Alejandro Gattiker

Alejandro Gattiker
Country (sports)	Argentina
Born	5 May 1958 (age 66); Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Plays	Right-handed
Singles
Career record	5–24
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 194 (4 Jan 1982)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	1R (1982)
Doubles
Career record	22–37
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 119 (3 Jan 1983)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	1R (1977, 1980, 1981, 1983)
Wimbledon	1R (1980)

Alejandro Gattiker (born 5 May 1958) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina.^[1]

Career

Gattiker, having made it through qualifying, played Mike Myburg in the first round of the 1982 French Open.^[2] He was beaten in straight sets.^[2] The Argentinian played men's doubles at five Grand Slam tournaments, three with his brother Carlos, but was never able to get past the opening round.^[2] He made the doubles semi-finals at Kitzbuhel with his brother in 1981 and was also a doubles semi-finalist twice the following year, partnering Brent Pirow at Geneva and Ricardo Ycaza at Itaparica.^[2] As a singles player he had his best win when he defeated veteran Romanian Ilie Năstase in 1981, at Vina Del Mar.^[2]

Although he missed out on Davis Cup representation during his playing career, Gattiker had two stints as captain of the Argentina Davis Cup team. Players he has coached on tour include Marcelo Filippini, Hernán Gumy, Mariano Hood, Nicolas Lapentti and Mariano Zabaleta.

Challenger titles

Doubles: (2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score in the final
1.	1983	Le Touquet, France	Clay	Carlos Gattiker	Tarik Benhabiles Jean-Louis Haillet	7–6, 6–2
2.	1983	Messina, Italy	Clay	Carlos Gattiker	Juan Aguilera Pablo Arraya	7–5, 6–2