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Rafael Osuna
Rafael Osuna Herrera (15 September 1938 – 4 June 1969), nicknamed "El Pelón" (The Bald), was a former world No. 1 tennis player, the most successful player in the history of Mexico and an Olympian. He was born in Mexico City, and is best remembered for his singles victory at the U.S. Open Championships in 1963, winning the 1960 and 1963 Wimbledon Doubles championships, the 1962 U.S. Open Championships doubles, and for leading Mexico to its only Davis Cup Final round appearance in 1962. He is the only Mexican to date to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame, in 1979.
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- #1 of 15Best Tennis Players from Mexico
- #10 of 19Best Men's Tennis Players of 1960s
- #41 of 76Most Famous Rafael/Raphael
- #48 of 832Famous Male Tennis Players
- #174 of 235Famous People Who Died In Plane Crashes
- #248 of 368Famous Athletes from Mexico
- #329 of 956Famous People Who Died in Mexico
- #466 of 998Famous People From Mexico City
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