Raúl Ramírez (born 20 June 1953) is a Mexican former professional

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player. He was active during the 1970s and 1980s. Ramírez was the first player to finish first in both singles and doubles Grand Prix point standings, accomplishing the feat in 1976. He attended and played tennis at the

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in Los Angeles.USC Men's Tennis – On The Pro Tour
, USCTrojans.com, Accessed 8 July 2008.

Personal life

Ramírez was born in Ensenada, Baja California. In 1981, he married the Venezuelan-born former Miss Universe Maritza Sayalero. The couple lives in Ensenada and have three children: Rebecca (born 1982), Raúl (born 1984), and Daniel Francisco (1989).

Career

Ramirez was ranked as high as World No. 4 (achieving this ranking on 7 November 1976) and he is one of the all-time leading doubles winners, having spent 62 weeks ranked World No. 1 in doubles, beginning 12 April 1976. He won 19 singles titles, including titles at the

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events in

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(1975) and

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(1978). He won 60 doubles titles, including Wimbledon (1976), the French Open (1975 & '77), and at ATP Masters Series events in

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(1978),

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(1976, ’77 & ’81),

(1979),

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(1977), and

(1974, ’75, ’76 & ’77). He won the WCT World Doubles twice in 1975 and 1980. He won the men's singles in the Ojai Tennis Tournament in 1971. He played tournaments of the two world tennis circuits played at the time, the

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and the

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(WCT). These circuits were predecessors of the

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Tour (

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). In 1975 he won the Grand Prix, the present day equivalent of the Race.

Grand Slam tournament finals

Doubles finals, 7 (3 titles, 4 runners-up)

Mixed doubles final, 1 (runner-up)

ATP career finals

Singles: 40 (19 titles, 21 runner-ups)

Doubles: 101 (60 titles, 41 runners-up)

Grand slam tournament timelines

Singles

Doubles

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ramirez, Raul 1953 births Living people Mexican male tennis players Sportspeople from Ensenada, Baja California University of Southern California alumni Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's doubles French Open champions Wimbledon champions ATP number 1 ranked doubles tennis players 20th-century Mexican sportsmen