Tico Carrero

Alberto "Tico" Carrero Tellado (born September 4, 1948) is a Puerto Rican former professional tennis player.[1][2]

Tico Carrero
Full nameAlberto Carrero Tellado
Country (sports) Puerto Rico
Born (1948-09-04) September 4, 1948
Santurce, Puerto Rico
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
US Open3R (1966)
Medal record
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place1966 San JuanMen's doubles

Carrero, a native of San Juan, represented Puerto Rico in the demonstration event at the 1968 Summer Olympics and was a quarter-finalist in doubles. He also represented the territory at the 1963 Pan American Games and 1966 Central American and Caribbean Games, earning a doubles silver medal in the latter.[3]

From 1968 to 1971 he played collegiate tennis while studying civil engineering at Rice University.[3]

References

  1. "Santurce premia a sus ídolos deportivos". WAPA-TV (in Spanish). November 21, 2008.
  2. "Owls in the Pros". riceowls.com. May 5, 2020.
  3. "Salón de la Fama del Tenis Puertorriqueño". prtenis.com (in Spanish).
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