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General First nameJuan-Johnson Maria (Johnny)
LastnameJose
GenderMale
CountryPhilippines
Date of birth1938-08-08
Place of birthManila, Philippines
Date of death2018-10-23
Place of deathBonifacio Global City, Metro Manila, Philippines

About

Jose started playing tennis at age six, and he never looked back. He was a semifinalist in the Wimbledon juniors, and won bronze in the Asian Games in 1958 to complete an all-Filipino podium finish before conquering the competition four years later.
He became a successful mentor of Pinoy tennis talent as the women's national team head coach then the Davis Cup captain (2002-2005). He was also inducted into the De La Salle University Hall of Fame in Manila in 1996.

Jose is the last Filipino to win a tennis gold medal in the Asian Games in 1962 in Jakarta, Indonesia, posted a career record of 20 wins in the Davis Cup, the premier international team event in men’s tennis.

On September 14, 2013, Juan “Johnny” Jose was teary-eyed when he was asked to give a speech after he received his Davis Cup trophy as one of the commitment awardees at the Plantation Bay Resort and Spa in Lapu-Lapu City. Jose, along with Johnny Arcilla, Felicisimo Ampon and Raymundo Deyro were chosen as the awardees for representing the Philippines in the Davis Cup for so many years.
Only Jose and Arcilla made it to the awarding ceremony while the late Ampon was represented by his grandsons Dominic and David Ampon Mallare. Deyro was not able to attend the awarding. The awardees received a Davis Cup trophy from London. It was was handed out by International Tennis Federation (ITF) representative Puneet Gupta.

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