Alberto Paris

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Alberto Paris
Country (sports)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Born (1965-04-05) 5 April 1965 (age 57)
Brescia, Italy
Prize money$15,329
Singles
Career record0–1 (ATP Tour)
Highest rankingNo. 207 (17 August 1987)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon Q1 (1986, 1988, 1989)
Doubles
Career record0–2 (ATP Tour)
Career titles1 (ATP Challenger)
Highest rankingNo. 159 (14 September 1987)

Alberto Paris (born 5 April 1965) is an Italian former professional tennis player. [1]

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Biography

Born in Brescia, Paris toured professionally in the 1980s and reached a best singles ranking of 207 in the world.[ citation needed ]

Paris featured on three occasions in the qualifiers for Wimbledon and made his only Grand Prix main draw appearance at the 1987 Tel Aviv Open, where he was beaten in the first round by Jimmy Connors. [2]

As a doubles player on the professional tour he had a top ranking of 159 and won a Challenger tournament in Istanbul in 1987. [3]

Paris was based during his career in Luxembourg and while coaching there in the 1990s appeared in 10 Davis Cup ties for the country. His best format in Davis Cup was doubles, earning a 7/2 record when he teamed up with regular partner Johnny Goudenbour. [4]

Challenger titles

Doubles: (1)

YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1987 Istanbul, TurkeyClay Flag of Italy.svg Nevio Devide Flag of Romania.svg Adrian Marcu
Flag of Romania.svg Florin Segărceanu
7–5, 6–2

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References

  1. "Paris e Brizzi si Raccontano". www.piuvallitv.it (in Italian). 12 November 2017.
  2. "Tennis: Alberto Paris vince l'over 50 Senior Open a Marbella". QuiBrescia (in Italian). 29 November 2017.
  3. "Yesterday's Results At Istanbul, Turkey". New York Daily News . 24 August 1987.
  4. "Paris: ritorno col botto". www.tennisitaliano.it (in Italian). 2 December 2015.