Emilio Benfele Álvarez (born 15 November 1972) is a former professional tennis player from Spain who retired in 2005. His favourite surface was clay, and he achieved his only ATP final in 2000 in Kitzbühel. At the same tournament he reached the semifinals in 1996, he got into Kitzbühel draw after losing in the last round of qualifying and beat specialists at clay: Santoro, Clavet, Medvedev and top seed Muster before losing in three sets to Berasategui in the semifinals. He achieved his career-high singles ranking of world No. 81 in 1997 (and No. 91 in doubles in 2004).
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Munich, Germany |
Born | (1972-11-15) 15 November 1972 (age 49) Figueres, Spain |
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) |
Turned pro | 1989 |
Retired | 2005 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $898,962 |
Singles | |
Career record | 45–67 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 81 (5 May 1997) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1998) |
French Open | 2R (1995, 1998) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1997) |
US Open | 1R (1997) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 20–46 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 91 (5 July 2004) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2002) |
French Open | 1R (2000) |
Wimbledon | Q1 (1995) |
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2000 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 1–6, 0–3, ret. |
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2001 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–2, 2–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Sep 2002 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
# | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | Benfele Rank |
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1996 | |||||||
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2 | Austrian Open, Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | QF | 6–1, 7–5 | 160 |
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