Rafael Ortega is a Mexican former tennis player who was active in the 1950s.
| Country (sports) |  Mexico | ||||||||
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| US Open | 1R (1952, 1953) | ||||||||
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Ortega appeared in two Davis Cup ties for Mexico during his career, against Cuba away in Havana in 1950, then Japan at home in Mexico City in 1954.[1]
In both 1952 and 1953, Ortega competed in the main draw of the U.S. National Championships, for two first-round losses. His first-round match against William Quillian in 1953 went to five sets.
At the 1954 Central American and Caribbean Games in Mexico City he won a silver medal in the singles event, behind countryman Mario Llamas.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Mexico Win Cup Singles". The News. Vol. 55, no. 8, 401. South Australia. 11 July 1950. p. 18. Retrieved 9 December 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Montesinos, Enrique. "Los juegos regionales más antiguos: Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos y del Caribe" (PDF). Archived from the original on 27 March 2012.
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