Antonio Palafox (born 28 April 1936) is a Mexican male former

tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

player. He and compatriot

Rafael Osuna Rafael Osuna Herrera (15 September 1938 – 4 June 1969), nicknamed "El Pelón" (The Bald), was a former world No. 1 tennis player, the most successful player in the history of Mexico and an Olympian. He was born in Mexico City, and is best re ...

won the doubles at the U.S. Open in 1962 and at Wimbledon in 1963. He is remembered along with

, Francisco "Pancho" Contreras and

Mario Llamas Mario Llamas (30 March 1928 – 17 June 2014) was a tennis player from Mexico. Career Llamas was a regular fixture on the Mexico Davis Cup team, appearing in a total of 21 ties during his career. He won 21 of his 44 rubbers, 15 of them in single ...

for guiding Mexico to the final of the Davis Cup in 1962. He is a former coach of

John McEnroe John Patrick McEnroe Jr. (born February 16, 1959) is an American former professional tennis player. He was known for his shot-making and volleying skills, his rivalries with Björn Borg and Jimmy Connors, and his confrontational on-court beha ...

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (2 titles, 2 runners-up)

Mixed Doubles (1 runner-up)

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* * * 1936 births Mexican male tennis players Tennis players at the 1959 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for Mexico United States National champions (tennis) Wimbledon champions (pre-Open Era) Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's doubles Sportspeople from Guadalajara, Jalisco Pan American Games medalists in tennis Living people Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in tennis Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Mexico Medalists at the 1959 Pan American Games 20th-century Mexican people {{Mexico-tennis-bio-stub