Germán Upmann Machin (14 November 1910 — 1 September 1998) was a Cuban

tennis Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles (tennis), doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket st ...

player. Upmann, who was born in

Havana Havana (; ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.Hermann Dietrich Upmann Hermann Dietrich Upmann (1 May 1816 in Bielefeld-Altstadt, Germany – 29 January 1894 Bremen, Germany) was a banker, merchant and cigar manufacturer in Cuba, creator of the H. Upmann 1844 brand. At 23 years old he embarked for the New World in ...

, best known for creating the H. Upmann brand of cigars. In 1929 he featured in two

Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is organised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and contested annually between teams from over 150 competing countries, making it the world's largest annual ...

ties for Cuba, the first against Mexico at home in Havana and the second away in Detroit against the United States. He also competed in the main draw of the U.S. National Championships that year and fell in the second round to Jack Mooney. At the

1930 Central American and Caribbean Games The second Central American and Caribbean Games () were held in Havana, Cuba from 15 March to 5 April 1930. The event featured 596 athletes from nine nations (Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, and Puerto ...

, Upmann won a silver medal for Cuba, partnering

Gustavo Vollmer Gustavo Vollmer-Ravelo (died 29 August 1954) was a Cuban tennis player. He was of German descent. Vollmer appeared in three Davis Cup ties for Cuba, against Mexico and the United States in 1929, then Australia in 1932. His two career singles wi ...

in the men's doubles event.

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