José Agüero (Brazilian tennis)

For the Cuban tennis player, see José Agüero (Cuban tennis).
José Agüero
Country (sports) Brazil
Born(1933-02-27)27 February 1933
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open1R (1952)
Wimbledon1R (1952)
US Open2R (1955)

José Agüero (born 27 February 1933), also known as Pepe Agüero, is a Brazilian former tennis player.[1]

A native of Rio de Janeiro, Agüero is the son of a Chilean tennis instructor and was originally a swimmer, before switching to tennis as a teenager.[2] His game was built on stamina and he was a good retriever of the ball.[3]

Agüero played collegiate tennis for Tulane University and won the 1955 NCAA singles championship, defeating Bill Quillian in the final.[4] He won four Southeastern Conference singles titles in singles and a further four in doubles.[5]

From 1955 to 1957 he played for the Brazil Davis Cup team.[6]

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References

  1. ^ "USC Nets a Near Miss, But Now It's Clemson". The Columbia Record. 7 April 1964.
  2. ^ "Homem mais rico do país jogou Wimbledon e continua vencedor aos 73 anos: "tinha esquerda incrível"". Universo Online (in Brazilian Portuguese). 21 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Pat On The Back". Sports Illustrated. 18 July 1955.
  4. ^ "Aguero Is Victor In College Tennis; Tulane Ace Defeats Quillian of Washington in 4 Sets in Chapel Hill Final". The New York Times. 26 June 1955.
  5. ^ "Men's Tennis All-Time Honors". Tulane University Athletics.
  6. ^ "Pepe Aguero's Glad He Switched to Tennis". The Journal Times. 2 September 1955.