Julián Alonso

Julián Alonso

Country	Spain
Residence	Monte Carlo, Monaco
Born	(1977-08-02) 2 August 1977 Canet de Mar
Height	185cm (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro	1996
Retired	2001
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$852,531
Singles
Career record	52–64
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 30 (15 June 1998)
Grand Slam Singles 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	No. 53 (31 August 1998)

Julián Alonso Pintor (born 2 August 1977 in Canet de Mar) is a retired tennis player from Catalonia, Spain, who turned professional in 1996 and retired in 2001.

Tennis career

Alonso was awarded the ATP Newcomer of the Year prize after winning his first ATP title in Santiago and finishing in the Top 40 in 1997. In the final of the tournament, he defeated Marcelo Ríos, who went on to reach the World No. 1 ranking less than four months later.

After this very promising start, however, his career is considered underwhelming; he only won one more title (Bologna, 1998) and retired in 2001 after one and a half years playing only Challengers. He reached his career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 30 in June 1998 (after winning his second and final title).

Titles (4)

Singles Titles (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	3 November 1997	Santiago, Chile	Clay	Marcelo Ríos	6–2, 6–1
2.	8 June 1998	Bologna, Italy	Clay	Karim Alami	6–1, 6–4

Doubles Titles (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partnering	Opponents in the final	Score
1.	8 September 1997	Marbella, Spain	Clay	Karim Alami	Alberto Berasategui Jordi Burillo	4–6, 6–3, 6–0
2.	24 August 1998	Long Island, United States	Hard	Javier Sánchez	Brandon Coupe Dave Randall	6–4, 6–4

External links

• Julián Alonso at the Association of Tennis Professionals