Francisco Costa (tennis)

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

Francisco Costa

Country (sports)	Brazil
Residence	Porto Alegre, Brazil
Born	(1973-06-28) June 28, 1973 (age 51) Porto Alegre, Brazil
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro	1994
Retired	2005
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$305,428
Singles
Career record	1–5 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 140 (8 May 2000)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q3 (1999)
French Open	Q1 (1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003)
Wimbledon	Q1 (2003)
US Open	Q1 (1999)
Doubles
Career record	2–3 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 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

Singles: 14 (9–5)

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)

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

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

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	–

External links

• Francisco Costa at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Francisco Costa at the International Tennis Federation
• Francisco Costa at the Davis Cup