A. Marten Mendez (28 August 1916 – 25 August 1994) was an American

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player of Mexican descent who won national titles and represented his country internationally in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Known for his swift court coverage and stamina, Mendez won the

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men's singles title in 1949, 1950, and 1952, and reached the final in 1948 and 1951. He was a member of the 1948-1949 and 1951-1952 U.S. Thomas Cup (men's international) teams which made strong runs at the world championship. In the 1951-1952 series, at the age of 36, Mendez won three of his four singles matches against India and Malaya in Singapore's equatorial heat, losing only to the great

Wong Peng Soon Wong Peng Soon, (; 17 February 1917 – 22 May 1996) was a Malayan/Singaporean badminton player who reigned as a top player in Malaya from the 1930s to the 1950s when it was a single nation. Noted for his smooth but powerful strokes and gra ...

. Mendez was elected to the U.S. Badminton Hall of Fame in 1967.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mendez, Marten American male badminton players American sportspeople of Mexican descent 1916 births 1994 deaths