Antonio Palafox (born 28 April 1936) is a Mexican male former
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player. He and compatriot
Rafael Osuna won the doubles at the
U.S. Open in 1962 and at
Wimbledon
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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, the defending champion, in the final.
Palafox won the
Eastern Clay Court Championships in 1970 at Port Washington, N.Y. beating
Sandy Mayer
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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
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, and taught him to put yourself in an advantageous positions and putting your opponent in difficult positions.
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
Tennis players from Guadalajara, Jalisco
Pan American Games gold 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 sportsmen
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