![Englishman, Mark Cox was the first 'player' to defeat a professional, when he beat Pancho Gonzalez at Bournemouth in 1968 Stock Photo - Alamy Englishman, Mark Cox was the first 'player' to defeat a professional, when he beat Pancho Gonzalez at Bournemouth in 1968 Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/WH9130/englishman-mark-cox-was-the-first-player-to-defeat-a-professional-when-he-beat-pancho-gonzalez-at-bournemouth-in-1968-WH9130.jpg)
Englishman, Mark Cox was the first 'player' to defeat a professional, when he beat Pancho Gonzalez at Bournemouth in 1968 Stock Photo - Alamy
![Former British number one and Davis Cup player Mark Cox plays in Penzance tennis fixture - Cornwall Live Former British number one and Davis Cup player Mark Cox plays in Penzance tennis fixture - Cornwall Live](https://i2-prod.cornwalllive.com/incoming/article460761.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/Mark-Cox-and-Dave-Balow.jpg)
Former British number one and Davis Cup player Mark Cox plays in Penzance tennis fixture - Cornwall Live
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50 years ago, Wimbledon welcomed professionals for the first time... and the modern game was born | Daily Mail Online
![Former British number one and Davis Cup player Mark Cox plays in Penzance tennis fixture - Cornwall Live Former British number one and Davis Cup player Mark Cox plays in Penzance tennis fixture - Cornwall Live](https://i2-prod.cornwalllive.com/incoming/article460770.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200c/Mark-Cox-Tennis.png)