Francis Alcantara Explained
| Francis Alcantara |
| Fullname: | Francis Casey Alcantara |
| Residence: | Cagayan de Oro, Philippines |
| Birth Date: | 4 February 1992 |
| Turnedpro: | 2015 |
| Plays: | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Careerprizemoney: | $56,628 |
| Singlesrecord: | 6–4 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 758 (6 November 2017) |
| Australianopenjuniorresult: | 1R (2009, 2010) |
| Frenchopenjuniorresult: | 1R (2009) |
| Wimbledonjuniorresult: | 2R (2010) |
| Usopenjuniorresult: | 1R (2009) |
| Doublesrecord: | 7–2 |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 162 (19 February 2024) |
| Australianopendoublesjuniorresult: | W (2009) |
| Frenchopendoublesjuniorresult: | 2R (2009, 2010) |
| Wimbledondoublesjuniorresult: | 2R (2010) |
| Usopendoublesjuniorresult: | 1R (2009) |
| Updated: | 19 February 2024 |
| Medaltemplates-Expand: | Yes |
| Currentdoublesranking: | No. 162 (19 February 2024) |
Francis Casey "Niño"[1] Alcantara (born February 4, 1992) is a professional tennis player from the Philippines.
Career
Francis Alcantara first took the sport of the tennis when he was 6 years old and he was influenced by his father who played the sport as well. In front of their residence in Cagayan de Oro was a tennis court.[1]
When Alcantara was 11 years old he was scouted by Romeo Chan as a tennis player. Chan who went to Cagayan de Oro invited Alcantara to reside and train with him in Manila. Alcantara accepted the offer and started playing in junior grand slams in various parts of the world.[1]
He won the 2009 Australian Open Boys' Doubles event with Hsieh Cheng-peng, beating Mikhail Biryukov and Yasutaka Uchiyama, 6–4, 6–2 in the final.[2]
On January 1, 2009, Alcantara reached his highest junior ranking of world number 14. In winning the 2009 Australian Open Boys' Doubles title, Alcantara and Cheng-peng did not lose a set during the entire tournament.
Alcantara completed his secondary education at Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan High School in March 2009.[3]
Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (1 win)
Davis Cup
| Legend |
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| Group membership | | World Group (0) | | Group I (0–1) | | Group II (13–5) | | Group III (0) | | Group IV (0) | |
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- indicates the outcome of the Davis Cup match followed by the score, date, place of event, the zonal classification and its phase, and the court surface.
| Rubber outcome | No. | Rubber | Match type (partner if any) | Opponent nation | Opponent player(s) | Score |
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| 4–1; 6–8 March 2009; Victoria Park, Hong Kong, China; Group II Asia/Oceania First round; Hard surface |
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| Victory | 3. | V | Singles (dead rubber) |  Hong Kong | Michael Lai | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 3–2; 10–12 July 2009; Philippine Columbian Association, Manila, Philippines; Group II Asia/Oceania Second round; Clay surface |
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| Defeat | 4. | V | Singles (dead rubber) |  Pakistan | Jalil Khan | 6–1, 6–7(8–10), 3–6 |
| 0–5; 5–7 March 2010; Namihaya Dome, Osaka, Japan; Group I Asia/Oceania First round; Carpet surface |
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| Defeat | 4. | V | Singles (dead rubber) |  Japan | Go Soeda | 1–6, 0–6 |
| 5–0; 6–8 April 2012; Philippine Columbian Association, Manila, Philippines; Group II Asia/Oceania Second round; Clay surface |
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| Victory | 4. | IV | Singles (dead rubber) | Pakistan | Muhammad Abid | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 2–3; 14–16 September 2012; Gelora Bung Karno Tennis Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia; Group II Asia/Oceania Third round; Hard surface |
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| Defeat | 4. | I | Singles | Indonesia | Christopher Rungkat | 6–7(3–7), 2–6, 6–3, 0–6 |
| Victory | 4. | V | Singles (dead rubber) | Sunu Wahyu Trijati | 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–4 |
| 3–2; 5–7 April 2013; Plantation Bay Resort & Spa, Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines; Group II Asia/Oceania Second round; Clay surface |
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| Victory | 4. | III | Doubles (with Treat Huey) |  Thailand | Pruchya IsaroNuttanon Kadchapanan | 6–3, 6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
| Victory | 4. | V | Singles (dead rubber) | Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul | 6–4, 4–6, 6–0 |
| 2–3; 13–15 September 2013; Plantation Bay Resort & Spa, Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines; Group II Asia/Oceania Third round; Clay surface |
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| Victory | 4. | III | Doubles (with Treat Huey) |  New Zealand | Marcus DaniellArtem Sitak | 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 5–0; 5–8 March 2015; Valle Verde Country Club, Pasig, Philippines; Group II Asia/Oceania First round; Clay surface |
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| Victory | 4. | III | Doubles (with Treat Huey) |  Sri Lanka | Sharmal DissanayakeDineshkanthan Thangarajah | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Victory | 4. | V | Singles (dead rubber) | Dineshkanthan Thangarajah | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 5–0; 4–6 March 2016; Valle Verde Country Club, Pasig, Philippines; Group II Asia/Oceania First round; Clay surface |
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| Victory | 2. | III | Doubles (with Treat Huey) |  Kuwait | Abdulrahman AlawadhiAbdulhamid Mubarak | 6–1, 6–1, 6–2 |
| Victory | 2. | V | Singles (dead rubber) | Ali Ghareeb | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 1–3; 15–17 July 2016; Philippine Columbian Association, Manila, Philippines; Group II Asia/Oceania Second round; Clay surface |
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| Defeat | 2. | II | Singles | Chinese Taipei | Huang Lang-chi | 1–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4), 1–6, 0–1 ret. |
| 4–1; 3–5 February 2017; Philippine Columbian Association, Manila, Philippines; Group II Asia/Oceania First round; Clay surface |
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| Victory | 1. | III | Doubles (with Treat Huey) | Indonesia | David Agung SusantoSunu Wahyu Trijati | 6–2, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 4–1; 3–4 February 2018; Gelora Bung Karno Tennis Stadium Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia; Group II Asia/Oceania First round; Hard surface |
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| Victory | 1. | III | Doubles (with Jurence Zosimo Mendoza) | Indonesia | Justin BarkiDavid Agung Susanto | 7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
| 1–4; 7–8 April 2018; Philippine Columbian Association, Manila, Philippines; Group II Asia/Oceania Second round; Clay surface |
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| Defeat | 1. | III | Doubles (with Johnny Arcilla) | Thailand | Sanchai RatiwatanaSonchat Ratiwatana | 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 1–6 |
| 1–3; 5–6 April 2019; The National Tennis Development Center, Nonthaburi, Thailand; Group II Asia/Oceania; Hard surface |
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| Defeat | 1. | III | Doubles (with Jurence Zosimo Mendoza) | Thailand | Sanchai RatiwatanaSonchat Ratiwatana | 4–6, 5–7 |
| 1–4; 6–7 March 2020; Philippine Columbian Association, Manila, Philippines; Group II Play-offs; Clay surface |
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| Victory | 3. | III | Doubles (with Ruben Gonzales) |  Greece | Markos KalovelonisPetros Tsitsipas | 7–6(7–5), 6–4 | |
Challenger and Futures Finals
Doubles: 51 (25–26)
| Legend (doubles) |
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| ATP Challenger Tour (0–6) | | ITF Futures Tour (25–20) | |
| | Titles by surface |
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| Hard (23–25) | | Clay (2–1) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (0–0) | |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | | Philippines F2, Manila | Futures | Clay (i) | Johnny Arcilla | Katsuki Nagao Hiromasa Oku | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–1 | | Manila, Philippines | Challenger | Hard | Christopher Rungkat |  Johan Brunström Frederik Nielsen | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | | Vietnam F7, Thủ Dầu Một | Futures | Hard | David Agung Susanto |  Chang Yu Wang Aoran | 7–5, 3–6, [5-10] |
| Loss | 1–3 | | Vietnam F8, Thủ Dầu Một | Futures | Hard | David Agung Susanto |  Kim Young Seok Noh Sang-woo | 6–0, 4–6, [8-10] |
| Win | 2–3 | | Eygypt F8, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | Benjamin Lock | Chen TI Sun Fajing | 6–3, 6–7(7–9), [10-7] |
| Loss | 2–4 | | Bahrain F1, Manama | Futures | Hard | Benjamin Lock | Markus Eriksson Milos Sekulic | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 3–4 | | Singapore F1, Singapore | Futures | Hard | Sem Verbeek | Hiroyasu Ehara Sho Katayama | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–4 | | Singapore F2, Singapore | Futures | Hard | Sem Verbeek | Soichiro Moritani Masato Shiga | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–4 | | Singapore F3, Singapore | Futures | Hard | Sem Verbeek | Yuichi Ito Lý Hoàng Nam | 7–6(7–3), 6–2 |
| Win | 6–4 | | Hong Kong F1, Hong Kong | Futures | Hard |  Karunuday Singh | Yuki Mochizuki Tomohiro Masabayashi | 6–3, 4–6, [11-9] |
| Loss | 6–5 | | China F12, Shenzhen | Futures | Hard | Karunuday Singh | Lý Hoàng Nam Sun Fajing | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 6–6 | | Australia F7, Cairns | Futures | Hard | Sem Verbeek |  Nathan Pasha Darren Polkinghorne | 2–6, 6–2, [2-10] |
| Win | 7–6 | | Singapore F2, Singapore | Futures | Hard | Collin Altamirano | Shintaro Imai Takuto Niki | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 7–7 | | China F7, Luzhou | Futures | Hard | Sun Fajing | Rhett Purcell Sami Reinwein | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 8–7 | | China F8, Yinchuan | Futures | Hard | Sun Fajing | Kento Takeuchi Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul | 6–4, 2–6, [10-5] |
| Loss | 8–8 | | Hong Kong F1, Hong Kong | Futures | Hard | Yi Chu-Huan | Wong Chun-hun Yeung Pak-long | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 8–9 | | Malaysia F3, Kuala Lumpur | Futures | Hard | John Paul Fruttero | Kim Cheong-eui Noh Sang-woo | 1–6, 6–3, [5-10] |
| Loss | 8–10 | | Indonesia F3, Jakarta | Futures | Hard | Kaito Uesugi | Justin Barki Christopher Rungkat | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 9–10 | | Thailand F4, Hua Hin | Futures | Hard | Karunuday Singh | Palaphoom Kovapitukted Nuttanon Kadchapanan | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 10–10 | | Thailand F5, Hua Hin | Futures | Hard | Shintaro Imai |  Adrian Andrzejczuk Yu Cheng-yu | 7–5, 6–7(5–7), [10-7] |
| Win | 11–10 | | Thailand F6, Hua Hin | Futures | Hard | Sonchat Ratiwatana | Ajeet Rai Karunuday Singh | 6–1, 1–6, [10-6] |
| Loss | 11–11 | | Vietnam F4, Tây Ninh | Futures | Hard | Markus Eriksson | Lê Quốc Khánh Lý Hoàng Nam | 4–6, 7–6(8–6), [10-12] |
| Win | 12–11 | | Vietnam F5, Tây Ninh | Futures | Hard | Markus Eriksson | Lý Hoàng Nam Roman Safiullin | 5–7, 6–4, [10-7] |
| Loss | 12–12 | | Thailand F8, Nonthaburi | Futures | Hard | Bernardo Saraiva | Hsu Yu-hsiou Yu Cheng-yu | 1–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 12–13 | | M25 Qujing, China | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Rhett Purcell | Hua Runhao Sun Fajing | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 12–14 | | M25 Brisbane, Australia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Harry Bourchier | Jake Delaney Luke Saville | 1–6, 6–3, [6-10] |
| Loss | 12–15 | | M15 Doha, Qatar | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Bogdan Bobrov | Guy Den Heijer Sidane Pontjodikromo | 6–7(6–8), 6–4, [6-10] |
| Win | 13–15 | | M25 Calabasas, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Raymond Sarmiento |  Johannes Seeman Wally Thayne | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 14–15 | | M25 Harlingen, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Mark Whitehouse |  Gabi Adrian Boitan Constantin Frantzen | 7–6(7–3), 5–7, [10-7] |
| Loss | 14–16 | | M15 Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Kelsey Stevenson |  Samuel Vincent Ruggeri Francesco Vilardo | 6–2, 5–7, [3-10] |
| Loss | 14–17 | | M15 Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Kelsey Stevenson | Petr Bar Biryukov Marat Sharipov | 7–6(8–6), 3–6, [8-10] |
| Loss | 14–18 | | M15 Cairo, Egypt | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Colin Sinclair |  Lorenzo Joaquin Rodriguez Ilya Rudiukov | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 15–18 | | M25 Cairo, Egypt | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Colin Sinclair | Denis Klok Ilya Rudiukov | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 16–18 | | M15 Tây Ninh, Thailand | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Nam Hoang Ly | Park Ui-sung Son Ji-hoon | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 16–19 | | Nonthaburi, Thailand | Challenger | Hard | Christopher Rungkat | Benjamin Lock Yuta Shimizu | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 16–20 | | Nonthaburi, Thailand | Challenger | Hard | Christopher Rungkat | Chung Yun-seong Ajeet Rai | 1–6, 6–7(6–8) |
| Win | 17–20 | | M25 Tay Ninh, Vietnam | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Pruchya Isaro | Yu Hsiou Hsu Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul | 2–6, 6–3, [10–3] |
| Win | 18–20 | | M25 New Delhi, India | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Pruchya Isaro | Parikshit Somani Manish Sureshkumar | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 18–21 | | M15 Singapore, Singapore | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Sun Fajing | Justin Barki Igor Sijsling | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 18–22 | | M25 Jakarta, Indonesia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Pruchya Isaro | Ray Ho Sun Fajing | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 19–22 | | M25 Jakarta, Indonesia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Hiroki Moriya | Nathan Anthony Barki Christopher Rungkat | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 20–22 | | M25 Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Hiroki Moriya | Maximus Jones Finn Reynolds | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 20–23 | | Segovia, Spain | Challenger | Hard | Sun Fajing |  Dan Added Pierre-Hugues Herbert | 6–4, 3–6, [10–12] |
| Loss | 20–24 | | Zhangjiagang, China | Challenger | Hard | Sun Fajing | Ray Ho Matthew Romios | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 21–24 | | M15 Ipoh, Malaysia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Christopher Rungkat | Thijmen Loof Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Win | 22–24 | | M15 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Christopher Rungkat | Pruchya Isaro Thijmen Loof | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 22–25 | | Nonthaburi, Thailand | Challenger | Hard | Sun Fajing | Manuel Guinard Grégoire Jacq | 4–6, 6–7(6–8) |
| Win | 23–25 | | M25 Chennai, India | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Christopher Rungkat | Bogdan Bobrov Adil Kalyanpur | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 23–26 | | M15 Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Maximus Jones | Adil Kalyanpur Vishnu Vardhan | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 24–26 | | M15 Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Maximus Jones | Rishi Reddy Dhakshineswar Suresh | 7–6(9–7), 6–4 |
| Win | 25–26 | | M15 Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Maximus Jones | Adil Kalyanpur Vishnu Vardhan | 2–6, 7–5, [10–8] | |
ITF World Tennis Tour Juniors
Singles: 8 (5 titles, 3 runners-up)
| Legend |
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| Category GA (0–0) |
| Category G1 (0–0) |
| Category G2 (0–1) |
| Category G3 (0–0) |
| Category G4 (5–1) |
| Category G5 (0–1) | |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Category | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | | ITF World Junior Tennis Championship, Malaysia | Category G4 | Hard | Karunuday Singh | 7–6(8–6), 5–7, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–1 | | Singapore International Junior Championships, Singapore | Category G5 | Hard | Juan Antonio Los Santos | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | | PHINMA/ITF Intl Junior Tournament 1, Philippines | Category G4 | Hard | Artem Ilyushin | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | | PHINMA/ITF Intl Junior Tournament 2, Philippines | Category G4 | Hard | James Duckworth | 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 1–0 ret. |
| Loss | 2–3 | | LTAT Junior Championships, Thailand | Category G2 | Hard | Shuichi Sekiguchi | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 3–3 | | PHINMA/ITF Intl Junior Tournament 1, Philippines | Category G4 | Hard | Park Sang-min | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–3 | | PHINMA International Juniors (Week 1), Philippines | Category G4 | Hard | Yoshihito Nishioka | 7–5, 6–0 |
| Win | 5–3 | | PHINMA International Juniors (Week 2), Philippines | Category G4 | Hard |  Jeroen Vanneste | 6–2, 6–3 | |
Doubles: 18 (14 title, 4 runners-up)
| Legend |
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| Category GA (1–0) |
| Category G1 (5–1) |
| Category G2 (3–0) |
| Category G3 (1–1) |
| Category G4 (2–2) |
| Category G5 (2–0) | |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Category | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | | Hyogo International Junior Tournament 2, Japan | Category G5 | Carpet | Hiroyasu Ehara | Musashi Hoshino Kishi Watanabe | 7–6(7–3), 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | | China Junior II, China | Category G3 | Hard | Hsieh Cheng-peng | Logan Mackenzie Dane Propoggia | 7–6(7–2), 6–4 |
| Win | 3–0 | | TrueVisions Thailand Open, Thailand | Category G2 | Hard | Hsieh Cheng-peng | Yuki Matsuo Hiroki Moriya | 6–3, 7–6(7–1) |
| Win | 4–0 | | ITF Junior Toyota Open, Thailand | Category G4 | Hard | Marious Zelba | Niall Angus Thomas Knights | 6–2, 7–6(7–1) |
| Loss | 4–1 | | ITF World Junior Tennis Championship, Malaysia | Category G4 | Hard | Romain Sichez | Vikram Reddy B Karunuday Singh | 6–7(6–8), 5–7 |
| Win | 5–1 | | Singapore International Junior Championships, Singapore | Category G5 | Hard | Min-Sylvester Wee | Chandril Sood Lakshit Sood | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 5–2 | | PHINMA/ITF Intl Junior Tournament 1, Philippines | Category G4 | Hard | James Duckworth | Huang Liang-chi Li Chieh-lin | 3–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
| Win | 6–2 | | RUC Tennis International Junior Open, Morocco | Category G4 | Clay |  Karim-Mohamed Maamoun | Ahmed El Menshawy Oliver Evans | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 6–3 | | Riad 21, Morocco | Category G3 | Clay | Karim-Mohamed Maamoun | Maverick Banes Nat Maraga | 6–4, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 7–3 | | Raquette D'Or, Morocco | Category G2 | Clay | Karim-Mohamed Maamoun | William R Parker David Sofaer | 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 8–3 | | LTAT Junior Championships, Thailand | Category G2 | Hard | Huang Liang-chi | Dino Dell'Orto Kelsey Stevenson | 6–1, 6–7(2–7), 6–2 |
| Win | 9–3 | Jan 2009 | Australian Open, Australia | Category GA | Hard | Hsieh Cheng-Peng | Mikhail Biryukov Yasutaka Uchiyama | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 9–4 | | ITF/LTAT Junior Championships, Thailand | Category G1 | Hard | Huang Liang-chi |  Maximilian Neuchrist Dominik Schulz | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 10–4 | | 13th Sarawak Chief Minister's Cup, Malaysia | Category G1 | Hard | Daniel Berta | Alastair Barnes Ahmed El Menshawy | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 11–4 | | 20th Mitsubishi-Lancer International Juniors Championships, Philippines | Category G1 | Hard | Daniel Berta | Ben McLachlan Riki McLachlan | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Win | 12–4 | | 45th Astrid Bowl Charleroi, Belgium | Category G1 | Clay | Hsieh Cheng-Peng |  Guilherme Clezar Karim-Mohamed Maamoun | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 13–4 | | 17th International Junior Tournament of Offenbach/Main, Germany | Category G1 | Clay | Huang Liang-chi |  Duilio Beretta  Roberto Quiroz | 6–2, 4–6, [10-7] |
| Win | 14–4 | | 21st Mitsubishi-Lancer International Juniors Championships, Philippines | Category G1 | Hard | Raymond Sarmiento |  Sam Barry Ben McLachlan | 6–4, 6–3 | |
Notes and References
- News: Suntay. Anthony. Nino Alcantara: The next big thing in Philippine Tennis. July 18, 2017. The Philippine Star. July 2017.
- Web site: AUSTRALIAN OPEN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS. 2021-09-24. www.itftennis.com.
- Web site: Mina. Rosanna. 2009-04-10. Alcantara goes easy amid tennis pressure. 2021-09-24. ABS-CBN News. en.
