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Rosie Casals and Pancho Gonzalez Tennis Center

Rosemary “Rosie” Casals 
Class of 1996 International Tennis Hall of Fame
Rosemary “Rosie” Casals was both a tennis player and a pioneer of the women’s professional game. Born in San Francisco to working-class immigrant parents from El Salvador, During her career, Casals won 11 singles and 112 doubles titles, and in 1996. In 1966 Rosie and Billie Jean King, her doubles partner, won the U.S. hard-court and indoor tournaments. That same year they reached the quarter-finals in the women's doubles at Wimbledon. In 1967 Casals and King took the doubles crown at Wimbledon [7] and at the United States and South African championships. The two dominated women's doubles play for years, becoming one of the most successful duos in tennis history. 

Richard “Pancho” González 
Class of 1968: International Tennis Hall of Fame
Richard “Pancho” González, grew up in Los Angeles, California, playing on public courts, and overcame multiple barriers to become one of the all-time greats. He was considered a national hero in Mexico, so much so that government officials sought for him to represent their country in the Davis Cup. He won the 1949 Wimbledon and French Doubles Championships. He won the Wembley Pro four times and three consecutively (1950–52, 1956), was a finalist at the French Pro (1956, 1961), and won the Tournament of Champions three straight times (1956–58). Documentary: Pancho González: Warrior of the Court tells the story of ‘his struggle to become the first American Latino sports superstar’.
Rosie Casals and Pancho Gonzalez Tennis Center
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