Tico Carrero

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Tico Carrero
Full nameAlberto Carrero Tellado
Country (sports)Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Born (1948-09-04) September 4, 1948 (age 76)
Santurce, Puerto Rico
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
US Open 3R (1966)
Medal record
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1966 San Juan Men's doubles

Alberto "Tico" Carrero Tellado (born September 4, 1948) is a Puerto Rican former professional tennis player. [1] [2]

Carrero, a native of San Juan, represented Puerto Rico in the demonstration event at the 1968 Summer Olympics and was a quarter-finalist in doubles. He also represented the territory at the 1963 Pan American Games and 1966 Central American and Caribbean Games, earning a doubles silver medal in the latter. [3]

From 1968 to 1971 he played collegiate tennis while studying civil engineering at Rice University. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Santurce premia a sus ídolos deportivos". WAPA-TV (in Spanish). November 21, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Owls in the Pros". riceowls.com. May 5, 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Salón de la Fama del Tenis Puertorriqueño". prtenis.com (in Spanish).
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