as being runner-up at the Dutch Open in 1977, Álvarez made six Grand Prix/WCT doubles finals, for one win, at Sao Paulo in 1976.[5]

Grand Prix/WCT career finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 1977 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Patrick Proisy 0–6, 2–6, 0–6

Doubles: 6 (1–5)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 1974 Dublin, Ireland Jorge Andrew Colin Dowdeswell
John Yuill		 3–6, 2–6
Loss 2. 1974 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Julián Ganzábal Tito Vázquez
Guillermo Vilas		 2–6, 6–3, 1–6, 2–6
Win 3. 1976 São Paulo, Brazil Carpet Víctor Pecci Ricardo Cano
Belus Prajoux		 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 4. 1976 Santiago, Chile Clay Belus Prajoux Patricio Cornejo
Hans Gildemeister		 3–6, 6–7
Loss 5. 1977 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Guillermo Vilas Wojtek Fibak
Ion Țiriac		 5–7, 6–0, 6–7
Loss 6. 1978 Cairo, Egypt Clay George Hardie Ismail El-Shafei
Brian Fairlie		 3–6, 5–7, 2–6

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