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Rafael Osuna

This page provides a comprehensive overview of Rafael Osuna’s Grand Slam career. It combines key background information and career-level statistics with a complete, filterable list of his tournament results, showing how far he progressed in each Grand Slam event across his career.

Insights

US Open was his main stage

Seven of his eight listed Grand Slam results came at the US Open. Across 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, and 1965, he reached one title, three semifinals, and one additional semifinal-level run.

Wimbledon appearances were limited to quarterfinals

His Wimbledon record is only two results, both quarterfinals in 1962 and 1964. He never advanced beyond that stage there in the supplied data.

Peak came in 1963

His best Grand Slam result was the 1963 US Open title at age 24. That season stands out as the only year in the data with a championship, separating it from the semifinal-heavy surrounding years.

Consistent late-career presence from 1961 to 1965

He recorded Grand Slam results in five consecutive years, from age 22 in 1961 through age 26 in 1965. The sequence shows repeated deep runs rather than isolated breakthroughs.

Semifinal-level results dominated his résumé

His Grand Slam summary lists four semifinal finishes, compared with three quarterfinals and one title. That distribution shows he was more often one round short of the final than a frequent quarterfinal-only player.

Basics

Born 15 September 1938
GenderMale
NationMexico
EraAmateur Era
Grand Slam careerCareer1961-1965

Grand Slam statistics

Best results
Amateur Era
1 x champion
4 x semifinalist
3 x quarterfinalist
Total matches46

Grand Slam results

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During the Amateur Era, only top results (quarterfinals or better) from 1945 onwards are listed on this site. Therefore, the list below may not include all Amateur Era results.

Rafael Osuna – Grand Slam results (year, tournament, result, age)
YearTournamentEraResultAge
1965US OpenAmateur EraS26
1965WimbledonAmateur EraQ26
1964US OpenAmateur EraS25
1964WimbledonAmateur EraQ25
1963US OpenAmateur EraW24
1962US OpenAmateur EraS23
1962WimbledonAmateur EraQ23
1961US OpenAmateur EraS22