Armando Vega (tennis) explained

Armando Vega
Fullname:Armando Vega Iñiguez
Birth Date:17 August 1923
Plays:Right-handed
Usopenresult:1R (1944)
Usopendoublesresult:SF (1944)
Usopenmixedresult:QF (1944)

Armando Vega Iñiguez (born 17 August 1923) was a Mexican tennis player.

Vega won Mexico's national singles championship as a 19 year old in 1942.[1] He was a men's doubles semi-finalist with elder brother Rolando at the 1944 U.S. National Championships.[2] From 1946 to 1951 he featured with his brother in the Mexico Davis Cup team, securing wins over Canada and Cuba.[3] He twice pushed Australia's Frank Sedgman to five sets and beat his teammate Adrian Quist on one occasion.[4] He was a civil engineer by profession.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Mexican Net Champ . . October 30, 1942.
  2. News: Pauline Betz Takes Third National Net Title . . 4 September 1944.
  3. News: Batallas Históricas 25 . Respuesta Deportiva . 25 May 2020 . es.
  4. News: Sedgman In Doubt For Cup Doubles . . July 31, 1949.
  5. News: May Surprise In Tennis Here, Mexicans Warn . . 25 July 1949.