Alberto Tous

Alberto Tous Aguiló (born 3 August 1962) is a former professional tennis player from Spain.[1]

Alberto Tous
Country (sports)Spain Spain
ResidenceBarcelona
Born (1962-08-03) 3 August 1962
Palma, Spain
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$200,221
Singles
Career record40–61
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 52 (10 August 1987)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open2R (1983, 1988, 1989)
Wimbledon1R (1983)
Doubles
Career record40–62
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 36 (15 June 1987)
Grand Slam doubles results
French OpenSF (1987)
Mixed doubles
Career titles0
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open3R (1988)

Career

Born in Palma, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Tous was the top ranked Spanish junior in 1979.[2] He made the final of the boys' singles event at the 1980 French Open, which he lost to Henri Leconte.[2]

He reached the quarterfinals at Madrid in 1983 and made two Grand Slam appearances that year.[2] He took part in a Davis Cup tie for his country that year against Yugoslavia.

In 1984, his best result of the year came in Bari, where he reached the quarterfinals.[2]

He made two Grand Prix finals in 1985, at Madrid and Bologna, both in the doubles.[2] As a singles player, he did well in Bologna, making the semifinals.[2]

Tous had his most notable performance in the 1987 French Open, where he reached the semifinals of the men's doubles with José López-Maeso.[2] They lost their semifinal in five sets to eventual champions Anders Järryd and Robert Seguso.[2]

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 2 (0–2)

Result W-L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 1985 Madrid, Spain Clay Spain Jorge Bardou Brazil Givaldo Barbosa
Brazil Ivan Kley
6–7, 4–6
Loss 0–2 1985 Bologna, Italy Clay Spain Jordi Arrese Italy Paolo Canè
Italy Simone Colombo
5–7, 4–6

Challenger titles

Singles: (3)

No. Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
1. 1984 Agadir, Morocco Clay Belgium Bernard Boileau 6–1, 6–0
2. 1987 Cairo, Egypt Clay Spain David de Miguel 6–2, 6–3
3. 1987 Waiblingen, West Germany Clay Switzerland Roland Stadler W/O

Doubles: (2)

No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. 1982 Brussels, Belgium Clay Ecuador Raúl Viver Australia David Graham
Australia Laurie Warder
3–6, 6–3, 7–5
2. 1987 Casablanca, Morocco Clay Spain José López-Maeso Italy Massimo Cierro
Italy Alessandro de Minicis
7–6, 6–2

References

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