TENNIS PLAYER

Pancho Gonzales

1928 - 1995

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Ricardo Alonso "Pancho" González (May 9, 1928 – July 3, 1995), known sometimes as Richard Gonzales, was an American tennis player. He won 15 major singles titles, including two U.S. National Singles Championships in 1948 and 1949, and 13 Professional Grand Slam titles. He also won three Tournament of Champions professional events in 1957, 1958, and 1959. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pancho Gonzales has received more than 823,051 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Pancho Gonzales is the 53rd most popular tennis player (down from 42nd in 2019), the 2,678th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,637th in 2019) and the 12th most popular American Tennis Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 820k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.72

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among TENNIS PLAYERS

Among tennis players, Pancho Gonzales ranks 53 out of 1,569. Before him are Andrés Gimeno, Gabriela Sabatini, Jaroslav Drobný, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, Ken Rosewall, and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario. After him are Maria Bueno, Rosie Reyes, Vitas Gerulaitis, Tom Okker, Adriano Panatta, and Goran Ivanišević.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Pancho Gonzales ranks 175. Before him are Dick York, Nick Holonyak, Ali Kafi, Line Renaud, Pavel Kohout, and Eddie Fisher. After him are Juris Hartmanis, Wolfhart Pannenberg, Cécile Aubry, Édouard Molinaro, Emilio Pericoli, and Jo Schlesser. Among people deceased in 1995, Pancho Gonzales ranks 95. Before him are Ann Dunham, Leila Mourad, Arturo Frondizi, Rudolf Peierls, Ida Lupino, and Juan Carlos Onganía. After him are Dirceu, Srinagarindra, Georgy Beregovoy, Viveca Lindfors, Selena, and Mordechai Gur.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Pancho Gonzales ranks 2,678 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert Davi (1953), John Warnock (1940), Dan Gurney (1931), John Hillerman (1932), George Reeves (1914), and Carolyn Jones (1930). After him are Eric Schmidt (1955), William J. Burns (1956), Flannery O'Connor (1925), Suzanne Vega (1959), Laura Linney (1964), and Philip Sheridan (1831).

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS In United States

Among tennis players born in United States, Pancho Gonzales ranks 12. Before him are Serena Williams (1981), Chris Evert (1954), Bill Tilden (1893), Pete Sampras (1971), Venus Williams (1980), and Don Budge (1915). After him are Vitas Gerulaitis (1954), Bobby Riggs (1918), Althea Gibson (1927), Doris Hart (1925), Maureen Connolly (1934), and Vincent Richards (1903).

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