Marcello Lara

Country (sports)	Mexico
Born	(1947-10-05) October 5, 1947 (age 76) Mexico City, Mexico
Plays	Right-handed
Singles
Career record	65–111
Highest ranking	No. 59 (6 November 1974)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (1974)
French Open	2R (1973)
Wimbledon	2R (1973)
US Open	4R (1967)
Doubles
Career record	78–82
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	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)

Result	W–L	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	1972	Tokyo Outdoor, Japan	Hard	Jeff Simpson	Dick Dell Sherwood Stewart	3–6, 2–6
Win	1–1	1973	Manila, Philippines	Hard	Sherwood Stewart	Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann	6–2, 6–0
Loss	1–2	1974	Manila, Philippines	Hard	Mike Estep	Syd Ball Ross Case	3–6, 6–7
Win	2–2	1975	Little Rock, U.S.	Carpet	Barry Phillips-Moore	Jeff Austin Charles Owens	6–4, 6–3
Loss	2–3	1975	Cincinnati, U.S.	Hard	Joaquín Loyo-Mayo	Phil Dent Cliff Drysdale	6–7, 4–6
Loss	2–4	1977	Bombay, India	Clay	Jasjit Singh	Mike Cahill Terry Moor	7–6, 4–6, 4–6
Loss	2–5	1978	Mexico City WCT, Mexico	Hard	Raúl Ramírez	Gene Mayer Sashi Menon	3–6, 6–7
Loss	2–6	1978	Columbus, U.S.	Clay	Eliot Teltscher	Colin Dibley Bob Giltinan	2–6, 3–6
Loss	2–7	1978	Atlanta, U.S.	Hard	Mike Cahill	John Alexander Butch Walts	6–3, 4–6, 6–7