Alejandro Landa was born on March 20,1988 and is a Mexican-born American retired racquetball player.
19 Facts About Alejandro Landa
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Alejandro Landa won four titles on the International Racquetball Tour.
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Alejandro Landa was born in Chihuahua, Mexico, but moved to the US as a teenager.
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Alejandro Landa's best result as a junior player was a 2nd-place finish in Boy's U18 at the 2006 Junior World Championships, losing in the final to David Ortega of Mexico.
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In those events, Alejandro Landa finished in the Round of 16 three times and twice in the Round of 32, which led him to finish ranked 20th that season.
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In 2010, Alejandro Landa represented Mexico for the first time, and did so twice.
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Alejandro Landa played Men's Doubles with Ruben Estrada at the 2010 Pan American Championships in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.
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That summer Alejandro Landa played both Men's Singles and Men's Doubles at the 2010 World Championships in Seoul, South Korea.
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Also in 2013, Alejandro Landa played four events on the World Racquetball Tour, reaching the finals each time and winning three of them.
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Alejandro Landa played three events on the WRT in 2014, and won two of them.
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Alejandro Landa won both of the WRT events he played in 2015.
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Alejandro Landa played for Mexico for a third time at the 2016 Pan American Championships in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, winning gold in Men's Doubles with Javier Moreno.
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Alejandro Landa beat Rojas in the Round of 16 and Andree Parrilla in the quarters in Sioux Falls.
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Alejandro Landa played for Mexico for a fourth time at the 2017 Pan American Championships in San Jose, Costa Rica, winning gold in both Men's Singles and Men's Doubles with Polo Gutierrez.
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Alejandro Landa reached the semi-finals in Atlanta, as he beat Alvaro Beltran in the quarterfinals, but lost to Kane Waselenchuk in the semis.
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Alejandro Landa was the Mexican national champion in 2019, yet he was not selected to represent Mexico at the 2019 Pan American Games.
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That qualified Alejandro Landa to represent the USA at the 2020 IRF World Championships.
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Alejandro Landa became the 8th USA man to win Men's Singles at Worlds, and the 3rd Mexican born man to win.
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Alejandro Landa announced that he would retire at the end of 2023, as injuries have hampered his training and he's going to devote more time to his family and other personal interests.