Anselmo Puente

Anselmo Puente is a Mexican former tennis player.

Anselmo Puente
Country (sports) Mexico
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
US Open1R (1952)
Medal record
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place1951 Buenos AiresMen's doubles
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place1946 BarranquillaMen's singles
Gold medal – first place1954 Mexico CityMen's doubles
Silver medal – second place1954 Mexico CityMixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place1946 BarranquillaMen's doubles

Puente, the men's singles champion at the 1946 Central American and Caribbean Games, made one Davis Cup appearance for Mexico, an America Zone semi-final against Cuba in Havana in 1950. He played in the opening singles rubber, which he won over Juan Weiss in five sets.[1]

At the 1951 Pan American Games in Buenos Aires, Puente teamed up with Gustavo Palafox to win a bronze medal in the men's doubles.[2] He also represented Mexico at the 1955 Pan American Games.

In 1952 he was one of a record seven Mexicans to enter into the main draw of the U.S. National Championships. He fell in the first round to local player William Cranston, in what would be his only grand slam main draw appearance.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Mexican Cup Tie Win". National Advocate. New South Wales, Australia. 10 July 1950. p. 2. Retrieved 9 December 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. "El tenis mexicano ha brillado en Panamericanos". El Informador (in European Spanish). 22 July 2011.
  3. "Rafael Osuna De Un Total De 29 Jugadores El Más Grande En El Abierto Estadounidense De 1921 A 1967 Y Al Dia De Hoy". respuestadeportiva.com (in Spanish). 8 May 2020.
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