biography
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Gonzales, Pancho
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popular name of Ricardo Alonzo Gonzales
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pronunciation:
[gonzahlez]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1928–95)
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| biography:
| Tennis player, born in Los Angeles, California, USA. From an impoverished background, and largely self-taught, he rose to the top in tennis, winning the US singles in 1948 and 1949, and the doubles at both Wimbledon and France in 1949, after which he turned professional. In 1969 he took part in the longest-ever men's singles match at Wimbledon, playing 112 games to defeat fellow-American, Charlie Pasarell. |
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