Iván Molina

Iván Molina

Country (sports)	Colombia
Born	16 June 1946 Maceo, Colombia
Plays	Left-handed
Singles
Career record	142–184
Career titles	0
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open	2R (1978)
Wimbledon	2R (1972, 1973)
US Open	2R (1975, 1977)
Doubles
Career record	102–147
Career titles	2
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open	3R (1971, 1973, 1975)
Wimbledon	2R (1972, 1974)
US Open	2R (1972)
Mixed doubles
Career record	25–11
Career titles	1
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
French Open	W (1974)
Wimbledon	QF (1972)
US Open	3R (1972)

Iván Molina (born 16 June 1946^[1][2]) is a former professional Colombian tennis player.

Molina and Martina Navratilova teamed to win the 1974 French Open mixed doubles title, beating Rosie Reyes Darmon and Marcello Lara 6–3, 6–3 in the final.^[3] Together with Florenţa Mihai, he reached the French Open mixed doubles final in 1977, losing to Mary Carillo and John McEnroe. The 6-foot-tall (1.8 m) left-hander played 46 matches in the Davis Cup for Colombia from 1970 to 1979, winning 15 and losing 14 of his singles matches and winning 7 and losing 10 of his doubles matches. He played 8 Tennis Grand Prix doubles finals (1 win) and 2 singles finals (no wins) and reached his highest singles ranking of 22 in April 1976 on the Grand Prix. He is considered to be the best Colombian tennis player of all time.

Major finals

Grand Slam finals

Mixed doubles: 2 (1–1)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score in the final
Winner	1974	French Open	Clay	Martina Navratilova	Marcello Lara Rosie Reyes Darmon	6–3, 6–3
Runner-up	1977	French Open	Clay	Florenţa Mihai	Mary Carillo John McEnroe	7–6, 6–3

ATP career finals

Singles: 2 (2 runners-up)

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

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	28 April 1975	Nice International Championships, Nice, France	Clay	Dick Crealy	7–6, 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up	2.	27 October 1975	Aryamehr Cup, Téhéran, Iran	Clay	Eddie Dibbs	6–1, 4–6, 5–7, 4–6

Doubles: 10 (2 titles-8 runner-up)

Finals by Surface Hard (0–3) Clay (2–5) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	23 July 1973	Dutch Open, Netherlands	Clay	Allan Stone	Andrés Gimeno Antonio Muñoz	4–6, 7–6, 6–4
Runner-up	1.	26 November 1973	ATP Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	Patricio Cornejo	Ricardo Cano Guillermo Vilas	7–6, 6–3
Runner-up	2.	18 February 1974	ATP Birmingham, USA	Hard	Nicholas Kalogeropoulos	Ian Fletcher Sandy Mayer	4–6, 7–6, 6–1
Runner-up	3.	18 March 1974	Salt Lake City Open, USA	Indoor	Jairo Velasco	Jimmy Connors Vitas Gerulaitis	6–2, 6–7, 5–7
Winner	2.	22 July 1974	Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	Jairo Velasco	František Pala Balázs Taróczy	2–6, 7–6, 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	4.	20 October 1974	Calgary, Canada	Indoor	Jairo Velasco	Jürgen Fassbender Karl Meiler	4–6, 4–6
Runner-up	5.	5 May 1974	Nice International Championships,France	Clay	Jairo Velasco	Marcello Lara Joaquín Loyo Mayo	6–7, 7–6, 8–6
Runner-up	6.	18 March 1977	ATP Florence, Italy	Clay	Jairo Velasco	Chris Lewis Russell Simpson	6–2, 6–7, 2–6
Runner-up	7.	1 October 1979	ATP Bordeaux, France	Clay	Bernard Fritz	Patrice Dominguez Denis Naegelen	4–6, 4–6
Runner-up	8.	8 November 1979	Quito Open, Ecuador	Clay	Jairo Velasco	Jaime Fillol Álvaro Fillol	7–6, 3–6, 1–6

Performance timelines

Singles

Tournament	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	W–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0–0
French Open	A	1R	A	1R	1R	1R	1R	1R	2R	1R	1R	1–9
Wimbledon	A	A	2R	2R	1R	1R	1R	A	A	A	A	2–5
US Open	A	A	1R	1R	1R	2R	1R	2R	A	1R	A	2–7
Win–Loss	0–0	0–1	1–2	1–3	0–3	1–3	0–3	2–2	0–1	0–2	0–1	5–21
Year-end ranking	-	-	54	94	54	91	95	101	100	-	-

Doubles

Tournament	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	W–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0–0
French Open	A	3R	A	3R	2R	3R	2R	1R	1R	A	1R	A	2R	9–9
Wimbledon	A	A	2R	1R	2R	1R	1R	A	A	A	A	A	A	2–5
US Open	A	A	2R	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1–1
Win–Loss	0–0	2–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–2	0–1	0–1	0–0	0–1	0–0	1–1	12–15

Mixed doubles

Tournament	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	W–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0–0
French Open	A	2R	A	A	W	QF	QF	F	2R	A	A	19–5
Wimbledon	A	1R	QF	2R	A	1R	1R	A	A	A	A	4–5
US Open	A	A	3R	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	2–1
Win–Loss	0–0	1–2	5–2	1–1	6–0	3–2	3–2	5–1	1–1	0–0	0–0	25–11

References

1. "El legendario Iván Molina vuelve a Medellín a dictar cátedra" (in Spanish). Medellín: El Colombiano. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
2. Other sources cite Bogota (official ATP webcite) or Maceo, Antioquia (profile at the Colomvian portal Tras La Cola de La Rata) as his birthplace
3. "Iván Molina" (in Spanish). Semana. 2 February 2004. Retrieved 1 October 2014.

External links

• Iván Molina at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Iván Molina at the International Tennis Federation
• Iván Molina at the Davis Cup