# Reynaldo Garrido

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Cuban tennis player (1934–2024)

Reynaldo Garrido Born (1934-08-04)4 August 1934 Cuba Died 27 March 2024(2024-03-27) (aged 89) Miami, Florida, U.S. Spouse Maria Garrido Children 2 Relatives Orlando H. Garrido (brother) Tennis career Country (sports) Cuba

**Reynaldo Garrido** (4 August 1934 – 27 March 2024) was a tennis player and [jai alai](/source/Jai_alai) player from [Havana, Cuba](/source/Havana). He was the national champion tennis player in Cuba and won the [Canadian Open](/source/Canadian_Open_(tennis)) in 1959, defeating his brother [Orlando H. Garrido](/source/Orlando_H._Garrido) in the final of the tournament.[1] After moving to the United States in 1965, he became a tennis instructor at the Palm Bay Club in Miami, and played professionally at Miami Jai-Alai.[2]

## Early life and education

Born in Cuba, Garrido attended the [University of Miami](/source/University_of_Miami) on a tennis scholarship from 1952 to 1955.[2]

## Tennis career

Garrido was the reigning Cuban national champion in tennis from 1952 to 1959, and played for 9 years on the [Cuba Davis Cup team](/source/Cuba_Davis_Cup_team).[2]

His best [Grand Slam](/source/Grand_Slam_(tennis)) performance was reaching the third round of the [1956 U.S. National Championships](/source/1956_U.S._National_Championships_(tennis)).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

In Cuba under [Fidel Castro](/source/Fidel_Castro), Garrido continued playing and teaching tennis, until finally obtaining an exit visa in 1965.[2]

## Jai alai career

Garrido also played [jai alai](/source/Jai_alai) in Cuba and in Miami in the 1960s at the same time that he was the tennis professional at Miami's Jockey Club.

## Personal life and death

Garrido lived in Miami with his wife, Maria Garrido. They had two sons. He died in Miami on March 27, 2024, at the age of 89.[3]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Reynaldo Garrido Wins"](https://www.proquest.com/docview/114715829). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. August 10, 1959. [ProQuest](/source/ProQuest) [114715829](https://www.proquest.com/docview/114715829). Retrieved August 10, 2024.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:0_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-:0_2-3) Jeansonne, John (July 7, 1971). ["Garrido: His Name Is on No One's Lips"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/newsday-nassau-edition-garrido-his-na/152995449/). *Newsday*. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Reynaldo Garrido"](https://www.memorialplan.net/obituaries/Reynaldo-Garrido/#!/TributeWall). *Memorial Plan*. April 3, 2024. Retrieved November 24, 2024.

## External links

- [Reynaldo Garrido](https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/rey-garrido/800173101/usa) at [World Tennis](/source/World_Tennis)

- [Reynaldo Garrido](https://web.archive.org/web/20250401/https://www.daviscup.com/en/players/player.aspx?id=800173101) at the [Davis Cup](/source/Davis_Cup) (archived)

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