Vasco Galvão

Vasco Galvão is primarily associated with the development of tennis in Portugal during the early decades of the 20th century, not so much as a prominent competitive player, but as a significant figure in the training and organization of the sport.

He served as a coach and was responsible for the Tennis School of the Clube Internacional de Foot-Ball (CIF), playing an important role in improving the technical level of the club’s players. In this context, he was part of a key driving group behind the growth of tennis in Portugal, contributing to the advancement of teaching methods and the practice of the sport during a period of expansion, particularly from the 1920s onwards.