Alejandro Pierola

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Alejandro Pierola
Country (sports) Flag of Chile.svg Chile
Residence Catania,Italy
Born (1949-11-20) 20 November 1949 (age 74)
Santiago, Presidential Republic Chile
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record16–46
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 82 (26 Dec 1979)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open 2R (1978)
Doubles
Career record15–37
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 174 (3 Jan 1983)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 1R (1978, 1980, 1982)

Alejandro Pierola (born 20 November 1949) is a former professional tennis player from Chile. [1]

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Career

Pierola was a quarter-finalist in Grand Prix tournaments at Palermo in 1981 and Venice in 1982. [2] He made two Grand Prix doubles semi-finals in 1981, at Bordeaux, with Guillermo Aubone and Palermo, with Pedro Rebolledo. [2]

He competed in the French Open three times during his career and played in both the men's singles and men's doubles at each. [2] At the 1978 French Open he had a win over Bernard Mitton, before losing in the second round to Manuel Orantes. [2] He exited in the opening round of the singles in 1980 and 1982, with losses to José Luis Clerc and Pavel Složil. [2]

Challenger titles

Singles: (1)

No.YearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
1.1981 Parioli, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Corrado Barazzutti 6–4, 3–6, 6–4

Doubles: (3)

No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.1979 Cuneo, ItalyClay Flag of Chile.svg Belus Prajoux Flag of France.svg Dominique Bedel
Flag of France.svg Christophe Freyss
6–4, 7–6
2.1981 Messina, ItalyClay Flag of Chile.svg Belus Prajoux Flag of Italy.svg Mario Calautti
Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Calautti
3–6, 6–4, 7–6
3.1982 Galatina, ItalyClay Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Casal Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Marchetti
Flag of Italy.svg Vincenzo Naso
6–4, 6–4

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References

  1. "ITF Pro Circuit Profile". Archived from the original on 2018-12-14. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 ATP World Tour Profile