Alejo Russell
Full name | Alejandro Domingo Russell |
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Country (sports) | Argentina |
Born | 9 September 1916 Córdoba, Argentina |
Died | 25 May 1977 Bayonne, France | (aged 60)
Turned pro | 1936 (amateur) |
Retired | 1955 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Singles | |
Career record | 149–54 (73.4%) |
Career titles | 19 |
Grand Slam singles results | |
French Open | 3R (1952) |
Wimbledon | 4R (1939) |
US Open | QF (1942, 1945) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 0–0 |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | QF (1948, 1952)[1] |
Mixed doubles | |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Wimbledon | SF (1938)[1] |
US Open | F (1942) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | FAm (1958) |
Alejo Domingo Russell (9 September 1916 – 25 May 1977) was an Argentine tennis player who competed in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. He reached the quarterfinals of the U.S. National Championships in 1942 and 1945 and was a finalist in the mixed doubles in 1942 (partnering Patricia Todd).
Grand Slam finals[edit]
Mixed doubles: (1 runners-up)[edit]
Result | Year | Championship | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1942 | U.S. Championships | Patricia Canning Todd | Louise Brough Frederick Schroeder |
6–3, 1–6, 4–6 |
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Categories:
- Argentine male tennis players
- Pan American Games medalists in tennis
- 1916 births
- 1977 deaths
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Argentina
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Argentina
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Argentina
- Tennis players at the 1951 Pan American Games
- Tennis players at the 1955 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1951 Pan American Games
- Sportspeople from Córdoba, Argentina