Alejandro Gattiker (born 5 May 1958) is a former professional

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player from

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Career

Gattiker, having made it through qualifying, played Mike Myburg in the first round of the

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tournaments, three with his brother Carlos, but was never able to get past the opening round. He made the doubles semi-finals at

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with his brother in 1981 and was also a doubles semi-finalist twice the following year, partnering

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. As a singles player he had his best win when he defeated veteran Romanian

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in 1981, at

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. Although he missed out on

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representation during his playing career, Gattiker had two stints as captain of the

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. Players he has coached on tour include

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Challenger titles

Doubles: (2)

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