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Gustavo Vollmer

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Gustavo Vollmer
Full nameGustavo Vollmer-Ravelo
Country (sports) Cuba
Died29 August 1954 (aged 47)
Medal record
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 1930 Havana Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 1930 Havana Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1935 San Salvador Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1935 San Salvador Men's singles

Gustavo Vollmer-Ravelo (died 29 August 1954) was a Cuban tennis player.[1] He was of German descent.[2]

Vollmer appeared in three Davis Cup ties for Cuba, against Mexico and the United States in 1929, then Australia in 1932. His two career singles wins both came against Mexican players and he won a set against Harry Hopman when he played Australia.[3]

In Havana in 1930 he won the men's singles competition at the Central American and Caribbean Games.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "Cup Star Dies". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 36, 410. 1 September 1954. p. 16. Retrieved 13 December 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ a b "Ex número uno del tenis mundial, Jim Courier, se encuentra de visita en Cuba para reinagurar canchas de tenis". CiberCuba (in Spanish). 21 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Davis Cup". The Brisbane Courier. No. 23, 180. 16 May 1932. p. 6. Retrieved 13 December 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
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