Francisco Guerrero Arcocha (born 26 April 1919) was a Mexican

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player. Born in

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, he moved with his family to

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when he was six months old. He grew up as a Mexican citizen and was one of the best tennis players in Mexican history. He was a national singles and doubles champion in Mexico. He played tennis at a professional level representing Mexico in many tournaments in different countries, such as France, Spain, Canada and Portugal. Guerrero Arcocha represented Mexico in five

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ties between 1946 and 1955. He was a men's doubles gold medalist at the

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(with

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) and won a further two medals when Mexico hosted the event in 1954, including a bronze in the singles. In 1955 he played at the

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and lost a bronze medal play-off in the men's doubles. Guerrero Arcocha twice featured in the main draw of the U.S. National Championships. He competed at the

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as the 10th seed and was eliminated in the second round, after receiving a first round bye. His other appearance came in 1952 and he won a five-set first round match over William Lurie. In his second round loss to

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he was unable to win a single game. Post retirement he served as President of the Mexico Tennis Federation, during which time tennis made a return to the

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as an exhibition and demonstration event for Mexico City in 1968.

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