Leonardo Lavalle
| Country (sports) | Mexico |
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| 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 4 Challenger |
| 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 9 Challenger |
| 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) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (1987, 1992) |
| French Open | 2R (1992) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1995) |
| US Open | QF (1998) |
| Last updated on: 13 January 2022. | |
Leonardo Lavalle Moreno (born 14 July 1967) is a former tennis player from Mexico. He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking of world No. 51 on 17 March 1986 and his highest doubles ranking of No. 23 in April 1992. Lavalle represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he was defeated in the quarterfinals by the eventual runner-up Jordi Arrese from Spain. The left-hander won one career title in singles in Tel Aviv in 1991.
Lavalle won the 1984 US Open – Boys' doubles title with Mihnea Năstase. He turned professional in 1985. He won the 1985 Wimbledon Junior singles title,[1] and reached the men's doubles final in 1991.[2] His singles win was notable for the fact that the men's singles winner that year Boris Becker was younger than Leonardo. He was also a Wimbledon doubles semifinalist in 1989 and in 1990 and at the French Open in 1988 and in 1991.
Lavalle won the Abierto Mexicano doubles titles in 1993 in Mexico City at the inaugural edition, and in 1995.[3]
Junior Grand Slam finals
Singles: 1 (1 title)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1985 | Wimbledon | Grass | Eduardo Vélez | 6–4, 6–4 |
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1984 | US Open | Hard | Mihnea Năstase | Jaime Yzaga Agustín Moreno |
7–6, 1–6, 6–1 |
ATP career finals
Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 1988 | Frankfurt, West Germany | Grand Prix | Carpet | Tim Mayotte | 6–4, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Oct 1991 | Tel Aviv, Israel | World Series | Hard | Christo van Rensburg | 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
Doubles: 10 (5 titles, 5 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Oct 1986 | Scottsdale, United States | Grand Prix | Hard | Mike Leach | Scott Davis David Pate |
7–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | Oct 1987 | Palermo, Italy | Grand Prix | Clay | Claudio Panatta | Petr Korda Tomáš Šmíd |
3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–0 | Feb 1990 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | World Series | Carpet | Jorge Lozano | Diego Nargiso Nicolás Pereira |
6–3, 7–6 |
| Loss | 3–1 | May 1990 | Kiawah Island, United States | World Series | Clay | Jim Grabb | Scott Davis David Pate |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Jul 1991 | Wimbledon, United Kingdom | Grand Slam | Grass | Javier Frana | John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd |
3–6, 4–6, 7–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Oct 1991 | Tel Aviv, Israel | World Series | Hard | Javier Frana | David Rikl Michiel Schapers |
2–6, 7–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Nov 1991 | Búzios, Brazil | World Series | Hard | Javier Frana | Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez |
6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 4–4 | Feb 1993 | Mexico City, Mexico | World Series | Clay | Jaime Oncins | Horacio de la Peña Jorge Lozano |
7–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4–5 | Apr 1993 | Charlotte, United States | World Series | Clay | Javier Frana | Rikard Bergh Trevor Kronemann |
1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 5–5 | Feb 1995 | Mexico City (2) | World Series | Clay | Javier Frana | Marc-Kevin Goellner Diego Nargiso |
7–5, 6–3 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 5 (4–1)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Aug 1991 | Salou, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Federico Sanchez | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | Apr 1992 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Francisco Montana | 6–0, 6–7, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–0 | May 1992 | Acapulco, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Luis Herrera | 0–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–0 | Nov 1992 | Pembroke Pines, United States | Challenger | Clay | Daniel Orsanic | 6–4, 7–6 |
| Loss | 4–1 | Apr 1994 | Puerto Vallarta, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Michael Joyce | 1–6, 6–7 |
Doubles: 11 (9–2)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Apr 1990 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Jorge Lozano | Luis Herrera Guillermo Pérez Roldán |
5–7, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–0 | Feb 1991 | Telford, United Kingdom | Challenger | Carpet | Martin Laurendeau | Peter Nyborg Jan Siemerink |
7–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–0 | Feb 1992 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Challenger | Clay | Mark Koevermans | Jacco Eltingh Tom Kempers |
walkover |
| Win | 4–0 | Apr 1992 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Luis Herrera | Agustín Moreno Francisco Maciel |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 5–0 | Apr 1993 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Javier Frana | Francisco Montana Bryan Shelton |
6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 6–0 | Apr 1994 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Oliver Fernández | Luis Herrera Ismael Hernandez |
7–5, 7–5 |
| Win | 7–0 | Jun 1994 | Turin, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Libor Pimek | Richard Schmidt Greg Van Emburgh |
6–2, 7–6 |
| Loss | 7–1 | Sep 1994 | Singapore, Singapore | Challenger | Hard | Danilo Marcelino | Brian Devening Sander Groen |
2–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 7–2 | Jun 1996 | Bogotá, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Óscar Ortiz | Brett Hansen-Dent T. J. Middleton |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 8–2 | Aug 1996 | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Maurice Ruah | Luis Herrera Gabriel Trifu |
5–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 9–2 | Nov 1996 | Puebla, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Maurice Ruah | Bill Behrens Steve Campbell |
7–5, 6–2 |
Performance timelines
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Singles
| Tournament | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | SR | W–L | Win % | |||||||
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 2R | A | 1R | A | 4R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 7 | 4–7 | 36% | |||||||
| French Open | A | 1R | A | 1R | 3R | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% | |||||||
| Wimbledon | Q1 | 1R | Q3 | A | 1R | Q2 | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | |||||||
| US Open | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | 2R | A | Q2 | 1R | Q2 | 0 / 6 | 2–6 | 25% | |||||||
| Win–loss | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 5–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 20 | 9–20 | 31% | |||||||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | Not Held | 2R | Not Held | QF | Not Held | A | 0 / 2 | 4–2 | 67% | |||||||||||||
| ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||
| Miami | A | 1R | A | 1R | 3R | A | A | 1R | 2R | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | 38% | |||||||
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||
| Hamburg | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||
| Rome | A | 3R | A | A | 3R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 4–2 | 67% | |||||||
| Canada | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |||||||
| Cincinnati | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | |||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–5 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 15 | 9–15 | 38% | |||||||
Doubles
| Tournament | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||||||
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 3R | A | 2R | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | A | 0 / 9 | 4–9 | 31% | ||||||
| French Open | A | 2R | A | SF | 1R | A | SF | 3R | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 6 | 11–6 | 65% | ||||||
| Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | 1R | SF | SF | F | 3R | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 7 | 15–7 | 68% | ||||||
| US Open | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | A | Q2 | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 9 | 6–9 | 40% | ||||||
| Win–loss | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 5–3 | 5–4 | 5–3 | 11–4 | 5–4 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0 / 31 | 36–31 | 54% | ||||||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | Not Held | 1R | Not Held | 1R | Not Held | A | NH | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | ||||||||||||
| ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | ||||||
| Miami | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 1R | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 6 | 4–6 | 40% | ||||||
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | SF | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 4–2 | 67% | ||||||
| Hamburg | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | ||||||
| Rome | A | 2R | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% | ||||||
| Canada | A | 2R | A | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% | ||||||
| Cincinnati | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | ||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–5 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 20 | 12–20 | 38% | ||||||
Mixed doubles
| Tournament | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | SR | W–L | Win % | |||||||||
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |||||||||
| French Open | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | |||||||||
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |||||||||
| US Open | A | A | QF | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | 50% | |||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0 / 10 | 5–10 | 33% | |||||||||
References
- ^ Sarni, Jim (7 July 1986). "King Of The Juniors Again Is From Kesl: It`s Gibbons` Velez". Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ^ "Boys' Singles Finals 1947–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ "The Mexican Open Tennis Tournament and its national talent". 3 November 2025. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
External links
- Leonardo Lavalle at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Leonardo Lavalle at the International Tennis Federation
- Leonardo Lavalle at the Davis Cup (archived)
- 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.