Johnny Jose
| Full name | Juan Maria Johnson Jose |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Philippines |
| Born | 8 August 1938 |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 12–13 (Davis Cup) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| US Open | 1R (1955) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 8–9 (Davis Cup) |
Juan Maria Johnson Jose (8 August 1938 — 23 October 2018) was a Filipino tennis player.[1]
Tennis career
Jose, as 17-year old, caught the eye of former world number one Frank Sedgman, who said he had the makings of a world-class player after seeing him compete in Manila.[2] He made his Davis Cup debut for the Philippines in 1955.[3]
In 1957 he had some noteworthy performances in a tour of Australia, including a win over Belgium's top player Philippe Washer at the South Australian championships.[4] He also pushed Australian rising star Neale Fraser to 8–10 in the fifth set at the Victorian championships.[5]
Jose took a set off Butch Buchholz in a 1960 Davis Cup tie against the United States.[6]
At the 1962 Asian Games in Jakarta, Jose defeated Japan's Atsushi Miyagi in the singles final, to became the second (and most recent) Filipino to claim the singles gold medal.[7]
In 1964 he won the decisive fifth rubber of the Davis Cup Eastern Inter-Zonal Final over Premjit Lall of India, setting up a tie against Sweden in Båstad which would be his final appearance.[8]
Jose is a member of the Philippine Sports Hall of Fame.[9]
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External links
- Johnny Jose at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Johnny Jose at the Davis CupLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Johnny Jose at the International Tennis Federation
- Articles with short description
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- 1938 births
- 2018 deaths
- Filipino male tennis players
- Asian Games medalists in tennis
- Asian Games gold medalists for the Philippines
- Asian Games silver medalists for the Philippines
- Asian Games bronze medalists for the Philippines
- Medalists at the 1958 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1962 Asian Games
- Tennis players at the 1958 Asian Games
- Tennis players at the 1962 Asian Games
