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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.
May 9, 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).
This is a list of the main career statistics of former tennis player Pancho Gonzales whose career ran from 1947 until 1974. As an amateur player, Gonzales won at least 17 singles titles, including two Grand Slam tournaments.
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.
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 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?
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.
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,...
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.
Ricardo Alonso "Pancho" González, 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.
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