Alberto Tous

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Alberto Tous
Country (sports) Flag of Spain.svg Spain
Residence Barcelona
Born (1962-08-03) 3 August 1962 (age 62)
Palma, Spain
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$200,221
Singles
Career record40–61
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 52 (10 August 1987)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open 2R (1983, 1988, 1989)
Wimbledon 1R (1983)
Doubles
Career record40–62
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 36 (15 June 1987)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open SF (1987)
Mixed doubles
Career titles0
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open 3R (1988)

Alberto Tous Aguiló (born 3 August 1962) is a former professional tennis player from Spain. [1]

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Career

Born in Palma, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Tous was the top ranked Spanish junior in 1979. [2] He made the final of the boys' singles event at the 1980 French Open, which he lost to Henri Leconte. [2]

He reached the quarterfinals at Madrid in 1983 and made two Grand Slam appearances that year. [2] He took part in a Davis Cup tie for his country that year against Yugoslavia.

In 1984, his best result of the year came in Bari, where he reached the quarterfinals. [2]

He made two Grand Prix finals in 1985, at Madrid and Bologna, both in the doubles. [2] As a singles player, he did well in Bologna, making the semifinals. [2]

Tous had his most notable performance in the 1987 French Open, where he reached the semifinals of the men's doubles with José López-Maeso. [2] They lost their semifinal in five sets to eventual champions Anders Järryd and Robert Seguso. [2]

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 2 (0–2)

ResultW-LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–11985 Madrid, SpainClay Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Bardou Flag of Brazil.svg Givaldo Barbosa
Flag of Brazil.svg Ivan Kley
6–7, 4–6
Loss0–21985 Bologna, ItalyClay Flag of Spain.svg Jordi Arrese Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Canè
Flag of Italy.svg Simone Colombo
5–7, 4–6

Challenger titles

Singles: (3)

No.YearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
1.1984Agadir, MoroccoClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bernard Boileau 6–1, 6–0
2.1987 Cairo, EgyptClay Flag of Spain.svg David de Miguel 6–2, 6–3
3.1987Waiblingen, West GermanyClay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roland Stadler W/O

Doubles: (2)

No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.1982Brussels, BelgiumClay Flag of Ecuador.svg Raúl Viver Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Graham
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Laurie Warder
3–6, 6–3, 7–5
2.1987 Casablanca, MoroccoClay Flag of Spain.svg José López-Maeso Flag of Italy.svg Massimo Cierro
Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro de Minicis
7–6, 6–2

References

  1. ITF Pro Circuit Profile
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ATP World Tour Profile