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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.
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.
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 be...
Sep 8, 2019 · Seventy years ago, Pancho Gonzales, a self-taught player from Los Angeles’ Exposition Park, roared back for the most rousing comeback in U.S. National Championships—now US Open—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.
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.
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