Elio "Lito" Álvarez (born 5 December 1947) is a former professional
tennis
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player from Argentina.
Career
Álvarez played collegiate tennis for the
UCLA Bruins
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, on the same team as Jimmy Connors, in the early 1970s.
He appeared in eight Davis Cup ties for Argentina Davis Cup team, Argentina from 1970 to 1978.
[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.[ His doubles record was 4/4 and his partners included Guillermo Vilas and José Luis Clerc.][
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.ITF Pro Circuit: Lito Alzarez]
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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.[ATP World Tour: Lito Alvarez]
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Grand Prix/WCT career finals
Singles: 1 (0–1)
Doubles: 6 (1–5)
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1947 births
Living people
Argentine male tennis players
UCLA Bruins men's tennis players
Argentine expatriate tennis players in the United States
Tennis players from Buenos Aires
20th-century Argentine sportsmen