Gonzales, Pancho

Gonzales, Pancho

▪ American tennis player
byname of  Richard Alonzo Gonzales , Gonzales also spelled  Gonzalez 
born May 9, 1928, Los Angeles, Calif., U.S.
died July 3, 1995, Las Vegas, Nev.
 American tennis player who won the U.S. professional championship in men's singles eight times, seven consecutively (1953–59, 1961).

 Born into a Mexican American family, Gonzales as a youth had no access to tennis clubs and was largely a self-taught player. In 1943 he achieved top ranking in boys' tennis in southern California. Before turning professional in 1949, he won six major amateur championships: United States Lawn Tennis Association singles (1948–49), U.S. clay-court singles (1948–49), U.S. indoor singles (1949), and U.S. indoor mixed doubles (1949, with Gussie Moran). His speed, agility, and aggressive play, which was complemented by colourful and outspoken behaviour, won him a large following. In addition to his eight singles titles, Gonzales as a professional won the U.S. men's doubles championship five times (1953–54, 1957–58, and 1969, with various partners). In 1969, at age 41, he defeated Charlie Pasarell in a 112-game match that was the longest in the history of the Wimbledon tournament.
 

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