Argentine tennis player (born 1966)
Javier Alberto Frana Maggi [ 1] (Spanish pronunciation: [xaˈβjeɾ ˈfɾana] ; born 25 December 1966) is a formertennis player fromArgentina and former tennis commentator forESPN Latin America . He won1996 French Open mixed doubles title with compatriotPatricia Tarabini .
Frana turned professional in 1986. He reached his career-highATP singles ranking on July 24, 1995, when he became world No. 30. His highest doubles ranking was world No. 14, achieved on May 25, 1992.
Frana debuted at theSeoul Olympics in 1988, where he was defeated in the second round by fellow countrymanMartín Jaite , 2–6, 4–6 and 2–6. At the 1992Olympics in Barcelona , he reached the second round again, this time falling to France'sFabrice Santoro , 6–4, 2–6, 1–6, and 1–6. He represented his native country for the last time in Olympic competition at the1996 Summer Olympics inAtlanta , United States, where he was defeated in the first round by Great Britain'sGreg Rusedski .
Frana was born inRafaela ,Argentina . He is ofCroat origin, his family is from theTrogir area.
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 International Series (3–6)
Finals by surface Hard (1–1) Clay (1–3) Grass (1–2) 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 1988 Itaparica , BrazilGrand Prix Hard Jaime Yzaga 6–7(4–7) , 2–6 Loss 0–2 Jul 1991 Newport , United StatesWorld Series Grass Bryan Shelton 6–3, 4–6, 4–6 Win 1–2 Oct 1991 Guarujá , BrazilWorld Series Hard Markus Zoecke 2–6, 7–6(7–1) , 6–3 Loss 1–3 Jul 1993 Newport , United StatesWorld Series Grass Greg Rusedski 5–7, 7–6(9–7) , 6–7(5–7) Win 2–3 Oct 1993 Santiago , ChileWorld Series Clay Emilio Sánchez 7–5, 3–6, 6–3 Loss 2–4 Nov 1994 Buenos Aires , ArgentinaWorld Series Clay Àlex Corretja 3–6, 7–5, 6–7(5–7) Loss 2–5 Apr 1995 Paget , BermudaWorld Series Clay Mauricio Hadad 6–7(7–5) , 6–3, 4–6 Loss 2–6 May 1995 Pinehurst , United StatesWorld Series Clay Thomas Enqvist 3–6, 6–3, 3–6 Win 3–6 Jun 1995 Nottingham , United KingdomWorld Series Grass Todd Woodbridge 7–6(7–4) , 6–3
Doubles: 16 (7 titles, 9 runner-ups)[ edit ] Legend Grand Slam Tournaments (0–1) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP Masters Series (0–0) ATP Championship Series (0–0) ATP World Series (7–8)
Finals by surface Hard (2–3) Clay (3–4) Grass (1–2) Carpet (1–0)
Finals by setting Outdoors (6–9) Indoors (1–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score Loss 0–1 Sep 1987 Barcelona , SpainGrand Prix Clay Christian Miniussi Miloslav Mečíř Tomáš Šmíd 1–6, 2–6 Loss 0–2 Feb 1988 Guarujá , BrazilGrand Prix Hard Diego Pérez Ricardo Acuña Luke Jensen 1–6, 4–6 Win 1–2 May 1988 Florence , ItalyGrand Prix Clay Christian Miniussi Claudio Pistolesi Horst Skoff 7–6, 6–4 Win 2–2 Feb 1990 Guarujá , BrazilWorld Series Clay Gustavo Luza Luiz Mattar Cássio Motta 7–6, 7–6 Loss 2–3 Jul 1991 Wimbledon , United KingdomGrand Slam Grass Leonardo Lavalle John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd 3–6, 4–6, 7–6(9–7) , 1–6 Loss 2–4 Jul 1991 Newport , United StatesWorld Series Grass Bruce Steel Gianluca Pozzi Brett Steven 4–6, 4–6 Win 3–4 Aug 1991 Los Angeles , United StatesWorld Series Hard Jim Pugh Glenn Michibata Brad Pearce 7–5, 2–6, 6–4 Loss 3–5 Oct 1991 Tel Aviv , IsraelWorld Series Hard Leonardo Lavalle David Rikl Michiel Schapers 2–6, 7–6, 3–6 Loss 3–6 Nov 1991 Búzios , BrazilWorld Series Hard Leonardo Lavalle Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 Loss 3–7 May 1992 Bologna , ItalyWorld Series Clay Javier Sánchez Luke Jensen Laurie Warder 2–6, 3–6 Loss 3–8 Apr 1993 Charlotte , United StatesWorld Series Clay Leonardo Lavalle Rikard Bergh Trevor Kronemann 1–6, 2–6 Win 4–8 Jul 1993 Newport , United StatesWorld Series Grass Christo van Rensburg Byron Black Jim Pugh 4–6, 6–1, 7–6 Win 5–8 Sep 1993 Bordeaux , FranceWorld Series Hard Pablo Albano David Adams Andrei Olhovskiy 7–6, 4–6, 6–3 Loss 5–9 Nov 1993 São Paulo , BrazilWorld Series Clay Pablo Albano Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez 6–4, 6–7, 4–6 Win 6–9 Feb 1995 Acapulco , MexicoWorld Series Clay Leonardo Lavalle Marc-Kevin Goellner Diego Nargiso 7–5, 6–3 Win 7–9 Oct 1995 Ostrava , Czech RepublicWorld Series Carpet Jonas Björkman Guy Forget Patrick Rafter 6–7, 6–4, 7–6
Mixed doubles (1 win)[ edit ] ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals [ edit ] Legend ATP Challenger (1–3) ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface Hard (0–1) Clay (1–1) Grass (0–1) Carpet (0–0)
Legend ATP Challenger (9–4) ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface Hard (2–1) Clay (6–3) Grass (1–0) Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score Win 1–0 Nov 1989 Ilheus , BrazilChallenger Hard Cássio Motta Sergio Casal Javier Sánchez 6–4, 6–2 Loss 1–1 Dec 1989 Brasília , BrazilChallenger Hard Gustavo Luza Charles Beckman Jean-Philippe Fleurian 6–4, 3–6, 0–6 Win 2–1 Feb 1990 São Paulo , BrazilChallenger Hard Gustavo Luza Ricardo Camargo Ivan Kley 6–3, 7–6 Loss 2–2 Aug 1990 Lins , BrazilChallenger Clay Agustín Moreno Charles Beckman José Clavet 6–7, 3–6 Win 3–2 Aug 1990 São Paulo , BrazilChallenger Clay Cássio Motta João Zwetsch Gabriel Markus 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 Win 4–2 Jul 1992 Newcastle , United KingdomChallenger Grass Christo van Rensburg Kent Kinnear Peter Nyborg 7–6, 7–6 Win 5–2 Oct 1992 Buenos Aires , ArgentinaChallenger Clay Pablo Albano Horacio de la Peña Gabriel Markus 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 Loss 5–3 Apr 1993 Acapulco , MexicoChallenger Clay Juan-Ignacio Garat Ellis Ferreira Richard Schmidt 6–7, 4–6 Win 6–3 Apr 1993 San Luis Potosí , MexicoChallenger Clay Leonardo Lavalle Francisco Montana Bryan Shelton 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 Loss 6–4 Apr 1993 Birmingham , United StatesChallenger Clay Pablo Albano Todd Witsken Bryan Shelton 6–7, 3–6 Win 7–4 Feb 1995 Mar del Plata , ArgentinaChallenger Clay Luis Lobo Jordi Burillo Hernán Gumy 7–6, 6–0 Win 8–4 Apr 1996 Birmingham , United StatesChallenger Clay Karel Nováček Matt Lucena Dave Randall 6–3, 6–1 Win 9–4 Apr 1997 Paget , BermudaChallenger Clay Mark Knowles Lucas Arnold Ker Daniel Orsanic 6–3, 6–7, 6–3
Performance timelines [ 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.