Gustavo Palafox
Gustavo Palafox (born 15 November 1923) is a retired tennis player from Mexico.[1]
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| Born | 15 November 1923 Guadalajara, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| US Open | 3R (1952) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Davis Cup | FAm (1948, 1950, 1954, 1956) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Palafox won five Pan American Games gold medals during the 1950s.[2]
He competed at the US National Championships four times and made the third round in 1952, with wins over Robert Kerdasha and Don Eisenberg, before a loss to 11th seed Gardnar Mulloy.[3]
In Davis Cup tennis, Palafox took part in nine ties and 20 rubbers, for 10 wins.[4] He beat Australian Ken McGregor in 1950 and four years later made history when he beat Vic Seixas, becoming the first Mexican to defeat an American in the Davis Cup.
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