Octavio Martínez is a Mexican former professional

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player. Known by the nickname "Tavo", Martínez was born in

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and was a national junior champion in 1970. He played collegiate tennis for the

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, where he earned All-American honors as a senior in 1976. While competing on the international tour he was ranked as high as 310 in the world and represented the

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in a 1972 tie against the United States in Mexico City, losing in the reverse singles to

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Martinez, Octavio Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Mexican male tennis players Miami Hurricanes men's tennis players Tennis players from Mexico City

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