Antonio Muñoz (tennis)

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Antonio Muñoz
Country (sports) Spain
ResidenceBarcelona, Spain
Born (1951-03-01) 1 March 1951 (age 73)
Barcelona, Spain
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record216-259
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 74 (15 October 1973)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open3R (1974)
Wimbledon2R (1979)
US Open2R (1972, 1974, 1975, 1977)
Doubles
Career record108–129
Career titles3
Grand Slam doubles results
French OpenQF (1972)
Wimbledon2R (1970)
US OpenQF (1972)
Team competitions
Davis CupSF (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.[1] 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

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Doubles (3 titles, 4 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (3)
Result W-L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 1973 Barcelona, Spain Clay Spain Manuel Orantes Romania Ilie Năstase
Netherlands Tom Okker
6–4, 3–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 May 1974 Munich, West Germany Clay Spain Manuel Orantes West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
2–6, 6–4, 7–6, 6–2
Win 2–1 Oct 1974 Madrid, Spain Clay France Patrice Dominguez United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
6–1, 6–3
Win 3–1 Jul 1977 Hilversum, Netherlands Grass Spain José Higueras France Jean-Louis Haillet
France François Jauffret
6–1, 6–4, 2–6, 6–1
Loss 3–2 Oct 1977 Madrid, Spain Clay Spain Manuel Orantes South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
7–6, 6–7, 3–6, 1–6
Loss 3–3 Nov 1977 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Argentina Ricardo Cano Romania Ion Țiriac
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
4–6, 0–6
Loss 3–4 May 1978 Hamburg, West Germany Clay Paraguay Víctor Pecci Poland Wojciech Fibak
Netherlands Tom Okker
2–6, 4–6

References

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  1. ^ Tennis de France n°177 janvier 1968. Tournois de tennis sur la Côte d'Azur. Tennis de France. Paris. page. 18.
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