Esmée Simirioti | |
Native Name: | Εσμέ Σημηριώτου |
Native Name Lang: | el |
Country Represented: | Greece |
Updated: | 27 October 2018 |
Esmée Simirioti (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Εσμέ Σημηριώτου; 1884 – 10 October 1982) was a Greek tennis player, who won the women's singles event at the 1906 Intercalated Games in Athens, Greece. Her name is sometimes translated as Esme Simiriotis.
Simirioti competed for Greece in the tennis events at the 1906 Intercalated Games in Athens, Greece. Simirioti won the Women's singles event, beating fellow Greek Sofia Marinou in the final.[1] [2] She was the seventh youngest gold medallist at the games, at the age of 22 years and 116 days.[1] Simirioti also competed in the mixed doubles event with, losing in the semi-finals.[1] [2]
Simirioti later won the singles event in 1910 and 1914, and came second in 1924. She also won the mixed doubles event in 1914, and the women's double event in 1924.[3]
Simirioti's mother descended from the family of Georgios Zariphis. Her brother Georgios Simiriotis also competed at the 1906 Intercalated Games in tennis.[4] She died on 10 October 1982.[5]