Background
Vicente Zarazúa was born at Tacubaya (Mexico) in 1944. Both his parents who moved to Mexico City from Guanajuato were amateur tennis players and took part in interclub competitions, with his mother, Rosario, also winning the national championships.
Career
As a junior, Vicente had a winning streak at the national level that stretched from 1959 to 1962, winning during this period Mexican national youth championships four times each in singles, boy doubles and mixed doubles. In 2008, Vicente Zarazúa was introduced to the Hall of Fame of Immortals by the Mexican Council for Sport and Professional Spectacles (COMEDEP).