# Leonardo Lavalle

Leonardo Lavalle Moreno (born 14 July 1967) is a former tennis player from Mexico, who turned professional in 1985. He represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he was defeated in the quarterfinals by Spain's eventual runner up Jordi Arrese. The left-hander won one career title in singles (Tel Aviv, 1991). He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 17 March 1986, when he became world No. 51.
Lavalle won the Wimbledon boys' junior singles and doubles title in 1985. His singles win was notable for the fact that the men's singles winner that year Boris Becker was younger than Leonardo. He was later a runner-up in doubles at Wimbledon in 1991 and a Wimbledon doubles semifinalist in 1989 and 1990.

## Junior Grand Slam finals
### Singles: 1 (1 title)

| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1985 | Wimbledon | Grass | Eduardo Vélez | 6–4, 6–4 |

### Doubles: 1 (1 title)

| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partnet | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1984 | US Open | Hard | Mihnea Nastase | Jaime Yzaga Agustín Moreno | 7–6, 1–6, 6–1 |

## ATP career finals
### Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

* Legend
* Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
* ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
* ATP Masters Series (0–0)
* ATP Championship Series (0–0)
* ATP International Series (1–1)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (1–0)
* Clay (0–0)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–1)
* Finals by setting
* Outdoors (1–0)
* Indoors (0–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| 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)

* Legend
* Grand Slam Tournaments (0–1)
* ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
* ATP Masters Series (0–0)
* ATP Championship Series (0–0)
* ATP International Series (5–4)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (1–2)
* Clay (3–2)
* Grass (0–1)
* Carpet (1–0)
* Finals by setting
* Outdoors (4–5)
* Indoors (1–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| 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 | Acapulco, Mexico | World Series | Clay | Javier Frana | Marc-Kevin Goellner Diego Nargiso | 7–5, 6–3 |

## ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
### Singles: 5 (4–1)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (4–1)
* ITF Futures (0–0)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–1)
* Clay (4–0)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| 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)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (9–2)
* ITF Futures (0–0)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (2–1)
* Clay (6–1)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (1–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| 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

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |

### Singles

| Tournament | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| 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 | Not Held | Not Held | 2R | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | QF | Not Held | Not Held | 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 % |
| 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 | Not Held | Not Held | 1R | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | 1R | Not Held | Not Held | 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 % |
| 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% |