Javier Frana
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Country (sports) | Argentina | ||||||||||||||||
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Born | Rafaela, Argentina | 25 December 1966||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 1986 | ||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1997 | ||||||||||||||||
Plays | Left-handed (one-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||||
Prize money | $1,691,848 | ||||||||||||||||
Singles | |||||||||||||||||
Career record | 163–158 (50.8%) | ||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 30 (24 July 1995) | ||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam Singles results | |||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 3R (1987) | ||||||||||||||||
French Open | 4R (1994) | ||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 3R (1991, 1993, 1994, 1995) | ||||||||||||||||
US Open | 4R (1994) | ||||||||||||||||
Doubles | |||||||||||||||||
Career record | 189–161 (54.0%) | ||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 14 (25 May 1992) | ||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam Doubles results | |||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 2R (1991, 1996) | ||||||||||||||||
French Open | SF (1991) | ||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | F (1991) | ||||||||||||||||
US Open | 3R (1991) | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Javier Alberto Frana (born 25 December 1966) is a former tennis player from Argentina and former tennis commentator for ESPN Latin America. He won 1996 French Open Mixed Doubles title with compatriot Patricia Tarabini.
Tennis career[]
Frana turned professional in 1986. He reached his career-high ATP singles ranking on July 24, 1995, when he became world No. 30. His highest doubles ranking was world No. 14, achieved on May 25, 1992.
Olympics[]
Frana debuted at the Seoul Olympics in 1988, where he was defeated in the second round by fellow countryman Martín Jaite, 2–6, 4–6 and 2–6. At the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, he reached the second round again, this time falling to France's Fabrice Santoro, 6–4, 2–6, 1–6, and 1–6. He represented his native country for the last time in Olympic competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, where he was defeated in the first round by Great Britain's Greg Rusedski.
ATP Tour finals[]
Singles (3 wins, 6 losses)[]
Legend |
Grand Slam (0) |
Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
ATP Masters Series (0) |
ATP Championship Series (0) |
ATP Tour (3–6) |
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Nov 1988 | Itaparica, Brazil | Hard | Jaime Yzaga | 6–7, 2–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Jul 1991 | Newport, USA | Grass | Bryan Shelton | 6–3, 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1–2 | Oct 1991 | Guarujá, Brazil | Clay | Markus Zoecke | 2–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–3 |
Loss | 1–3 | Jul 1993 | Newport, USA | Grass | Greg Rusedski | 5–7, 7–6(9–7), 6–7(5–7) |
Win | 2–3 | Oct 1993 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | Emilio Sánchez | 7–5, 3–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 2–4 | Nov 1994 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Àlex Corretja | 3–6, 7–5, 6–7(5–7) |
Loss | 2–5 | Apr 1995 | Bermuda, Bahamas | Clay | Mauricio Hadad | 6–7(7–5), 6–3, 4–6 |
Loss | 2–6 | May 1995 | Pinehurst, USA | Clay | Thomas Enqvist | 3–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Win | 3–6 | Jun 1995 | Nottingham, England | Grass | Todd Woodbridge | 7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
Doubles (7 wins, 9 losses)[]
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Sep 1987 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Christian Miniussi | Miloslav Mečíř Tomáš Šmíd |
1–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Feb 1988 | Guarujá, Brazil | Hard | Diego Pérez | Ricardo Acuña Luke Jensen |
1–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1–2 | May 1988 | Florence, Italy | Clay | Christian Miniussi | Claudio Pistolesi Horst Skoff |
7–6, 6–4 |
Win | 2–2 | Feb 1990 | Guarujá, Brazil | Clay | Gustavo Luza | Luiz Mattar Cássio Motta |
7–6, 7–6 |
Loss | 2–3 | Jul 1991 | Wimbledon, UK | Grass | Leonardo Lavalle | John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd |
3–6, 4–6, 7–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 2–4 | Jul 1991 | Newport, US | Grass | Bruce Steel | Gianluca Pozzi Brett Steven |
4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 3–4 | Aug 1991 | Los Angeles | Hard | Jim Pugh | Glenn Michibata Brad Pearce |
7–5, 2–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 3–5 | Oct 1991 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Hard | Leonardo Lavalle | David Rikl Michiel Schapers |
2–6, 7–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 3–6 | Nov 1991 | Búzios, Brazil | Hard | Leonardo Lavalle | Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez |
6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 3–7 | May 1992 | Bologna, Italy | Clay | Javier Sánchez | Luke Jensen Laurie Warder |
2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 3–8 | Apr 1993 | Charlotte, U.S. | Clay | Leonardo Lavalle | Rikard Bergh Trevor Kronemann |
1–6, 2–6 |
Win | 4–8 | Jul 1993 | Newport, United States | Grass | Christo van Rensburg | Byron Black Jim Pugh |
4–6, 6–1, 7–6 |
Win | 5–8 | Sep 1993 | Bordeaux, France | Hard | Pablo Albano | David Adams Andrei Olhovskiy |
7–6, 4–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 5–9 | Nov 1993 | São Paulo, Brazil | Clay | Pablo Albano | Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez |
6–4, 6–7, 4–6 |
Win | 6–9 | Feb 1995 | Acapulco, Mexico | Clay | Leonardo Lavalle | Marc-Kevin Goellner Diego Nargiso |
7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 7–9 | Oct 1995 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Carpet (i) | Jonas Björkman | Guy Forget Patrick Rafter |
6–7, 6–4, 7–6 |
Mixed doubles (1 win)[]
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jun 1996 | French Open, Paris, France | Clay | Patricia Tarabini | Luke Jensen Nicole Arendt |
6–2, 6–2 |
Personal life[]
Frana was born in Rafaela, Argentina. He is of Croat origin, his family is from the Trogir area.
External links[]
- Javier Frana at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Javier Frana at the International Tennis Federation
- Javier Frana at the Davis Cup
- 1966 births
- Argentine male tennis players
- Argentine people of Croatian descent
- Hopman Cup competitors
- Living people
- Olympic bronze medalists for Argentina
- Olympic medalists in tennis
- Olympic tennis players of Argentina
- People from Rafaela
- Tennis players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Tennis players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Tennis players at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Tennis players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in mixed doubles
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Argentina
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Argentina
- Pan American Games medalists in tennis
- French Open champions
- Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games
- South American tennis biography stubs
- Argentine sportspeople stubs