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Ramiz Akhmerov

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Ramiz Akhmerov
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Men's Tennis
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1979 Mexico City Men's Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1979 Mexico City Mixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1977 Sofia Mixed Doubles

Ramiz Akhmerov (born 8 March 1953) is a former tennis player from Azerbaijan who competed for the Soviet Union in the Davis Cup.[1][2]

Akhmerov, who was runner-up to Alexander Zverev at the 1979 Soviet Championships, won three Summer Universiade medals. He earned a bronze medal at the 1977 event and won both a gold and silver medal at the 1979 Summer Universiade.

He made his Davis Cup debut in 1979, at Barcelona, where he lost a singles rubber to Spain's Antonio Munoz.[3] His only other Davis Cup appearance came in Donetsk three years later.[3] He and partner Vadim Borisov played the doubles rubber against India's Amritraj brothers, Anand and Vijay.[3] The Soviet pairing lost the match in four sets.[3]

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