Nora Somoza
 | |
| Full name | Nora Bonifacino de Somoza |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Argentina |
| Born | 8 August 1930 |
| Died | 17 January 2013 (aged 82) |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (1965) |
| French Open | 3R (1961) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1961) |
| US Open | 1R (1959) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | QF (1961) |
Nora Bonifacino de Somoza (8 August 1930 — 17 January 2013) was an Argentine tennis player.
Biography
[edit]Somoza, nicknamed "Norita", grew up in Coronel Suárez, Buenos Aires Province.[1]
An Argentine number one, Somoza was active on tour in the 1950s and 1960s. She was a three-time winner of the Río de la Plata tournament and represented her country at the 1959 Pan American Games in Chicago.[2][3]
In 1961 she reached the singles third rounds of both the French Championships and Wimbledon. She also teamed up with Reino Nyyssönen at Wimbledon to make the mixed doubles quarter-finals.[4]
Somoza appeared for the Argentina Federation Cup team in a 1965 tie against New Zealand in Melbourne.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Micro Histórico - Los barrios marcaron el constante crecimiento de la ciudad". radiocoronelsuarez.com.ar (in Spanish).
- ^ "Somoza Wins Title". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. 27 April 1964.
- ^ "Dellinger Paces U.S. Wins". The Arizona Republic. 31 August 1959.
- ^ Estevez, Martin (17 August 2017). "Un siglo en pequeñas historias, 1961". El Gráfico (in Spanish).
- ^ "Three nations out of Federation Cup". The Canberra Times. 16 January 1965. p. 28 – via National Library of Australia.