José Agüero | |
Birth Date: | 27 February 1933 |
Frenchopenresult: | 1R (1952) |
Wimbledonresult: | 1R (1952) |
Usopenresult: | 2R (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]