Francisco Costa (tennis)

Francisco Costa (born June 28, 1973) is a former professional tennis player from Brazil.

Francisco Costa
Country (sports) Brazil
ResidencePorto Alegre, Brazil
Born (1973-06-28) June 28, 1973 (age 51)
Porto Alegre, Brazil
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro1994
Retired2005
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$305,428
Singles
Career record1–5 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 140 (8 May 2000)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (1999)
French OpenQ1 (1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003)
WimbledonQ1 (2003)
US OpenQ1 (1999)
Doubles
Career record2–3 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 170 (26 July 1999)
Last updated on: 25 January 2022.

He is the current captain of the Brazil Davis Cup team.

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Singles: 14 (9–5)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (3–3)
ITF Futures (6–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–1)
Clay (4–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
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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Legend
ATP Challenger (1–5)
ITF Futures (2–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (3–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
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

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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.

Singles

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Tournament 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 SR W–L Win%
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  – 
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