Career
He played 11 Grand Slam singles matches during his career, but lost them all. His most noteworthy efforts were taking a set off Jim Courier at the 1990 French Open and winning the opening set against Michael Chang at that year"s Wimbledon. Altur did however make it into the second round of the Men"s Doubles at the 1990 Australian Open, his only Grand Slam appearance in that format.
Partnering South African David Adams, they defeated the Spanish pairing of Jordi Arrese and Francisco Clavet.
His best performance in 1992 came at the Croatia Open, where he reached the quarter-finals. In 1993 he made the semi finals of the Bayerische Motoren Werke Open in Munich.
Although he lost the first set, Altur was able to defeat world number five and top seed Petr Korda in the second round. He made the quarter-finals of the United States. Men"s Clay Court Championships in 1994.
Singles: (1).