Orlando H. Garrido Explained

Orlando Garrido
Fullname:Orlando H. Garrido
Birth Date:1 March 1931
Height:5 ft 11 in
Wimbledonresult:1R (1956, 57, 58, 59, 61)
Usopenresult:1R (1959)

Orlando H. Garrido (1 March 1931 – 24 June 2024[1] [2]) was a Cuban biologist and former tennis player.[3] [4]

Career

A native of Havana, Garrido was a University of Miami collegiate player and represented Cuba in the Davis Cup from 1950 to 1959. He featured in the singles main draw at Wimbledon five times and in 1956 made the fourth round in mixed doubles. In 1959 he was beaten by his brother Reynaldo in the singles final of the Canadian championships.[5]

Garrido, a renowned naturalist, is credited with the description of over 100 birds, insect taxa and reptiles.[6]

Two species of Cuban lizards are named in his honor: Anolis garridoi and Diploglossus garridoi.[7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024-07-06 . Caribbean Conservation Trust . 2015-05-12 . en-US . Orlando Garrido .
  2. Web site: 2024-07-06 . 2024-06-27 . es . Fallece el destacado investigador, tenista y naturalista cubano Orlando Garrido . Árbol Invertido.
  3. News: U.S., Cuba join hands for nature . . 26 October 1993.
  4. News: Orlando Garrido Wins; Beats Golden in Dixie Tennis — Reynaldo Garrido Bows . . 5 January 1956.
  5. News: Youngest Cuban Score Triumph In Title Tennis . . 10 August 1959.
  6. Web site: Happy 90th Birthday to Cuban Ornithologist and Living Legend—Orlando Garrido . BirdsCaribbean . 28 February 2021.
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