Roger Guedes
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Roger de Santis Guedes (born 3 November 1953) is a Brazilian former professional tennis player.
Guedes, born and raised in Bauru, was a junior Banana Bowl champion and attended Hampton Institute on a full scholarship. In 1976, he played in the NCAA Division II championship-winning team and also partneredBruce 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 Davis Cup call up. He won a first round match at the 1979 French Open and also made main draw appearance at Wimbledon and the US Open. His best performance on the Grand Prix circuit was a quarter-final appearance at Bogota in 1979, with wins over João Soares and Álvaro Betancur.