José Edison Mandarino, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Brazilian tennis player
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Place of Birth: Jaguarão, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
About José Edison Mandarino
- José Edison Mandarino (born March 26, 1941), is a Brazilian former right-handed tennis player. Mandarino was born in Jaguarão.
- He played 109 matches for Brazil in the Davis Cup and is still considered one of the players with more appearances in this prestigious event.
- He won 68 (41 at singles and 27 at doubles) and lost 41 (31 at singles and 10 at doubles).
- When playing doubles, he used to play with Thomaz Koch as partner, but he also played some matches partnering with Carlos Fernandes. After his successful career as a player he coached the Spanish Davis Cup team.Mandarino achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No.
- 81 which he reached on June 2, 1975 after losing to Anatoli Volkov at the French Open.
- This ranking was achieved at the end of his career with the start of the open era.
- However he was one of the top world players before an official ranking came out.
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