Francisco Costa (tennis)
Francisco Costa
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| Country |
Brazil |
| Residence |
Porto Alegre, Brazil |
| Born |
June 28, 1973 (1973-06-28) (age 38)
Porto Alegre, Brazil |
| Height |
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Turned pro |
1994 |
| Retired |
2005 |
| Plays |
Right-handed |
| Career prize money |
US$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 (May 8, 2000) |
| Grand Slam results |
| Australian Open |
DNP |
| French Open |
DNP |
| Wimbledon |
DNP |
| US Open |
DNP |
| Doubles |
| Career record |
2–3 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles |
0 |
| Highest ranking |
No. 170 (July 26, 1999) |
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.
Titles (4)
Singles (3)
| Legend |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (0) |
| Challengers (3) |
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| Titles by Surface |
| Hard (1) |
| Grass (0) |
| Clay (2) |
| Carpet (0) |
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| No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent in the final |
Score |
| 1. |
August 10, 1998 |
Belo Horizonte, Brazil |
Hard |
Gastón Gaudio |
4–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| 2. |
May 10, 1999 |
Birmingham, USA |
Clay |
Martín Rodríguez |
6–7(4), 7–6(6), 6–3 |
| 3. |
November 22, 1999 |
Guadalajara, Mexico |
Clay |
Nicolás Massú |
4–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
Doubles (1)
| Legend |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (0) |
| Challengers (2) |
|
| Titles by Surface |
| Hard (0) |
| Grass (0) |
| Clay (1) |
| Carpet (0) |
|
Runner-ups (8)
Singles (3)
| Legend |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (0) |
| Challengers (3) |
|
| Finals by Surface |
| Hard (0) |
| Grass (0) |
| Clay (3) |
| Carpet (0) |
|
| No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent in the final |
Score |
| 1. |
September 8, 1997 |
Budapest, Hungary |
Clay |
Jan Frode Andersen |
7–6, 2–6, 6–2 |
| 2. |
July 5, 1999 |
Oberstaufen, Germany |
Clay |
Alexander Popp |
7–6(4), 6–3 |
| 3. |
June 26, 2000 |
Eisenach, Germany |
Clay |
Jan Frode Andersen |
7–6(5), 6–3 |
Doubles (5)
| Legend |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (0) |
| Challengers (5) |
|
| Finals by Surface |
| Hard (1) |
| Grass (0) |
| Clay (4) |
| Carpet (0) |
|
| No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partnering |
Opponents in the final |
Score |
| 1. |
September 22, 1997 |
São Paulo, Brazil |
Clay |
Márcio Carlsson |
Nelson Aerts
Bernardo Martínez |
6–0, 6–0 |
| 2. |
August 3, 1998 |
Gramado, Brazil |
Hard |
Gouichi Motomura |
Jeff Coetzee
Damien Roberts |
7–5, 6–3 |
| 3. |
June 19, 2000 |
Lugano, Switzerland |
Clay |
Tobias Hildebrand |
Vadim Kutsenko
Oleg Ogorodov |
4–6, 7–6(3), 6–0 |
| 4. |
August 21, 2000 |
Mönchengladbach, Germany |
Clay |
German Puentes |
Emilio Benfele Alvarez
Luis Horna |
7–6(1), 1–6, 7–5 |
| 5. |
August 5, 2002 |
Trani, Italy |
Clay |
Francisco Cabello |
Roberto Alvarez
Mariano Delfino |
4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
External links
| Persondata |
| Name |
Costa, Francisco |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
Tennis player |
| Date of birth |
June 28, 1973 |
| Place of birth |
Porto Alegre, Brazil |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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