Antonio Palafox
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Full name | Antonio R. Palafox | ||||||||||||
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Country (sports) | Mexico | ||||||||||||
Born | Guadalajara, Mexico |
28 April 1936 ||||||||||||
Singles | |||||||||||||
Career record | {{#property:P564}} | ||||||||||||
Grand Slam Singles results | |||||||||||||
French Open | 3R (1958, 1964) | ||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 4R (1961, 1963) | ||||||||||||
US Open | QF (1965) | ||||||||||||
Doubles | |||||||||||||
Career record | {{#property:P555}} | ||||||||||||
Grand Slam Doubles results | |||||||||||||
Wimbledon | W (1963)[1] | ||||||||||||
US Open | W (1962) | ||||||||||||
Mixed doubles | |||||||||||||
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |||||||||||||
Wimbledon | QF (1960)[1] | ||||||||||||
US Open | F (1960) | ||||||||||||
Team competitions | |||||||||||||
Davis Cup | FCh (1962) | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Antonio Palafox (born 28 April 1936) is a Mexican male former tennis player. He and compatriot Rafael Osuna won the doubles at the U.S. Open in 1962[2] and at Wimbledon in 1963. He is remembered along with Rafael Osuna, Francisco "Pancho" Contreras and Mario Llamas for guiding Mexico to the final of the Davis Cup in 1962.
He is a former coach of John McEnroe.
Contents
Grand Slam finals
Doubles (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Partner | Opponents in final | Score in final |
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Runner-up | 1961 | U.S. National Championships | Rafael Osuna | Chuck McKinley Dennis Ralston |
3–6, 4–6, 6–2, 11–13 |
Winner | 1962 | U.S. National Championships | Rafael Osuna | Chuck McKinley Dennis Ralston |
6–4, 10–12, 1–6, 9–7, 6–3 |
Winner | 1963 | Wimbledon | Rafael Osuna | Jean-Claude Barclay Pierre Darmon |
4–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 1963 | U.S. National Championships | Rafael Osuna | Chuck McKinley Dennis Ralston |
7–9, 6–4, 7–5, 3–6, 9–11 |
Mixed Doubles (1 runner-up)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Partner | Opponents in final | Score in final |
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Runner-up | 1960 | U.S. National Championships | Maria Bueno | Margaret Osborne duPont Neale Fraser |
3–6, 2–6 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wimbledon Results Archive
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External links
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- Antonio Palafox at the Davis Cup
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- Tennis players at the 1959 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Mexico
- Pan American Games competitors for Mexico
- US Open (tennis) champions
- Wimbledon champions
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's doubles
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