Francisco González | |
Residence: | Fresno, California, U.S. |
Birth Date: | 1955 11, mf=yes |
Birth Place: | Wiesbaden, West Germany |
Turnedpro: | 1977 |
Retired: | 1990 |
Plays: | Right-handed |
Careerprizemoney: | $483,023 |
Singlesrecord: | 107–171 |
Singlestitles: | 0 |
Highestsinglesranking: | No. 34 (12 July 1978) |
Australianopenresult: | 3R (1984) |
Frenchopenresult: | 2R (1979, 1982) |
Wimbledonresult: | 4R (1981) |
Usopenresult: | 3R (1980) |
Doublesrecord: | 221–200 |
Doublestitles: | 10 |
Highestdoublesranking: | No. 22 (26 November 1984) |
Australianopendoublesresult: | QF (1984) |
Frenchopendoublesresult: | QF (1980, 1983, 1985) |
Wimbledondoublesresult: | 3R (1979, 1980) |
Usopendoublesresult: | QF (1979) |
Frenchopenmixedresult: | F (1985) |
Francisco González (born November 19, 1955) played professional tennis in the 1970s and 1980s. He represented Paraguay in Davis Cup and played collegiate tennis at the Ohio State University.
González was ranked as high as world no. 34 in singles, achieved in July 1978, and no. 22 in doubles in November 1984.[1] The biggest singles final of his career was at Cincinnati in 1980, defeating Jimmy Connors in the semifinals before falling to Harold Solomon.
Francisco González has been the head tennis professional at Sierra Sport & Racquet Club since 1998. He had career wins over Ivan Lendl, Jimmy Connors, Stefan Edberg, Andrés Gómez, Vitas Gerulaitis, Yannick Noah, Eliot Teltscher, Johan Kriek, and Henri Leconte. In 1978 he won the men's singles title at the Southern Championships in Greenville, South Carolina.[2]
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 1980 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Hard | 6–7, 3–6 | ||
Loss | 0–2 | Oct 1984 | Brisbane, Australia | Carpet | 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
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Win | 1–0 | Apr 1979 | Tulsa, U.S. | Hard (i) | Eliot Teltscher | Colin Dibley Tom Gullikson | 6–7, 7–5, 6–3 | |
Loss | 1–1 | Aug 1979 | Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | Hard | Fred McNair | Robert Lutz Stan Smith | 3–6, 4–6 | |
Loss | 1–2 | Oct 1979 | Maui, U.S. | Hard | John Lloyd Nick Saviano | 5–7, 4–6 | ||
Win | 2–2 | Oct 1979 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | Rod Frawley | Vijay Amritraj Pat DuPré | walkover | |
Loss | 2–3 | Oct 1979 | Tokyo, Japan | Clay | Colin Dibley Pat DuPré | 6–3, 1–6, 1–6 | ||
Loss | 2–4 | Apr 1980 | Tulsa, U.S. | Hard (i) | Robert Lutz Dick Stockton | 6–2, 6–7, 2–6 | ||
Loss | 2–5 | Oct 1982 | Maui, U.S. | Hard | Mike Cahill Eliot Teltscher | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
Win | 3–5 | Oct 1982 | Melbourne, Australia | Grass | Matt Mitchell | Syd Ball Rod Frawley | 7–6, 7–6 | |
Loss | 3–6 | Nov 1982 | Dortmund, West Germany | Carpet | Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd | 2–6, 7–6, 1–6 | ||
Win | 4–6 | May 1983 | Florence, Italy | Clay | Víctor Pecci | Dominique Bedel Bernard Fritz | 4–6, 6–4, 7–6 | |
Win | 5–6 | May 1983 | Rome Masters, Italy | Clay | Víctor Pecci | Jan Gunnarsson Mike Leach | 6–2, 6–7, 6–4 | |
Win | 6–6 | Jun 1983 | Venice, Italy | Clay | Víctor Pecci | Steve Krulevitz Zoltán Kuhárszky | 6–1, 6–2 | |
Loss | 6–7 | Aug 1983 | Cleveland, U.S. | Hard | Mike Myburg Christo van Rensburg | 6–7, 5–7 | ||
Win | 7–7 | Aug 1984 | Cleveland, U.S. | Hard | Matt Mitchell | Martin Davis Chris Dunk | 7–6, 7–5 | |
Win | 8–7 | Aug 1984 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Hard | Sandy Mayer Balázs Taróczy | 4–6, 6–3, 7–6 | ||
Win | 9–7 | Oct 1984 | Brisbane, Australia | Carpet | Broderick Dyke Wally Masur | 6–7, 6–2, 7–5 | ||
Win | 10–7 | Nov 1984 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | Tracy Delatte | Steve Meister Eliot Teltscher | 7–6, 6–1 | |
Loss | 10–8 | Mar 1986 | Metz, France | Carpet (i) | Wojciech Fibak Guy Forget | 6–2, 2–6, 4–6 | ||
Loss | 10–9 | Mar 1986 | Chicago, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Eddie Edwards | Ken Flach Robert Seguso | 0–6, 5–7 | |
Loss | 10–10 | Jul 1986 | Newport, U.S. | Grass | Vijay Amritraj Tim Wilkison | 6–4, 5–7, 6–7 |