Álvaro Fillol (born 4 December 1952), is a former professional tennis player from Chile. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 5 doubles titles. He is the younger brother of tennis player Jaime Fillol,[1] the uncle of Jaime Fillol Jr., and the great-uncle of Nicolás Jarry.

Álvaro Fillol
Fillol at the 1978 Dutch Open
Country (sports) Chile
Born (1952-12-04) 4 December 1952 (age 71)
Santiago, Chile
PlaysRight–handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record32–84
Career titles0
Grand Slam singles results
French Open2R (1981)
Wimbledon1R (1978, 1979, 1980)
US Open2R (1975, 1977)
Doubles
Career record108–124
Career titles5
Grand Slam doubles results
French OpenQF (1979)
Wimbledon1R (1977, 1978, 1979)
US OpenQF (1977)

Career finals

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Doubles (5 titles, 2 runner-ups)

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Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Apr 1978 Las Vegas, U.S. Hard   Jaime Fillol   Bob Hewitt
  Raúl Ramírez
6–3, 7–6
Win 2–0 Nov 1978 Bogotá, Colombia Clay   Jaime Fillol   Hans Gildemeister
  Víctor Pecci
6–4, 6–3
Loss 2–1 Dec 1978 Santiago, Chile Clay   Jaime Fillol   Hans Gildemeister
  Víctor Pecci
4–6, 3–6
Win 3–1 Nov 1979 Quito, Ecuador Clay   Jaime Fillol   Iván Molina
  Jairo Velasco, Sr.
6–7, 6–3, 6–1
Win 4–1 Mar 1980 San Jose, Costa Rica Hard   Jaime Fillol   Anand Amritraj
  Nick Saviano
6–2, 7–6
Win 5–1 Nov 1980 Bogotá, Colombia Clay   Carlos Kirmayr   Andrés Gómez
  Ricardo Ycaza
6–4, 6–3
Loss 5–2 Nov 1981 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay   Jaime Fillol   Marcos Hocevar
  João Soares
6–7, 7–6, 4–6

References

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  1. ^ Mario Cavalla (2006). Historia del Tenis en Chile 1882–2006 (in Spanish). Ocho Libros Editores. p. 190. ISBN 9568018263.
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