Gustavo Palafox
# Gustavo Palafox

Gustavo Palafox (15 November 1923 – 21 August 2006) was a Mexican tennis player.

## Life and career

Palafox won five Pan American Games gold medals during the 1950s.

He competed at the US National Championships four times and made the third round in 1952, with wins over Robert Kerdasha and Don Eisenberg, before a loss to 11th seed Gardnar Mulloy.

In Davis Cup tennis, Palafox took part in nine ties and 20 rubbers, for 10 wins. He beat Australian Ken McGregor in 1950 and four years later made history when he beat Vic Seixas, becoming the first Mexican to defeat an American in the Davis Cup.

Palafox died in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in August 2006 at the age of 82.

