Basil Spalding de Garmendia (February 28, 1860 – November 9, 1932) was an American tennis player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.
Spalding de Garmendia was born in Baltimore, Maryland to the wealthy family Garmendia, of Spanish ancestry. In 1900 he won a Silver medal in Men's Doubles event with Max Décugis of France. In the singles, he reached the quarter-finals, losing to Laurence Doherty.
He married to tennis player Mary de Garmendia (1868-1923) who was from New York City. He played with her the mixed double with handicap at the 1900 Summer Olympics where they finished in fifth place. This is an event that is nowadays not recognized by the IOC as an Olympic event.
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