Francisco Costa (tennis)
Francisco Costa|
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| Country (sports) |
 Brazil |
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| Residence |
Porto Alegre, Brazil |
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| Born |
(1973-06-28) June 28, 1973
Porto Alegre, Brazil |
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| Height |
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
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| Turned pro |
1994 |
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| Retired |
2005 |
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| Plays |
Right-handed |
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| Prize money |
$305,428 |
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| Singles |
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| Career record |
1–5 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup) |
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| Career titles |
0 |
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| Highest ranking |
No. 140 (May 8, 2000) |
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| Grand Slam Singles results |
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| Australian Open |
Q3 (1999) |
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| French Open |
Q1 (1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003) |
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| Wimbledon |
Q1 (2003) |
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| US Open |
Q1 (1999) |
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| Doubles |
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| Career record |
2–3 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup) |
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| Career titles |
0 |
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| Highest ranking |
No. 170 (July 26, 1999) |
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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) |
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| Titles by Surface |
| Hard (1) |
| Grass (0) |
| Clay (2) |
| Carpet (0) |
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| 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) |
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| Titles by Surface |
| Hard (0) |
| Grass (0) |
| Clay (1) |
| Carpet (0) |
|
Runners-up (8)
Singles (3)
| Legend |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (0) |
| Challengers (3) |
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| Finals by Surface |
| Hard (0) |
| Grass (0) |
| Clay (3) |
| Carpet (0) |
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| 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) |
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| Finals by Surface |
| Hard (1) |
| Grass (0) |
| Clay (4) |
| Carpet (0) |
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| 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 |
 Germán Puentes |
Emilio Benfele Álvarez
 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 |
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