Álvaro Fillol

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Álvaro Fillol
Fillol at the 1978 Dutch Open
Country (sports) Chile
Born (1952-12-04) 4 December 1952 (age 71)
Santiago, Chile
PlaysRight–handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record32–84
Career titles0
Grand Slam singles results
French Open2R (1981)
Wimbledon1R (1978, 1979, 1980)
US Open2R (1975, 1977)
Doubles
Career record108–124
Career titles5
Grand Slam doubles results
French OpenQF (1979)
Wimbledon1R (1977, 1978, 1979)
US OpenQF (1977)

Álvaro Fillol (born 4 December 1952), is a former professional tennis player from Chile. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 5 doubles titles. He is the younger brother of tennis player Jaime Fillol,[1] the uncle of Jaime Fillol Jr., and the great-uncle of Nicolás Jarry.

Career finals

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Doubles (5 titles, 2 runner-ups)

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Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Apr 1978 Las Vegas, U.S. Hard Chile Jaime Fillol South Africa Bob Hewitt
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
6–3, 7–6
Win 2–0 Nov 1978 Bogotá, Colombia Clay Chile Jaime Fillol Chile Hans Gildemeister
Paraguay Víctor Pecci
6–4, 6–3
Loss 2–1 Dec 1978 Santiago, Chile Clay Chile Jaime Fillol Chile Hans Gildemeister
Paraguay Víctor Pecci
4–6, 3–6
Win 3–1 Nov 1979 Quito, Ecuador Clay Chile Jaime Fillol Colombia Iván Molina
Colombia Jairo Velasco, Sr.
6–7, 6–3, 6–1
Win 4–1 Mar 1980 San Jose, Costa Rica Hard Chile Jaime Fillol India Anand Amritraj
United States Nick Saviano
6–2, 7–6
Win 5–1 Nov 1980 Bogotá, Colombia Clay Brazil Carlos Kirmayr Ecuador Andrés Gómez
Ecuador Ricardo Ycaza
6–4, 6–3
Loss 5–2 Nov 1981 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Chile Jaime Fillol Brazil Marcos Hocevar
Brazil João Soares
6–7, 7–6, 4–6

References

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  1. ^ Mario Cavalla (2006). Historia del Tenis en Chile 1882–2006 (in Spanish). Ocho Libros Editores. p. 190. ISBN 9568018263.
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