Adolfo González (born 8 January 1952) is a former

tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

player from Mexico.

Biography

González won medals in all three tennis events at the

1975 Pan American Games The 1975 Pan American Games were held in Mexico City, Mexico, from October 12 to October 26, 1975, exactly twenty years after the second Pan American Games were held there. It was the third major sporting event held in the Mexican capital in seve ...

, including a silver in the men's singles. He also came second in the men's doubles with

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and won a bronze medal in the mixed doubles partnering

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. During Mexico's

1976 Davis Cup The 1976 Davis Cup was the 65th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 58 teams would enter the competition, 32 in the Europe Zone, 14 in the Americas Zone, and 12 in the Eastern Zone. This ...

campaign, González featured in a tie against the Caribbean team at home in Mexico City. He played in the doubles rubber, which he and partner

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won in straight sets, over Alan Price and Michael Valdez. His best performance on the Grand Prix circuit came in 1981 at the Mexico City tournament, where he made it to the semi-finals, with wins over

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, Jimmy Arias and Klaus Eberhard.

Challenger titles

Singles: (1)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gonzalez, Adolfo 1952 births Living people Mexican male tennis players Pan American Games silver medalists for Mexico Pan American Games bronze medalists for Mexico Pan American Games medalists in tennis Tennis players at the 1975 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games

Biography

Challenger titles

Singles: (1)

See also

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