Francisco González (tennis)
Country (sports) | Paraguay |
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Residence | Fresno, CA, United States |
Born | Wiesbaden, West Germany | November 19, 1955
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 |
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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 |
References[]
- Hooley, Bruce (2002). Ohio State's Unforgettables. Seattle: Sports Publishing Inc.
External links[]
- Francisco González at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Francisco González at the International Tennis Federation
- Francisco González at the Davis Cup
- Paraguayan male tennis players
- Living people
- People from Wiesbaden
- 1955 births
- Tennis players at the 1975 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games competitors for Paraguay
- South American tennis biography stubs
- Paraguayan sportspeople stubs