# Mario Llamas
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{{Short description|Mexican tennis player (1928–2014)}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Mario Llamas
| nickname =
| image =
| caption =
| country = {{flagicon|MEX}} [Mexico](/source/Mexico)
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1928|3|30}}
| birth_place = [Mexico City](/source/Mexico_City)
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2014|6|17|1928|3|30}}
| death_place =Mexico
| plays =
| singlesrecord = 237–122
| singlestitles = 16
| FrenchOpenresult = 4R ([1961](/source/1961_French_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles))
| Wimbledonresult = 4R ([1960](/source/1960_Wimbledon_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles))
| USOpenresult = 2R ([1956](/source/1956_U.S._National_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles))
| Team = yes
| DavisCupresult = FCh ([1962](/source/1962_Davis_Cup))
| medaltemplates-expand = yes
| medaltemplates =
{{medal|Competition|[Pan American Games](/source/Tennis_at_the_Pan_American_Games)}}
{{Medal|Gold|[1955 Mexico City](/source/1955_Pan_American_Games)|Men's doubles}}
{{Medal|Silver|[1963 Sao Paulo](/source/1963_Pan_American_Games)|Men's singles}}
}}
'''Mario Llamas''' (30 March 1928 – 17 June 2014) was a [tennis](/source/tennis) player from [Mexico](/source/Mexico).[[http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10003905 ITF Pro Circuit Profile]]
==Career==
Llamas was a regular fixture on the [Mexico Davis Cup team](/source/Mexico_Davis_Cup_team), appearing in a total of 21 ties during his career.[[https://www.daviscup.com/en/players/player.aspx?id=800172995 Davis Cup Profile]] He won 21 of his 44 rubbers, 15 of them in singles.[ In the [1962 Davis Cup](/source/1962_Davis_Cup), Llamas was a member of the team that finished as the runner-up.][ Although he did not play in the final against [Australia](/source/Australia_Davis_Cup_team), he took part in the America Zone and Inter-Zone finals.][ He had a win over [Rod Laver](/source/Rod_Laver) in a [1959 Davis Cup](/source/1959_Davis_Cup) match.][
At the [1960 Wimbledon Championships](/source/1960_Wimbledon_Championships) he had wins over [Barry Phillips-Moore](/source/Barry_Phillips-Moore), Warren Woodcock and [Roger Becker](/source/Roger_Becker), before losing in the round of 16 to [Roy Emerson](/source/Roy_Emerson).][[http://www.tennisarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=3754 Tennis Archive Profile] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120519123800/http://www.tennisarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=3754 |date=2012-05-19 }}] He also made the fourth round of the [1961 French Championships](/source/1961_French_Championships_(tennis)), where he was seeded 13th.[
Llamas was a gold medalist in the men's doubles at the [1955 Pan American Games](/source/1955_Pan_American_Games), with [Gustavo Palafox](/source/Gustavo_Palafox) as his partner.][''[New York Times](/source/New_York_Times)'', [https://www.nytimes.com/1955/03/20/archives/miranda-defeats-santee-in-upset-for-1500-crown-argentine-nips.html "Miranda Defeats Santee In Upset For 1,500 Crown"], 20 March 1955.] In the [1963 Pan American Games](/source/1963_Pan_American_Games) he took home a silver medal in the singles, after losing to gold medal playoff to [Ronald Barnes](/source/Ronald_Barnes_(tennis)).[''[Baltimore Sun](/source/Baltimore_Sun)'', [https://archive.today/20130131154912/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/baltsun/access/1777387362.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Jul+28,+1963&author=&pub=The+Sun+(1837-1985)&desc=Middle+Atlantic+Tennis+Field+Includes+Brazil's+Barnes&pqatl=google "Middle Atlantic Tennis Field Includes Brazil's Barnes"], 28 July 1963.]
his other career singles highlights include winning the [Pan American Championships](/source/Pan_American_Championships_(tennis)) on clay courts at Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, [Mexico City](/source/Mexico_City) three times (1958–59, 1963).
Llamas died on 17 June 2014 at the age of 86.[{{cite web|url=http://www.larazonsanluis.com/index.php/justicia/item/36239-falleci%C3%B3-mario-llamas |title=Falleció Mario Llamas |accessdate=2016-02-04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140716021026/http://www.larazonsanluis.com/index.php/justicia/item/36239-falleci%C3%B3-mario-llamas |archivedate=2014-07-16 }}]
==References==
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==External links==
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Category:1928 births
Category:2014 deaths
Category:Mexican male tennis players
Category:Tennis players from Mexico City
Category:Tennis players at the 1955 Pan American Games
Category:Tennis players at the 1963 Pan American Games
Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for Mexico
Category:Pan American Games tennis players for Mexico
Category:Pan American Games silver medalists for Mexico
Category:Pan American Games gold medalists in tennis
Category:Pan American Games silver medalists in tennis
Category:Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Mexico
Category:Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in tennis
Category:Tennis players at the 1951 Pan American Games
Category:Medalists at the 1955 Pan American Games
Category:Medalists at the 1963 Pan American Games
Category:20th-century Mexican sportsmen
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