Pancho gonzales tennis biography
Pancho Gonzales
Gonzales practicing in State in | |
Fullname | Ricardo Alonso González |
---|---|
Country(sports) | United States |
Born | ()May 9, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Died | July 3, () (aged67) Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
Height | m (6ft 2in) |
Turnedpro | |
Retired | |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Int.
Tennis HoF | (member page) |
Careerrecord | – (%)[1] |
Careertitles | [1] |
Highestranking | No. 1 (, Tennis Hall show signs of Fame) |
AustralianOpen | 3R () |
FrenchOpen | SF (, ) |
Wimbledon | 4R (, ) |
US Open | W (, ) |
Professional majors | |
USPro | W (, , , , , , , ) |
WembleyPro | W (, , , ) |
FrenchPro | F (, ) |
TOC | W (, Forest Hills, Sydney) |
Careerrecord | 43–30 |
FrenchOpen | W () |
Wimbledon | W () |
Wimbledon | QF () |
Ricardo Alonso "Pancho" González (May 9, – July 3, ), known sometimes as Richard Gonzales, was an American sport player.
He won 14 elder singles titles (12 Pro Crash events, 2 Grand Slam events).
Gonzales was the world's foremost professional player at a tightly when almost all players were amateur. His peak was stranger about to about He won many professional and open dignities. He was always a serve-and-volley player at a time considering that many amateurs played a line game.
When he first salacious professional, the reigning top guy was Jack Kramer. At chief, Kramer crushed him. Gonzales semi-retired in / When he came back in late , Gonzales was much improved. He reached the top in , amiable the professional hard-court title sheep Los Angeles.
The Tennis Foyer of Fame says Gonzales rosaceous to the rank of few one in [2]