Francisco Costa (tennis) explained
| Francisco Costa |
| Residence: | Porto Alegre, Brazil |
| Birth Date: | 28 June 1973 |
| Birth Place: | Porto Alegre, Brazil |
| Turnedpro: | 1994 |
| Retired: | 2005 |
| Plays: | Right-handed |
| Careerprizemoney: | $305,428 |
| Singlesrecord: | 1–5 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Singlestitles: | 0 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 140 (8 May 2000) |
| Australianopenresult: | Q3 (1999) |
| Frenchopenresult: | Q1 (1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003) |
| Wimbledonresult: | Q1 (2003) |
| Usopenresult: | Q1 (1999) |
| Doublesrecord: | 2–3 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Doublestitles: | 0 |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 170 (26 July 1999) |
| Updated: | 25 January 2022 |
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.
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 14 (9–5)
| Legend |
|---|
| ATP Challenger (3–3) | | ITF Futures (6–2) | |
| | Finals by surface |
|---|
| Hard (5–1) | | Clay (4–4) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (0–0) | |
| |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|
| Loss | 0-1 | | Budapest, Hungary | Challenger | Clay |  Jan Frode Andersen | 6–7(1–7), 6–2, 2–6 |
| Win | 1-1 | | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Challenger | Hard |  Gastón Gaudio | 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 2-1 | | Birmingham, United States | Challenger | Clay | Martín Rodríguez | 6–7, 7–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2-2 | | Oberstaufen, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Alexander Popp | 6–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 3-2 | | Guadalajara, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Nicolás Massú | 4–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3-3 | | Eisenach, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Jan Frode Andersen | 6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
| Loss | 3-4 | | Jamaica F2, Montego Bay | Futures | Hard | Jean-Julien Rojer | 6–4, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 4-4 | | Brazil F1, São Paulo | Futures | Clay | Patricio Arquez | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 5-4 | | Brazil F2, Goiânia | Futures | Hard |  Daniel Melo | 7–5, 7–5 |
| Win | 6-4 | | Brazil F7, Fortaleza | Futures | Hard | Alexandre Bonatto | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 7-4 | | Brazil F9, Guarulhos | Futures | Clay | Thiago Alves | 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 8-4 | | Brazil F11, Americana | Futures | Hard | Thiago Alves | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 8-5 | | Brazil F12, Campinas | Futures | Clay | André Ghem | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 9-5 | | Brazil F1, Caldas Novas | Futures | Hard | Franco Ferreiro | 6–0, 3–6, 6–3 | |
Doubles: 9 (3–6)
| Legend |
|---|
| ATP Challenger (1–5) | | ITF Futures (2–1) | |
| | Finals by surface |
|---|
| Hard (0–2) | | Clay (3–4) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (0–0) | |
| |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Márcio Carlsson | Nelson Aerts
 Bernardo Martínez | 0–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | | Gramado, Brazil | Challenger | Hard |  Gouichi Motomura | Jeff Coetzee
Damien Roberts | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | | Lugano, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay |  Tobias Hildebrand |  Vadim Kutsenko
Oleg Ogorodov | 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 0–6 |
| Loss | 0–4 | | Monchengladbach, Germany | Challenger | Clay |  Germán Puentes Alcañiz | Emilio Benfele Álvarez
 Luis Horna | 6–7(1–7), 6–1, 5–7 |
| Win | 1–4 | | Quito, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay |  Irakli Labadze | Martin Stringari
 Eric Nunez | 6–2, 7–6(7–4) |
| Loss | 1–5 | | Trani, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Francisco Cabello | Roberto Marcelo Alvarez
Mariano Delfino | 6–4, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–6 | | Brazil F2, Goiânia | Futures | Hard | Francisco Cabello | Pedro Braga
 Kepler Orellana | 6–7(2–7), 6–7(4–7) |
| Win | 2–6 | | Netherlands F4, Alphen aan den Rijn | Futures | Clay |  Jeroen Masson |  Dustin Brown
Eric Kuijlen | 6–1, 7–6(7–3) |
| Win | 3–6 | | Brazil F6, Porto Alegre | Futures | Clay | Thiago Alves | Alexandre Bonatto
Daniel Melo | 6–4, 7–5 | |
Performance timeline
Singles
