Anselmo Puente is a Mexican former tennis player. Puente, the men's singles champion at the

1946 Central American and Caribbean Games The 5th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Barranquilla, Colombia, from 5 March to 25 March 1946. These games featured 1,540 athletes from thirteen nations, competing in seventeen sports. Sports * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ...

, made one

Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the organis ...

appearance for Mexico, an America Zone semi-final against Cuba in Havana in 1950. He played in the opening singles rubber, which he won over

Juan Weiss Juan Weiss (died 29 October 2001) was a Cuban tennis player. Born in Sancti Spíritus, Weiss competed for Cuba in five Davis Cup ties between 1949 and 1955. He also represented his country at the 1950 Central American and Caribbean Games in Gua ...

in five sets. At the

1951 Pan American Games The 1951 Pan American Games (the I Pan American Games) were held in Buenos Aires, Argentina between February 25 and March 9, 1951. The Pan American Games' origins were at the Games of the X Olympiad in Los Angeles, United States, where official ...

in Buenos Aires, Puente teamed up with Gustavo Palafox to win a bronze medal in the men's doubles. He also represented Mexico at the

1955 Pan American Games The 1955 Pan American Games opened on March 12, 1955, in the University Stadium (now Olympic Stadium) in Mexico City, Mexico, in front of a capacity crowd of 100,000 spectators. A total number of 2,583 athletes from 22 nations marched in review ...

. In 1952 he was one of a record seven Mexicans to enter into the main draw of the U.S. National Championships. He fell in the first round to local player William Cranston, in what would be his only grand slam main draw appearance.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Puente, Anselmo Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Mexican male tennis players Pan American Games medalists in tennis Pan American Games bronze medalists for Mexico Tennis players at the 1951 Pan American Games Tennis players at the 1955 Pan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in tennis Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Mexico Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Mexico Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Mexico Competitors at the 1946 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1954 Central American and Caribbean Games Medalists at the 1951 Pan American Games 20th-century Mexican people

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