PANCHO GONZALEZ INDUCTED INTO US OPEN COURT OF CHAMPIONS
PANCHO GONZALEZ INDUCTED INTO US OPEN COURT OF CHAMPIONSepa01849845 Actor Benjamin Bratt speaks during a tribute to tennis player Pancho Gonzalez on the 60th anniversary of his back-to-back titles at the U.S. National Championships on the sixth day of the 2009 US Open Tennis Championship at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, USA 05 September 2009. EPA/JUSTIN LANE |
FLUSHING, N.Y., September 1, 2011 – The USTA announced today that Pancho Gonzalez,
a tennis pioneer and two-time U.S. National Champion, has been named the 2011 inductee
into the US Open Court of Champions, a US Open and USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis
Center attraction honoring the greatest singles champions in the history of the 130 years of
the U.S. Championships/US Open. Gonzalez will be inducted during a ceremony in Arthur
Ashe Stadium on Saturday evening, September 3.
The ceremony will be hosted by accomplished actor and a founder of the National Hispanic
Foundation for the Arts Esai Morales, who will be joined by New Jersey Senator Robert
Menendez for the tribute. Tennis Channel plans to air portions of the ceremony into its
evening broadcast.
The US Open Court of Champions salutes the tournament’s all-time greatest champions with
an individual permanent monument that serves as a lasting tribute. Gonzalez will join prior
inductees Arthur Ashe, Don Budge, Maureen Connolly, Jimmy Connors, Margaret Court,
Chris Evert, Althea Gibson, Steffi Graf, Billie Jean King, Jack Kramer, Rod Laver, Ivan
Lendl, Molla Bjurstedt Mallory, John McEnroe, Martina Navratilova, Margaret Osborne
duPont, Ken Rosewall, Pete Sampras, Bill Tilden and Helen Wills. A panel of international
print and broadcast journalists selected the 2011 inductee from the roster of U.S. champions
based on their performances at the tournament and their impact on the growth of the event.
“Pancho Gonzalez was not only a great champion but also a true pioneer in the sport of
tennis,” said Jon Vegosen, Chairman of the Board and President, USTA. “He has served and
will continue to serve as a role model for generations of Americans, especially Hispanic-
American athletes, and I’m proud that his name will live forever amongst the greatest US
Open champions.”
Gonzalez broke many tennis barriers. He taught himself how to play on public courts at the
age of 12, and was considered one of the most talented tennis players of his generation and
was a fan favorite on the professional tour throughout the 1950s and 60s. Early in his career,
which spanned four decades, he won back-to-back titles at the U.S. Championships in Forest
Hills, N.Y. in 1948-49. He also won two matches to help the U.S. defeat Australia to capture
the 1949 Davis Cup title. His passion and intensity led to an illustrious career as the world No.
1 for an unequaled eight years. As a 40-year-old in 1968, he reached the semifinals at Roland
Garros and the quarterfinals of the inaugural US Open. The following year, Gonzalez played
Charlie Pasarell at Wimbledon in a five-hour match that spanned two days and led to the
advent of the tie-break. Gonzalez also became the oldest player to ever win a professional
tournament when he won the Des Moines Open just shy of his 44th birthday.
The US Open Court of Champions, a 9,000-square foot outdoor pavilion bounded by the
South Entry Gate and the Arthur Ashe Commemorative Garden and Sculpture, celebrates the
event’s greatest champions with an individual permanent monument to serve as a lasting
tribute. The attraction also features a complete listing of all U.S. singles champions since the
competition began in 1881.
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