Argentine tennis player
Franco Davín Country (sports) ArgentinaResidence Buenos Aires , ArgentinaBorn (1970-01-11 ) January 11, 1970 (age 55) Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Turned pro 1986 Retired 1997 Plays Left-handed (one-handed backhand) Prize money $ 1,101,560Singles Career record 153–155 Career titles 3 Highest ranking No. 30 (8 October 1990) Grand Slam singles results French Open QF (1991 ) US Open 3R (1990 ) Doubles Career record 11–28 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 255 (9 September 1991) Grand Slam doubles results French Open 1R (1987 ) Last updated on: 26 November 2021.
Franco Davín (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈfɾaŋko ðaˈβin] ;[ a] born January 11, 1970) is an Argentinetennis coach and former professional player.
Davín won three singles tournaments on theATP Tour , and reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 30 in October 1990.[ 1] Davín won his first ATP-tour match at 15 years, 1 month againstHans Gildemeister in Buenos Aires. He holds theOpen Era record for being the youngest player to win a tour level main draw match.[citation needed ]
Davín had an excellent junior career, reaching theUS Open Boys' Singles final and winning the French Open Boys' Doubles (both in 1986).
Turning professional in 1987, Davín's best slam performance was reaching the quarterfinals of the1991 French Open , where he defeated experienced clay-courterMartín Jaite as well asChristian Bergström ,Marián Vajda andArnaud Boetsch en route before losing toMichael Stich .
Davin coached fellow countrymanJuan Martín del Potro until July 2015,[ 2] and was the captain of the ArgentineDavis Cup team.[ 3] Under Davín's tutelage, Del Potro won the2009 US Open , defeatingRafael Nadal in the semifinals andRoger Federer in the final en route to the championship title.[ 2] Davín also coachedGastón Gaudio when he won the2004 French Open winning againstGuillermo Coria whom he coached also at one time.
He coachedGrigor Dimitrov in 2015–2016.[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] After that he coachedFabio Fognini for three years 2016–2019, when he captured the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters title and reached a career-high ranking of World No. 9 in 2019.[ 7] [ 8] He then coachedKyle Edmund in 2020.[ 9] From November 2020 until 2021, he coachedCristian Garín .[ 10] In 2022–2023, he coachedBrandon Nakashima on a part-time basis[ 11] and WTA player and world No. 11Veronika Kudermetova .[ 12] Since 2024 he is coachingJoão Fonseca in a “consultant” role.[ 13]
Davín resides inKey Biscayne with his wife Mariana, his daughter Juana, and his son Nacho.
In June 2020, Davín tested positive forCOVID-19 .[ 14]
Junior Grand Slam finals [ edit ] Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)[ edit ] Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)[ edit ] Singles: 9 (3 titles, 6 runner-ups)[ edit ] 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 , ArgentinaGrand Prix Clay Jay Berger 3–6, 3–6 Loss 0–2 Jun 1989 Bologna , ItalyGrand Prix Clay Javier Sánchez 1–6, 0–6 Win 1–2 Aug 1989 St. Vincent , ItalyGrand Prix Clay Juan Aguilera 6–2, 6–2 Loss 1–3 Apr 1990 Estoril , PortugalWorld Series Clay Emilio Sánchez 3–6, 1–6 Win 2–3 Sep 1990 Palermo , ItalyWorld Series Clay Juan Aguilera 6–1, 6–1 Loss 2–4 Oct 1990 Athens , GreeceWorld Series Clay Mark Koevermans 7–5, 4–6, 1–6 Loss 2–5 Aug 1992 Prague , Czech RepublicWorld Series Clay Karel Nováček 1–6, 1–6 Loss 2–6 Aug 1992 Umag , CroatiaWorld Series Clay Thomas Muster 1–6, 6–4, 4–6 Win 3–6 Sep 1994 Bucharest , RomaniaWorld Series Clay Goran Ivanišević 6–2, 6–4
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals [ edit ] 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 , PortugalChallenger Clay Mark Koevermans 3–6, 3–6 Win 1–1 Apr 1992 Parioli , ItalyChallenger Clay Francisco Roig 6–1, 6–4 Win 2–1 Jun 1992 Turin , ItalyChallenger Clay Renzo Furlan 7–6, 3–6, 6–1 Win 3–1 Sep 1993 Oporto , PortugalChallenger Clay Gabriel Markus 6–4, 6–3 Win 4–1 Feb 1994 Punta del Este , UruguayChallenger Clay Gérard Solvès 6–2, 4–6, 6–0 Loss 4–2 Mar 1994 Agadir , MoroccoChallenger Clay Younes El Aynaoui 3–6, 6–1, 3–6
Legend ATP Challenger (0–1) ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (0–1) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)
Performance timeline [ edit ] (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.