Jack Tuero

Jack Meredith Tuero (July 3, 1926 –- October 27, 2004) was an American tennis player. He is a member of the Louisiana Tennis Hall of Fame. His niece Linda Tuero was also a tennis player.[1]

Jack Tuero
Full nameJack Meredith Tuero
Country (sports) United States
Born(1926-07-03)July 3, 1926
Waco, Texas, U.S.
DiedOctober 27, 2004(2004-10-27) (aged 78)
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
US OpenQF (1943)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
US OpenF (1945)

Tuero was the son of Cuban-born baseball pitcher Oscar Tuero, who played for the St. Louis Cardinals. He lived in various cities growing up as his father had stints at several minor league teams and once he moved to New Orleans he began excelling at tennis. As a 17-year-old in 1943 he made the quarter-finals of the U.S. National Championships.[1]

A varsity tennis player for Tulane University, Tuero won all but one of his 60 conference matches and was the NCAA singles champion in 1949, coming from two sets down against Sam Match in the title decider.[2]

Tuero, a U.S. Clay Court doubles champion, was doubles runner-up at the 1945 U.S. National Championships.[3]

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 runner-up)
Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss1945U.S. ChampionshipsGrassUnited States Bob FalkenburgUnited States Gardnar Mulloy
United States Bill Talbert		10–12, 10–8, 10–12, 2–6

References
  1. "Jack Tuero, Louisiana, 2020". Southern Tennis Foundation. September 16, 2019.
  2. "Tuero Rallies to Clip Match for Net Title". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. June 26, 1949.
  3. "Parker Defeats Crippled Talbert To Retain Singles Tennis Title". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 4, 1945.
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