Alex Olmedo
This page provides a comprehensive overview of Alex Olmedo’s Grand Slam career. It combines key background information and career-level statistics with a complete, filterable list of his tournament results, showing how far he progressed in each Grand Slam event across his career.
Insights
Two amateur-era titles, plus a US Open final
Olmedo’s amateur-era peak is concentrated in 1959: he won Wimbledon and the Australian Open, and also reached the US Open final. Across the four amateur-era Slam entries shown, that is three finals-level results and only one quarterfinal exit.
His Open Era return was steady but far shallower
From 1968 to 1972, every listed result is between R32 and R128. He reached R32 twice in 1968 and then never advanced beyond the third round-equivalent again, with three R64s and three R128s completing the Open-era record.
All 13 Slam appearances produced a 32-11 record
The table lists 13 tournaments and 43 matches, with a 32-11 win-loss record. That works out to 74% wins, showing a career that was heavily front-loaded with success before the later Open-era results lowered the overall profile.
1959 was his only year with multiple deep runs
In 1959 alone, he posted Wimbledon champion, Australian Open champion, and US Open finalist results. No other year in the data shows more than one result at that level, making 1959 the clear concentration point of his Grand Slam peak.
His listed nationality changes align with the career split
The fundamentals show Peru for 1958-1959 and the United States from 1959 onward. The results table reflects both labels, with Peru attached to some 1958-1959 entries and United States attached to the later Open-era appearances.
Basics
| Born | 24 March 1936 |
| Gender | Male |
| Nation | 1959- United States 1958-1959 Peru |
| Era | Amateur Era and Open Era |
| Grand Slam careerCareer | 1958-1959, 1968-1972 |
Grand Slam statistics
| Tournaments | 13 |
| Best results Open Era | 2 x R32 4 x R64 3 x R128 |
| Best results Amateur Era | 2 x champion 1 x finalist 1 x quarterfinalist |
| Total matches | 43 |
| W/L-record | 32-11 (74% won) |
During the Amateur Era, only top results (quarterfinals or better) from 1945 onwards are listed on this site. Therefore, the list below may not include all Amateur Era results.
| Year | Tournament | Era | Result | Age | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | US Open | Open Era | R64 | 36 | United States |
| 1972 | Wimbledon | Open Era | R64 | 36 | United States |
| 1972 | French Open | Open Era | R64 | 36 | United States |
| 1971 | US Open | Open Era | R128 | 35 | United States |
| 1970 | US Open | Open Era | R64 | 34 | United States |
| 1969 | Wimbledon | Open Era | R128 | 33 | United States |
| 1969 | French Open | Open Era | R128 | 33 | United States |
| 1968 | US Open | Open Era | R32 | 32 | United States |
| 1968 | Wimbledon | Open Era | R32 | 32 | United States |
| 1959 | US Open | Amateur Era | F | 23 | United States |
| 1959 | Wimbledon | Amateur Era | W | 23 | Peru |
| 1959 | Australian Open | Amateur Era | W | 22 | United States |
| 1958 | US Open | Amateur Era | Q | 22 | Peru |
Open Era Grand Slam Tennis