Alain Lemaitre

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Alain Lemaitre
Full nameAlain Lemaitre Sendel
Country (sports)Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Born (1968-10-14) 14 October 1968 (age 56)
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 344 (16 Apr 1990)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon Q1 (1986)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 328 (12 Mar 1990)

Alain Lemaitre Sendel (born 14 October 1968) is a Mexican former professional tennis player.

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Born in 1968, Lemaitre is the son of journalist Virginia Sendel and tennis player Yves Lemaitre, who coached Rafael Osuna. His brother, also named Yves, played on the professional tour. On his mother's side, he is the grandson of Mexican actress Rebeca Iturbide as well as the grandson of Davis Cup player Federico Sendel. [1]

Lemaitre reached a best singles world ranking of 344, competing in Wimbledon qualifying and as high up as the ATP Challenger Tour. He was a singles quarter-finalist and doubles champion at the 1989 Bogota Challenger. [2]

He currently coaches fellow countryman Rodrigo Pacheco Méndez.

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (1–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Oct 1989 Bogotá, ColombiaChallengerClay Flag of Mexico.svg Roberto López Flag of Venezuela.svg Carlos Claverie
Flag of Venezuela.svg Alfonso Mora
3–6, 6–3, 6–0

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References

  1. "Virginia Sendel, la cara detrás de una gran labor social". El Heraldo de México (in Spanish). 7 May 2020.
  2. Javier González Rubio (1998). México, 30 años en movimiento. Universidad Iberoamericana. p. 276.