Alberto Tous Explained

Alberto Tous
Birth Date:3 August 1962
Birth Place:Palma, Spain
Plays:Right-handed
Careerprizemoney:$200,221
Singlesrecord:40–61
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 52 (10 August 1987)
Frenchopenresult:2R (1983, 1988, 1989)
Wimbledonresult:1R (1983)
Doublesrecord:40–62
Doublestitles:0
Highestdoublesranking:No. 36 (15 June 1987)
Frenchopendoublesresult:SF (1987)
Mixed:yes
Mixedtitles:0
Frenchopenmixedresult:3R (1988)

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

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)

ResultW-LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–11985Madrid, SpainClay Jorge Bardou Givaldo Barbosa
Ivan Kley
6–7, 4–6
Loss0–21985Bologna, ItalyClay Jordi Arrese Paolo Canè
Simone Colombo
5–7, 4–6

Challenger titles

Singles: (3)

width=25No.width=60Yearwidth=200Tournamentwidth=60Surfacewidth=200OpponentScore
1.1984Agadir, MoroccoClay Bernard Boileau6–1, 6–0
2.1987Cairo, EgyptClay David de Miguel6–2, 6–3
3.1987Waiblingen, West GermanyClay Roland StadlerW/O

Doubles: (2)

width=35No.width=60Yearwidth=200Tournamentwidth=60Surfacewidth=200Partnerwidth=200OpponentsScore
1.1982Brussels, BelgiumClay Raúl Viver David Graham
Laurie Warder
3–6, 6–3, 7–5
2.1987Casablanca, MoroccoClay José López-Maeso Massimo Cierro
Alessandro de Minicis
7–6, 6–2

Notes and References

  1. http://itftennis.com/ProCircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?PlayerID=10001387 ITF Pro Circuit Profile
  2. http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/To/A/Alberto-Tous.aspx ATP World Tour Profile