Emilio Benfele Álvarez

Emilio Benfele Álvarez
Country (sports)	Spain
Residence	Munich, Germany
Born	15 November 1972 (age 51); 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)

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).

ATP career finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 2000	Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	Àlex Corretja	3–6, 1–6, 0–3, ret.

Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Sep 2001	Palermo, Italy	Clay	Enzo Artoni	Tomás Carbonell Daniel Orsanic	2–6, 6–2, 2–6
Loss	0–2	Sep 2002	Bucharest, Romania	Clay	Andrés Schneiter	Jens Knippschild Peter Nyborg	3–6, 3–6

Top 10 wins

#	Player	Rank	Event	Surface	Rd	Score	Benfele Rank
1996
1.	Thomas Muster	2	Austrian Open, Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	QF	6–1, 7–5	160

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