| Lito Álvarez | |
| Birth Date: | 1947 12, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Plays: | Right-handed |
| Singlesrecord: | 47–115 |
| Singlestitles: | 0 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 104 (15 Dec 1975) |
| Frenchopenresult: | 2R (1975, 1976, 1978) |
| Wimbledonresult: | 2R (1977) |
| Usopenresult: | 2R (1975) |
| Doublesrecord: | 87–121 |
| Doublestitles: | 1 |
| Frenchopendoublesresult: | 2R (1976, 1978) |
| Wimbledondoublesresult: | 3R (1973, 1978) |
| Usopendoublesresult: | 2R (1979) |
Elio "Lito" Álvarez (born 5 December 1947) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina.
Álvarez played collegiate tennis for the UCLA Bruins, on the same team as Jimmy Connors, in the early 1970s.[1]
He appeared in eight Davis Cup ties for Argentina from 1970 to 1978.[2] He played mainly in doubles rubbers but had two wins in the singles, against Carlos Kirmayr and Luis Felipe Tavares, both of Brazil.[2] His doubles record was 4/4 and his partners included Guillermo Vilas and José Luis Clerc.[2]
Álvarez made the second round of the singles draw at a Grand Slam tournament five times, from 14 attempts, but was unable to progress any further.[3]
As well as being runner-up at the Dutch Open in 1977, Álvarez made six Grand Prix/WCT doubles finals, for one win, at São Paulo in 1976.[4]
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jun 1974 | Dublin, Ireland |  Jorge Andrew | Colin Dowdeswell John Yuill | 3–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 0–2 | Jul 1974 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay |  Julián Ganzábal | Tito Vázquez Guillermo Vilas | 2–6, 6–3, 1–6, 2–6 | |
| Win | 1–2 | Nov 1976 | São Paulo, Brazil | Carpet | Víctor Pecci | Ricardo Cano Belus Prajoux | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 1–3 | Dec 1976 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | Belus Prajoux | Patricio Cornejo Hans Gildemeister | 3–6, 6–7 | |
| Loss | 1–4 | Apr 1977 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Guillermo Vilas |  Wojciech Fibak Ion Țiriac | 5–7, 6–0, 6–7 | |
| Loss | 1–5 | Mar 1978 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay |  George Hardie |  Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie | 3–6, 5–7, 2–6 |