José Agüero (Brazilian tennis)

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

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)

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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