Orlando H. Garrido (1 March 1931 – 24 June 2024[1][2]) was a Cuban biologist and former tennis player.[3][4]
| Full name | Orlando H. Garrido |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Cuba |
| Born | 1 March 1931 |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (1956, 57, 58, 59, 61) |
| US Open | 1R (1959) |
Career
editA native of Havana, Garrido was a University of Miami collegiate player and represented Cuba in the Davis Cup from 1950 to 1959. He featured in the singles main draw at Wimbledon five times and in 1956 made the fourth round in mixed doubles. In 1959 he was beaten by his brother Reynaldo in the singles final of the Canadian championships.[5]
Garrido, a renowned naturalist, is credited with the description of over 100 birds, insect taxa and reptiles.[6]
Two species of Cuban lizards are named in his honor: Anolis garridoi and Diploglossus garridoi.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Caribbean Conservation Trust (2015-05-12). "Orlando Garrido". Retrieved 2024-07-06.
- ^ "Fallece el destacado investigador, tenista y naturalista cubano Orlando Garrido". Árbol Invertido (in Spanish). 2024-06-27. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
- ^ "U.S., Cuba join hands for nature". The Miami Herald. 26 October 1993.
- ^ "Orlando Garrido Wins; Beats Golden in Dixie Tennis — Reynaldo Garrido Bows". The New York Times. 5 January 1956.
- ^ "Youngest Cuban Score Triumph In Title Tennis". The Ottawa Citizen. 10 August 1959.
- ^ "Happy 90th Birthday to Cuban Ornithologist and Living Legend—Orlando Garrido". BirdsCaribbean. 28 February 2021.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Garrido, p. 98).