Esmée Simirioti ( el, Εσμέ Σημηριώτου; 1884 – 10 October 1982) was a Greek tennis player, who won the women's singles event at the

1906 Intercalated Games The 1906 Intercalated Games or 1906 Olympic Games was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated in Athens, Greece. They were at the time considered to be Olympic Games and were referred to as the "Second International Olympic Games i ...

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, Greece. Her name is sometimes translated as Esme Simiriotis.

Career

Simirioti competed for Greece in the tennis events at the

, Greece. Simirioti won the Women's singles event, beating fellow Greek

Sofia Marinou Sofia Marinou ( el, Σοφία Μαρίνου, 1884 – unknown) was a Greek tennis player, who won two silver medals at the 1906 Intercalated Games in Athens, Greece. Career At the 1906 Intercalated Games in Athens, Greece, Marinou competed ...

in the final. She was the seventh youngest gold medallist at the games, at the age of 22 years and 116 days. Simirioti also competed in the

mixed doubles Mixed doubles or mixed pairs is a form of mixed-sex sports that consists of teams of one man and one woman. This variation of competition is prominent in curling and racket sports, such as tennis, table tennis and badminton (where it is known as ...

event with , losing in the semi-finals. Simirioti later won the singles event in 1910 and 1914, and came second in 1924. She also won the mixed doubles event in 1914, and the women's double event in 1924.

Personal life

Simirioti's mother descended from the family of

Georgios Zariphis Georgios Y. Zariphis ( el, Γεώργιος Ζαρίφης, tr, Yorgo Zarifi; 1810 – 28 March 1884), also known as Yorgo Zarifi, was a prominent Ottoman Greek banker and financier. He was also well known as a prominent benefactor of his time. ...

. Her brother Georgios Simiriotis also competed at the 1906 Intercalated Games in tennis. She died on 10 October 1982.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Simirioti, Esmée Greek female tennis players Medalists at the 1906 Intercalated Games 1884 births 1982 deaths Tennis players at the 1906 Intercalated Games