Ismael Sauce

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Ismael Sauce
Country (sports)Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
Born (1951-11-06) 6 November 1951 (age 70)
Caracas, Venezuela

Ismael Sauce (born 6 November 1951) is a Venezuelan former tennis player. [1]

Born in Caracas, Sauce represented Venezuela at the 1975 Pan American Games and in two editions of the Bolivarian Games. He was a men's doubles gold medalist at the 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games, partnering Juan Bóveda. [2]

In 1981 he competed in his two career Davis Cup ties for Venezuela. He debuted in the America Zone semi-final against the Caribbean, winning a doubles rubber, then played doubles and reverse singles in the final against Colombia, losing both rubbers.

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References

  1. "Sube el telón de la Copa Amable Plaza". Informe21.com (in Spanish). 4 March 2016.
  2. "Medellín '78: primera medalla en tenis". Listin Diario (in Spanish). 30 June 2018.