Vasco
Horta e Costa
Male
Portugal
1906-00-00
Porto, Portugal
Vasco Horta e Costa was, in this period, the main player in the north of the country and one of the best Portuguese tennis players.
Horta e Costa was born in 1906, in Porto, starting to play tennis at Velo Clube, under the influence of his brother Miguel, Semião Pinto de Mesquita and Fernando Beires do Vale. In 1916, he won his first cup.
In 1925, Comércio do Porto wrote the following about the 19-year-old player, after a 4-6, 6-0 and 6-4 victory over James Adam in the Velo Clube championship:
Vasco is a new player full of qualities to triumph, who showed, in addition to an excellent style of play, great serenity of spirit. We are convinced that Vasco Horta e Costa, if he dedicates himself zealously to this sport, will become one of the good players in Portugal.
1927 - 1947
8
21
15
1947 - Portuguese National Championships (Amateur)
1933 - Sporting Cup (Amateur)
1932 - Sporting Cup (Amateur)
1931 - Sporting Cup (Amateur)
1930 - Sporting Cup (Amateur)
1929 - Sporting Cup (Amateur)
1928 - Sporting Cup (Amateur)
1927 - Sporting Cup (Amateur)
Quarterfinals
Jaime Bartroli 1 *
Vasco Horta e Costa
6-4
6-1
6-4
Quarterfinals
Vasco Horta e Costa 1 *
Mr. Hamilton
6-1
6-0
Semifinals
Jacques Peten 1 *
Vasco Horta e Costa
6-1
6-0
Quarterfinals
Pedro Masip 1 *
Vasco Horta e Costa
6-2
4-6
6-3
6-1
Final
Joao Roquette Sr. 1 *
Vasco Horta e Costa
?
Final
Domingos D'Avillez 1 *
Vasco Horta e Costa
?
Quarterfinals
Vasco Horta e Costa 1 *
José Guimarães (Guimaraes)
6-2
6-3
Semifinals
Vasco Horta e Costa 1 *
Francisco Matos
6-3
6-1
Final
Vasco Horta e Costa 1 *
Alberto Matos
6-2
6-2
6-2
Final
Antonio S.D. Casanovas 1 *
Vasco Horta e Costa
?
Semifinals
Vasco Horta e Costa 1 *
Alberto Matos
?
Final
Vasco Horta e Costa 1 *
Luiz Megre Beça
6-0
6-0
6-1
Round 1
Vasco Horta e Costa 1 *
Manuel Nicolau de Almeida
6-1
6-3
Quarterfinals
Vasco Horta e Costa 1 *
H. Furtado
1-6
6-1
6-1
Semifinals
Vasco Horta e Costa 1 *
S.M. Barham
6-0
6-0
6-2
Final
Vasco Horta e Costa 1 *
Manuel Brito e Cunha
6-0
6-0
6-1
Final
Vasco Horta e Costa 1 *
Fernando Nicolau de Almeida
6-4
6-2
6-2
Semifinals
Vasco Horta e Costa 1 *
Fernando Nicolau de Almeida
6-2
6-0
Final
Vasco Horta e Costa 1 *
Carlos Megre
6-3
6-0
6-1
Final
Vasco Horta e Costa 1 *
Pedro Mesquita
6-3
6-4
6-1
Final
Vasco Horta e Costa 1 *
Edouard Bull
6-2
6-1
6-3