Javier_Frana

Javier Frana
	Javier Frana in 2017
Country (sports)	Argentina
Born	25 December 1966 (age 57); Rafaela, Argentina
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
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	186–161 (53.6%)
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)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	1R (1991, 1992, 1996)
French Open	W (1996)
Wimbledon	3R (1992, 1994)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Pan American Games
	Last updated on: 13 February 2022.

Javier Frana

Argentine tennis player

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.

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**Key**
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.

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Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Nov 1988	Itaparica, Brazil	Grand Prix	Hard	Jaime Yzaga	6–7^(4–7), 2–6
Loss	0–2	Jul 1991	Newport, United States	World Series	Grass	Bryan Shelton	6–3, 4–6, 4–6
Win	1–2	Oct 1991	Guarujá, Brazil	World Series	Clay	Markus Zoecke	2–6, 7–6^(7–1), 6–3
Loss	1–3	Jul 1993	Newport, United States	World Series	Grass	Greg Rusedski	5–7, 7–6^(9–7), 6–7^(5–7)
Win	2–3	Oct 1993	Santiago, Chile	World Series	Clay	Emilio Sánchez	7–5, 3–6, 6–3
Loss	2–4	Nov 1994	Buenos Aires, Argentina	World Series	Clay	Àlex Corretja	3–6, 7–5, 6–7^(5–7)
Loss	2–5	Apr 1995	Paget, Bermuda	World Series	Clay	Mauricio Hadad	6–7^(7–5), 6–3, 4–6
Loss	2–6	May 1995	Pinehurst, United States	World Series	Clay	Thomas Enqvist	3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win	3–6	Jun 1995	Nottingham, United Kingdom	World Series	Grass	Todd Woodbridge	7–6^(7–4), 6–3

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Sep 1987	Barcelona, Spain	Grand Prix	Clay	Christian Miniussi	Miloslav Mečíř Tomáš Šmíd	1–6, 2–6
Loss	0–2	Feb 1988	Guarujá, Brazil	Grand Prix	Hard	Diego Pérez	Ricardo Acuña Luke Jensen	1–6, 4–6
Win	1–2	May 1988	Florence, Italy	Grand Prix	Clay	Christian Miniussi	Claudio Pistolesi Horst Skoff	7–6, 6–4
Win	2–2	Feb 1990	Guarujá, Brazil	World Series	Clay	Gustavo Luza	Luiz Mattar Cássio Motta	7–6, 7–6
Loss	2–3	Jul 1991	Wimbledon, United Kingdom	Grand Slam	Grass	Leonardo Lavalle	John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd	3–6, 4–6, 7–6^(9–7), 1–6
Loss	2–4	Jul 1991	Newport, United States	World Series	Grass	Bruce Steel	Gianluca Pozzi Brett Steven	4–6, 4–6
Win	3–4	Aug 1991	Los Angeles, United States	World Series	Hard	Jim Pugh	Glenn Michibata Brad Pearce	7–5, 2–6, 6–4
Loss	3–5	Oct 1991	Tel Aviv, Israel	World Series	Hard	Leonardo Lavalle	David Rikl Michiel Schapers	2–6, 7–6, 3–6
Loss	3–6	Nov 1991	Búzios, Brazil	World Series	Hard	Leonardo Lavalle	Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez	6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Loss	3–7	May 1992	Bologna, Italy	World Series	Clay	Javier Sánchez	Luke Jensen Laurie Warder	2–6, 3–6
Loss	3–8	Apr 1993	Charlotte, United States	World Series	Clay	Leonardo Lavalle	Rikard Bergh Trevor Kronemann	1–6, 2–6
Win	4–8	Jul 1993	Newport, United States	World Series	Grass	Christo van Rensburg	Byron Black Jim Pugh	4–6, 6–1, 7–6
Win	5–8	Sep 1993	Bordeaux, France	World Series	Hard	Pablo Albano	David Adams Andrei Olhovskiy	7–6, 4–6, 6–3
Loss	5–9	Nov 1993	São Paulo, Brazil	World Series	Clay	Pablo Albano	Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez	6–4, 6–7, 4–6
Win	6–9	Feb 1995	Acapulco, Mexico	World Series	Clay	Leonardo Lavalle	Marc-Kevin Goellner Diego Nargiso	7–5, 6–3
Win	7–9	Oct 1995	Ostrava, Czech Republic	World Series	Carpet	Jonas Björkman	Guy Forget Patrick Rafter	6–7, 6–4, 7–6

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0-1	Oct 1990	Curitiba, Brazil	Challenger	Hard	Pedro Rebolledo	1–6, 5–7
Loss	0-2	Jul 1992	Newcastle, United Kingdom	Challenger	Grass	Greg Rusedski	3–6, 6–7
Win	1-2	Feb 1993	Punta del Este, Uruguay	Challenger	Clay	Gabriel Markus	4–6, 6–2, 7–6
Loss	1-3	Apr 1993	Acapulco, Mexico	Challenger	Clay	Horst Skoff	3–6, 6–7

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Nov 1989	Ilheus, Brazil	Challenger	Hard	Cássio Motta	Sergio Casal Javier Sánchez	6–4, 6–2
Loss	1–1	Dec 1989	Brasília, Brazil	Challenger	Hard	Gustavo Luza	Charles Beckman Jean-Philippe Fleurian	6–4, 3–6, 0–6
Win	2–1	Feb 1990	São Paulo, Brazil	Challenger	Hard	Gustavo Luza	Ricardo Camargo Ivan Kley	6–3, 7–6
Loss	2–2	Aug 1990	Lins, Brazil	Challenger	Clay	Agustín Moreno	Charles Beckman José Clavet	6–7, 3–6
Win	3–2	Aug 1990	São Paulo, Brazil	Challenger	Clay	Cássio Motta	João Zwetsch Gabriel Markus	6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Win	4–2	Jul 1992	Newcastle, United Kingdom	Challenger	Grass	Christo van Rensburg	Kent Kinnear Peter Nyborg	7–6, 7–6
Win	5–2	Oct 1992	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Challenger	Clay	Pablo Albano	Horacio de la Peña Gabriel Markus	2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss	5–3	Apr 1993	Acapulco, Mexico	Challenger	Clay	Juan-Ignacio Garat	Ellis Ferreira Richard Schmidt	6–7, 4–6
Win	6–3	Apr 1993	San Luis Potosí, Mexico	Challenger	Clay	Leonardo Lavalle	Francisco Montana Bryan Shelton	6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Loss	6–4	Apr 1993	Birmingham, United States	Challenger	Clay	Pablo Albano	Todd Witsken Bryan Shelton	6–7, 3–6
Win	7–4	Feb 1995	Mar del Plata, Argentina	Challenger	Clay	Luis Lobo	Jordi Burillo Hernán Gumy	7–6, 6–0
Win	8–4	Apr 1996	Birmingham, United States	Challenger	Clay	Karel Nováček	Matt Lucena Dave Randall	6–3, 6–1
Win	9–4	Apr 1997	Paget, Bermuda	Challenger	Clay	Mark Knowles	Lucas Arnold Ker Daniel Orsanic	6–3, 6–7, 6–3

Tournament	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	3R	A	A	A	1R	1R	A	A	A	2R	2R	0 / 5	4–5	44%
French Open	A	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	4R	1R	1R	1R	0 / 6	3–6	33%
Wimbledon	Q2	2R	2R	Q2	3R	1R	3R	3R	3R	1R	2R	0 / 9	11–9	55%
US Open	A	1R	1R	A	2R	1R	A	4R	1R	1R	A	0 / 7	4–7	36%
Win–loss	2–1	1–2	1–2	0–0	3–3	0–4	2–2	8–3	2–3	1–4	2–3	0 / 27	22–27	45%
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics	NH	2R	Not Held			2R	Not Held			1R	NH	0 / 3	2–3	40%
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells	A	1R	A	A	A	1R	A	A	A	1R	A	0 / 3	0–3	0%
Miami	A	1R	1R	A	A	2R	3R	A	A	2R	1R	0 / 6	3–6	33%
Monte Carlo	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Rome	A	A	1R	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Cincinnati	A	1R	2R	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 2	1–2	33%
Win–loss	0–0	0–3	1–3	0–0	0–0	1–3	2–1	0–0	0–0	0–2	0–1	0 / 13	4–13	24%

Javier_Frana

Javier Frana

Tennis career

Olympics

Personal life

ATP career finals

Singles: 9 (3 titles, 6 runner-ups)

Doubles: 16 (7 titles, 9 runner-ups)

Mixed doubles (1 win)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 4 (1–3)

Doubles: 13 (9–4)

Performance timelines

Singles

Doubles

Mixed doubles

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