Leonardo Lavalle

Leonardo Lavalle Moreno (born 14 July 1967) is a former tennis player from Mexico, who turned professional in 1985. He represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he was defeated in the quarterfinals by Spain's eventual runner up Jordi Arrese. The left-hander won one career title in singles (Tel Aviv, 1991). He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 17 March 1986, when he became world No. 51.

Leonardo Lavalle

Country (sports)	Mexico
Residence	Mexico City, Mexico
Born	14 July 1967 Mexico City, Mexico
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro	1985
Retired	1998
Plays	Left-handed
Prize money	$903,200
Singles
Career record	83–114
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 51 (17 March 1986)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	4R (1989)
French Open	3R (1989)
Wimbledon	2R (1992)
US Open	2R (1986, 1992)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	QF (1992)
Doubles
Career record	134–137
Career titles	5
Highest ranking	No. 23 (27 April 1992)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	3R (1985)
French Open	SF (1988, 1991)
Wimbledon	F (1991)
US Open	3R (1991)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games	1R (1988, 1992)

Lavalle won the Wimbledon boys' junior singles and doubles title in 1985. His singles win was notable for the fact that the men's singles winner that year Boris Becker was younger than Leonardo. He was later a runner-up in doubles at Wimbledon in 1991 and a Wimbledon doubles semifinalist in 1989 and 1990.

Career finals

Singles (1 win, 1 loss)

Result	W-L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Oct 1988	Frankfurt, Germany	Carpet (i)	Tim Mayotte	6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Win	1–1	Oct 1991	Tel Aviv, Israel	Hard	Christo van Rensburg	6–2, 3–6, 6–3

Doubles (5 wins, 5 losses)

Result	W-L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Oct 1986	Scottsdale, US	Hard	Mike Leach	Scott Davis David Pate	7–6, 6–4
Win	2–0	Oct 1987	Palermo, Italy	Clay	Claudio Panatta	Petr Korda Tomáš Šmíd	3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win	3–0	Feb 1990	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Carpet	Jorge Lozano	Diego Nargiso Nicolás Pereira	6–3, 7–6
Loss	3–1	May 1990	Kiawah Island, U.S.	Clay	Jim Grabb	Scott Davis David Pate	2–6, 3–6
Loss	3–2	Jul 1991	Wimbledon, UK	Grass	Javier Frana	John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd	3–6, 4–6, 7–6, 1–6
Loss	3–3	Oct 1991	Tel Aviv, Israel	Hard	Javier Frana	David Rikl Michiel Schapers	2–6, 7–6, 3–6
Loss	3–4	Nov 1991	Búzios, Brazil	Hard	Javier Frana	Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez	6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Win	4–4	Feb 1993	Mexico City, Mexico	Clay	Jaime Oncins	Horacio de la Peña Jorge Lozano	7–6, 6–4
Loss	4–5	Apr 1993	Charlotte, U.S.	Clay	Javier Frana	Rikard Bergh Trevor Kronemann	1–6, 2–6
Win	5–5	Feb 1995	Acapulco, Czech Republic	Clay	Javier Frana	Marc-Kevin Goellner Diego Nargiso	7–5, 6–3

External links

• Leonardo Lavalle at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Leonardo Lavalle at the International Tennis Federation
• Leonardo Lavalle at the Davis Cup
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Leonardo Lavalle". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.