TENNIS PLAYER

Pancho Gonzales

1928 - 1995

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Ricardo Alonso "Pancho" González (May 9, 1928 – July 3, 1995), known sometimes as Richard Gonzales, was an American tennis player. He won 15 major singles titles, including two U.S. National Championships in 1948 and 1949, and 13 Professional majors. He also won three Tournament of Champions professional events in 1957, 1958, and 1959. Gonzales was ranked as the amateur world No. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pancho Gonzales is the 51st most popular tennis player (up from 53rd in 2019), the 2,607th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,678th in 2019) and the 14th most popular American Tennis Player.

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS

Among tennis players, Pancho Gonzales ranks 51 out of 1,569. Before him are Jean Borotra, Max Decugis, Fred Stolle, Neale Fraser, Hedwiga Rosenbaumová, and Nikola Pilić. After him are Ken Rosewall, John Newcombe, Kerry Melville, Monica Seles, Louis Raymond, and Henri Cochet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Pancho Gonzales ranks 138. Before him are Edward Albee, Anne Sexton, Sid Watkins, Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy, Peter Naur, and Ion Mihai Pacepa. After him are Frank Borman, Héctor Rial, Lennart Carleson, Enrique Bolaños, Dick York, and Veljko Bulajić. Among people deceased in 1995, Pancho Gonzales ranks 84. Before him are Chen Yun, Eazy-E, Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark, Sicco Mansholt, Ernest Mandel, and Alexander Godunov. After him are Peter Townsend, Godfrey Brown, Václav Neumann, Theodor Wisch, Elisha Cook Jr., and Franciszek Gajowniczek.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Pancho Gonzales ranks 2,607 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert M. Parker Jr. (1947), Archie Moore (1916), Jeffery Deaver (1950), Richard Schiff (1955), James J. Braddock (1905), and Wendy Williams (1964). After him are Floyd Westerman (1936), Michael Biehn (1956), Michael W. Young (1949), Debra Winger (1955), Roderick MacKinnon (1956), and Upton Sinclair (1878).

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS In United States

Among tennis players born in United States, Pancho Gonzales ranks 14. Before him are Venus Williams (1980), Bill Tilden (1893), Pete Sampras (1971), Shirley Fry (1927), Serena Williams (1981), and Don Budge (1915). After him are Rosemary Casals (1948), Vitas Gerulaitis (1954), Doris Hart (1925), Richard Sears (1861), Karen Hantze Susman (1942), and Sidney Wood (1911).

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