George Pero was an American

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 tennis player in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. He was born in Miami, Florida

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Pero played on the University of Miami

University of Miami

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 tennis team that went unbeaten for three years between 1938 and 1940. While Pero was on the team, it lost to only two other colleges (Stanford and the University of California), and Pero himself didn't lose a single match during his sophomore and junior years at Miami.

Pero enlisted in the Army Air Corp in the spring of 1942. After World War II, he continued his tennis career, winning the Southern Championships and several state titles including Kentucky, Louisiana and Alabama.

During his career, he had wins over future International Tennis Hall of Fame

International Tennis Hall of Fame

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 enshrinees Frank Parker

Frank Parker

----Frank "Frankie" Andrew Parker was an American male tennis player. He was coached by Mercer Beasley....

, Sidney Wood

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 and Don McNeill

Don McNeill (tennis)

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, and former NCAA singles champion Gardner Larned.

At the tournament now known as the Cincinnati Masters

Cincinnati Masters

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, Pero reached the singles final in 1947 before falling to future International Tennis Hall of Fame enshrinee Bill Talbert

Bill Talbert

William Franklin "Billy" Talbert was an American tennis player and administrator.He was ranked in the U.S. Top 10 13 times between 1941 & 1954. He won nine Grand Slam doubles titles, and also reached the men’s doubles finals of the U.S. National Championship nine times. mainly with favorite...

. Pero also reached doubles finals in Cincinnati before the War and after it. He teamed with Bill Hardie to reach the doubles final in 1937 (they lost to John McDiarmid & Eugene McCauliff) and with Richard Hart to reach the doubles final in 1947 (they lost to Talbert & Morey Lewis).

Pero has been inducted into the Miami City Sports Hall of Fame.