Ricardo Morales (February 1, 1907 February 28, 2007) was a Cuban professional tennis player.

Career

Morales competed on the Caribbean Circuit during the 1920s and 1930s. He played his first tournament at the 1928 U.S. National Championships. In 1933 he won the first of three titles at the Cuban International Championships also known as the Havana International, the othe titles coming in 1936 and 1939. In addition he was a finalist at the Bahamas International Championships in 1936, a finalist at the

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in 1937, and a finalist at the Cuban Indoor Championships in 1943. He played his last tournament at the Cuban International where he reached the final for the fourth time before retiring. In team tennis he was part of the

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, and took part in tournaments, including 1929 Davis Cup,

1932 International Lawn Tennis Challenge The 1932 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 27th edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. 22 teams would enter the Europe Zone; while 8 would enter the Americas Zone, 5 in North America and 3 in South America. The United States Dav ...

, and 1933 Davis Cup.

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1907 births 2007 deaths University of Havana alumni Cuban male tennis players Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in tennis Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Cuba Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Cuba Cuban emigrants to the United States {{Cuba-tennis-bio-stub