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The Vedado Tennis Club, now José Antonio Echeverría Workers' Social Club,[1] was a prominent athletic social club located in Havana, Cuba.
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Type | Tennis Club |
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Founded | June 11, 1902 |
Location | Havana, La Habana Province, ![]() |
Coordinates | 23°8′2″N 82°24′24″W |
The Vedado Tennis Club was established in Vedado of Havana, Cuba on June 11, 1902.[2]
Its founding members were José Agustín Ariosa, Antonio Suárez, Luis Rabell, Pedro Fantony, Julio Rabell, Alonso Franca, Gabriel García Echarte, Juan F. Morales, Miguel Franca, Edgardo Rabaell, Juan Arellano, Julio Blanco Herrera, Miguel Morales, Alberto Rabell, and Ramiro Cabrera.[3] Porfirio Franca was an early promoter and president of the club, which he presided over for 15 years.[4]
The Vedado Tennis Club and the University of Havana formed the Asociación Atlética, an amateur league, in 1905.[5] The Vedado Tennis Club won multiple cups in tennis, polo, and crew, and won the championship in the first Amateur League season in 1905. The Vedado Tennis Club expanded into baseball, basketball, and football.[6] By 1912, the club had five tennis courts, a basketball court, a polo field, squash, and a pool.
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