Dr. Lorenzo Nodarse (1 April 1909 — 20 May 1994) was a Cuban

tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

player. Born in

Havana Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.

, Nodarse featured in four

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 for Cuba during the 1930s and was a three-time silver medalist at the

Central American and Caribbean Games The Central American and Caribbean Games (CAC or CACGs) are a multi-sport regional championship event, held quadrennial (once every four years), typically in the middle (even) year between Summer Olympics. The games are for countries in Cent ...

. Nodarse, a trained lawyer, served as a Davis Cup referee and Cuban sports commissioner in his career post-tennis. He left communist Cuba for the United States, settling in

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nodarse, Lorenzo 1909 births 1994 deaths Cuban male tennis players Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in tennis Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Cuba Competitors at the 1935 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1938 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1950 Central American and Caribbean Games Sportspeople from Havana Cuban emigrants to the United States 20th-century Cuban people

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