Cesar Carmona was a Filipino tennis player. Carmona played for the

Philippines Davis Cup team The Philippines men's national tennis team represents the Philippines in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Philippine Tennis Association. The Philippines currently compete in the Asia/Oceania Zone of Group IV. They won the E ...

between 1946 and 1951, mostly as the doubles partner of

Felicisimo Ampon Felicisimo Ampon (October 27, 1920 – October 7, 1997) was a tennis player from the Philippines. He is considered to be the greatest Filipino tennis player in history, and at only 5 foot 3 inches tall, though closer to 4 ft 11, was once con ...

. The team made the semi-finals of the

1951 Davis Cup Europe Zone The Europe Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1951 Davis Cup. 21 teams entered the Europe Zone, with the winner going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Final against the winner of the America Zone. A seeding system was introduced for t ...

. While on a tour of the United States in 1946 he secured a major upset win over reigning collegiate champion Bob Falkenburg at the Western Hardcourt tournament, dropping just four games in the process. Carmona made the singles third round of the

1950 Wimbledon Championships The 1950 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 26 June until Saturday 8 July. It was the 64th stagi ...

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