Manuel Alonso was a former Spanish

Spain

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 top-ranking tennis

Tennis

Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...

 player.

Alonso was a Wimbledon All-comers finalist in 1921 and French Open semi-finalist in 1921 as well. He was a quarter-finalist in the U.S. Championships in 1922, 1923, 1925, and 1927. Additionally, Alonso was a Davis Cup Team Member in 1921, 1924, 1931, and 1936. He is best known for being ranked World No. 5 in 1927, and U.S. No. 2 in 1929. In 1977, a few years before his death, he was inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame.

External links

• International Tennis Hall of Fame