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.Los Angeles Times, "UCLA Tennis Roster Spans 3 Continents", 30 March 1969
He appeared in eight Davis Cup ties for Argentina from 1970 to 1978.Davis Cup: Elio Alvarez 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 tournament five times, from 14 attempts, but was unable to progress any further.ITF Pro Circuit: Lito Alzarez
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.ATP World Tour: Lito Alvarez
Grand Prix/WCT career finals
Singles: 1 (0–1) ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore Loss0–1Jul 1977Hilversum, NetherlandsClay Patrick Proisy0–6, 2–6, 0–6
Doubles: 6 (1–5) ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore Loss0–1Jun 1974Dublin, Ireland Jorge Andrew Colin Dowdeswell John Yuill3–6, 2–6 Loss0–2Jul 1974Hilversum, NetherlandsClay Julián Ganzábal Tito Vázquez Guillermo Vilas2–6, 6–3, 1–6, 2–6 Win1–2Nov 1976São Paulo, BrazilCarpet Víctor Pecci Ricardo Cano Belus Prajoux6–4, 3–6, 6–3 Loss1–3Dec 1976Santiago, ChileClay Belus Prajoux Patricio Cornejo Hans Gildemeister3–6, 6–7 Loss1–4 Apr 1977Buenos Aires, ArgentinaClay Guillermo Vilas Wojciech Fibak Ion Țiriac5–7, 6–0, 6–7 Loss1–5Mar 1978Cairo, EgyptClay George Hardie Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie3–6, 5–7, 2–6
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