Enrique Maier

Playing career

Enrique Gerardo Maier Müller, known as Bubi, was born in Barcelona on 31 December 1910, the son of Otto Maier, a German businessman who had been one of the founders of FC Barcelona. He learned the game at the Real Club de Tenis Turó in Barcelona, won the Catalan championships from 1929 to 1931 and the Spanish singles title seven times from 1929 to 1935, and first played the Davis Cup for Spain in 1929, against Germany.

His best year abroad was 1932. At Wimbledon he beat Jean Borotra and reached the singles quarter-finals, where he lost to the eventual champion Ellsworth Vines, and with Elizabeth Ryan he won the mixed doubles, beating Harry Hopman and Josane Sigart 7-5, 6-2 in the final. It was the first Wimbledon title won by a Spanish player.

In 1935 he played all four majors. He reached the quarter-finals of the US Championships and, with Sarah Palfrey, won the US mixed doubles at Longwood, beating Kay Stammers and Roderich Menzel 6-4, 4-6, 6-3. After the war he coached the Spanish national team from 1946 to 1961 and captained it from 1959 to 1961. He was also honoured for his work promoting golf in Spain. He died in Madrid on 22 August 1981.

On grass

Every grass title: 2

Show every title, tournament by tournament

Wimbledon
1932	Mixed doubles	with Elizabeth Ryan
US Championships
1935	Mixed doubles	with Sarah Palfrey Cooke

Leading grass titles only: the grass majors, tour-level grass events since 1968 and the leading grass championships before 1968. † single source; ‡ sources disagree. Roll of champions