Antonio Palafox

Antonio Palafox

Full name	Antonio R. Palafox
Country (sports)	Mexico
Born	(1936-04-28) 28 April 1936 (age 89) 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 Representing   Mexico Tennis Pan American Games 1959 Chicago Men's doubles

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.

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

Doubles (2 titles, 2 runners-up)

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)

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

1. Wimbledon Results Archive
2. "Men's Doubles Championships". US Open. Archived from the original on 25 October 2007. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
3. Frank Willett. https://dlg.usg.edu/record/geh_athpc_1388
4. "John McEnroe grapples with his legacy as tennis' bad boy". WESA. Retrieved 17 January 2023.

External links

• Antonio Palafox at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Antonio Palafox at the International Tennis Federation
• Antonio Palafox at the Davis Cup