Basil Spalding de Garmendia

Basil Spalding de Garmendia
Country (sports)United States
Born(1860-02-28)February 28, 1860
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
DiedNovember 9, 1932(1932-11-09) (aged 72)
St. Raphaël, France
Turned pro1884 (amateur)
Retired1912
Singles
Career record15–36
Career titles0
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenQF (1901)
US Open2R (1892, 1895)
Other tournaments
Olympic GamesQF (1900)
Doubles
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games Silver Medal (1900)
Last updated on: September 18, 2012.
Olympic medal record
Men's tennis
Representing a Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 1900 Paris Men's doubles

Basil Spalding de Garmendia (February 28, 1860 – November 9, 1932) was an American tennis player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.[1]

Spalding de Garmendia was born in Baltimore, Maryland to the wealthy family Garmendia, of Spanish ancestry. In 1900 he won a Silver medal in Men's Doubles event with Max Décugis of France. In the singles, he reached the quarter-finals, losing to Laurence Doherty.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Basil Spalding de Garmendia Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
  2. ^ "Basil Spalding de Garmendia". Olympedia. Retrieved December 31, 2020.


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