Country (sports) | Spain |
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Residence | Barcelona, Spain |
Born | (1951-03-01) 1 March 1951 (age 73) Barcelona, Spain |
Plays | Right-handed |
Singles | |
Career record | 216-259 |
Career titles | 2 |
Highest ranking | No. 74 (15 October 1973) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
French Open | 3R (1974) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1979) |
US Open | 2R (1972, 1974, 1975, 1977) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 108–129 |
Career titles | 3 |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
French Open | QF (1972) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1970) |
US Open | QF (1972) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | SF (1972) |
Antonio Muñoz (born 1 March 1951) is a former professional tennis player from Barcelona, Spain.
Muñoz won two singles titles. He won the 1968 Cannes Gallia Club International defeating José Guerrero in the final. He won the 1977 France 1 Indoor Satellite where he defeated Christophe Roger-Vasselin, a later semifinalist in the French Open, in the final.
He reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 74 in 1973. As a junior, Muñoz won the boys' singles at the French Open in 1969.
During his career, Muñoz reached seven ATP doubles finals, winning on three occasions.
Career finals
Doubles (3 titles, 4 runner-ups)
Legend |
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Grand Slam (0) |
Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
ATP Masters Series (0) |
ATP Tour (3) |
Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Oct 1973 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Manuel Orantes | Ilie Năstase Tom Okker |
6–4, 3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1–1 | May 1974 | Munich, West Germany | Clay | Manuel Orantes | Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann |
2–6, 6–4, 7–6, 6–2 |
Win | 2–1 | Oct 1974 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Patrice Dominguez | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez |
6–1, 6–3 |
Win | 3–1 | Jul 1977 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Grass | José Higueras | Jean-Louis Haillet François Jauffret |
6–1, 6–4, 2–6, 6–1 |
Loss | 3–2 | Oct 1977 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Manuel Orantes | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan |
7–6, 6–7, 3–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 3–3 | Nov 1977 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Ricardo Cano | Ion Țiriac Guillermo Vilas |
4–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 3–4 | May 1978 | Hamburg, West Germany | Clay | Víctor Pecci | Wojciech Fibak Tom Okker |
2–6, 4–6 |
References
- Tennis de France n°177 janvier 1968. Tournois de tennis sur la Côte d'Azur. Tennis de France. Paris. page. 18.
External links
- Antonio Muñoz at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Antonio Muñoz at the International Tennis Federation
- Antonio Muñoz at the Davis Cup
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