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Eduardo Gorostiaga

Eduardo Gorostiaga

Bolivian tennis player

Eduardo Gorostiaga Alcoreza[lower-alpha 1] (born 22 May 1945) is a Bolivian former professional tennis player.

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Born in La Paz, Gorostiaga goes by his nickname "Pacho" and is the son of national champion Issac, who was later an influential tennis administrator.[1]

Gorostiaga, who competed on the international tour in the 1960s and 1970s, was along with his sometimes doubles teammate Ramiro Benavides one of the two pre-eminent Bolivian players of this era.[1] Despite this he only appeared in one Davis Cup tie for Bolivia, against Brazil in São Paulo in the 1975 tournament.[2]

During his career he featured in the main draws of the French Open and Wimbledon. He won the South of France Championships in 1969.[1]

Notes

  1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gorostiaga and the second or maternal family name is Alcoreza.

References

  1. [1]
    Rodríguez, Gabriel Caero (21 November 2016). "Familia Gorostiaga, la generación dorada del tenis boliviano". Los Tiempos (in Spanish).
  2. [2]
    "Brazil Gains in Cup". The New York Times. 16 December 1974.
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