Country (sports) | Mexico |
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Born | Veracruz, Mexico | August 16, 1945
Died | December 27, 2014 Córdoba, Veracruz, Mexico | (aged 69)
Turned pro | 1969 (ILTF World Circuit from 1961) |
Retired | 1982 |
Plays | Left-handed |
Singles | |
Career record | 292–229 (56.0%) [1] |
Career titles | 21 [1] |
Highest ranking | No. 99 (April 5, 1976) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1975) |
French Open | 3R (1970) |
Wimbledon | 4R (1971) |
US Open | 3R (1965, 1968, 1969) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 36–86 |
Highest ranking | No. 91 (March 1, 1976) |
Joaquín Loyo-Mayo (August 16, 1945 – December 27, 2014 [2]) was a Mexican tennis player active from 1961 to 1982; he won 21 career singles titles. [1]
Born in Veracruz, Mexico, he played his first tournament at the Washington State Championships in the United States in 1961. [1] he won his first singles title in 1963 at the San Luis Potosi International, [1] he would go on to win that tournament a further five times which remains a tournament record. [1] 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. [1]
He reached the Round of 16 at Wimbledon in 1971, [1] and the third round at the French Open and Wimbledon in 1970. [1] he won his final tournament at the San Luis Potosí Open in 1974. [1] He played his final tournament in 1982 at the Mexican Satellite tournament. [1]
His other career singles highlights include winning the Tennessee Valley Invitation two times (1966, 1969), [1] the Olaj Championships (1968), the Blue and Gray Invitation (1968), the Mexican Championships four times consecutively (1968–1971), [1] the U.S. Intercollegiate Championships (1969), [5] the March of Dimes Tennis Tournament (1968), the U.S. Intercollegiate Championships (1969), [1] and the El Tapatio International (1973). [1]
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.
Country (sports) | Mexico |
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Born | Veracruz, Mexico | August 16, 1945
Died | December 27, 2014 Córdoba, Veracruz, Mexico | (aged 69)
Turned pro | 1969 (ILTF World Circuit from 1961) |
Retired | 1982 |
Plays | Left-handed |
Singles | |
Career record | 292–229 (56.0%) [1] |
Career titles | 21 [1] |
Highest ranking | No. 99 (April 5, 1976) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1975) |
French Open | 3R (1970) |
Wimbledon | 4R (1971) |
US Open | 3R (1965, 1968, 1969) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 36–86 |
Highest ranking | No. 91 (March 1, 1976) |
Joaquín Loyo-Mayo (August 16, 1945 – December 27, 2014 [2]) was a Mexican tennis player active from 1961 to 1982; he won 21 career singles titles. [1]
Born in Veracruz, Mexico, he played his first tournament at the Washington State Championships in the United States in 1961. [1] he won his first singles title in 1963 at the San Luis Potosi International, [1] he would go on to win that tournament a further five times which remains a tournament record. [1] 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. [1]
He reached the Round of 16 at Wimbledon in 1971, [1] and the third round at the French Open and Wimbledon in 1970. [1] he won his final tournament at the San Luis Potosí Open in 1974. [1] He played his final tournament in 1982 at the Mexican Satellite tournament. [1]
His other career singles highlights include winning the Tennessee Valley Invitation two times (1966, 1969), [1] the Olaj Championships (1968), the Blue and Gray Invitation (1968), the Mexican Championships four times consecutively (1968–1971), [1] the U.S. Intercollegiate Championships (1969), [5] the March of Dimes Tennis Tournament (1968), the U.S. Intercollegiate Championships (1969), [1] and the El Tapatio International (1973). [1]
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.