Antonio Palafox
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.
Full name | Antonio R. Palafox | |||||||||||||
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Born | Guadalajara, Mexico | 28 April 1936|||||||||||||
Singles | ||||||||||||||
Grand Slam Singles results | ||||||||||||||
French Open | 3R (1958, 1964) | |||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 4R (1961, 1963) | |||||||||||||
US Open | QF (1965) | |||||||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||||||
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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He is a former coach of John McEnroe.
Grand Slam finals
Doubles (2 titles, 2 runners-up)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1961 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 4–6, 6–2, 11–13 |
Win | 1962 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 10–12, 1–6, 9–7, 6–3 |
Win | 1963 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 1963 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–9, 6–4, 7–5, 3–6, 9–11 |
Mixed Doubles (1 runner-up)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1960 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 2–6 |
References
- Wimbledon Results Archive
- "Men's Doubles Championships". US Open. Archived from the original on 25 October 2007. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
External links
- Antonio Palafox at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Antonio Palafox at the International Tennis Federation
- Antonio Palafox at the Davis Cup
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