Enrique Maier
Full name | Enrique Gerardo Maier Müller |
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Country (sports) | / Spain |
Born | (1910-12-31)31 December 1910 Barcelona, Spain |
Died | August 22, 1981(1981-08-22) (aged 70) Madrid, Spain |
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Singles | |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1935) |
French Open | 3R (1935) |
Wimbledon | QF (1932) |
US Open | QF (1935) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | SF (1935) |
Wimbledon | QF (1935) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1935) |
Wimbledon | W (1932) |
US Open | W (1935) |
Enrique 'Bubi' Maier (December 31, 1910 – August 22, 1981) was a male Spanish tennis player who was mainly active in the 1930s.
Biography
Maier became Wimbledon champion in the mixed doubles in 1932 when, partnered with Elizabeth Ryan, they defeated Harry Hopman and Josane Sigart in straight sets.[1] He was the first Spanish male player to win a Wimbledon title. In that same year he also reached the quarterfinals of the singles championship, beating Frenchman Jean Borotra along the way, and losing to eventual champion Ellsworth Vines.
In 1935 he competed in the mixed doubles competition at the U.S. National Championships held at the Longwood Cricket Club (Boston, Massachusetts) together with the American Sarah Palfrey. They won the title by beating the Czechoslovakian-British pair Roderick Menzel / Kay Stammers in three sets.
Maier competed in the Davis Cup for the first time in 1929 against Germany and in total competed in nine ties in which he won and lost 13 matches.[2]
Personal life
He was the son of Otto Maier who played for FC Barcelona, and his wife, Anna Elizabeth Müller.[3]
Grand Slam finals
Mixed doubles (2 titles)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1932 | Wimbledon | Grass | Elizabeth Ryan | Josane Sigart Harry Hopman | 7–5, 6–2 |
Win | 1935 | U.S. Championships | Grass | Sarah Palfrey | Kay Stammers Roderick Menzel | 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 |
References
External links
- Enrique Maier at the Davis Cup
- Enrique Maier at the International Tennis Federation
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- 1913: Hope Crisp / Agnes Tuckey
- 1914: James Parke / Ethel Thomson Larcombe
- 1915–18: No competition (World War I)
- 1919: Randolph Lycett / Elizabeth Ryan
- 1920: Gerald Patterson / Suzanne Lenglen
- 1921: Randolph Lycett / Elizabeth Ryan
- 1922: Pat O'Hara Wood / Suzanne Lenglen
- 1923: Randolph Lycett / Elizabeth Ryan
- 1924: John Gilbert / Kathleen McKane Godfree
- 1925: Jean Borotra / Suzanne Lenglen
- 1926: Leslie Godfree / Kathleen McKane Godfree
- 1927: Francis Hunter / Elizabeth Ryan
- 1928: Patrick Spence / Elizabeth Ryan
- 1929: Frank Hunter / Helen Wills
- 1930: Jack Crawford / Elizabeth Ryan
- 1931: George Lott / Anna McCune Harper
- 1932: Enrique Maier / Elizabeth Ryan
- 1933: Gottfried von Cramm / Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling
- 1934: Ryuki Miki / Dorothy Round Little
- 1935: Fred Perry / Dorothy Round Little
- 1936: Fred Perry / Dorothy Round Little
- 1937: Don Budge / Alice Marble
- 1938: Don Budge / Alice Marble
- 1939: Bobby Riggs / Alice Marble
- 1940–45: No competition (World War II)
- 1946: Tom Brown / Louise Brough Clapp
- 1947: John Bromwich / Louise Brough Clapp
- 1948: John Bromwich / Louise Brough Clapp
- 1949: Eric Sturgess / Sheila Piercey Summers
- 1950: Eric Sturgess / Louise Brough Clapp
- 1951: Frank Sedgman / Doris Hart
- 1952: Frank Sedgman / Doris Hart
- 1953: Vic Seixas / Doris Hart
- 1954: Vic Seixas / Doris Hart
- 1955: Vic Seixas / Doris Hart
- 1956: Vic Seixas / Shirley Fry Irvin
- 1957: Mervyn Rose / Darlene Hard
- 1958: Robert Howe / Lorraine Coghlan Robinson
- 1959: Rod Laver / Darlene Hard
- 1960: Rod Laver / Darlene Hard
- 1961: Fred Stolle / Lesley Turner Bowrey
- 1962: Neale Fraser / Margaret Osborne duPont
- 1963: Ken Fletcher / Margaret Smith
- 1964: Fred Stolle / Lesley Turner Bowrey
- 1965: Ken Fletcher / Margaret Smith
- 1966: Ken Fletcher / Margaret Smith
- 1967: Owen Davidson / Billie Jean King
- 1968: Ken Fletcher / Margaret Court
- 1969: Fred Stolle / Ann Haydon-Jones
- 1970: Ilie Năstase / Rosemary Casals
- 1971: Owen Davidson / Billie Jean King
- 1972: Ilie Năstase / Rosemary Casals
- 1973: Owen Davidson / Billie Jean King
- 1974: Owen Davidson / Billie Jean King
- 1975: Marty Riessen / Margaret Court
- 1976: Tony Roche / Françoise Dürr
- 1977: Bob Hewitt / Greer Stevens
- 1978: Frew McMillan / Betty Stöve
- 1979: Bob Hewitt / Greer Stevens
- 1980: John Austin / Tracy Austin
- 1981: Frew McMillan / Betty Stöve
- 1982: Kevin Curren / Anne Smith
- 1983: John Lloyd / Wendy Turnbull
- 1984: John Lloyd / Wendy Turnbull
- 1985: Paul McNamee / Martina Navratilova
- 1986: Ken Flach / Kathy Jordan
- 1987: Jeremy Bates / Jo Durie
- 1988: Sherwood Stewart / Zina Garrison
- 1989: Jim Pugh / Jana Novotná
- 1990: Rick Leach / Zina Garrison
- 1991: John Fitzgerald / Elizabeth Sayers Smylie
- 1992: Cyril Suk / Larisa Savchenko Neiland
- 1993: Mark Woodforde / Martina Navratilova
- 1994: Todd Woodbridge / Helena Suková
- 1995: Jonathan Stark / Martina Navratilova
- 1996: Cyril Suk / Helena Suková
- 1997: Cyril Suk / Helena Suková
- 1998: Max Mirnyi / Serena Williams
- 1999: Leander Paes / Lisa Raymond
- 2000: Donald Johnson / Kimberly Po
- 2001: Leoš Friedl / Daniela Hantuchová
- 2002: Mahesh Bhupathi / Elena Likhovtseva
- 2003: Leander Paes / Martina Navratilova
- 2004: Wayne Black / Cara Black
- 2005: Mahesh Bhupathi / Mary Pierce
- 2006: Andy Ram / Vera Zvonareva
- 2007: Jamie Murray / Jelena Janković
- 2008: Bob Bryan / Samantha Stosur
- 2009: Mark Knowles / Anna-Lena Grönefeld
- 2010: Leander Paes / Cara Black
- 2011: Jürgen Melzer / Iveta Benešová
- 2012: Mike Bryan / Lisa Raymond
- 2013: Daniel Nestor / Kristina Mladenovic
- 2014: Nenad Zimonjić / Samantha Stosur
- 2015: Leander Paes / Martina Hingis
- 2016: Henri Kontinen / Heather Watson
- 2017: Jamie Murray / Martina Hingis
- 2018: Alexander Peya / Nicole Melichar
- 2019: Ivan Dodig / Latisha Chan
- 2020: No competition (COVID-19 pandemic)
- 2021: Neal Skupski / Desirae Krawczyk
- 2022: Neal Skupski / Desirae Krawczyk
- 2023: Mate Pavić / Lyudmyla Kichenok