About Uberto de Morpurgo
Uberto De Morpurgo (11 January 1896 – 26 February 1961) was an Italian tennis player. Uberto De Morpurgo was born in Trieste when it was part of Austria, but became an Italian citizen when the city changed after World War I. His world rankings were ninth in 1928, tenth in 1929, and eighth in 1930. Bill Tilden ranked him 10th in the world in 1924, and 6th in 1929. De Morpurgo won the bronze medal after a five-set victory in the play-off against Jean Borotra of France. De Morpurgo used a very fast serve on his first ball, and an exaggerated American Twist serve on the second serve which was of extreme contortion. He won his first four matches to reach the semifinal which he lost to eventual gold medal winner Vincent Richards in four sets. He won 39 singles matches and lost 14, while in doubles he was 16–10.
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