Francisco Costa (tennis)

Francisco Costa

Country (sports)	Brazil
Residence	Porto Alegre, Brazil
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro	1994
Retired	2005
Plays	Right-handed;
Prize money	US$305,428
Singles
Career record	1–5
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 140 (May 8, 2000)
Doubles
Career record	2–3
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 170 (July 26, 1999)
Last updated on: October 5, 2008.

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)

Titles by Surface Hard (1) Grass (0) Clay (2) Carpet (0)

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)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partnering	Opponents in the final	Score
1.	October 30, 2000	Quito, Ecuador	Clay	Irakli Labadze	Eric Nunez Martin Stringari	6–2, 7–6(4)

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

• Francisco Costa's Official Site
• Francisco Costa at the Association of Tennis Professionals