Country (sports) Argentina Career record 47–115 French Open 2R (1975, 1976, 1978) Name Lito Alvarez Height 1.82 m Handed Right-handed | Plays Right-handed Career titles 0 Wimbledon 2R (1977) Role Tennis Player Weight 69 kg Highest ranking 104 | |
Born 5 December 1947 (age 76)
Buenos Aires, Argentina ( 1947-12-05 ) Residence Santa Monica, California, United States | ||
Elio "Lito" Alvarez (born 5 December 1947) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina.
Career
Alvarez played collegiate tennis for the UCLA Bruins, on the same team as Jimmy Connors, in the early 1970s.
He appeared in eight Davis Cup ties for Argentina from 1970 to 1978. He played mainly in doubles rubbers but had two wins in the singles, against Carlos Kirmayr and Luis Felipe Tavares, both of Brazil. His doubles record was 4/4 and his partners included Guillermo Vilas and Jose Luis Clerc.
Alvarez 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.
As well as being runner-up at the Dutch Open in 1977, Alvarez made six Grand Prix/WCT doubles finals, for one win, at Sao Paulo in 1976.