Rafael Osuna is Mexico 's greatest ever tennis player . He was tragically killed in an air crash in 1969 aged just 30 . `` My uncle had houses in Beverly Hills , in Mexico City and the Venezuelan capital of Caracas , so money was clearly never an issue . '' He was the first player from Latin America to be World No . 1 . He won the U.S. Open in 1968 and three grand slam doubles titles .
Rafael Osuna is Mexico 's greatest ever tennis player . He was tragically killed in an air crash in 1969 aged just 30 . He was the first player from Latin America to be World No . 1 . He won the U.S. Open in 1968 and three grand slam doubles titles .