Richard "Pancho" Gonzales
Chronology
| 1928 | Born May 9 in Los Angeles, California |
| 1940 | Receives first tennis racquet as a Christmas present |
| 1942 | Wins first junior tournaments |
| 1943 | Drops out of high school; caught burglarizing houses |
| 1945 | Joins U.S. Navy |
| 1947 | Leaves Navy on a discharge; begins playing in men's tennis tournaments |
| 1948 | Wins men's singles title, U.S. Championships at Forest Hills |
| 1948 | Marries Henrietta Pedrin |
| 1949 | Wins men's singles title, U.S. Championships at Forest Hills |
| 1949 | Wins men's doubles title, Wimbledon, with partner Frank Parker |
| 1949 | Wins men's doubles title, French Open, with partner Frank Parker |
| 1949-50 | Loses to Jack Kramer in round-robin tour, 27-96 |
| 1953-59 | Wins U.S. Professional Championships |
| 1954-60 | Dominates the round-robin tours, beating Frank Sedgman, Tony Trabert, Ken Rosewall, Lew Hoad, and others |
| 1958 | Divorces Henrietta |
| 1960 | Marries Madelyn Darrow |
| 1961 | Wins U.S. Professional Championships |
| 1963 | Coaches U.S. Davis Cup team to final in Australia |
| 1968 | Returns to play major tournaments after tennis "opens" to allow amateurs to compete with professionals |
| 1968 | Divorces Madelyn |
| 1969 | Plays longest Wimbledon match ever (five hours, 12 minutes), beating Charles Pasarell in the tournament's first round |
| 1970 | Remarries Madelyn Gonzales |
| 1972 | Becomes oldest man to win a tournament, in Iowa, at age 44 |
| 1974 | Joins Caesars Palace in Las Vegas as a professional coach |
| 1975 | Divorces Madelyn for second time |
| 1984 | Marries Rita Agassi |
| 1995 | Dies of cancer, July 3, in Las Vegas |
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