Mario Llamas
| Country (sports) |
 |
|---|---|
| Born |
30 March 1928 Mexico City |
| Died |
17 June 2014 (aged 86) Mexico |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| French Open | 4R (1961) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (1960) |
| US Open | 2R (1956) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | FCh (1962) |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's tennis | ||
| Representing | ||
| Pan American Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1955 Mexico City | Men's doubles |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1963 Sao Paulo | Men's singles |
Mario Llamas (30 March 1928 – 17 June 2014) was a tennis player from Mexico.[1]
Career
Llamas was a regular fixture on the Mexico Davis Cup team, appearing in a total of 21 ties during his career.[2] He won 21 of his 44 rubbers, 15 of them in singles.[2] In the 1962 Davis Cup, Llamas was a member of the team that finished as the runner-up.[2] Although he didn't play in the final against Australia, he took part in the America Zone and Inter-Zone finals.[2] He had a win over Rod Laver in a 1959 Davis Cup match.[2]
At the 1960 Wimbledon Championships he had wins over Barry Phillips-Moore, Warren Woodcock and Roger Becker, before losing in the round of 16 to Roy Emerson.[3] He also made the fourth round of the 1961 French Championships, where he was seeded 13th.[3]
Llamas was a gold medalist in the men's doubles at the 1955 Pan American Games, with Gustavo Palafox as his partner.[4] In the 1963 Pan American Games he took home a silver medal in the singles, after losing to gold medal playoff to Ronald Barnes.[5]
Llamas died on 17 June 2014 at the age of 86.[6]
References
- ↑ ITF Pro Circuit Profile
- 1 2 3 4 5 Davis Cup Profile
- 1 2 Tennis Archive Profile Archived 2012-05-19 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ New York Times, "Miranda Defeats Santee In Upset For 1,500 Crown", 20 March 1955.
- ↑ Baltimore Sun, "Middle Atlantic Tennis Field Includes Brazil's Barnes", 28 July 1963.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-07-16. Retrieved 2016-02-04.