Julian Alonso

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Julián Alonso
Country Flag of Spain Spain
Residence Monte Carlo, Monaco
Date of birth August 2, 1977
Place of birth Canet de Mar
Height 185cm (6ft 1in)
Weight 81kg (180lb)
Turned pro 1996
Plays Right-handed; two-handed backhand
Career prize money $852,531
Singles
Career record: 52–64
Career titles: 2
Highest ranking: No. 30 (June 15, 1998)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open 2R (1998, 1999)
French Open 1R (1998, 1999)
Wimbledon 1R (1998, 1999)
US Open 1R (1997, 1998)
Doubles
Career record: 34–48
Career titles: 2
Highest ranking: 53 (August 31, 1998)

Julián Alonso Pastor (born August 2, 1977 in Canet de Mar) is a retired tennis player from Catalonia, Spain, who turned professional in 1996 and retired five years later being the challenger of Brindisi his last tournament (August 2001).

Alonso was given the ATP Newcomer of the Year prize when after winning his first ATP title in Santiago defeating former World Number 1 Marcelo Ríos in the final, he finished in the top 40 in 1997. After that promising start, though, his career is considererd quite disappointing, he only won one more title (Bologna, 1998) and retired in 2001 after one and a half years playing only challengers. He reached his highest singles ATP ranking on June 15, 1998 (after winning his second and last title), when he became the World Number 30.

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[edit] Titles (9)

[edit] Singles Titles (4)

Legend (Singles)
Grand Slam (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (2)
Challengers (2)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. June 30, 1997 Flag of Italy Venice Hard Flag of Germany Marcello Craca 6–3, 6–7, 6–0
2. July 14, 1997 Flag of France Contrexeville Clay Flag of Italy Andrea Gaudenzi 6–4, 6–3
3. November 3, 1997 Flag of Chile Santiago Clay Flag of Chile Marcelo Ríos 6–2, 6–1
4. June 8, 1998 Flag of Italy Bologna Clay Flag of Morocco Karim Alami 6–1, 6–4

[edit] Doubles Titles (5)

Legend (Singles)
Grand Slam (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (2)
Challengers (3)
No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponents in the final Score
1. September 8, 1997 Flag of Spain Marbella Clay Flag of Morocco Karim Alami Flag of Spain Alberto Berasategui
Flag of Spain Jordi Burillo
4–6, 6–3, 6–0
2. June 15, 1998 Flag of Croatia Zagreb Clay Flag of Argentina Mariano Puerta Flag of Spain Eduardo Nicolás
Flag of Spain Germán Puentes
6–1, 6–4
3. August 24, 1998 Flag of the United States Long Island Hard Flag of Spain Javier Sánchez Flag of the United States Brandon Coupe
Flag of the United States Dave Randall
6–4, 6–4
4. July 3, 2000 Flag of Italy Venice Clay Flag of the Republic of Macedonia Aleksandar Kitinov Flag of Italy Andrea Gaudenzi
Flag of Italy Diego Nargiso
7–6, 7–5
5. June 11, 2001 Flag of Germany Weiden Clay Flag of the United States Hugo Armando Flag of the Czech Republic Petr Kovacka
Flag of the Czech Republic Pavel Kudrnac
W/O

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Awards
Preceded by
Dominik Hrbatý
ATP Newcomer of the Year
1997
Succeeded by
Marat Safin
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