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General First nameVicente
LastnameZarazua
GenderMale
CountryMexico
Date of birth1944-08-27
Place of birth, -


About

He is a former Mexican tennis player. He played between the 1960s and 1970s, having his best performance in the tennis demonstration tournaments at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics .

His parents moved from Mexico City to Guanajuato where they played tennis as amateurs and competed in inter-club tournaments. His mother, Rosario, won some national championships. His older brothers, Federico and José María, also played tennis and participated in inter-club competitions.

As a junior, Vicente had a winning streak at the national level that stretched from 1959 to 1962, winning during this period Mexican national youth championships four times each in singles, boy doubles and mixed doubles. At the international level, he reached the finals of 1959 Orange Bowl in singles (lost to Charlie Pasarell) and, in 1962, won this tournament in doubles with Joaquín Loyo-Mayo.

Zarazúa was playing for the Mexico Davis Cup team from 1964, overall during his career having taken part in 16 ties. He won 14 rubbers, mostly in doubles, and lost 9. During these ties he achieved some of his best results, beating, together with the national team, the Americans in 1969 and then Australians in 1975. In both cases, he won the doubles rubbers (with Rafael Osuna in 1969 and with Raúl Ramírez in 1975). Another one of his highest achievements was the double victory (with Osuna) at the demonstration and exhibition Olympic tennis tournaments in Mexico in 1968.

Zarazúa played in the Davis Cup on the Mexican team from 1964.

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Archive statistics Career1961 - 1975
Tournament wins6
Matches186
Match wins113


Tournament wins 1975 - San Luis Potosi Open (Open)
1969 - Buccaneer Days (Open)
1967 - Mexican Championships (Open)
1966 - San Luis Potosi Open (Open)
1963 - Mexico City Championships (Amateur)
1962 - Mexico City Championships (Amateur)


Tournaments San Luis Potosi Open - 1975 San Luis Potosi Open - 1974 Acapulco - 1974 Rafael Osuna Cup - 1974 San Luis Potosi Open - 1973 Tulsa Invitation - 1973 El Tapatio International - 1973 Mexican Championships - 1972 San Luis Potosi Open - 1972 Bastad - 1972 El Tapatio International - 1972 US Clay Courts - 1971 Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis Championship - 1971 San Luis Potosi Open - 1971 Blue and Gray Invitation - 1970 Tulsa Invitation - 1970 Southwest Open - 1970 Southeastern Invitation - 1970 Texas Sectional Championships - 1969 Buccaneer Days - 1969 San Luis Potosi Open - 1969 Tulsa Invitation - 1969 Olympics, Olympic Games - 1968 Mexican Championships - 1968 River Oaks Tournament - 1968 Buccaneer Days - 1968 Blue and Gray Invitation - 1968 San Luis Potosi Open - 1968 Tulsa Invitation - 1968 Corpus Christi Thanksgiving Tourney - 1968 Olympic Exhibition - 1968 Mexican Championships - 1967 River Oaks Tournament - 1967 Buccaneer Days - 1967 San Luis Potosi Open - 1967 Tulsa Invitation - 1967 San Antonio Invitation - 1967 Corpus Christi Thanksgiving Tourney - 1967 US Clay Courts - 1966 Western States Championships - 1966 Dixie Championships - 1966 Altamira International Invitation - 1966 Colombia International - 1966 Mexico International - 1966 Caribe Hilton International Championships - 1966 San Luis Potosi Open - 1966 Permian Basin Invitation - 1966 Central American and Caribbean Games - 1966 Trinidad International - 1966 Wimbledon - 1965 Roland Garros - 1965 US Open - 1965 Nassau Bowl - 1965 Newport Casino - 1965 Italian International Championships - 1965 Dixie Championships - 1965 Southampton Invitation (Long Island) - 1965 West of England Championships - 1965 Conde de Godo - 1965 Perth Amboy Invitation - 1965 Wimbledon Qualifying - 1965 Napoli - 1965 Caribe Hilton Championships - 1965 Good Neighbor Tournament - 1965 Altamira International Invitation - 1965 Colombia International - 1965 Masters Invitation - 1965 Fort Worth - 1965 Trinidad International - 1965 Pan American Championships - 1964 San Luis Potosi Open - 1964 Corpus Christi Thanksgiving Tourney - 1964 Mexican Championships - 1963 Pan American Championships - 1963 Pan American Games - 1963 Mexico City Championships - 1963 Mexican Championships - 1962 Mexico International - 1962 Mexico City Championships - 1962 Washington State Championships - 1961