José Edison Mandarino (born March 26, 1941) is a former tennis player from Brazil.

Mandarino was born in Jaguarão. He reached the junior finals of the 1959 French Championships, defeated by German Ingo Buding. He played 109 matches for Brazil in the Davis Cup and is considered one of the players with more appearances in this event. He won 68 (41 at singles and 27 at doubles) and lost 41 (31 at singles and 10 at doubles). In doubles, he played with Thomaz Koch as well as Carlos Fernandes.

José Edison Mandarino

After his successful career as a player, he coached the Spanish Davis Cup team.

José Edison Mandarino

Mandarino achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 81 which he reached on June 2, 1975 after losing to Anatoli Volkov at the French Open. This ranking was achieved at the end of his career with the start of the open era. However he was one of the top world players before an official ranking came out.

José Edison Mandarino

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1941 births

Brazilian male tennis players

Living people

People from Jaguarão

Tennis players at the 1967 Pan American Games

Pan American Games medalists in tennis

Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil

Sportspeople from Rio Grande do Sul

21st-century Brazilian people

20th-century Brazilian people