Elena Subirats Simon (30 December 1947 – 28 March 2018) was a Mexican professional tennis player.[1]

Elena Subirats
Full nameElena Subirats Simon
Country (sports) Mexico
Born(1947-12-30)30 December 1947
Died28 March 2018(2018-03-28) (aged 70)
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1968)
French OpenQF (1968)
Wimbledon1R (1968)
US Open3R (1967)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (1968)
French Open2R (1964, 1965, 1967, 1968)
Wimbledon2R (1968)
US Open1R (1966, 1971)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1968)
French Open3R (1964)
Wimbledon4R (1965)
US OpenQF (1965)

Raised in Mexico City, Subirats was a singles gold medalist for her country at the 1966 Central American and Caribbean Games and 1967 Pan American Games.[2]

Subirats reached the singles quarterfinals of the 1968 French Open, beating fourth seed Rosie Casals en route.[1]

From 1968 to 1973, she was a member of the Mexico Federation Cup team playing in 16 rubbers with seven singles and two doubles wins.[1]

Subirats' brother Jaime was also a tennis player.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Fallece Elena Subirats, leyenda del tenis nacional". Excélsior (in Spanish). 29 March 2018.
  2. ^ "El tenis mexicano ha brillado en Panamericanos". El Informador (in Mexican Spanish). 22 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Jaime Subirats Tennis Player Profile". itftennis.com.

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