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Ricardo Alonso " Pancho " González (May 9, 1928 – July 3, 1995), known sometimes as Richard Gonzales, was an American tennis player. He won 15 major singles titles, including two U.S. National Singles Championships in 1948 and 1949, and 13 Professional Grand Slam titles.
Jun 29, 2024 · Pancho Gonzales (born May 9, 1928, Los Angeles, California, U.S.—died July 3, 1995, Las Vegas, Nevada) was an American tennis player who won the U.S. professional championship in men’s singles eight times, seven consecutively (1953–59, 1961).
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Jun 24, 2002 · Pancho Gonzalez may have been the best tennis player of all time, but his fits of rage offended almost everyone in the game, cost him six marriages and alienated him from all but the last...
May 24, 2022 · Pancho Gonzales might be the greatest tennis player you’ve never heard of. But how could a formertop-ranked player, who won 15 major singles titles and is the greatest Latino tennis star America has ever produced, get lost in time?
Jan 12, 2022 · The man was Richard “Pancho” Gonzales, tennis’ original fire-breathing dragon. “Gorgo” was the nickname he’d been given after winning the US Nationals (precursor to the US Open) in 1948.
May 9, 2018 · In 1969, at the age of 41, he enjoyed one of the most famous comeback victories in Wimbledon history when he beat Charlie Pasarell 22-24, 1-6, 16-14, 6-3, 11-9 after five hours and 12 minutes. It remained the longest match in the history of The Championships until John Isner and Nicolas Mahut met in 2010.
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In a sport that embraces the amount of major titles won, Richard “Pancho” Gonzales collected only four – two each in singles and doubles – but when conversations arise about what players are considered the best in history, Gonzales’s name always surfaces to the top.
