Alejo Russell

Alejo Russell

Full name	Alejandro Domingo Russell
Country (sports)	Argentina
Born	9 September 1916 Córdoba, Argentina
Died	25 May 1977(1977-05-25) (aged 60) Bayonne, France
Turned pro	1936 (amateur)
Retired	1955
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record	149–54
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)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon	SF (1938)
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.

Russell had "a strong and well-proportioned physique and invariably hit all the balls that came to him from his opponent with unusual violence." He also adapted to the circumstances of the game and hit both the drive and the backhand with absolute control.

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). One of his early tournament victories in South America in 1939 was over a young Pancho Segura. He was No. 1 in the Argentine national rankings for five years.

He died of a heart attack whilst playing a tennis match in Bayonne, France, in 1977, aged 60.

Grand Slam finals

Mixed doubles: (1 runners-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1942	U.S. Championships	Patricia Canning Todd	Louise Brough Frederick Schroeder	6–3, 1–6, 4–6

External links

• Alejo Russell at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Alejo Russell at the Davis Cup
• Alejo Russell: the "great gentleman" of the courts (article in Spanish)