Alejandro Cortes (born 14 July 1955) is a former professional

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player from

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Career

Cortes, who was born in Los Angeles, represented the Colombian team in

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tennis. He appeared in six ties and won eight of his 15 rubbers, six in singles and two in doubles.Davis Cup profile
/ref> The Colombian was a quarter-finalist at his home event at

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in 1979 and also reached the doubles semi-finals of the

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that year, with

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.ATP World Tour profile
/ref> In 1981, Cortes won the only Grand Slam matches of his career. At the

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he and doubles partner

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defeated Argentina's Gattiker brothers, Alejandro and

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, in the opening round. He also had a win in the first round of singles draw the US Open, over Jimmy Brown. The right-hander was also a quarter-finalist at

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in 1981, as well as a doubles semi-finalist in

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. He made the quarter-finals at

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in 1982.

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