Germán Upmann
| Full name | Germán Upmann Machin | ||||||||
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| Country (sports) |  Cuba | ||||||||
| Born | 14 November 1910 Havana, Cuba | ||||||||
| Died | 1 September 1998 (aged 87) Havana, Cuba | ||||||||
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| US Open | 2R (1929) | ||||||||
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Germán Upmann Machin (14 November 1910 — 1 September 1998) was a Cuban tennis player.
Upmann, who was born in Havana, is a descendant of German banker Hermann Dietrich Upmann, best known for creating the H. Upmann brand of cigars.
In 1929 he featured in two Davis Cup ties for Cuba, the first against Mexico at home in Havana and the second away in Detroit against the United States.[1] He also competed in the main draw of the U.S. National Championships that year and fell in the second round to Jack Mooney.[2]
At the 1930 Central American and Caribbean Games, Upmann won a silver medal for Cuba, partnering Gustavo Vollmer in the men's doubles event.
See also
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[edit]- ^ "Davis Cup: U.S.A. Defeats Cuba". The Newcastle Sun. No. 3583. New South Wales, Australia. 1 June 1929. p. 5. Retrieved 13 December 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "One of Favourites Fails in Tennis Tourney". The San Bernardino County Sun. 8 September 1929.
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Categories:
- 1910 births
- 1998 deaths
- Cuban male tennis players
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in tennis
- Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Cuba
- Competitors at the 1930 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Sportspeople from Havana
- Cuban people of German descent
- 20th-century Cuban people