Jack Meredith Tuero (July 3, 1926 –- October 27, 2004) was an American tennis player. He is a member of the Louisiana Tennis Hall of Fame. His niece

Linda Tuero Linda Tuero (born October 21, 1950) is an American tennis player and paleoanthropologist. She won six U.S Junior Titles and three U.S. Women's Titles. She reached the quarter-finals of the French Open in 1971, and won the singles titles at the ...

was also a tennis player. Tuero was the son of Cuban-born baseball pitcher

Oscar Tuero Oscar Tuero (December 17, 1898 – October 21, 1960) was a professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of three seasons (1918–1920) with the St. Louis Cardinals. Career For his career, he compiled a 6–9 record in ...

, who played for the

St. Louis Cardinals The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Since the 2006 season, the Cardinals ha ...

. He lived in various cities growing up as his father had stints at several minor league teams and once he moved to

New Orleans New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans

he began excelling at tennis. As a 17-year-old in 1943 he made the quarter-finals of the U.S. National Championships. A varsity tennis player for

Tulane University Tulane University, officially the Tulane University of Louisiana, is a private research university in New Orleans, Louisiana. Founded as the Medical College of Louisiana in 1834 by seven young medical doctors, it turned into a comprehensive pub ...

, Tuero won all but one of his 60 conference matches and was the NCAA singles champion in 1949, coming from two sets down against

Sam Match Samuel Match (January 3, 1923 – January 23, 2010) was an American tennis player. He was born in Los Angeles, California. Match was ranked among the top ten amateur players in the United States in 1948, 1949, and 1950 in both singles and doubl ...

in the title decider. Tuero, a U.S. Clay Court doubles champion, was doubles runner-up at the

1945 U.S. National Championships The 1945 U.S. National Championships (now known as the US Open) was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills in New York City, United States. The tournament ran from 28 August unti ...

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 runner-up)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tuero, Jack 1926 births 2004 deaths American male tennis players Tulane Green Wave men's tennis players Tennis people from Louisiana Sportspeople from New Orleans American sportspeople of Cuban descent