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.
Grand Slam finals
Mixed doubles (1 runner-up)
ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss1974French Open Clay Rosie Reyes Martina Navratilova Iván Molina3–6, 3–6
Career finals Doubles: 9 (2 titles, 7 runner-ups) ResultW–LYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 Oct 1972 Tokyo Outdoor, Japan Hard Jeff Simpson Dick Dell Sherwood Stewart 3–6, 2–6Win 1–1 Oct 1973 Manila, Philippines Hard Sherwood Stewart Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 6–2, 6–0Loss 1–2 Nov 1974 Manila, Philippines Hard Mike Estep Syd Ball Ross Case 3–6, 6–7Win 2–2 1975 Little Rock, U.S. Carpet Barry Phillips-Moore Jeff Austin Charles Owens 6–4, 6–3Loss 2–3 1975 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard Joaquín Loyo-Mayo Phil Dent Cliff Drysdale 6–7, 4–6Loss 2–4 1977 Bombay, India Clay Jasjit Singh Mike Cahill Terry Moor 7–6, 4–6, 4–6Loss 2–5 1978 Mexico City WCT, Mexico Hard Raúl Ramírez Gene Mayer Sashi Menon 3–6, 6–7Loss 2–6 1978 Columbus, U.S. Clay Eliot Teltscher Colin Dibley Bob Giltinan 2–6, 3–6Loss 2–7 1978 Atlanta, U.S. Hard Mike Cahill John Alexander Butch Walts 6–3, 4–6, 6–7
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