Belus Prajoux

Belus Prajoux
Full nameBelus Prajoux Nadjar
Country (sports) Chile
ResidenceSantiago, Chile
Born (1955-02-27) 27 February 1955 (age 69)
Santiago, Chile
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro1972
Retired1986
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record81–128
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 66 (12 December 1976)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open3R (1975, 1976, 1980)
Wimbledon1R (1977, 1978, 1980)
US Open1R (1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977)
Doubles
Career record168–131
Career titles6
Highest rankingNo. 17 (19 July 1982)
Grand Slam doubles results
French OpenF (1982)
Wimbledon3R (1980)
US OpenQF (1975)
Team competitions
Davis CupF (1976)

Belus Prajoux Nadjar (born 27 February 1955) is a retired professional tennis player from Chile.

Prajoux won six doubles titles on the ATP Tour during his career. He reached a highest doubles ranking of No. 17 in July 1982. He was a member of the Chile Davis Cup team, and played on the team that reached the final of the 1976 Davis Cup. Prajoux retired from the tour in 1986.

Grand Slam finals

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Doubles (1 loss)

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1982 French Open Clay Chile Hans Gildemeister United States Sherwood Stewart
United States Ferdi Taygan
5–7, 3–6, 1–1 ret.

ATP career finals

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Doubles (6 wins, 12 losses)

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Legend
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (6)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. Jul 1976 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Argentina Ricardo Cano Poland Wojciech Fibak
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
6–4, 6–3
Loss 1. Nov 1976 São Paulo,, Brazil Carpet Argentina Ricardo Cano Argentina Lito Álvarez
Paraguay Víctor Pecci
4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 2. Nov 1976 Buenos Aires, Argentina Carpet Argentina Ricardo Cano Brazil Carlos Kirmayr
Argentina Lito Álvarez
4–6, 5–7
Loss 3. Dec 1976 Santiago, Chile Clay Argentina Lito Álvarez Chile Patricio Cornejo
Chile Hans Gildemeister
3–6, 6–7
Win 2. Nov 1977 Bogotá, Colombia Clay Chile Hans Gildemeister Venezuela Jorge Andrew
Brazil Carlos Kirmayr
6–4, 6–2
Win 3. May 1978 Rome, Italy Clay Paraguay Víctor Pecci Czech Republic Jan Kodeš
Czech Republic Tomáš Šmíd
6–7, 7–6, 6–1
Loss 4. Jun 1978 Birmingham, UK Grass Argentina José Luis Clerc United States Dick Stockton
United States Erik Van Dillen
6–4, 1–6, 6–3, 6–8, 3–6
Loss 5. Jul 1978 Stuttgart, West Germany Clay Brazil Carlos Kirmayr Czech Republic Jan Kodeš
Czech Republic Tomáš Šmíd
3–6, 6–7
Loss 6. Nov 1978 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Argentina José Luis Clerc New Zealand Chris Lewis
United States Van Winitsky
4–6, 6–3, 0–6
Loss 7. Nov 1980 Quito, Ecuador Clay Argentina José Luis Clerc Ecuador Andrés Gómez
Chile Hans Gildemeister
3–6, 6–1, 4–6
Win 4. Nov 1980 Santiago, Chile Clay Ecuador Ricardo Ycaza Brazil Carlos Kirmayr
Brazil João Soares
4–6, 7–6, 6–4
Win 5. Sep 1981 Bordeaux, France Clay Ecuador Andrés Gómez United States Jim Gurfein
Sweden Anders Järryd
7–5, 6–3
Loss 8. Sep 1981 Palermo, Italy Clay Chile Jaime Fillol Uruguay José Luis Damiani
Uruguay Diego Pérez
1–6, 4–6
Loss 9. Nov 1981 Santiago, Chile Clay Argentina Ricardo Cano Chile Hans Gildemeister
Ecuador Andrés Gómez
2–6, 6–7
Loss 10. May 1982 French Open, France Clay Chile Hans Gildemeister United States Sherwood Stewart
United States Ferdi Taygan
5–7, 3–6. 1–1 ret.
Win 6. Feb 1983 Viña del Mar, Chile Clay Chile Hans Gildemeister Brazil Júlio Góes
Brazil Ney Keller
6–3, 6–1
Loss 11. Mar 1983 Nancy, France Clay Chile Ricardo Acuña Sweden Jan Gunnarsson
Sweden Anders Järryd
5–7, 3–6
Loss 12. Jul 1983 Boston, United States Clay Chile Hans Gildemeister United States Mark Dickson
Brazil Cássio Motta
5–7, 3–6
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