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Mexican tennis player (1909–1996)
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.

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.

See also

References

  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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