Antonio Muñoz (born 1 March 1951) is a former professional tennis player from Barcelona, Spain.
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Barcelona, Spain |
Born | Barcelona, Spain | 1 March 1951
Plays | Right-handed |
Singles | |
Career record | 216-259 |
Career titles | 2 |
Highest ranking | No. 74 (15 October 1973) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
French Open | 3R (1974) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1979) |
US Open | 2R (1972, 1974, 1975, 1977) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 108–129 |
Career titles | 3 |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
French Open | QF (1972) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1970) |
US Open | QF (1972) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | SF (1972) |
Muñoz won two singles titles. He won the 1968 Cannes Gallia Club International defeating José Guerrero in the final.[1] He won the 1977 France 1 Indoor Satellite where he defeated Christophe Roger-Vasselin, a later semifinalist in the French Open, in the final.
He reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 74 in 1973. As a junior, Muñoz won the boys' singles at the French Open in 1969.
During his career, Muñoz reached seven ATP doubles finals, winning on three occasions.
Career finals
editDoubles (3 titles, 4 runner-ups)
editLegend |
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Grand Slam (0) |
Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
ATP Masters Series (0) |
ATP Tour (3) |
Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Oct 1973 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Manuel Orantes | Ilie Năstase Tom Okker |
6–4, 3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1–1 | May 1974 | Munich, West Germany | Clay | Manuel Orantes | Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann |
2–6, 6–4, 7–6, 6–2 |
Win | 2–1 | Oct 1974 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Patrice Dominguez | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez |
6–1, 6–3 |
Win | 3–1 | Jul 1977 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Grass | José Higueras | Jean-Louis Haillet François Jauffret |
6–1, 6–4, 2–6, 6–1 |
Loss | 3–2 | Oct 1977 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Manuel Orantes | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan |
7–6, 6–7, 3–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 3–3 | Nov 1977 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Ricardo Cano | Ion Țiriac Guillermo Vilas |
4–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 3–4 | May 1978 | Hamburg, West Germany | Clay | Víctor Pecci | Wojciech Fibak Tom Okker |
2–6, 4–6 |
References
edit- ^ Tennis de France n°177 janvier 1968. Tournois de tennis sur la Côte d'Azur. Tennis de France. Paris. page. 18.
External links
edit- Antonio Muñoz at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Antonio Muñoz at the International Tennis Federation
- Antonio Muñoz at the Davis Cup