Raúl Ramírez
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Raúl Ramírez (born June 20, 1953 in Ensenada, Baja California) is an Mexican former professional tennis player of the 1970s and 1980s. He played tennis at the University of Southern California.
He was ranked as high as No. 4 in the world (achieving that ranking on November 7, 1976) and No. 6 in doubles (January 3, 1983). He won 19 singles titles, including titles at the ATP Masters Series events in Rome (1975) and Monte Carlo (1978).
He won 59 doubles titles, including Wimbledon (1976), the French Open (1975 & '77), and at ATP Masters Series events in Cincinnati (1978), Canada (1976, ’77 & ’81), Monte Carlo (1979), Paris (1977), and Rome (1974, ’75, ’76 & ’77).
In 1981 he married the Venezuelan-born former Miss Universe Maritza Sayalero. The couple live in Ensenada and have three children: Rebecca (born 1982), Raúl (born 1984) and Daniel Francisco (1989).
[edit] Career highlights
Career Singles Titles (19):
- 1973--Kitzbuehel, Tehran;
- 1974--Columbus;
- 1975--Rome Masters, Charlotte, St. Petersburg WCT, Tokyo;
- 1976--Caracas WCT, Gstaad, London, Mexico City WCT;
- 1977--London/Queen's Club, Los Angeles;
- 1978--Monte Carlo Masters, Mexico City WCT;
- 1979--Florence;
- 1980--San Juan;
- 1982--Caracas;
- 1983--Caracas
Career Singles Finals (20):
- 1974--Tehran;
- 1975--Caracas WCT;
- 1976--Jackson WCT, North Conway, Tehran, Vienna, Washington;
- 1977--Miami Masters, Las Vegas, Oviedo;
- 1978--Cincinnati Masters, Indian Wells Masters, Birmingham, Mexico City, Rotterdam WTC, Washington Indoor;
- 1980--Florence;
- 1981--Florence;
- 1982--South Orange, Vina Del Mar
Career Doubles Titles (59):
- 1983--La Quinta;
- 1982--La Quinta, Sawgrass Doubles, Vina Del Mar, South Orange, Washington;
- 1981--Canada Masters, Milan, Florence, Washington;
- 1980--Masters Doubles WCT, Sawgrass Doubles, Florence;
- 1979--Monte Carlo Masters;
- 1978--Cincinnati Masters, Memphis, Rotterdam WTC;
- 1977--French Open, Miami Masters, Paris Masters, Rome Masters, Canada Masters, North Conway;
- 1976--Wimbledon, Rome Masters, Canada Masters, Madrid, Tehran, Barcelona, Caracas WCT, Indianapolis, Jackson WCT, Mexico City WCT, Monterrey WCT, North Conway, Richmond WCT, St. Louis WCT, Washington, Woodlands Doubles;
- 1975--French Open, Rome Masters, Tucson, Boston, Dallas WCT, La Costa WCT, Orlando WCT, Perth, Philadelphia WCT, St. Petersburg WCT, Sydney Indoor, Tokyo, World Doubles WCT;
- 1974--Rome Masters, South Orange, Charlotte, Toronto WCT;
- 1973--Salt Lake City, Kitzbuehel, New Delhi
Career Doubles Finals (41):
- 1983--Masters Doubles WCT;
- 1982--La Costa WCT;
- 1981--Philadelphia, Richmond WCT, Indianapolis;
- 1980--French Open, Philadelphia;
- 1979--Wimbledon, Louisville, Basel, Vienna, Washington, Las Vegas;
- 1978--Milan WCT, Las Vegas, Mexico City WCT, London/Queen's Club, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Washington;
- 1977--US Open, Maui, Stockholm, Washington Indoor, Wembley, Las Vegas, Oviedo;
- 1976--French Open, Vienna;
- 1975--Caracas WCT, Melbourne Indoor, Sao Paulo WCT, Washington;
- 1974--Hamburg Masters, Paris Masters, Chicago, London, Los Angeles, Madrid, Tehran;
- 1973--Cincinnati Masters
