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Lito Álvarez
Country (sports)	Argentina
Residence	Santa Monica, California
Born	5 December 1947 (age 76); Buenos Aires, Argentina
Plays	Right-handed
Singles
Career record	47–115
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 104 (15 Dec 1975)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	2R (1975, 1976, 1978)
Wimbledon	2R (1977)
US Open	2R (1975)
Doubles
Career record	87–121
Career titles	1
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	2R (1976, 1978)
Wimbledon	3R (1973, 1978)
US Open	2R (1979)

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

Career[edit]

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[edit]

Singles: 1 (0–1)[edit]

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

Doubles: 6 (1–5)[edit]

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

References[edit]

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

External links[edit]

Lito Álvarez at the Association of Tennis Professionals
Lito Álvarez at the International Tennis Federation
Lito Álvarez at the Davis Cup

[1] Los Angeles Times, "UCLA Tennis Roster Spans 3 Continents", 30 March 1969

[Davis-2] Davis Cup: Elio Alvarez

[3] ITF Pro Circuit: Lito Alzarez

[ATP-4] ATP World Tour: Lito Alvarez

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-'''Elio "Lito" Álvarez''' (born 5 December 1947) is a former professional [[tennis]] player from [[Argentina]].<ref name=TennisArchives>[https://archive.is/20130203173742/http://www.tennisarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=116 Tennis Archives: Elio "Lito" Alvarez]</ref>
+'''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.<ref>''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', "UCLA Tennis Roster Spans 3 Continents", 30 March 1969</ref>
-He appeared in eight [[Davis Cup]] ties for [[Argentina Davis Cup team|Argentina]] from 1970 to 1978.<ref name=Davis>[http://www.daviscup.com/en/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10002420 Davis Cup: Elio Alvarez]</ref> He played mainly in doubles rubbers but had two wins in the singles, against [[Carlos Kirmayr]] and Luis Felipe Tavares, both of Brazil.<ref name=Davis/> His doubles record was 4/4 and his partners included [[Guillermo Vilas]] and [[José Luis Clerc]].<ref name=Davis/>
+He appeared in eight [[Davis Cup]] ties for [[Argentina Davis Cup team|Argentina]] from 1970 to 1978.<ref name=Davis>[http://www.daviscup.com/en/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10002420 Davis Cup: Elio Alvarez]</ref> He played mainly in doubles rubbers but had two wins in the singles, against [[Carlos Kirmayr]] and [[Luis Felipe Tavares]], both of Brazil.<ref name=Davis/> His doubles record was 4/4 and his partners included [[Guillermo Vilas]] and [[José Luis Clerc]].<ref name=Davis/>
 Álvarez made the second round of the singles draw at a [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] tournament five times, from 14 attempts, but was unable to progress any further.<ref>[http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=100041643 ITF Pro Circuit: Lito Alzarez]</ref>
-As well as being runner-up at the [[Dutch Open (tennis)|Dutch Open]] in 1977, Álvarez made six [[Grand Prix tennis circuit|Grand Prix]]/[[World Championship Tennis|WCT]] doubles finals, for one win, at [[Sao Paulo]] in 1976.<ref name=ATP>[http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Al/L/Lito-Alvarez.aspx ATP World Tour: Lito Alvarez]</ref>
+As well as being runner-up at the [[Dutch Open (tennis)|Dutch Open]] in 1977, Álvarez made six [[Grand Prix tennis circuit|Grand Prix]]/[[World Championship Tennis|WCT]] doubles finals, for one win, at São Paulo in 1976.<ref name=ATP>[http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Al/L/Lito-Alvarez.aspx ATP World Tour: Lito Alvarez]</ref>
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 |{{flagicon|USA}} [[George Hardie (tennis)|George Hardie]]
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 ==References==
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+{{reflist}}
+==External links==
+* {{ATP}}
+* {{ITF}}
+* {{Davis Cup player}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Alvarez, Lito}}
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 [[Category:Argentine male tennis players]]
 [[Category:UCLA Bruins men's tennis players]]
+[[Category:Argentine expatriate tennis players in the United States]]
 [[Category:Tennis players from Buenos Aires]]