Enrique Maier

Enrique Maier
Full name	Enrique Gerardo Maier Müller
Country (sports)	/ Spain
Born	31 December 1910; Barcelona, Spain
Died	August 22, 1981 (aged 70); Madrid, Spain
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (1935)
French Open	3R (1935)
Wimbledon	QF (1932)
US Open	QF (1935)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	SF (1935)
Wimbledon	QF (1935)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	2R (1935)
Wimbledon	W (1932)
US Open	W (1935)

Enrique 'Bubi' Maier (December 31, 1910 – August 22, 1981) was a male Spanish tennis player who was mainly active in the 1930s.

Biography

Enrique Maier in Australia

Maier became Wimbledon champion in the mixed doubles in 1932 when, partnered with Elizabeth Ryan, they defeated Harry Hopman and Josane Sigart in straight sets.^[1] He was the first Spanish male player to win a Wimbledon title. In that same year he also reached the quarterfinals of the singles championship, beating Frenchman Jean Borotra along the way, and losing to eventual champion Ellsworth Vines.

In 1935 he competed in the mixed doubles competition at the U.S. National Championships held at the Longwood Cricket Club (Boston, Massachusetts) together with the American Sarah Palfrey. They won the title by beating the Czechoslovakian-British pair Roderick Menzel / Kay Stammers in three sets.

Maier competed in the Davis Cup for the first time in 1929 against Germany and in total competed in nine ties in which he won and lost 13 matches.^[2]

Personal life

He was the son of Otto Maier who played for FC Barcelona, and his wife, Anna Elizabeth Müller.^[3]

Grand Slam finals

Mixed doubles (2 titles)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1932	Wimbledon	Grass	Elizabeth Ryan	Josane Sigart Harry Hopman	7–5, 6–2
Win	1935	U.S. Championships	Grass	Sarah Palfrey	Kay Stammers Roderick Menzel	6–4, 4–6, 6–3