Ricardo Tapia Explained

Ricardo Tapia
Fullname:Ricardo Tapia Acuña
Birth Date:27 September 1909
Birth Place:Mexico City, Mexico
Usopenresult:1R (1928)
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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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Notes and References

  1. Web site: In memoriam del Académico Dr. Ricardo Tapia Acuña . www.imbiomed.com.mx . es.
  2. News: Ricardo Tapia and His Sister Rank First in Mexican Tennis (Published 1931) . . 29 December 1931.