Alvaro Betancur

COL Age 76 Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1968–1981

Alvaro Betancur represented Colombia on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 89. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 34–78 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

89 (Aug 4, 1980)

Elo peak

1601 (32nd percentile)

Singles record

34–78 (30.4%)

Singles titles

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Alvaro Betancur's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Ricardo Ycaza #46	6-4 1-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 16, 1981*	R32	U.S. Pro Tennis Championships	ATP 250	Clay
Tom Cain	7-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 15, 1981*	R64	U.S. Pro Tennis Championships	ATP 250	Clay
Rick Fagel	1-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Nov 27, 1980*	R32	Santiago	ATP 250	Clay
Hans Gildemeister	0-6 0-3 (ret.)	L	—	Match data	Nov 20, 1980*	R32	Argentina Open	ATP 250	Clay
Chris Mayotte	3-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Nov 13, 1980*	R32	Bogota	ATP 250	Clay

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Alvaro Betancur's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Hans Gildemeister	1	3	4	Nov 20, 1980	—
Colin Dibley	1	2	3	Jul 31, 1980	H2H
Harold Solomon	0	3	3	Jun 9, 1977	H2H
Ricardo Ycaza	0	2	2	Jul 16, 1981	H2H
Rick Fagel	0	2	2	Nov 27, 1980	H2H

Career Results

Alvaro Betancur career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1968	18	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1970	20	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1972	22	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1974	24	0	1	1	0.0%	256	274
1975	25	3	5	8	37.5%	281	145
1976	26	9	19	28	32.1%	109	98
1977	27	9	19	28	32.1%	99	125
1978	28	5	15	20	25.0%	138	184
1979	29	1	1	2	50.0%	131	131
1980	30	6	14	20	30.0%	89	164
1981	31	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—
Career		34	78	112	30.4%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Alvaro Betancur career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1968	18	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1970	20	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1972	22	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1974	24	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1975	25	0	1	1	0.0%	3	3	6	50.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	3	5	8	37.5%
1976	26	0	1	1	0.0%	9	16	25	36.0%	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	9	19	28	32.1%
1977	27	—	—	—	—	9	18	27	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	9	19	28	32.1%
1978	28	1	2	3	33.3%	4	13	17	23.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	15	20	25.0%
1979	29	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1980	30	0	1	1	0.0%	6	13	19	31.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	14	20	30.0%
1981	31	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
Career	—	1	5	6	16.7%	33	69	102	32.4%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	34	78	112	30.4%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Alvaro Betancur career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1975	25	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1977	27	0	2	2	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	0	10	10	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	2	14	16	12.5%
1978	28	0	0	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%	3	5	8	37.5%	0	0	—	—	3	8	11	27.3%
1980	30	0	0	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	0	0	—	—	2	5	7	28.6%
1981	31	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		0	2	2	0.0%	1	8	9	11.1%	5	19	24	20.8%	1	0	1	100.0%	7	29	36	19.4%

Opponent ranking data available for 36/112 (32.1%) of Alvaro Betancur's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Alvaro Betancur advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1968	18	1488	95.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.00	—	—	—	-0.07
1970	20	1473	97.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.00	—	—	—	+0.16
1972	22	1470	104.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.00	—	—	—	-0.21
1974	24	1467	105.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.00	—	0–1	—	-0.17
1975	25	1525	116.4	—	—	—	—	—	+39	—	38.9%	-0.72	0–1	—	—	-0.21
1976	26	1536	125.3	—	—	—	—	-49	+36	—	37.7%	-1.03	4–8 (33%)	3–2 (60%)	—	-0.86
1977	27	1517	114.2	—	—	—	—	—	+21	—	37.7%	-1.06	3–7 (30%)	0–3 (0%)	95.3	+2.00
1978	28	1509	123.0	—	—	—	—	-20	+26	—	26.7%	-1.60	3–4 (43%)	0–4 (0%)	98.4	-0.42
1979	29	1519	113.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50.0%	+1.50	—	—	—	+0.14
1980	30	1476	104.7	—	—	—	—	—	+21	—	27.0%	-1.54	1–0	0–3 (0%)	—	+1.40
1981	31	1486	103.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	60.0%	-0.60	0–1	1–0	—	+0.11
Career		1601	121.9	—	—	—	—	-35	+27	—	33.7%	-1.20	11–21 (34%)	4–13 (24%)	91.2	+1.67

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Alvaro Betancur Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1975	25	—	—	R64	1–1 (50%)
1976	26	R64	—	R128	1–2 (33%)
1977	27	R128	R128	R128	0–3 (0%)
1978	28	—	—	R64	1–1 (50%)
W-L		1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	2–4 (33%)	3–7 (30%)

ATP 500

Alvaro Betancur ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	ITA	CAN	CAN	W-L Win %
1975	25	—	—	R32	1–1 (50%)
1976	26	R64	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1980	30	—	R64	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–3 (25%)

ATP 250

Alvaro Betancur ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	SWE	BAR	BUE	CIN	GEN	HAM	AUS	MAD	MIA	NAP	PAR	SPB	STG	WAS	AIX	BAR	BER	BOG	BOU	BRU	CLE	COL	DUS	DUT	LOU	NEW	NOR	QUI	SAO	SAR	SOU	TEH	CAN	U.S	W-L Win %
1968	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1970	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1972	22	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1974	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1975	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–3 (25%)
1976	26	R32	R64	R32	—	—	R64	R64	R32	—	R32	R32	—	R16	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	R16	—	R64	8–16 (33%)
1977	27	R16	—	R32	—	—	R64	—	—	R16	R16	—	—	QF	R64	—	—	R32	R16	—	R32	—	—	R32	R32	R64	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R64	R32	9–16 (36%)
1978	28	—	R64	—	R32	—	R64	—	R64	—	R32	—	—	R16	R64	R32	—	—	R16	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R64	4–14 (22%)
1979	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1980	30	—	R64	R32	—	R16	—	—	R32	—	R64	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	SF	—	—	R64	6–13 (32%)
1981	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	1–1 (50%)
W-L		2–2 (50%)	0–4 (0%)	0–3 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–3 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–3 (25%)	1–1 (50%)	4–4 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	3–4 (43%)	3–6 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	3–4 (43%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–3 (25%)	0–1 (0%)	2–2 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	3–2 (60%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	2–5 (29%)	30–68 (31%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

Aug 4, 1980

First Top 100

Dec 13, 1976

First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Alvaro Betancur ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1974	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	256	264	—	270	274
1975	25	281	—	265	257	181	183	—	—	—	—	—	145
1976	26	—	—	—	—	—	109	—	—	—	—	—	98
1977	27	100	99	—	97	98	—	125	—	—	—	—	—
1978	28	136	—	—	—	—	—	131	—	—	—	—	184
1979	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	131
1980	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	89	99	—	—	164
1982	32	509	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Alvaro Betancur's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Titles	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Mike Machette	USA	#90	1,568	119	33	86	27.7%	—	0	1968–1979	Rivalries	Match log
Rolf Norberg	SWE	#88	1,612	72	23	49	31.9%	—	0	1969–1977	Rivalries	Match log
John Bartlett	AUS	#93	1,501	153	45	108	29.4%	—	0	1968–1979	Rivalries	Match log
Michael Grant	USA	#88	1,568	46	15	31	32.6%	$12,600	0	1974–1981	Rivalries	Match log
William Brown	USA	#86	1,555	109	28	81	25.7%	—	0	1968–1977	Rivalries	Match log
Birger Andersson	SWE	#88	1,621	100	34	66	34.0%	—	1	1969–1980	Rivalries	Match log
Alvin Gardiner	AUS	#77	1,524	143	43	100	30.1%	—	0	1968–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Zan Guerry	USA	#98	1,596	118	41	77	34.7%	—	0	1968–1982	Rivalries	Match log
Rolf Thung	NED	#86	1,532	89	21	68	23.6%	—	0	1968–1980	Rivalries	Match log
Jan Norback	SWE	#84	1,670	114	36	78	31.6%	—	1	1973–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Emilio Montano	MEX	#99	1,552	68	19	49	27.9%	—	0	1968–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Pavel Hutka	CZE	#84	1,657	102	39	63	38.2%	—	0	1968–1981	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Alvaro Betancur?: Alvaro Betancur is 76 years old, born on January 3, 1950.
Which country does Alvaro Betancur represent?: Alvaro Betancur represents Colombia in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is Alvaro Betancur left-handed or right-handed?: Alvaro Betancur plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Alvaro Betancur won?: Alvaro Betancur has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Alvaro Betancur won?: TennisDB does not group any of Alvaro Betancur's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Alvaro Betancur's highest ATP ranking?: Alvaro Betancur's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 89, first achieved on August 4, 1980.
What is Alvaro Betancur's career win-loss record?: Alvaro Betancur has a career ATP singles record of 34 wins and 78 losses (30.4%).
Which seasons of Alvaro Betancur's career appear in TennisDB?: Alvaro Betancur appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1968 through 1981.
On which surface does Alvaro Betancur have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Alvaro Betancur's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on clay: 32.4% (33–69).
Who has Alvaro Betancur faced most often?: Alvaro Betancur's most frequent opponent is Hans Gildemeister, with a head-to-head record of 1–3 across 4 meetings.