Francisco Clavet

Francisco Clavet

Full name	Francisco Javier Clavet
Country	Spain
Residence	Aranjuez, Spain
Born	(1968-10-24) 24 October 1968 Madrid, Spain
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro	1988
Retired	2003
Plays	Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$4,278,632
Singles
Career record	388–340
Career titles	8
Highest ranking	No. 18 (13 July 1992)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	3R (1996, 1998, 2000, 2002)
French Open	4R (1991, 1996, 1998)
Wimbledon	4R (1998)
US Open	3R (1991, 1995)
Doubles
Career record	53–84
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 89 (1 January 1990)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	W (2000)

Francisco Javier Clavet González (born 24 October 1968 in Aranjuez) is a former professional tennis player from Spain. Clavet turned pro in 1988 and won his first ATP singles title two years later at the Dutch Open in Hilversum. During his career Clavet won 8 ATP singles titles of which 7 were won on clay. He has a 3-0 career Davis Cup record in two ties. Clavet retired from professional tennis in 2003. From 2009 he has been coaching his countryman Feliciano López. He is one of a handful of players to have a winning record against Roger Federer. In 2000, Clavet played for the Spain Davis Cup team at the Davis Cup first round against Italy in Murcia. Eventually, Spain was the winner of the championship.^[1]

Singles career finals (8–7)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	23 July 1990	Hilversum	Clay	Eduardo Masso	3–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–0
Runner-up	1.	6 July 1992	Gstaad	Clay	Sergi Bruguera	6–1, 6–4
Runner-up	2.	27 July 1992	Saint-Marin	Clay	Karel Nováček	7–5, 6–2
Runner-up	3.	24 October 1994	Santiago	Clay	Alberto Berasategui	6–3, 6–4
Runner-up	4.	31 October 1994	Montevideo	Clay	Alberto Berasategui	6–4, 6–0
Winner	2.	25 September 1995	Palermo	Clay	Jordi Burillo	6–7(3–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–1)
Winner	3.	29 July 1996	Amsterdam	Clay	Younes El Aynaoui	7–5, 6–1, 6–1
Runner-up	5.	7 April 1997	Estoril	Clay	Àlex Corretja	6–3, 7–5
Winner	4.	20 October 1997	Acapulco	Clay	Juan Albert Viloca	6–4, 7–6(9–7)
Winner	5.	27 October 1997	Bogotá	Clay	Nicolás Lapentti	6–3, 6–3
Winner	6.	4 September 1998	Bucharest	Clay	Arnaud Di Pasquale	6–4, 2–6, 7–5
Winner	7.	9 November 1998	Santiago	Clay	Younes El Aynaoui	6–2, 6–4
Runner-up	6.	10 April 2000	Estoril	Clay	Carlos Moyá	6–3, 6–2
Winner	8.	5 March 2001	Scottsdale	Hardcourt	Magnus Norman	6–4, 6–2
Runner-up	7.	8 January 2001	Auckland	Hardcourt	Dominik Hrbatý	6–4, 2–6, 6–3

References

External links

• Profile at ATP-site