Francis Alcantara
 Alcantara playing in the second round of boys singles at Wimbledon on 29 June 2010 | |||||||||||||
| Full name | Francis Casey Alcantara | ||||||||||||
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| Country (sports) |
 Philippines | ||||||||||||
| Residence | Cagayan de Oro, Philippines | ||||||||||||
| Born |
4 February 1992 Cagayan de Oro, Philippines | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2009 | ||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||
| Career record | 5–3 | ||||||||||||
| Grand Slam Singles results | |||||||||||||
| Australian Open Junior | 1R (2009, 2010) | ||||||||||||
| French Open Junior | 1R (2009) | ||||||||||||
| Wimbledon Junior | 2R (2010) | ||||||||||||
| US Open Junior | 1R (2009) | ||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||
| Career record | 3–0 | ||||||||||||
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |||||||||||||
| Australian Open Junior | W (2009) | ||||||||||||
| French Open Junior | 2R (2009, 2010) | ||||||||||||
| Wimbledon Junior | 2R (2010) | ||||||||||||
| US Open Junior | 1R (2009) | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 17 May 2010. | |||||||||||||
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Francis Casey "Niño"[1] Alcantara (born February 4, 1992) is a top-level tennis player from the Philippines.
Career
Alcantara first took up the sport of tennis when he was 6 years old and was influence by his father who played the sport as well. In front of their residence in Cagayan de Oro was a tennis court.[1]
When Alcantara was 11 years old he was scouted by Romeo Chan as a tennis player. Chan who went to Cagayan de Oro invited Alcantara to reside and train with him in Manila. Alcantara accepted the offer and started playing in junior grand slams in various parts of the world.[1]
He won the 2009 Australian Open Boy's Doubles event with Hsieh Cheng-peng, beating Mikhail Biryukov and Yasutaka Uchiyama, 6–4, 6–2 in the final.
On January 1, 2009, Alcantara reached his highest junior ranking of World Number 14. In winning the 2009 Australian Open Boy's Doubles title, Alcantara and Cheng-peng did not lose a set during the entire tournament.
Alcantara recently completed his secondary education at Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan High School.
References
- 1 2 3 Suntay, Anthony (July 2017). "Nino Alcantara: The next big thing in Philippine Tennis". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 18 July 2017.