José María Alonso de Areyzaga (28 March 1890 – 14 March 1979) was a Spanish male

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player. He competed in the

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at the

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in which he lost in the first round to

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. With his brother Manuel Alonso he competed in the men's doubles event at the

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and reached the quarterfinal. With his brother he reached the quarterfinal of the doubles event at the

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* * 1890 births 1979 deaths Spanish male tennis players Olympic tennis players for Spain Tennis players at the 1920 Summer Olympics Tennis players at the 1924 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from San Sebastián Tennis players from the Basque Country (autonomous community) 20th-century Spanish people {{Spain-tennis-bio-stub