Aleksandr Alenitsyn

{{short description|Russian tennis player}}

{{family name hatnote|Appolonovich|Alenitsyn|lang=Eastern Slavic}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1884|11|29|df=yes}}

| birth_place = St. Petersburg, Russian Empire

| death_date = {{death date and age|1922|10|5|1884|11|29|df=yes}}

| death_place = Moscow, Soviet Union

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Aleksandr Appolonovich Alenitsyn ({{Langx|ru|Александр Аполлонович Аленицын}}, 29 November 1884 – 5 October 1922) was a Russian tennis player. He competed in the men's outdoor doubles event at the 1912 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/aleksandr-alenitsyn-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417215400/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/aleksandr-alenitsyn-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Aleksandr Alenitsyn |access-date=15 May 2013}} He committed suicide in prison in 1922 after being arrested and tortured by Soviet authorities for "having contacts with other countries".{{Cite web |title=Aleksandr Alenitsyn |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/2541 |access-date=20 January 2021 |website=Olympedia}}