Raul Ramirez Raúl RamÃrez (born June 20, 1953 in Ensenada, Baja California) is an Mexican former professional tennis player of the 1970s and 1980s. He played tennis at the University of Southern California. Born June 20, 1953, in Mexico, he was ranked as high as No. 4 in the world (achieving that ranking on November 7, 1976) and No. 6 in doubles (January 3, 1983). He won 19 singles titles, including titles at the ATP Masters Series events in Rome (1975) and Monte Carlo (1978).
He won 59 doubles titles, including Wimbledon (1976), the French Open (1975 & '77), and at ATP Masters Series events in Cincinnati (1978), Canada , Monte Carlo (1979), Paris (1977), and Rome .
In 1981 he married the Venezuelan-born former Miss Universe Maritza Sayalero. The couple live in Ensenada and have three children: Rebecca (born 1982), Raúl (born 1984) and Daniel Francisco (1989).
