Doreen Gonzales is a full-time writer of nonfiction books for young people. She enjoys camping, hiking, and skiing with her husband. Ms. Gonzales has also written Cesar Chavez: Leader for Migrant Farm Workers, Diego Rivera: His Art, His Life, and Gloria Estefan: Singer and Entertainer for Enslow Publishers, Inc. Coincidently, she shares the last name of the great Richard Gonzales.
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Tennis History
With the publication of Tennis Begins at Forty, Richard Gonzalez took on a new role. In 1978, Richard Gonzalez published another tennis book. This one was called Tennis Begins At Forty. In this book, Gonzalez gave tips for a different...
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Richard Gonzalez remained a beautiful player and a fierce competitor. Richard Gonzalez's name dropped permanently from World Top Ten tennis rankings in 1970. He had been a tough competitor for over twenty years, but now younger men would take his...
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After defeating Charlie Pasarell, Gonzalez lost in the round of 16 to Arthur After his amazing 2-day, five set win over Charlie Pasarell, the 41 year old Richard Gonzalez advanced in the tournament until he lost to Arthur Ashe in...
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Printable Version Richard Gonzalez, the 53rd player inducted into the Hall of Fame. In 1968, Richard Gonzalez's twenty years in tennis were honored when he was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino in Newport,...
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The Gonzales Brothers racing team qualified for the 1958 Nationals. Professional tennis kept Richard Gonzalez on the road much of the time. When he was at home, he enjoyed pool, poker, bowling, and hunting. He also still liked car racing....
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On tour, Richard received the key to the city in Juarez, Mexico. Richard Gonzalez had encountered prejudice first hand traveling across the country playing tennis. Returning to Los Angeles, he began to talk to other Mexican Americans about racism. He...
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Gonzalez developed a reputation for disputing calls with officials. By now, Richard Gonzalez was known everywhere as the best tennis player in the world. In addition to his reputation for great tennis, he had developed a reputation for his personality....
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The way was open for a new world professional champion: Richard Gonzalez. In 1954, Jack Kramer, who had dominated Gonzalez in his first professional tour, retired from actually competing and took over the promotion of the tour. His retirement opened...
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U.S. Champion again in 1949 with a last laugh over Ted Schroeder. It took a record - breaking thirty - four games for Ted Schroeder to beat Richard Gonzalez in the first set of the 1949 U.S. Championships. Yet Gonzalez...
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Gonzalez's rocket serve drew the most attention. After winning the U. S. Nationals in 1949, suddenly, Richard Gonzalez was the most popular tennis player in the nation. (Click Here for how that happened.) Articles about him appeared in The New...
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In 1947, Gonzalez defeated the Czech Jaroslav Drobny, then the number 5 player in the world. In September 1947, Richard Gonzalez made his first appearance at the United States National Championships. This tournament was played at the West Side Tennis...
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After dropping out of school, Richard spent two years in the Navy. Now that he had left school, Richard was happy. Now he could spend all his time playing tennis. When he was not on the court, he was in...
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As a young man, Richard Gonzalez learned he could overcome anything. Young Richard Gonzalez was always very active. He went to the Los Angeles River often to skip rocks and catch frogs. He was handy, too. He liked to build...
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Pancho with his trophy from the second U.S. championship. Richard Gonzalez stood ready - ready to fight for the most important thing in his life. It was September 5, 1949, and Gonzalez was at Forest Hills, New York, seconds away...