Uberto De Morpurgo

Uberto De Morpurgo was one of the best tennis players in Italy during the interwar period. In 1927 De Morpurgo was ranked as the best player in Italy, with him then holding the ranking from 1929 to 1931. He began his career by becoming a junior champion in Great Britain in 1911, before becoming a student champion in Paris in 1915. From 1922 to 1933 he played on Italy’s Davis Cup team where he had a win-loss record of 39–14 in the singles and 16–10 in the doubles.

During this period De Morpurgo won bronze in the singles at the 1924 Paris Olympics after losing to Jean Borotra in five sets. One year later he reached the final of the mixed doubles at Wimbledon in 1925 where he partnered the great American player Elizabeth Ryan. They faced a tough match where he once again played against Borotra, who was partnered by compatriot Suzanne Lenglen, eventually losing to the French duo in straight sets. De Morpurgo died in Switzerland in 1961 and was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1993.