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Franco Davín (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈfɾaŋko ðaˈβin];[lower-alpha 1] born January 11, 1970) is a tennis coach and a former tennis player from Argentina.

Franco Davín
Country (sports) Argentina
ResidenceBuenos Aires, Argentina
Born (1970-01-11) January 11, 1970 (age 52)
Pehuajó, Argentina
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro1986
Retired1997
PlaysLeft-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,101,560
Singles
Career record153–155
Career titles3
Highest rankingNo. 30 (8 October 1990)
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenQF (1991)
US Open3R (1990)
Doubles
Career record11–28
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 255 (9 September 1991)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open1R (1987)
Last updated on: 26 November 2021.

Davín won his first ATP-tour match at 15 years, 1 month against Hans Gildemeister in Buenos Aires. He holds the Open Era record for being the youngest player to win a tour level main draw match. Davín won three singles tournaments on the ATP Tour, and reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 30 in October 1990.[1]

He coached fellow countryman Juan Martín del Potro until July 2015,[2] and was the captain of the Argentine Davis Cup team.[3] Under Davín's tutelage, Del Potro won the 2009 US Open, defeating Rafael Nadal in the semi-finals and Roger Federer in the final en route to the championship.[2] Davín also coached Gastón Gaudio when he won the 2004 French Open and Grigor Dimitrov from 2015 to 2016.[4][5] He is currently coaching Brandon Nakashima.


Tennis career



Juniors


Davín had an excellent junior career, reaching the US Open Boys' Singles final and winning the French Open Boys' Doubles (both in 1986).


Pro tour


Turning professional in 1987, Davín's best slam performance was reaching the quarterfinals of the 1991 French Open, where he defeated experienced clay-courter Martín Jaite as well as Christian Bergström, Marián Vajda and Arnaud Boetsch en route before losing to Michael Stich.


Coaching


In addition to working with Gaudio, del Potro, and Dimitrov, Davín has mentored Guillermo Coria, Fabio Fognini, Kyle Edmund[6] From November 2020, he coached Cristian Garín.[7][8] He is currently coaching Brandon Nakashima.

In June 2020, Davín tested positive for COVID-19.[9]


Personal life


Davín resides in Key Biscayne with his wife Mariana, his daughter Juana, and his son Nacho.


Junior Grand Slam finals



Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)


Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss1986US OpenHard Javier Sanchez2–6, 2–6

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)


Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss1987French OpenClay Guillermo Perez-Roldan Jim Courier
Jonathan Stark
7–6, 4–6, 3–6

ATP career finals



Singles: 9 (3 titles, 6 runner-ups)


Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (3–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (3–6)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (3–6)
Indoors (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 1986 Buenos Aires, Argentina Grand Prix Clay Jay Berger 3–6, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Jun 1989 Bologna, Italy Grand Prix Clay Javier Sánchez 1–6, 0–6
Win 1–2 Aug 1989 St. Vincent, Italy Grand Prix Clay Juan Aguilera 6–2, 6–2
Loss 1–3 Apr 1990 Estoril, Portugal World Series Clay Emilio Sánchez 3–6, 1–6
Win 2–3 Sep 1990 Palermo, Italy World Series Clay Juan Aguilera 6–1, 6–1
Loss 2–4 Oct 1990 Athens, Greece World Series Clay Mark Koevermans 7–5, 4–6, 1–6
Loss 2–5 Aug 1992 Prague, Czech Republic World Series Clay Karel Nováček 1–6, 1–6
Loss 2–6 Aug 1992 Umag, Croatia World Series Clay Thomas Muster 1–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win 3–6 Sep 1994 Bucharest, Romania World Series Clay Goran Ivanišević 6–2, 6–4

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals



Singles: 6 (4–2)


Legend
ATP Challenger (4–2)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (4–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 1990 Oporto, Portugal Challenger Clay Mark Koevermans 3–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Apr 1992 Parioli, Italy Challenger Clay Francisco Roig 6–1, 6–4
Win 2–1 Jun 1992 Turin, Italy Challenger Clay Renzo Furlan 7–6, 3–6, 6–1
Win 3–1 Sep 1993 Oporto, Portugal Challenger Clay Gabriel Markus 6–4, 6–3
Win 4–1 Feb 1994 Punta del Este, Uruguay Challenger Clay Gerard Solves 6–2, 4–6, 6–0
Loss 4–2 Mar 1994 Agadir, Morocco Challenger Clay Younes El Aynaoui 3–6, 6–1, 3–6

Doubles: 1 (0–1)


Legend
ATP Challenger (0–1)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 1991 Venice, Italy Challenger Clay Marcelo Filippini Jordi Arrese
Francisco Roig
3–6, 2–6

Performance timeline


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


Tournament1987198819891990199119921993199419951996SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0   
French Open 3R 1R A 3R QF 1R 1R 1R A Q3 0 / 7 8–7 53%
Wimbledon A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0   
US Open A A A 3R A 1R A 1R A A 0 / 3 2–3 40%
Win–loss 2–1 0–1 0–0 4–2 4–1 0–2 0–1 0–2 0–0 0–0 0 / 10 10–10 50%
ATP Masters Series
Miami A A 1R A 2R A A A A A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Monte Carlo A A A A 1R A 1R A A A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Rome 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R A 1R A A A 0 / 6 0–6 0%
Hamburg 1R A 2R QF 2R A 1R A A A 0 / 5 5–5 50%
Win–loss 0–2 0–1 1–3 3–2 1–4 0–0 0–3 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 15 5–15 25%

Notes


  1. In isolation, Davín is pronounced [daˈβin].

References




Preceded by
Daniel Garcia
Alejandro Gattiker
Davis Cup Argentina captain
1999
2000-2001
Succeeded by

На других языках


[de] Franco Davín

Franco Davín (* 11. Januar 1970 in Pehuajó, Buenos Aires) ist ein ehemaliger argentinischer Tennisspieler.
- [en] Franco Davín

[es] Franco Davín

Franco Davín (Pehuajó, provincia de Buenos Aires, 11 de enero de 1970) es un extenista argentino. En su momento, fue una de las tantas promesas del tenis argentino de finales de los años 1980, aunque sus mayores logros llegaron a posteriori de su retiro, en 1997 y a los 27 años de edad.



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