Antonio Palafox (born 28 April 1936) is a Mexican male former tennis player. He and compatriot Rafael Osuna won the doubles at the U.S. Open in 1962 and at Wimbledon in 1963. He is remembered along with Rafael Osuna, Francisco "Pancho" Contreras and Mario Llamas for guiding Mexico to the final of the Davis Cup in 1962.
Palafox won the 1958 Mexican Championships defeating Pancho Contreras in the final and he won the Mexican title again in 1963 defeating Rafael Osuna in the final.
Palafox won the Eastern Clay Court Championships in 1970 at Port Washington, N.Y. beating Sandy Mayer in the semifinal and Otokar Merunka in three straight sets in the final. He defended his title the following year defeating Steve Ross in the final in three straight sets.
He is a former coach of John McEnroe, and taught him to put yourself in an advantageous positions and putting your opponent in difficult positions.
Grand Slam finals
Doubles (2 titles, 2 runners-up)
Mixed Doubles (1 runner-up)
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1936 births
Mexican male tennis players
Tennis players at the 1959 Pan American Games
Pan American Games gold medalists for Mexico
United States National champions (tennis) Wimbledon champions (pre-Open Era) Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's doubles Sportspeople from Guadalajara, Jalisco Pan American Games medalists in tennis Living people Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in tennis Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Mexico Medalists at the 1959 Pan American Games 20th-century Mexican people
