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.Davis Cup Profile
/ref> He won 21 of his 44 rubbers, 15 of them in singles. In the

1962 Davis Cup The 1962 Davis Cup was the 51st edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 28 teams entered the Europe Zone, 8 teams entered the Eastern Zone, and 5 teams entered the America Zone. Iran and the ...

, Llamas was a member of the team that finished as the runner-up. Although he did not play in the final against

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, he took part in the America Zone and Inter-Zone finals. He had a win over

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in a

1959 Davis Cup The 1959 Davis Cup was the 48th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 27 teams entered the Europe Zone, 8 teams entered the Eastern Zone, and 7 teams entered the America Zone. The Europe Zo ...

match. At the

1960 Wimbledon Championships The 1960 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from Monday 20 June until Saturday 2 July 1960. It was the 74th stagi ...

he had wins over Barry Phillips-Moore, Warren Woodcock and Roger Becker, before losing in the round of 16 to Roy Emerson.Tennis Archive Profile
He also made the fourth round of the 1961 French Championships, where he was seeded 13th. Llamas was a gold medalist in the men's doubles at the

1955 Pan American Games The 1955 Pan American Games opened on March 12, 1955, in the University Stadium (now Olympic Stadium) in Mexico City, Mexico, in front of a capacity crowd of 100,000 spectators. A total number of 2,583 athletes from 22 nations marched in review ...

, with Gustavo Palafox as his partner. In the

1963 Pan American Games The 1963 Pan American Games were held from April 20 to May 5, 1963, in São Paulo, Brazil. Host city selection For the first time, two cities submitted bids to host the 1963 Pan American Games that were recognized by the Pan American Sports O ...

he took home a silver medal in the singles, after losing to gold medal playoff to Ronald Barnes. his other career singles highlights include winning the

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on clay courts at Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City three times (1958–59, 1963). Llamas died on 17 June 2014 at the age of 86.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Llamas, Mario 1928 births 2014 deaths Mexican male tennis players Tennis players from Mexico City Tennis players at the 1955 Pan American Games Tennis players at the 1963 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for Mexico Pan American Games silver medalists for Mexico Pan American Games medalists in tennis Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Mexico Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in tennis Tennis players at the 1951 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1955 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1963 Pan American Games 20th-century Mexican people