Roger de Santis Guedes (born 3 November 1953) is a Brazilian former professional

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player. Guedes, born and raised in

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, was a junior Banana Bowl champion and attended

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on a full scholarship. In 1976, he played in the

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championship-winning team and also partnered Bruce Foxworth to win the doubles championship. On the professional tour, Guedes had a career high ranking of 89 in the world and, despite being one of the Brazil's top players, never received a

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call up. He won a first round match at the

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and also made main draw appearance at

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and the

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. His best performance on the

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was a quarter-final appearance at Bogota in 1979, with wins over João Soares and

Álvaro Betancur Álvaro Betancur (born 3 January 1950) is a Colombian former professional tennis player. Based in Florida, Betancur comes from Medellin originally and featured in seven Davis Cup ties for Colombia during the 1970s. He played in Colombia's Inter-Z ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Guedes, Roger 1953 births Living people Brazilian male tennis players Sportspeople from Bauru Hampton Pirates tennis players Brazilian expatriate tennis players in the United States 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen