Country (sports) Spain Career titles 0 Career record 40–61 Height 1.75 m | Prize money $200,221 Role Tennis Player Plays Right-handed Name Alberto Tous Handed Right-handed | |
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Born August 3, 1962 (age 61) Palma, Spain ( 1962-08-03 ) Highest ranking No. 52 (10 August 1987) | ||
Alberto Tous (born 3 August 1962) is a former professional tennis player from Spain.
Career
Born in Palma, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Tous was the top ranked Spanish junior in 1979, for the under 18s. He made the final of the boys' singles event at the 1980 French Open, which he lost to Henri Leconte.
He reached the quarter-finals at Madrid in 1983 and made two Grand Slam appearances that year. In the French Open to lost to John McEnroe in the second round, after securing his first Grand Slam win, over Givaldo Barbosa. He lost in the opening round at Wimbledon to Brad Drewett. The Spaniard also took part in a Davis Cup tie for his country that year, against Yugoslavia. With Yugoslavia having already secured the tie, Tous played and won a dead rubber, against Goran Prpić.
In 1984, he was beaten in the first round at the French Open, by Martín Jaite. His best result of the year came in Bari, where he reached the quarter-finals.
He made two Grand Prix finals in 1985, at Madrid and Bologna, both in the doubles. As a singles player he did well in Bologna, making the semi-finals. He was unable to progress part the opening round of the 1985 French Open, losing to Tomáš Šmíd.
Tous had his most notable performance in the 1987 French Open, where he reached the semi-finals of the men's doubles, with José López-Maeso. They lost their semi-final in five sets, to eventual champions Anders Järryd and Robert Seguso.
In 1988, he reached the second round of the French Open, beating Ramesh Krishnan, then losing to Slobodan Živojinović. He also made quarter-finals at Madrid and Forest Hills that year.
Tous competed with Catherine Tanvier in the mixed doubles at the 1989 French Open. The pair made it to the round of 16. In the singles, the Spaniard defeated Tom Nijssen in the first round. He was eliminated in the second round by Carl-Uwe Steeb.