Raúl Contreras (16 September 1943 – 18 February 2019) was a Mexican professional

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player. Born in

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, Contreras played collegiate tennis in the United States for

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during the 1960s. He was the younger brother of Davis Cup player Francisco "Pancho" Contreras and although he came close to Davis Cup selection himself, he never made the side. Contreras competed in the men's doubles main draw of the 1974 French Open. Representing Mexico at the

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, Contreras teamed up with Adolfo González to claim a silver medal in the men's doubles, behind Americans

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and

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. He won two matches in the singles draw before falling in the quarter-final stage to Puerto Rico's Freddy de Jesús.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Contreras, Raúl 1943 births 2019 deaths Mexican male tennis players San Jose State Spartans men's tennis players Mexican expatriate tennis players in the United States Tennis players at the 1975 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists in tennis Pan American Games silver medalists for Mexico Pan American Games tennis players for Mexico Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games 20th-century Mexican sportsmen