TENNIS PLAYER

Rafael Osuna

1938 - 1969

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Rafael Osuna Herrera (15 September 1938 – 4 June 1969), nicknamed "El Pelón" (The Bald), was a former world No. 1 tennis player, and an Olympian. He was born in Mexico City, and is best remembered for his singles victory at the United States National Championship in 1963, winning the 1960 and 1963 Wimbledon Doubles championships, the 1962 United States National Championship doubles, and for leading Mexico to its only Davis Cup Final round appearance in 1962. He is the only Mexican to date to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame, in 1979. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rafael Osuna is the 183rd most popular tennis player (down from 128th in 2019), the 214th most popular biography from Mexico (down from 197th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Mexican Tennis Player.

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS

Among tennis players, Rafael Osuna ranks 183 out of 1,569. Before him are Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman, Jack Kramer, Helen Jacobs, Simonne Mathieu, Mima Jaušovec, and Beals Wright. After him are Herbert Baddeley, Andriy Medvedev, Maud Watson, James Blake, Fred Alexander, and Louise Brough.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Rafael Osuna ranks 348. Before him are Richard Anthony, Durdy Bayramov, Jon Sobrino, Manuel Blum, Jean Rollin, and Pedro Zaballa. After him are Bruno Bozzetto, Norbert Ratsirahonana, Frans van der Lugt, Mohammed Hamza Zubeidi, Nani Bregvadze, and Lynn Conway. Among people deceased in 1969, Rafael Osuna ranks 155. Before him are Bill Ivy, Filipp Oktyabrsky, Zinaida Aksentyeva, Paul Chambers, Norman Manley, and Kazimierz Sosnkowski. After him are Margarita Xirgu, Giorgio Chiavacci, Albert Hill, Fred Alexander, Ilse Steppat, and Chang Taek-sang.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Rafael Osuna ranks 214 out of 729. Before him are Amado Nervo (1870), Diana Bracho (1944), José Mariano Salas (1797), Miguel Barragán (1789), Eulalio Gutiérrez (1881), and Canelo Álvarez (1990). After him are Juan O'Gorman (1905), Tenoch (1299), Cristóbal Ortega (1956), Arturo Márquez (1950), Melchor Múzquiz (1790), and Pedro Vélez (1787).

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS In Mexico

Among tennis players born in Mexico, Rafael Osuna ranks 3. Before him are Yola Ramírez (1935), and Rosie Reyes (1939). After him are Raúl Ramírez (1953), John Doeg (1908), and Santiago González (1983).

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