Julián Alonso

Julián Alonso Pintor (born 2 August 1977) is a retired tennis player from Catalonia, Spain, who turned professional in 1995 and retired in 2003. He was known in tennis because of his powerful serve, compared with the Goran Ivanisevic´s service. In 1997, playing against Ivanisevic (2nd seeded), in Long Island, beat him for first Top 10 victory en route to semifinal and in that match fired a 143 mph serve to become just third player (Philippoussis, Rusedski) to register a serve of at least 143. He is the founder of "Julian Alonso Team" Academy located in Palm Beach, FL focusing on junior development.

Julián Alonso

Country (sports)	Spain  United States
Residence	Monte Carlo, Monaco Boca Raton, USA
Born	2 August 1977 Canet de Mar, Spain
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro	1995
Retired	2003
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$ 1.852,891
Singles
Career record	82- 64
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 30 (15 June 1998)
Grand Slam Singles 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	No. 53 (31 August 1998)

Married to Arantxa Vivanco and father of two children.[1]

Tennis career

Alonso was awarded the ATP Newcomer of the Year prize after winning his first ATP title in Santiago and finishing in the Top 30 in 1997. In the final of the tournament, he defeated Marcelo Ríos, World No. 1 ranking 6–1, 6–2 in 46 min. Previously, that same year, Tim Henman after being defeated by Alonso at "The Lipton" Key Biscayne (current Miami open) declared: "Julian will be the next number 1 in the World before Wimbledon"[2]

After this promising start, however, his career is considered underwhelming; he only won one more title (Bologna, 1998) and retired in 2003 after half year playing only Challengers. He confessed that the decline of his career started with the relationship with Martina Hingis. The pressure of the media and his mother-in-law made Alonso's ranking and self-confidence fall.[2] He reached his career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 29 in June 1998 (after winning his second and final title). He used to play doubles in Davis Cup Spanish team with Joan Ballcells during Manolo Santana captaincy, and several single matches.

Career finals

Singles (2 wins, 1 loss)

Legend (Singles)

Grand Slam (0)

ATP Masters Series (0)

ATP Tour (2)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 1997	Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	Filip Dewulf	6–7^(2–7), 4–6, 1–6
Win	1–1	Nov 1997	Santiago, Chile	Clay	Marcelo Ríos	6–2, 6–1
Win	2–1	Jun 1998	Bologna, Italy	Clay	Karim Alami	6–1, 6–4

Doubles (2 wins, 1 loss)

Legend (Singles)

Grand Slam (0)

ATP Masters Series (0)

ATP Tour (2)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Sep 1997	Marbella, Spain	Clay	Karim Alami	Alberto Berasategui Jordi Burillo	4–6, 6–3, 6–0
Loss	1–1	Nov 1997	Santiago, Chile	Clay	Nicolás Lapentti	Hendrik Jan Davids Andrew Kratzmann	6–7, 7–5, 4–6
Win	2–0	Aug 1998	Long Island, United States	Hard	Javier Sánchez	Brandon Coupe Dave Randall	6–4, 6–4

References

1. "Julian Alonso's career". ATP World tour. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
2. Silvia Taulés (14 May 2015). "Julián Alonso, una carrera truncada por el amor (a Martina Hingis)". El Mundo (in Spanish).

External links

• Julián Alonso at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Julián Alonso at the International Tennis Federation
• Julián Alonso at the Davis Cup