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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| Country (sports) |  Mexico | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 April 1936 Guadalajara, Mexico | ||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 267–158 | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| 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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Palafox won the 1958 Mexican Championships defeating Pancho Contreras in the final and he won the Mexican title again in 1963 defeating Rafael Osuna in the final.
Also in 1958 Palafox won the Southern Championships defeating Frank Willett,[3] the defending champion, in the final.
Palafox won the Eastern Clay Court Championships in 1970 at Port Washington, N.Y. beating Sandy Mayer in the semifinal and Otokar Merunka in three straight sets in the final. He defended his title the following year defeating Steve Ross in the final in three straight sets.
He is a former coach of John McEnroe, and taught him to put yourself in an advantageous positions and putting your opponent in difficult positions.[4]
Grand Slam finals edit
Doubles (2 titles, 2 runners-up) edit
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1961 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | Rafael Osuna |
 Chuck McKinley Dennis Ralston |
3–6, 4–6, 6–2, 11–13 |
| Win | 1962 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | Rafael Osuna |
Chuck McKinley Dennis Ralston |
6–4, 10–12, 1–6, 9–7, 6–3 |
| Win | 1963 | Wimbledon | Grass | Rafael Osuna |
 Jean-Claude Barclay Pierre Darmon |
4–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1963 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | Rafael Osuna |
Chuck McKinley Dennis Ralston |
7–9, 6–4, 7–5, 3–6, 9–11 |
Mixed Doubles (1 runner-up) edit
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1960 | U.S. National Championships | Grass |  Maria Bueno |
Margaret Osborne duPont  Neale Fraser |
3–6, 2–6 |
References edit
- ^ a b Wimbledon Results Archive
- ^ "Men's Doubles Championships". US Open. Archived from the original on 25 October 2007. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
- ^ Frank Willett. https://dlg.usg.edu/record/geh_athpc_1388
- ^ "John McEnroe grapples with his legacy as tennis' bad boy". WESA. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
External links edit
- 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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