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Francisco González (tennis)

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Francisco González
Country (sports) Paraguay
ResidenceFresno, California, U.S.
Born (1955-11-19) November 19, 1955 (age 68)
Wiesbaden, West Germany
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Turned pro1977
Retired1990
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$483,023
Singles
Career record107–171
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 34 (12 July 1978)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (1984)
French Open2R (1979, 1982)
Wimbledon4R (1981)
US Open3R (1980)
Doubles
Career record221–200
Career titles10
Highest rankingNo. 22 (26 November 1984)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1984)
French OpenQF (1980, 1983, 1985)
Wimbledon3R (1979, 1980)
US OpenQF (1979)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French OpenF (1985)

Francisco González (born November 19, 1955) played professional tennis in the 1970s and 1980s. He represented Paraguay in Davis Cup and played collegiate tennis at the Ohio State University.

González was ranked as high as world no. 34 in singles, achieved in July 1978, and no. 22 in doubles in November 1984.[1] The biggest singles final of his career was at Cincinnati in 1980, defeating Jimmy Connors in the semifinals before falling to Harold Solomon.

Career highlights

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Francisco González has been the head tennis professional at Sierra Sport & Racquet Club since 1998. He had career wins over Ivan Lendl, Jimmy Connors, Stefan Edberg, Andrés Gómez, Vitas Gerulaitis, Yannick Noah, Eliot Teltscher, Johan Kriek, and Henri Leconte. In 1978 he won the men's singles title at the Southern Championships in Greenville, South Carolina.[2]

Career finals

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Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

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Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 1980 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard United States Harold Solomon 6–7, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Oct 1984 Brisbane, Australia Carpet United States Eliot Teltscher 6–3, 3–6, 4–6

Doubles: 20 (10 titles, 10 runner-ups)

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Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Apr 1979 Tulsa, U.S. Hard (i) United States Eliot Teltscher Australia Colin Dibley
United States Tom Gullikson
6–7, 7–5, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Aug 1979 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. Hard United States Fred McNair United States Robert Lutz
United States Stan Smith
3–6, 4–6
Loss 1–2 Oct 1979 Maui, U.S. Hard Australia Rod Frawley United Kingdom John Lloyd
United States Nick Saviano
5–7, 4–6
Win 2–2 Oct 1979 Sydney, Australia Hard Australia Rod Frawley India Vijay Amritraj
United States Pat DuPré
walkover
Loss 2–3 Oct 1979 Tokyo, Japan Clay Australia Rod Frawley Australia Colin Dibley
Paraguay Pat DuPré
6–3, 1–6, 1–6
Loss 2–4 Apr 1980 Tulsa, U.S. Hard (i) United States Van Winitsky United States Robert Lutz
United States Dick Stockton
6–2, 6–7, 2–6
Loss 2–5 Oct 1982 Maui, U.S. Hard South Africa Bernard Mitton United States Mike Cahill
United States Eliot Teltscher
4–6, 4–6
Win 3–5 Oct 1982 Melbourne, Australia Grass United States Matt Mitchell Australia Syd Ball
Australia Rod Frawley
7–6, 7–6
Loss 3–6 Nov 1982 Dortmund, West Germany Carpet United States Mike Cahill Czechoslovakia Pavel Složil
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
2–6, 7–6, 1–6
Win 4–6 May 1983 Florence, Italy Clay Paraguay Víctor Pecci France Dominique Bedel
France Bernard Fritz
4–6, 6–4, 7–6
Win 5–6 May 1983 Rome Masters, Italy Clay Paraguay Víctor Pecci Sweden Jan Gunnarsson
United States Mike Leach
6–2, 6–7, 6–4
Win 6–6 Jun 1983 Venice, Italy Clay Paraguay Víctor Pecci United States Steve Krulevitz
Hungary Zoltán Kuhárszky
6–1, 6–2
Loss 6–7 Aug 1983 Cleveland, U.S. Hard United States Matt Mitchell South Africa Mike Myburg
South Africa Christo van Rensburg
6–7, 5–7
Win 7–7 Aug 1984 Cleveland, U.S. Hard United States Matt Mitchell United States Martin Davis
United States Chris Dunk
7–6, 7–5
Win 8–7 Aug 1984 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard United States Matt Mitchell United States Sandy Mayer
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
4–6, 6–3, 7–6
Win 9–7 Oct 1984 Brisbane, Australia Carpet United States Matt Mitchell Australia Broderick Dyke
Australia Wally Masur
6–7, 6–2, 7–5
Win 10–7 Nov 1984 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard United States Tracy Delatte United States Steve Meister
United States Eliot Teltscher
7–6, 6–1
Loss 10–8 Mar 1986 Metz, France Carpet (i) Netherlands Michiel Schapers Poland Wojciech Fibak
France Guy Forget
6–2, 2–6, 4–6
Loss 10–9 Mar 1986 Chicago, U.S. Carpet (i) South Africa Eddie Edwards United States Ken Flach
United States Robert Seguso
0–6, 5–7
Loss 10–10 Jul 1986 Newport, U.S. Grass South Africa Eddie Edwards India Vijay Amritraj
United States Tim Wilkison
6–4, 5–7, 6–7

References

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  1. ^ "Francisco Gonzalez – sierra sport racquet club".
  2. ^ World Tennis. New York: CBS Publications. May 1978. p. 80.
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