Francisco Costa (tennis)
| Country (sports) | Brazil |
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| Residence | Porto Alegre, Brazil |
| Born | June 28, 1973 Porto Alegre, Brazil |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Turned pro | 1994 |
| Retired | 2005 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $305,428 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 1–5 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 140 (8 May 2000) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q3 (1999) |
| French Open | Q1 (1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2003) |
| US Open | Q1 (1999) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 2–3 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 170 (26 July 1999) |
| Last updated on: 25 January 2022. | |
Francisco Costa (born June 28, 1973) is a former professional tennis player from Brazil.
He is the current captain of the Brazil Davis Cup team.
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 14 (9–5)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0-1 | Sep 1997 | Budapest, Hungary | Challenger | Clay | Jan Frode Andersen | 6–7(1–7), 6–2, 2–6 |
| Win | 1-1 | Aug 1998 | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Gastón Gaudio | 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 2-1 | May 1999 | Birmingham, United States | Challenger | Clay | Martín Rodríguez | 6–7, 7–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2-2 | Jul 1999 | Oberstaufen, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Alexander Popp | 6–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 3-2 | Nov 1999 | Guadalajara, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Nicolás Massú | 4–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3-3 | Jul 2000 | Eisenach, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Jan Frode Andersen | 6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
| Loss | 3-4 | Feb 2003 | Jamaica F2, Montego Bay | Futures | Hard | Jean-Julien Rojer | 6–4, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 4-4 | Feb 2003 | Brazil F1, São Paulo | Futures | Clay | Patricio Arquez | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 5-4 | Feb 2003 | Brazil F2, Goiânia | Futures | Hard | Daniel Melo | 7–5, 7–5 |
| Win | 6-4 | Sep 2004 | Brazil F7, Fortaleza | Futures | Hard | Alexandre Bonatto | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 7-4 | Oct 2004 | Brazil F9, Guarulhos | Futures | Clay | Thiago Alves | 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 8-4 | Oct 2004 | Brazil F11, Americana | Futures | Hard | Thiago Alves | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 8-5 | Nov 2004 | Brazil F12, Campinas | Futures | Clay | André Ghem | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 9-5 | Feb 2005 | Brazil F1, Caldas Novas | Futures | Hard | Franco Ferreiro | 6–0, 3–6, 6–3 |
Doubles: 9 (3–6)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 1997 | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Márcio Carlsson | Nelson Aerts Bernardo Martínez |
0–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Aug 1998 | Gramado, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Gouichi Motomura | Jeff Coetzee Damien Roberts |
5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Jun 2000 | Lugano, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | Tobias Hildebrand | Vadim Kutsenko Oleg Ogorodov |
6–4, 6–7(3–7), 0–6 |
| Loss | 0–4 | Aug 2000 | Monchengladbach, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Germán Puentes Alcañiz | Emilio Benfele Álvarez Luis Horna |
6–7(1–7), 6–1, 5–7 |
| Win | 1–4 | Nov 2000 | Quito, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay | Irakli Labadze | Martin Stringari Eric Nunez |
6–2, 7–6(7–4) |
| Loss | 1–5 | Aug 2002 | Trani, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Francisco Cabello | Roberto Marcelo Alvarez Mariano Delfino |
6–4, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–6 | Feb 2003 | Brazil F2, Goiânia | Futures | Hard | Francisco Cabello | Pedro Braga Kepler Orellana |
6–7(2–7), 6–7(4–7) |
| Win | 2–6 | Aug 2004 | Netherlands F4, Alphen aan den Rijn | Futures | Clay | Jeroen Masson | Dustin Brown Eric Kuijlen |
6–1, 7–6(7–3) |
| Win | 3–6 | Sep 2004 | Brazil F6, Porto Alegre | Futures | Clay | Thiago Alves | Alexandre Bonatto Daniel Melo |
6–4, 7–5 |
Performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Singles
| Tournament | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | SR | W–L | Win% | ||||||||||||
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | Q3 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||||
| French Open | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||||
| US Open | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||||
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||||
External links
- Francisco Costa at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Francisco Costa at the International Tennis Federation
- Francisco Costa at the Davis Cup (archived)