Alejandro Gattiker

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Alejandro Gattiker
Country (sports) Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
Born (1958-05-05) 5 May 1958 (age 65)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record5–24
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 194 (4 Jan 1982)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open 1R (1982)
Doubles
Career record22–37
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 119 (3 Jan 1983)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 1R (1977, 1980, 1981, 1983)
Wimbledon 1R (1980)

Alejandro Gattiker (born 5 May 1958) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina. [1]

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Career

Gattiker, having made it through qualifying, played Mike Myburg in the first round of the 1982 French Open. [2] He was beaten in straight sets. [2] The Argentinian played men's doubles at five Grand Slam tournaments, three with his brother Carlos, but was never able to get past the opening round. [2] He made the doubles semi-finals at Kitzbühel with his brother in 1981 and was also a doubles semi-finalist twice the following year, partnering Brent Pirow at Geneva and Ricardo Ycaza at Itaparica. [2] As a singles player he had his best win when he defeated veteran Romanian Ilie Năstase in 1981, at Viña del Mar. [2]

Although he missed out on Davis Cup representation during his playing career, Gattiker had two stints as captain of the Argentina Davis Cup team. Players he has coached on tour include Marcelo Filippini, Hernán Gumy, Mariano Hood, Nicolás Lapentti and Mariano Zabaleta.

Challenger titles

Doubles: (2)

No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.1983 Le Touquet, FranceClay Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Gattiker Flag of France.svg Tarik Benhabiles
Flag of France.svg Jean-Louis Haillet 		7–6, 6–2
2.1983 Messina, ItalyClay Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Gattiker Flag of Spain.svg Juan Aguilera
Flag of Peru.svg Pablo Arraya 		7–5, 6–2

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References

  1. ↑ ITF Pro Circuit Profile
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 ATP World Tour Profile
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