Javier Frana
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Born | Rafaela, Argentina | 25 December 1966
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 | 189–161 (54.0%) |
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) |
Medal record |
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.
Tennis career
Frana turned professional in 1986. He reached his career-high ATP singles ranking on July 24, 1995, when he became World No. 30. His highest doubles ranking was World No. 14, achieved on May 25, 1992.
Olympics
Frana debuted at the Seoul Olympics in 1988, where he was defeated in the second round by fellow countryman Martín Jaite, 2–6, 4–6 and 2–6. At the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, he reached the second round again, this time falling to France's Fabrice Santoro, 6–4, 2–6, 1–6, and 1–6. He represented his native country for the last time in Olympic competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, where he was defeated in the first round by Great Britain's Greg Rusedski.
ATP Tour finals
Singles (3 titles, 6 runners-up)
Legend |
Grand Slam (0) |
Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
ATP Masters Series (0) |
ATP Championship Series (0) |
ATP Tour (3–6) |
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Nov 1988 | Itaparica, Brazil | Hard | ![]() |
6–7, 2–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Jul 1991 | Newport, USA | Grass | ![]() |
6–3, 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1–2 | Oct 1991 | Guarujá, Brazil | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–3 |
Loss | 1–3 | Jul 1993 | Newport, USA | Grass | ![]() |
5–7, 7–6(9–7), 6–7(5–7) |
Win | 2–3 | Oct 1993 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 3–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 2–4 | Nov 1994 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 7–5, 6–7(5–7) |
Loss | 2–5 | Apr 1995 | Bermuda, Bahamas | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(7–5), 6–3, 4–6 |
Loss | 2–6 | May 1995 | Pinehurst, USA | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Win | 3–6 | Jun 1995 | Nottingham, England | Grass | ![]() |
7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
Doubles (4 titles)
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Feb 1990 | Guarujá, Brazil | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6, 7–6 |
Win | 2–0 | Aug 1991 | Los Angeles | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 2–6, 6–4 |
Win | 3–0 | Jul 1993 | Newport, United States | Grass | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–1, 7–6 |
Win | 4–0 | Oct 1995 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–7, 6–4, 7–6 |
Mixed doubles 1 (1–0)
Outcome | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1-0 | Jun 1996 | French Open, Paris, France | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 |
Personal life
Frana was born in Rafaela, Argentina. He is of Croat origin, his family is from the Trogir area.
External links
- Javier Frana at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Javier Frana at the International Tennis Federation
- Javier Frana at the Davis Cup
- 1966 births
- Argentine male tennis players
- Argentine people of Croatian descent
- Hopman Cup competitors
- Living people
- Olympic bronze medalists for Argentina
- Olympic medalists in tennis
- Olympic tennis players of Argentina
- People from Rafaela
- Tennis players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Tennis players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Tennis players at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Tennis players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in mixed doubles
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Argentine tennis biography stubs
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Argentina
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Argentina
- Pan American Games medalists in tennis
- French Open champions