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Francisco Olegario Segura Cano (June 20, 1921 – November 18, 2017), better known as Pancho "Segoo" Segura, was a leading tennis player of the 1940s and 1950s, both as an amateur and as a professional. He was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, but moved to the United States in 1940.
Nov 19, 2017 · Pancho Segura, who surmounted a sickly and impoverished childhood in Ecuador to become one of the world’s leading tennis players in the mid-20th century, died on Saturday at his home in Carlsbad...
Nov 19, 2017 · Segura died Saturday from complications of Parkinson's disease at his home at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California, his son, Spencer Segura of Connecticut,...
Nov 23, 2017 · The Ecuadorean tennis player Pancho Segura, who has died aged 96, was possibly best known as the coach of Jimmy Connors.
Never at a loss to offer an opinion, de facto tennis historian Jack Kramer said that Francisco “Pancho” Segura possessed “the single greatest shot in the history of tennis,” a lethal forehand that he hit with two hands. Video of Segura uncoiling the shot suggests that Kramer may be right.
Dec 18, 2017 · Within 30 minutes of their first session, on the BHTC back court where Segura gave his lessons, Pancho proclaimed to his son, Spencer: I’ve just seen a future world number one. What had...
Nov 20, 2017 · Pancho Segura, a bowlegged tennis player who rose from poverty in Ecuador to become one of the finest tennis players of the 1940s and ’50s, sporting a powerful two-handed forehand and a...
Feb 26, 2023 · Pancho Segura was one of the most charismatic and interesting people in the history of tennis. While he never won a Grand Slam tournament title, Segura’s success and longevity on the little-discussed pre-Open Era professional tour added to his legend.
Nov 18, 2017 · No one has ever proved this more vividly. Hall of Famer Pancho Segura passed away on November 18 at age 96. A self-taught tennis player from humble beginnings in his native Ecuador, Segura went on to top the world rankings and become one of the most highly regarded coaches in the sport.
Nov 24, 2017 · Pancho Segura, who has died aged 96, overcame a poverty-stricken childhood in Ecuador to become one of the finest tennis players of the 1940s and 1950s; his double-fisted forehand was considered...
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