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Rafael Osuna
Mexican tennis player (1938-1969) · Mexico · On the map · Tennis Players · Died at 30
Rafael Osuna Herrera , nicknamed "El Pelón", was a former male tennis player. He was born in Mexico City, and is best remembered for his singles victory at the United States National Championship in 1963, winning the 1960 and 1963 Wimbledon Doubles championships, the 1962 United States National Championship doubles,...
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He was born in Mexico City, and is best remembered for his singles victory at the United States National Championship in 1963, winning the 1960 and 1963 Wimbledon Doubles championships, the 1962 United States National Championship doubles, and for leading Mexico to its only Davis Cup Final round appearance in 1962. He is the only Mexican to date to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame, in 1979.
