Chuck pate has halfadozen page entries in the index. The racquets are by spalding and come with racquet protectors. Pancho gonzales, american tennis player who won the u. The late great pancho gonzales won back to back us titles in 1948 and. His game, the california serveandvolley style, is exactly the game of our current master, roger federer. Tennis does for pancho gonzales what how to play tougher tennis does for jimmy connors, but in a compact, lowtech way.
Pancho gonzalez was one of tenniss greatest players, but not enough people had a chance to see him. He had no wimbledons, one doubles title there and a. In 1991, more than 50 years since coming to the united states to play college tennis, segura became an american citizen. I watched pancho play raz reed in a small clay court tournament in lake worth florida, 1973or4. Born into a mexican american family, gonzales as a youth had no access to tennis clubs and was largely a selftaught player. Jul 05, 1995 pancho s passing will give the modernday tennis player a chance to look at how wonderful he was, kramer said yesterday. The great pancho gonzalez jim mclennans essential tennis. I learnt tennis in my childhood from this book of pancho gonzales. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Pancho gonzalez youth tennis foundation, goodyear, arizona. Arthur ashe said he only had one idol in tennis and that was pancho, because he looked the closest to his color of skin. Four of the greatest books box set tennis in pictures by tom okker tennis to win by billie jean king how to play better tennis by bill tilden the complete tennis book and the official rules of lawn tennis by pancho gonzales. In addition to his 2 us open wins as an amateur, gonzales also won 12 major professional tournaments.
This book is just like taking a private lessson from the greatest tennis player i knew and saw many times play from the age of 7, whom my father played in the late 40s. Don budge, bobby riggs, jack kramer, pancho gonzales, ken rosewall and rod laver who dominated the pro arenas beginning in 1930. He was furious with umpire harold duncombe, who refused to go off for bad light at the end of. I made a serve following the book and it was an ace. I am so happy i got this book and also tennis at 40 is another great book that i got written by him. Richard pancho gonzales, halflength portrait, restringing a tennis racket. Ricardo alonso gonzalez may 9, 1928 july 3, 1995, usually known as pancho gonzales. The photo is in black and white, with matting in a frame. And until sampras came along, arguably the best serve in the history of the game. Also a big hitter, but nowhere near the elegance of the old gonzales. Pair of richard pancho gonzales tennis racquets ebth. Full online access to this resource is only available at the library of congress.
Pancho gonzales and charlie pasarell heraldscotland. Richard pancho gonzales international tennis hall of fame. But i never thought id be making money playing ten nis. I always knew id be doing something for a living when i was past 40, pancho gonzales said yesterday. It is unlikely it will ever be beaten due to the introduction of tiebreaks.
Pancho gets 50 points on his serve and 50 points on terror, kramer once said. Book is in nice overall condition with good pages, binding, etc. Sep 12, 20 i will start like most experts and ex professional players by saying, its impossible to know which it is. Of course missing are the greatest players of the current era, roger federer and rafael nadal, as well as andre agassi, a winner of eight majors, including a career grand slam. This is a later edition that reprints in vivid stopphoto essential strokes of the greatest tennis player of his time, richard pancho gonzales. Pancho gonzalez lived and played by his own rules the new. Plenty of tennis books have chronicled the triumphs of the modern greats, but few have. Excerpts from tennis by pancho gonzales and dick hawk, 1962, avenel, 123 pages out of print, but still readily obtainable used from. Pancho gonzalez passed away at the early age of 67 in 1995 while watching the wimbledon championships. One is a spalding pancho gonzales personal the other is a wilson billie jean king autograph the last one is a imperial tad, theres a seal on the back that says davis. Ricardo alonso gonzalez, also known as richard gonzales, and usually as pancho gonzales, was an american tennis player who. Pancho a film by gino tanasescu richard pancho gonzales was perhaps one of the greatest alltime tennis players. He had no wimbledons, one doubles title there and a couple of u. He died at the age of 67 in 1995, in penury and almost.
Beginning of a dialog window, including tabbed navigation to register an account or sign in to an existing account. In all, gonzales beat segura five matches out of six and kramer three times in three matches. Gonzales himself embraced kramers assessment, saying, the great champions were always vicious competitors. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search.
A pancho gonzalez signed photo in a framed and a mint condition gonzalez tennis racquet. Born into a poor family in ecuador, pancho segura was an undersized and. Richard pancho gonzales, halflength portrait, restringing. The complete book of tennis by pancho gonzales 1962. Etsy your place to buy and sell all things handmade. Gonzales had decided for a certain time to change the last s to z because one says that pancho considered gonzalez more noble than gonzales but the two spellings seem to be right. Pancho gonzales sa di non essere il favorito del torneo e intervistato dichiara pubblicamente.
Man with a racket, the autobiography of pancho gonzales, as told to cy rice, a. But no one in the history of tennis blended charisma with court craft as persuasively as pancho gonzales. 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. The great pancho gonzalez was both featured and honored at this years us open. After the longest singles contest ever played at wimbledon, the old man had triumphed in one of the finest and most emotional matches on the centre court since the war pancho gonzales, aged 41. Pancho gonzalez youth tennis foundation home facebook. The best we can do is to try and understand who is the greatest at one time or another and compare for fun. The confusion with the z probably comes from the current atp player from chile, fernando gonzalez. Pancho gonzales retains tennis title by winning a tournament playing under table tennis rules. Reading its straightforward prose, in the pattern and rhythms of pancho, along with the wonderful still photos of this legend in his prime.
Analyzing the greatest players of all time world tennis. Richard or ricardo alonso pancho gonzales or gonzalez carlo colussi 15. Sempre parlando di underdog, sono loro ad avere il sopravvento sulle teste di serie. May 31, 2004 pancho gonzales finally beat charlie pasarell 2224 16 1614 63 119. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. In a 1975 issue of sports illustrated, arthur ashe was quoted as relating a remark which pancho gonzales had said to him, if there was ever a universe davis cup, and i had to pick one man to represent planet earth, i would pick lew hoad in his prime. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. Jun 16, 2010 i have 3 old tennis rackets and i was woundering if you could give me a value on them. Remembering pancho gonzalez by raymond lee january 26, 2010 he never took a formal tennis lesson in his life, yet he struck some of. Dec 16, 2011 you might notice that there are some major omissions from this list of top 15 players of all time. In an interview at wimbledon, billy jean king said that pancho was the greatest that ever played the game. Panchos passing will give the modernday tennis player a chance to look at how wonderful he was, kramer said yesterday.
Everything but the house does not authenticate or grade sports memorabilia or celebrity memorabilia. The opponents who were far better players were astonished and admired it a lot. Gonzales was known for possessing one of the games finest serves it was big and powerful, a precise and potent offensive weapon. After the longest singles contest ever played at wimbledon, the old man had triumphed in one of the finest and most emotional matches on the centre court since the. This book contains over 420 pages of pro results, plus a narrative. Pancho gonzales and charlie pasarell forty years on, tennis fans of a certain age still get breathless at the thought of pancho gonzalez.
This was the first year that big pancho gonzales dominated little pancho segura in their headtohead matches, and thereafter his superiority over segura never wavered throughout their long careers. They are all like new and have been stored with covers and wood braces. Pancho gonzales signed photo and mint condition tennis racquet. Remembering pancho gonzalez by raymond lee january 26, 2010 he never took a formal tennis lesson in his life, yet he struck some of the smoothest strokes the sport has ever seen. This has improve my game so much and its a pleasure to read and study these books. Jan 12, 20 licensed to youtube by pias on behalf of soma records. Is pancho gonzales the greatest tennis player of all time. The life of tennis legend pancho segura, was published in may 2009. Ricardo alonso gonzalez, also known as richard gonzales, and usually as pancho gonzales, was an american tennis player. The match would have been even longer but for gonzales having a tantrum and throwing the second set. Rod laver in 2012 rated hoad as the greatest player of the past champions era of tennis. Price about his 2002 story on tennis player pancho gonzales.