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Aleksandr Alenitsyn

Russian tennis playerIn this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Appolonovich and the family name is Alenitsyn.

Aleksandr Appolonovich Alenitsyn (Russian: 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. He committed suicide in prison in 1922 after being arrested and tortured by Soviet authorities for "having contacts with other countries".

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    • Aleksandr Alenitsyn at the International Tennis Federation
    • Aleksandr Alenitsyn at Olympics.com
    • Aleksandr Alenitsyn at Olympedia