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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 Singles Championships in 1948 and 1949, and 13 Professional Grand Slam titles.
Jun 29, 2024 · Pancho Gonzales (born May 9, 1928, Los Angeles, California, U.S.—died July 3, 1995, Las Vegas, Nevada) was an American tennis player who won the U.S. professional championship in men’s singles eight times, seven consecutively (1953–59, 1961).
In a sport that embraces the amount of major titles won, Richard “Pancho” Gonzales collected only four – two each in singles and doubles – but when conversations arise about what players are considered the best in history, Gonzales’s name always surfaces to the top.
Jan 12, 2022 · The man was Richard “Pancho” Gonzales, tennis’ original fire-breathing dragon. “Gorgo” was the nickname he’d been given after winning the US Nationals (precursor to the US Open) in 1948.
Sep 23, 2009 · The great Pancho Gonzalez was both featured and honored on at this year's US Open. Fierce. Graceful. Combative. And until Sampras came along, arguably the best serve in the history of the game...
May 24, 2022 · Pancho Gonzales might be the greatest tennis player you’ve never heard of. But how could a former top-ranked player, who won 15 major singles titles and is the greatest Latino tennis star America has ever produced, get lost in time?
Mar 13, 2022 · Thanks to a penchant for vintage Honda motorcycles, he spends the rest of his time fiddling with carburetors and cleaning chain lube off his left pant leg. Learn how a tennis superstar who loved hot rods played a big role in the early days of drag racing—see his vintage dragster restoration too.
May 9, 2018 · Richard “Pancho” Gonzales, who was born 90 years ago today, had not played in a Grand Slam tournament for 19 years, having turned professional at the age of just 21, but to some highly respected observers he was one of the greatest players in history.
Oct 11, 2017 · Ricardo Alonzo “Pancho” Gonzalez was the first Hispanic man to win the U.S. Championships, taking back-to-back titles in 1948-49, and winning the first of those when he was just 20 years old.
Richard Alonzo Gonzalez, better known as "Pancho", was a charismatic champion, who contradicted conventional wisdom in his approach to tennis, alienated opponents with his raging will to win,...
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