Francisco González (tennis)

Francisco González
Country (sports)	Paraguay
Residence	Fresno, CA, United States
Born	November 19, 1955 (age 66); Wiesbaden, West Germany
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Turned pro	1977
Retired	1990
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$483,023
Singles
Career record	107–171
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 34 (12 July 1978)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	3R (1984)
French Open	2R (1979, 1982)
Wimbledon	4R (1981)
US Open	3R (1980)
Doubles
Career record	221–200
Career titles	10
Highest ranking	No. 22 (26 November 1984)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	QF (1984)
French Open	QF (1980, 1983, 1985)
Wimbledon	3R (1979, 1980)
US Open	QF (1979)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
French Open	F (1985)
	Last updated on: November 8, 2012.

Francisco González (born November 19, 1955) played professional tennis in the 1970s and 1980s. He represented Paraguay in Davis Cup and played collegiate tennis at the Ohio State University.

González was ranked as high as world no. 34 in singles, achieved in July 1978, and no. 22 in doubles in November 1984.^[1] The biggest singles final of his career was at Cincinnati in 1980, defeating Jimmy Connors in the semifinals 6–2, 7–6 before falling to Harold Solomon.

Career highlights[]

Singles Finals (2):

1980--Cincinnati Masters
1984—Brisbane

Career Doubles Titles (10):

1984--Cincinnati Masters, Johannesburg, Brisbane, Cleveland
1983—Florence, Rome, Venice
1982--Melbourne Indoor
1979—Sydney Indoor, Tulsa

Career Doubles Finals (10):

1986—Chicago, Newport, Metz
1983—Cleveland
1982—Dortmund WCT, Maui
1980—Tulsa
1979—Maui, Tokyo Outdoor, Cleveland

Francisco González has been the head tennis professional at since 1998. He had career wins over Ivan Lendl, Jimmy Connors, Stefan Edberg, Andrés Gómez, Vitas Gerulaitis, Yannick Noah, Eliot Teltscher, Johan Kriek, and Henri Leconte.

Career finals[]

Doubles: 4 (4 wins)[]

Result	No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	1979	Tulsa, U.S.	Hard (i)	Eliot Teltscher	Colin Dibley Tom Gullikson	6–7, 7–5, 6–3
Win	2.	1983	Florence, Italy	Clay	Víctor Pecci	Dominique Bedel Bernard Fritz	4–6, 6–4, 7–6
Win	3.	1983	Rome Masters, Italy	Clay	Víctor Pecci	Jan Gunnarsson Mike Leach	6–2, 6–7, 6–4
Win	4.	1983	Venice, Italy	Clay	Víctor Pecci	Steve Krulevitz Zoltán Kuhárszky	6–1, 6–2