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Alex Olmedo

Alex Olmedo, Peruvian-American tennis player (died 2020)

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Born
March 24, 1936
Died
December 9, 2020
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1936

About Alex Olmedo

Alejandro "Alex" Olmedo Rodríguez was a tennis player from Peru with American citizenship. He was listed by the USTA as a "foreign" player for 1958, but as a U.S. player for 1959. He helped win the Davis Cup for the United States in 1958 and was the No. 2 ranked amateur in 1959. Olmedo won two Majors in 1959 and the U.S. Pro Championships in 1960, and was inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame in 1987. Olmedo won two Majors in 1959 (Australia and Wimbledon) and the U.S. Olmedo won the Australian Championships and the Wimbledon singles titles in 1959 and was the runner-up at the 1959 U.S. Olmedo turned professional in 1960, and that year, won the US Pro title by beating Tony Trabert in the final. His teammates were Ham Richardson and Barry MacKay, when they won the Cup in 1958.

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Alex Olmedo timeline

  1. His teammates were Ham Richardson and Barry MacKay, when they won the Cup in 1958.
  2. He helped win the Davis Cup for the United States in 1958 and was the No. 2 ranked amateur in 1959.
  3. Olmedo won two Majors in 1959 (Australia and Wimbledon) and the U.S.
  4. Olmedo won the Australian Championships and the Wimbledon singles titles in 1959 and was the runner-up at the 1959 U.S.
  5. Olmedo turned professional in 1960, and that year, won the US Pro title by beating Tony Trabert in the final.

The world when Alex Olmedo was born

Alex Olmedo was born in 1936. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1936

  • #1 song"The Way You Look Tonight" – Fred Astaire
  • Top movieModern Times (Charlie Chaplin)
  • Top TV showBBC Television Service launches
  • Best-selling bookGone with the Wind – Margaret Mitchell

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJesse Owens wins 4 gold medals at Berlin Olympics
  • Top headlineJesse Owens dominates the Berlin Olympics
  • Technology milestoneBBC launches the world's first regular television service
  • Defining fadSwing dancing
  • Notable inventionSun glasses (mass-produced)
  • World population2.26 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population128.1M

1936 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Alex Olmedo's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19362026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$5,100$435,000
Average income$2,900$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population128.1M341 million

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