Juan Weiss (died 29 October 2001) was a Cuban tennis player. Born in Sancti Spíritus, Weiss competed for Cuba in five

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 ...

ties between 1949 and 1955. He also represented his country at the

1950 Central American and Caribbean Games The 6th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Guatemala City, Guatemala, from February 28 to March 12, 1950. The games included 1,390 athletes from fourteen nations, competing in nineteen sports. Sports * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ...

in Guatemala City and was a silver medalist partnering Lorenzo Nodarse in the doubles event. Weiss, who reached the third round of the 1948 U.S. National Championships, emigrated to the United States with his family in the early 1960s to escape communism.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Weiss, Juan Year of birth missing 2001 deaths Cuban male tennis players Sportspeople from Sancti Spíritus Competitors at the 1950 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in tennis Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Cuba Cuban emigrants to the United States 21st-century Cuban people

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