Julian Alonso

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**Julián Alonso**

Country	Spain
Residence	Monte Carlo, Monaco
Date of birth	August 2, 1977
Place of birth	Canet de Mar
Height	185cm (6ft 1in)
Weight	81kg (180lb)
Turned pro	1996
Plays	Right-handed; two-handed backhand
Career prize money	$852,531
Singles
Career record:	52–64
Career titles:	2
Highest ranking:	No. 30 (June 15, 1998)
Grand Slam 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:	53 (August 31, 1998)

Julián Alonso Pastor (born August 2, 1977 in Canet de Mar) is a retired tennis player from Catalonia, Spain, who turned professional in 1996 and retired five years later being the challenger of Brindisi his last tournament (August 2001).

Alonso was given the ATP Newcomer of the Year prize when after winning his first ATP title in Santiago defeating former World Number 1 Marcelo Ríos in the final, he finished in the top 40 in 1997. After that promising start, though, his career is considererd quite disappointing, he only won one more title (Bologna, 1998) and retired in 2001 after one and a half years playing only challengers. He reached his highest singles ATP ranking on June 15, 1998 (after winning his second and last title), when he became the World Number 30.

1 Titles (9)
- 1.1 Singles Titles (4)
- 1.2 Doubles Titles (5)
2 External links

[edit] Titles (9)

[edit] Singles Titles (4)

Legend (Singles)
Grand Slam (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (2)
Challengers (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	June 30, 1997	Venice	Hard	Marcello Craca	6–3, 6–7, 6–0
2.	July 14, 1997	Contrexeville	Clay	Andrea Gaudenzi	6–4, 6–3
3.	November 3, 1997	Santiago	Clay	Marcelo Ríos	6–2, 6–1
4.	June 8, 1998	Bologna	Clay	Karim Alami	6–1, 6–4

[edit] Doubles Titles (5)

Legend (Singles)
Grand Slam (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (2)
Challengers (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partnering	Opponents in the final	Score
1.	September 8, 1997	Marbella	Clay	Karim Alami	Alberto Berasategui Jordi Burillo	4–6, 6–3, 6–0
2.	June 15, 1998	Zagreb	Clay	Mariano Puerta	Eduardo Nicolás Germán Puentes	6–1, 6–4
3.	August 24, 1998	Long Island	Hard	Javier Sánchez	Brandon Coupe Dave Randall	6–4, 6–4
4.	July 3, 2000	Venice	Clay	Aleksandar Kitinov	Andrea Gaudenzi Diego Nargiso	7–6, 7–5
5.	June 11, 2001	Weiden	Clay	Hugo Armando	Petr Kovacka Pavel Kudrnac	W/O