Reynaldo Garrido (born August 4, 1934) was a

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player from Havana, Cuba. Garrido won the Canadian Open in 1959. He played against his brother

Orlando H. Garrido Orlando H. Garrido (born 1 March 1931) is a Cuban biologist and former tennis player. A native of Havana, Garrido was a University of Miami collegiate player and represented Cuba in the Davis Cup from 1950 to 1959. He featured in the singles main ...

in the final of the tournament. Garrido played 5 years for the

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. His best

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performance was reaching the third round of the 1956 U.S. National Championships. Garrido also played

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in Cuba and in Miami in the 1960s at the same time that he was the tennis professional at Miami's Jockey Club. Garrido lives in Miami with his wife Maria Garrido and his two sons: Reynaldo Garrido Jr. and Ricardo Garrido.

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* * 1934 births Living people Cuban emigrants to the United States Cuban male tennis players Sportspeople from Havana Tennis players from Miami {{Cuba-tennis-bio-stub