José Edison Mandarino

José Edison Mandarino (born March 26, 1941) is a former tennis player from Brazil.

José Edison Mandarino

Country (sports)	Brazil
Born	(1941-03-26) March 26, 1941 (age 83) Jaguarão, Brazil
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Singles
Career record	90–111
Highest ranking	No. 81 (June 2, 1975)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	3R (1960, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968)
Wimbledon	3R (1967, 1968, 1970)
US Open	1R (1962)
Doubles
Career record	50–55
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 120 (December 12, 1976)

Mandarino was born in Jaguarão. He reached the junior finals of the 1959 French Championships, defeated by German Ingo Buding. He played 109 matches for Brazil in the Davis Cup and is considered one of the players with more appearances in this event. He won 68 (41 at singles and 27 at doubles) and lost 41 (31 at singles and 10 at doubles). In doubles, he played with Thomaz Koch as well as Carlos Fernandes.

After his successful career as a player, he coached the Spanish Davis Cup team.^{[citation needed]}

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.

External links

• Jose Edison Mandarino at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Jose-Edison Mandarino at the International Tennis Federation
• Jose-Edison Mandarino at the Davis Cup
• Jose-Edison Mandarino at Wimbledon