Marcelo Lara
{{short description|Mexican tennis player}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Marcello Lara
| image =
| fullname =
| country_represented = {{flagu|Mexico}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|10|05}}
| birth_place = Mexico City, Mexico
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height =
| plays = Right-handed
| careerprizemoney =
| singlesrecord = 65–111
| singlestitles =
| highestsinglesranking = No. 59 (6 November 1974)
| AustralianOpenresult = 2R (1974)
| FrenchOpenresult = 2R (1973)
| Wimbledonresult = 2R (1973)
| USOpenresult = 4R (1967)
| doublesrecord = 78–82
| doublestitles = 2
| highestdoublesranking = No. 63 (3 January 1979)
}}
Marcelo Lara (born October 5, 1947) is a former professional tennis player from Mexico. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career, he won two doubles titles.
Career finals
=Doubles: 9 (2 titles, 7 runner-ups)=
| class="sortable wikitable"
!style="width:40px"|Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !style="width:50px"|Year !style="width:160px"|Tournament !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:160px"|Partner !style="width:160px"|Opponents !style="width:90px" class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 0–1 | 1972 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | Hard | {{flagicon|NZL}} Jeff Simpson | {{flagicon|USA}} Dick Dell | 3–6, 2–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 1–1 | 1973 | Manila, Philippines | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Sherwood Stewart | {{flagicon|FRG}} Jürgen Fassbender | 6–2, 6–0 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 1–2 | 1974 | Manila, Philippines | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Mike Estep | {{flagicon|AUS}} Syd Ball | 3–6, 6–7 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 2–2 | 1975 | Little Rock, U.S. | Carpet | {{flagicon|AUS}} Barry Phillips-Moore | {{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Austin | 6–4, 6–3 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 2–3 | 1975 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|MEX}} Joaquín Loyo-Mayo | {{flagicon|AUS}} Phil Dent | 6–7, 4–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 2–4 | 1977 | Bombay, India | Clay | {{flagicon|IND}} Jasjit Singh | {{flagicon|USA}} Mike Cahill | 7–6, 4–6, 4–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 2–5 | 1978 | Mexico City WCT, Mexico | Hard | {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez | {{flagicon|USA}} Gene Mayer | 3–6, 6–7 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 2–6 | 1978 | Columbus, U.S. | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Eliot Teltscher | {{flagicon|AUS}} Colin Dibley | 2–6, 3–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 2–7 | 1978 | Atlanta, U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Mike Cahill | {{flagicon|AUS}} John Alexander | 6–3, 4–6, 6–7 |
External links
- {{ATP}}
- {{ITF}}
{{NCAA Division I tennis men's doubles champions}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lara, Marcelo}}
Category:Mexican male tennis players
Category:Tennis players from Mexico City
Category:Tennis players at the 1967 Pan American Games
Category:Pan American Games medalists in tennis
Category:Pan American Games silver medalists for Mexico
Category:USC Trojans men's tennis players
Category:Mexican expatriate tennis players in the United States