Francisco Yunis | |
Birth Date: | 1964 8, df=y |
Birth Place: | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Turnedpro: | 1982 |
Retired: | 1994 |
Plays: | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Careerprizemoney: | $198,607 |
Singlesrecord: | 27–40 |
Highestsinglesranking: | No. 61 (30 March 1987) |
Frenchopenresult: | 3R (1987) |
Usopenresult: | 1R (1987) |
Doublesrecord: | 6–23 |
Highestdoublesranking: | No. 232 (16 July 1984) |
Francisco Yunis (born 12 August 1964) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina.[1]
Partnering his brother Juan Carlos, Yunis was a losing doubles finalist at Bordeaux in 1983.[2] En route they defeated the top seeded pairing of Pablo Arraya and Victor Pecci, Sr.[2]
The Argentine appeared at two Grand Slam tournaments in 1987.[2] In the French Open he had straight set wins over Gilad Bloom and Loïc Courteau, to make the third round, where he lost to 11th seed Kent Carlsson.[3] He lost to Jim Pugh in the opening round of the US Open.[2] Also that year, Yunis was a semi-finalist in Athens.[2]
Yunis beat qualifier Eduardo Osta in the opening round of the 1988 French Open, but was then eliminated from the tournament by eventual champion Mats Wilander.[2]
He made the semifinals at Geneva in 1989 and was a quarterfinalist at Florence in 1992.[2]