Luis Felipe Tavares

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Luis Felipe Tavares
Country (sports)Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Born (1949-09-26) 26 September 1949 (age 72)
Singles
Career record10–16
Highest rankingNo. 210 (20 Dec 1974)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open Q3 (1975)
Wimbledon Q1 (1972)
US Open 1R (1974)
Doubles
Career record6–14
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 1R (1969)
Wimbledon 3R (1972)
US Open 2R (1974)

Luis Felipe Tavares (born 26 September 1949) is a Brazilian former professional tennis player.

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Tavares competed for the Brazil Davis Cup team from 1966 to 1976, winning four singles and one doubles rubbers. He reached the doubles third round of the 1972 Wimbledon Championships and made his only grand slam singles main draw appearance at the 1974 US Open. His sports marketing company Koch Tavares, which he founded in 1972 with Davis Cup teammate Thomaz Koch, is responsible for running events across a variety of sports. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Koch Tavares firma sociedade com uma gigante do marketing". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 21 January 1999.
  2. "O jogo de Roger". Istoé Dinheiro (in Brazilian Portuguese). 3 October 2012.