University of California, Los Angeles, Athletics
Hall of Fame
Charles Pasarell
- Induction:
- 2012
Pasarell was a three-year All-American in tennis in 1963, 1964 and 1966 and served as team captain for his senior season, when he won the NCAA Championship in both singles and in doubles and was voted the top college player by the NCAA. Playing as a professional, Pasarell was ranked as the #1 player in the U.S. and played on U.S. Davis Cup teams in 1966, 1967, 1968, and 1974. In 1969, Pasarell played Pancho Gonzales in a historic battle in Wimbledon, then the longest match in Wimbledon history, that the 41-year old Gonzales won over the 25-year-old Pasarell, 22-24, 1-6, 16-14, 6-3, 11-9. Pasarell is currently the tournament director of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., and a commentator for The Tennis Channel. He is a member of the Intercollegiate Men's Tennis Hall of Fame and the Southern California Tennis Association Hall of Fame.
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