Manuel
Alonso de Areyzaga
Male
Spain
1895-11-12
San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, Spain
1984-10-11
Madrid, Spain
Alonso was born at San Sebastián on 12 November 1895.[2] He won the Spanish tennis championships in 1915, 1919 and 1920.[3] He frequently played doubles with his elder brother José María (b. 1890) who also was a successful tennis player.
In 1920, Alonso took part at the Summer Olympics at Antwerpen. In singles, he reached the quarterfinals losing to British Noel Turnbull. In doubles, he teamed with his brother José María but the pair lost its initial match. In the same year, Alonso reached the semifinal at the World Hard Court Championships. At the 1924 Summer Olympics at Paris, Alonso reached the fourth round in singles. In doubles, again along with his brother José María, both could advance to the quarterfinals.
In the early 1920s, Bill Tilden wrote about Alonso: "Seldom have I seen such wonderful natural abilities as are found in this young Spaniard [...] Alonzo has a terrific forehand drive that is the closest rival to W. M. Johnston's of any shot I have seen [...] His overhead is at once severe, deadly and reliable. He smashes with speed and direction. It is not only in his varied stroke equipment that Alonzo is great but in his marvellous footwork. Such speed of foot and lightning turning I have never before seen on a tennis court [...] I look to see Alonzo, who today loses matches through lack of resource, become by virtue of experience and tournament play the greatest player on the continent."[4]
In 1921, at his first appearance at the Wimbledon Championships, Alonso made his way through to the all-comers final where he was eventually beaten by Brian Norton in five sets. He played at Wimbledon in 1922 and 1924 again, but couldn't repeat this success and dropped out of the competition in early rounds. From 1921 to 1925, Alonso was a member of the Spanish Davis Cup team and reached the final in 1922 partnering Manuel de Gomar. Both were called "Los Dos Manolos" ("the two Manuels"), a reference to the American "two Bills", "Big Bill" Tilden and "Little Bill" Johnston.[5]
Alonso moved to the United States in 1923[6] which made him eligible for a U.S. ranking. He regularly played at the U.S. Championships until 1927 and reached the quarterfinals in 1922, 1923, 1925 and 1927. He was three years in the U.S. Top 10 (No. 4 in 1925 and 1927, No. 2 in 1926).[2] In 1927, he was ranked World No. 5 by A. Wallis Myers of The Daily Telegraph.[1] In 1931 and 1936, Alonso made two short appearances for his country in the Davis Cup again. Soon thereafter, he retired from tennis.
In 1977, a few years before his death, Alonso was inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame. He died on 11 October 1984 at Madrid.[2]
1912 - 1938
27
146
90
1933 - Nassau Bowl (Amateur)
1929 - Sao Paulo (Amateur)
1928 - Brooklyn Heights Casino Indoor Invitation (Amateur)
1928 - River Plate Championships (Amateur)
1928 - Argentino Lawn Tennis Club (Amateur)
1927 - Delaware State Championship (Open)
1927 - Brooklyn Heights Casino Indoor Invitation (Amateur)
1927 - Orange Invitation (Amateur)
1927 - Philadelphia (Amateur)
1927 - Middle States Championships (Amateur)
1926 - Buffalo Indoor (Open)
1926 - Orange Invitation (Amateur)
1926 - Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis Championship (Open)
1926 - Delaware State Championship (Open)
1925 - Essex County (Open)
1924 - Buffalo Indoor (Open)
1923 - Southern California Championship (Open)
1923 - Illinois State Championship (Open)
1922 - Castle Point (Amateur)
1922 - Championships of Wales (Amateur)
1922 - Barcelona International (Amateur)
1921 - Barcelona International (Amateur)
1920 - Spanish National Championships (Open)
1920 - Spanish International Championships (Open)
1919 - San Sebastian (Amateur)
1919 - Spanish National Championships (Open)
1915 - Spanish National Championships (Open)
Round 1
Jorge Sanchez de Bustamente 1 *
Manuel Alonso
straight
sets
Round 2
Frank Parker 1 *
Manuel Alonso
6-2,6-2,6-1
Round 1
Manuel Alonso 1 *
R.J. Kellcher
6-4
6-3
Round 2
Eugene Smith 1 *
Manuel Alonso
6-2
7-9
6-2
Round 2
Gene Mako 1 *
Manuel Alonso
3-6
6-4
6-3
Round 1
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Berkeley Bell
6-4
7-9
6-8
7-5
6-4
Round 2
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Robert D. Little
6-3
6-4
8-6
Round 3
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Gilbert A. Hunt
6-8
6-2
6-1
6-4
Round 4
Enrique Maier 1 *
Manuel Alonso
6-1
6-2
8-6
Round 2
Bryan Grant 1 *
Manuel Alonso
6-3
3-6
4-6
6-0
6-4
Round 2
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Berkeley Bell
6-3
6-2
6-4
Round 3
Lester Stoefen 1 *
Manuel Alonso
6-2
6-2
6-2
Final
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Martin Buxby
6-2
2-6
6-3
3-6
6-4
Final
Clifford Sutter 1 *
Manuel Alonso
6-3
6-3
6-2
Round 2
Manuel Alonso 1 *
M.H. Rosenbaum
6-0
6-3
6-0
Round 3
Henri Cochet 1 *
Manuel Alonso
6-2
6-4
6-1
Round 2
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Neil Brown
6-4
6-2
Round 3
Jiro Satoh 1 *
Manuel Alonso
6-1
6-3
Round 2
Hugh McArthur 1 *
Manuel Alonso
9-7
2-6
6-4
Round 3
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Bruno Seinfeld
6-2
6-4
Round 4
Alberto (Tito) Del Bono 1 *
Manuel Alonso
13-11
6-4
Round 1
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Mr. Montagut
6-3
6-0
6-1
Round 2
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Jose Durall
7-5
7-5
6-8
6-2
Quarterfinals
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Mr. Pinos
6-3
6-4
6-4
Semifinals
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Antonio Juanico Torres
6-2
9-7
6-2
Final
Enrique Maier 1 *
Manuel Alonso
6-4
5-7
7-9
6-2
6-1
Round 2
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Gustav Jaenecke
6-1
6-3
Quarterfinals
Georg Daller 1 *
Manuel Alonso
6-4
12-14
6-0
Final
Guillermo (William) Robson 1 *
Manuel Alonso
2-6
7-5
6-2
1-6
8-6
Final
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Lucilo del Castillo
5-7
6-0
6-0
6-3
Round 1
Jean Borotra 1 *
Manuel Alonso
w.o.
Final
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Ricardo Lopez Pelliza
6-1
6-4
6-1
Final
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Francisco Alfred (Frank) Bryans
8-6
6-3
6-1
Final
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Frank Hunter
6-1
6-1
3-6
6-4
Round 1
Manuel Alonso 1 *
J. Gilbert (Gil) Hall
5-7
8-6
6-4
6-3
Round 2
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Watson McLean (Watty) Washburn
6-2
4-6
6-3
6-2
Round 3
Manuel Alonso 1 *
John Van Ryn
5-7
3-6
6-1
6-4
6-0
Quarterfinals
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Manuel Alonso
6-8
6-4
6-1
6-2
Final
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Berkeley Bell
6-3
6-4
2-6
3-6
6-4
Final
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Dr Cranston William Holman
7-5
3-6
6-3
6-2
Final
Wallace Johnson 1 *
Manuel Alonso
7-5
6-4
3-6
6-4
Final
Bill Tilden 1 *
Manuel Alonso
5-7
6-3
9-7
6-2
Final
Bill Tilden 1 *
Manuel Alonso
7-5
6-8
3-6
6-0
6-4
Final
Manuel Alonso 1 *
George King
?
Final
Bill Tilden 1 *
Manuel Alonso
6-3
7-9
5-7
6-4
6-2
Final
Dick Williams jr 1 *
Manuel Alonso
6-3
6-3
8-10
6-2
Final
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Wallace Johnson
?
Final
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Edward T. Herndon
6-2
3-6
12-10
6-4
Round 1
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Wallace Johnson
6-1
7-9
6-1
6-1
Round 2
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Hugh Garland Meem Kelleher
6-2
6-2
8-6
Round 3
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Manuel Alonso
6-1
6-2
4-6
6-2
Final
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Frederic (Fritz) Mercur
6-4
6-3
8-6
Final
Bill Tilden 1 *
Manuel Alonso
6-3
6-4
3-6
6-4
Semifinals
Bill Tilden 1 *
Manuel Alonso
6-1
3-6
4-6
6-4
6-1
Quarterfinals
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Alfred H. Chapin Jr.
4-6
6-2
6-1
Semifinals
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Takeichi Harada
6-2
6-4
Final
Vincent (Vinnie) Richards 1 *
Manuel Alonso
6-2
10-8
Final
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Jerome (Jerry) Lang
6-4
6-4
6-2
Final
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Stanley W. Pearson
6-3
2-6
6-2
9-7
Final
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Arnold Jones
3-6
6-3
7-5
6-4
Final
Bill Tilden 1 *
Manuel Alonso
6-1
6-3
6-4
Round 1
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Arthur W. Shaw
6-1
6-0
6-2
Round 2
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Syed Mohammad Hadi
8-6
7-5
6-2
Round 3
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Alfred H. Chapin Jr.
6-0
8-6
6-3
Quarterfinals
Bill Johnston 1 *
Manuel Alonso
6-3
6-8
6-1
6-2
Final
Bill Tilden 1 *
Manuel Alonso
6-4
6-4
6-1
Semifinals
Bill Johnston 1 *
Manuel Alonso
9-7
6-4
6-2
Unknown
Vincent (Vinnie) Richards 1 *
Manuel Alonso
?
Final
Bill Tilden 1 *
Manuel Alonso
6-3
7-9
6-1
6-4
Final
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Dr Cranston William Holman
6-2
7-5
6-1
Round 1
Manuel Alonso 1 *
John Colin Gregory
6-1
6-3
6-4
Round 2
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Manuel Alonso
2-6
6-2
13-15
6-3
6-2
Round 2
Bill Tilden 1 *
Manuel Alonso
6-3
3-6
6-3
6-4
Round 2
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Riccardo Sabbadini
w.o.
Round 3
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Guillermo (William) Robson
7-9
6-4
6-0
6-4
Round 4
Vincent (Vinnie) Richards 1 *
Manuel Alonso
7-5
10-8
2-6
6-3
Final
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Bill Tilden
6-4
1-6
6-1
3-6
6-4
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Allen Hawthorne Behr
6-2
6-2
6-2
Final
Bill Tilden 1 *
Manuel Alonso
3-6
6-2
5-7
6-4
6-4
Round 1
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Charles W. (Charlie) Wood Jr.
6-2
6-3
6-1
Round 2
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Ian Donald McInnes
6-1
6-0
6-1
Round 3
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Jacques (Toto) Brugnon
6-3
6-2
3-6
5-7
6-4
Quarterfinals
Bill Tilden 1 *
Manuel Alonso
6-0
6-0
6-2
Semifinals
Howard Kinsey 1 *
Manuel Alonso
6-4
5-7
3-6
6-4
6-4
Final
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Bill Tilden
8-6
11-13
6-3
6-1
Final
Bill Tilden 1 *
Manuel Alonso
7-5
7-5
6-8
6-3
Semifinals
Manuel Alonso 1 *
George C. Hinckley
6-1
6-1
Final
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Raymond John (Ray) Casey
7-5
6-4
Round 2
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Jack Harris
6-2
6-2
Round 3
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Louis H. Kuhler
6-2
6-4
Quarterfinals
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Howard Kinsey
6-2
6-0
6-3
Semifinals
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Wallace Johnson
2-6
6-2
5-7
6-2
6-1
Final
Bill Tilden 1 *
Manuel Alonso
2-6
8-6
6-1
7-5
Quarterfinals
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Howard Kinsey
6-2
8-6
6-3
Semifinals
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Robert Kinsey
7-5
6-2
7-5
Final
Vincent (Vinnie) Richards 1 *
Manuel Alonso
?
Round 1
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Enrique De Satrustegui
6-2
6-1
7-5
Round 2
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Rene Lacoste
6-1
4-6
6-3
6-4
Round 3
Nicolae Mishu 1 *
Manuel Alonso
w.o.
Final
Bill Tilden 1 *
Manuel Alonso
7-5
6-3
6-3
Final
Bill Tilden 1 *
Manuel Alonso
1-6
4-6
6-4
6-2
6-3
Round 1
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Ernest George Bisseker
6-1
7-5
3-6
6-2
6-3
Round 2
Jacques (Toto) Brugnon 1 *
Manuel Alonso
6-3
6-4
4-6
6-3
Round 1
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Robert W. Gilmore
6-1
6-1
6-1
Round 2
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Robert Leroy jr
6-3
6-3
6-0
Round 3
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Samuel Howard Voshell
6-2
6-1
6-3
Round 4
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Watson McLean (Watty) Washburn
6-4
3-6
7-9
8-6
6-4
Quarterfinals
Bill Johnston 1 *
Manuel Alonso
6-0
6-2
7-5
Round 1
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Pavel Macenauer
6-2
6-2
6-1
Round 2
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Pablo Debran
w.o.
Round 3
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Christiaan (Kick) van Lennep
6-4
6-3
6-2
Quarterfinals
Henri Cochet 1 *
Manuel Alonso
6-3
6-3
4-6
6-4
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Edward Darcy McCrea
6-4
6-2
6-2
Final
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Gordon Lowe
5-7
6-4
6-2
7-5
Final
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Eduardo Flaquer
6-3
6-4
7-5
Final
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Howard Kinsey
6-0
4-6
6-3
2-6
6-3
Round 1
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Dr Hugh Lowrie Askham
6-0
6-3
6-3
Round 2
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Lawrence Francis Davin
6-2
6-0
6-3
Round 3
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Henry Hew Gordon Dacre Stoker
6-3
6-1
6-2
Round 4
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Gerald Sherwell
6-0
6-2
6-2
Quarterfinals
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Algernon Kingscote
6-1
6-3
2-6
6-2
Semifinals
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Zenzo Shimidzu
3-6
7-5
3-6
6-4
8-6
Final
Brian Norton 1 *
Manuel Alonso
5-7
4-6
7-5
6-3
6-3
Round 1
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Jean-Pierre (Jean) Samazeuilh
6-0
6-4
5-7
6-1
Round 2
William Laurentz 1 *
Manuel Alonso
6-4
6-4
2-6
5-7
6-4
Final
Manuel Alonso 1 *
William Laurentz
6-4
6-2
6-2
Semifinals
Jean Borotra 1 *
Manuel Alonso
7-5
3-6
6-3
Round 1
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Dr. Jaroslav Just
6-3
2-6
6-0
6-2
Round 2
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Maxwell (Max) Woosnam
6-2
1-6
6-1
6-3
Round 3
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Alfred Beamish
6-1
5-7
5-7
6-3
6-1
Quarterfinals
Oswald Graham Noel Turnbull 1 *
Manuel Alonso
0-6
7-5
4-6
6-3
7-5
Round 1
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Alain Gerbault
6-2
6-1
6-3
Round 2
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Brian Norton
6-2
6-8
6-2
6-1
Quarterfinals
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Zenzo Shimidzu
6-4
7-5
3-6
7-5
Semifinals
William Laurentz 1 *
Manuel Alonso
6-2
6-3
8-6
Round 2
Max Decugis 1 *
Manuel Alonso
4-6
6-0
6-1
Final
Manuel Alonso 1 *
José Miguel Fernández de Liencres Flórez
6-2
6-4
6-1
Final
Manuel Alonso 1 *
José María Alonso de Areyzaga
6-4
6-3
Final
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Enrique De Satrustegui
2-6
6-0
6-3
6-4
Challenge Round
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Enrique De Satrustegui
6-1
6-4
Final
Manuel De Gomar 1 *
Manuel Alonso
6-3
5-7
7-5
6-4
Round 2
Patricio De Satrústegui López 1 *
Manuel Alonso
w.o.
Final
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Manuel De Gomar
5-7
6-2
7-5
4-6
6-0
Round 2
José María Alonso de Areyzaga 1 *
Manuel Alonso
w.o.