Esmée Simirioti

Esmée Simirioti (Greek: Εσμέ Σημηριώτου; 1884 - 10 October 1982) was a Greek tennis player, who won the women's singles event at the 1906 Intercalated Games in Athens, Greece. Her name is sometimes translated as Esme Simiriotis.[1]

Esmée Simirioti
Native nameΕσμέ Σημηριώτου
Country (sports) Greece
Born1884 (1884)
Died10 October 1982(1982-10-10) (aged 97–98)
Last updated on: 27 October 2018.

Career

Simirioti competed for Greece in the tennis events at the 1906 Intercalated Games in Athens, Greece. Simirioti won the Women's singles event, beating fellow Greek Sofia Marinou in the final.[2][3] She was the seventh youngest gold medallist at the games, at the age of 22 years and 116 days.[2] Simirioti also competed in the mixed doubles event with Nikolaos Zarifis, losing in the semi-finals.[2][3]

Simirioti later won the {{ill|Panhellenic Tennis Championship|el|Πανελλήνιο πρωτάθλημα αντισφαίρισης ανδρών και γυναικών} 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.[4]

Personal life

Simirioti's mother descended from the family of Georgios Zariphis. Her brother Georgios Simiriotis also competed at the 1906 Intercalated Games in tennis.[1] She died on 10 October 1982.[5]

References
  1. "Esme Simiriotis". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  2. Mallon, Bill (February 2009). The 1906 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. McFarland & Company. pp. 30, 138–139. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  3. Posey, Carl (November 2015). III Olympiad: St. Louis 1904, Athens 1906. 4. Warwick Press. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  4. Skiadas, Eleftherios. 100 χρόνια Όμιλος Αντισφαίρισης Αθηνών 1895-1995 [100 Years of the Athletic Club Athens 1895-1995]. Μικρός Ρωμηός Ε.Π.Ε. (Small Romeos). ISBN 960-85466-2-1.
  5. "The News". 15 October 1982. p. 17.
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