AGE: 33
Playing Hand: Left Hand
Alvaro, also known as Alvarito, made his Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020 reaching the second round of the singles. In 2019 he became the first Spanish player to win a medal at the world championships, and also won gold at the 2022 Mediterranean Games. He takes inspiration from Timo Boll and holds onto "This is a very hard, long road. Some stay and others continue. But it is worth fighting for," as his philosophy.