Joaquín Loyo-Mayo

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Joaquín Loyo-Mayo (August 16, 1945 – December 27, 2014[1]) was a Mexican tennis player active from 1961 to 1982; he won 21 career singles titles.[2]

Career

Born in Veracruz, Mexico, he played his first tournament at the Washington State Championships in the United States in 1961.[2] he won his first singles title in 1963 at the San Luis Potosi International,[2] he would go on to win that tournament a further five times which remains a tournament record.[2] In November 1963, he represented his homeland in the [3] inaugural Games of the New Emerging Forces (GANEFO) in Jakarta. Partnering M.L. de Santiago, he won a silver medal in the men's doubles.

He won the singles title at Tri-State Championships in Cincinnati in 1967, defeating Jaime Fillol in the final,[4] and was a doubles finalist in Cincinnati in 1975 and 1968.[2]

He reached the Round of 16 at Wimbledon in 1971,[2] and the third round at the French Open and Wimbledon in 1970.[2] he won his final tournament at the San Luis Potosí Open in 1974.[2] He played his final tournament in 1982 at the Mexican Satellite tournament.[2]

His other career singles highlights include winning the Tennessee Valley Invitation two times (1966, 1969),[2] the Olaj Championships (1968), the Blue and Gray Invitation (1968), the Mexican Championships four times consecutively (1968–1971),[2] the U.S. Intercollegiate Championships (1969),[5] the March of Dimes Tennis Tournament (1968), the U.S. Intercollegiate Championships (1969),[2] and the El Tapatio International (1973).[2]

He also represented Mexico in the Davis Cup, playing in 45 matches from 1964 to 1976.[6]

Loyo-Mayo's playing career was coming to an end as the ATP rankings were coming into being. He achieved a ranking of world no. 99 in the rankings on April 12, 1976.[7] (and therefore does not reflect a possible higher ranking during his peak years from 1961 to 1972.

In the late 1960s, he earned a degree in marketing at the University of Southern California. In 1989, he joined, as professional coach, Edgbaston Archery & Lawn Tennis Society in Birmingham, United Kingdom, the oldest lawn tennis club in the world.

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External links

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