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Ricardo Tapia

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Ricardo Tapia
Full nameRicardo Tapia Acuña
Country (sports) Mexico
Born(1909-09-27)27 September 1909
Mexico City, Mexico
Died2 April 1996(1996-04-02) (aged 86)
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
US Open1R (1928)
Medal record
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 1935 San Salvador Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1930 Havana Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 1930 Havana Men's doubles

Ricardo Tapia Acuña (27 September 1909 – 2 April 1996) was a Mexican tennis player.

The son of a doctor, Tapia was born in Mexico City and competed on the international tour in the 1920s and 1930s. After his tennis career he followed his father into medicine and was a noted otolaryngologist.[1]

Tapia represented Mexico in the Davis Cup between 1928 and 1937, appearing in a total of eight ties. Often coming up against a strong United States team, he has the unenviable record of not registering a win from either his 15 singles rubbers or three doubles rubbers.

His sister María was Mexico's top women's player of her era.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "In memoriam del Académico Dr. Ricardo Tapia Acuña". www.imbiomed.com.mx (in Spanish).
  2. ^ "Ricardo Tapia and His Sister Rank First in Mexican Tennis (Published 1931)". The New York Times. 29 December 1931.
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