Franco Davín Explained
| Franco Davín |
| Residence: | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Birth Date: | 1970 1, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Pehuajó, Argentina |
| Turnedpro: | 1986 |
| Retired: | 1997 |
| Plays: | Left-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Careerprizemoney: | $1,101,560 |
| Singlesrecord: | 153–155 |
| Singlestitles: | 3 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 30 (8 October 1990) |
| Frenchopenresult: | QF (1991) |
| Usopenresult: | 3R (1990) |
| Doublesrecord: | 11–28 |
| Doublestitles: | 0 |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 255 (9 September 1991) |
| Frenchopendoublesresult: | 1R (1987) |
| Updated: | 26 November 2021 |
Franco Davín (pronounced as /es/; born January 11, 1970) is a former tennis player and a coach from Argentina.Davín won three singles tournaments on the ATP Tour, and reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 30 in October 1990.[1] Davín won his first ATP-tour match at 15 years, 1 month against Hans Gildemeister in Buenos Aires. He holds the Open Era record for being the youngest player to win a tour level main draw match.
Coaching career
He coached fellow countryman Juan Martín del Potro until July 2015,[2] and was the captain of the Argentine Davis Cup team.[3] Under Davín's tutelage, Del Potro won the 2009 US Open, defeating Rafael Nadal in the semifinals and Roger Federer in the final en route to the championship title.[2] Davín also coached Gastón Gaudio when he won the 2004 French Open and Grigor Dimitrov in 2015–2016.[4] [5] After that he coached Fabio Fognini for three years 2016–2019, when he captured the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters title and reached a career-high ranking of World No. 9 in 2019.[6]
He also coached Kyle Edmund in 2020, Cristian Garín in 2020–2021 and Brandon Nakashima in 2022–2023.
Career
Juniors
Davín had an excellent junior career, reaching the US Open Boys' Singles final and winning the French Open Boys' Doubles (both in 1986).
Pro tour
Turning professional in 1987, Davín's best slam performance was reaching the quarterfinals of the 1991 French Open, where he defeated experienced clay-courter Martín Jaite as well as Christian Bergström, Marián Vajda and Arnaud Boetsch en route before losing to Michael Stich.
Coaching
In addition to working with Gaudio, del Potro and Dimitrov, Davín has mentored Guillermo Coria, Fabio Fognini[7] and Kyle Edmund.[8] From November 2020 until 2021, he coached Cristian Garín.[9] Since 2022, he is coaching Brandon Nakashima on a part-time basis.[10]
Personal life
Davín resides in Key Biscayne with his wife Mariana, his daughter Juana, and his son Nacho.
In June 2020, Davín tested positive for COVID-19.[11]
Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
ATP career finals
Singles: 9 (3 titles, 6 runner-ups)
| Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) | | ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) | | ATP Masters Series (0–0) | | ATP Championship Series (0–0) | | ATP World Series (3–6) | |
| | Finals by surface |
|---|
| Hard (0–0) | | Clay (3–6) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (0–0) | |
| | Finals by setting |
|---|
| Outdoors (3–6) | | Indoors (0–0) | |
| |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Grand Prix | Clay |  Jay Berger | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | | Bologna, Italy | Grand Prix | Clay |  Javier Sánchez | 1–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | | St. Vincent, Italy | Grand Prix | Clay | Juan Aguilera | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–3 | | Estoril, Portugal | World Series | Clay | Emilio Sánchez | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 2–3 | | Palermo, Italy | World Series | Clay | Juan Aguilera | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2–4 | | Athens, Greece | World Series | Clay | Mark Koevermans | 7–5, 4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 2–5 | | Prague, Czech Republic | World Series | Clay |  Karel Nováček | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 2–6 | | Umag, Croatia | World Series | Clay |  Thomas Muster | 1–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–6 | | Bucharest, Romania | World Series | Clay | Goran Ivanišević | 6–2, 6–4 | |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 6 (4–2)
| Legend |
|---|
| ATP Challenger (4–2) | | ITF Futures (0–0) | |
| | Finals by surface |
|---|
| Hard (0–0) | | Clay (4–2) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (0–0) | |
| |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | | Oporto, Portugal | Challenger | Clay | Mark Koevermans | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | | Parioli, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Francisco Roig | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–1 | | Turin, Italy | Challenger | Clay |  Renzo Furlan | 7–6, 3–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 3–1 | | Oporto, Portugal | Challenger | Clay |  Gabriel Markus | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–1 | | Punta del Este, Uruguay | Challenger | Clay |  Gérard Solvès | 6–2, 4–6, 6–0 |
| Loss | 4–2 | | Agadir, Morocco | Challenger | Clay |  Younes El Aynaoui | 3–6, 6–1, 3–6 | |
Doubles: 1 (0–1)
| Legend |
|---|
| ATP Challenger (0–1) | | ITF Futures (0–0) | |
| | Finals by surface |
|---|
| Hard (0–0) | | Clay (0–1) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (0–0) | |
| |
Performance timeline
Singles
Notes and References
- Web site: Franco Davín. Association of Tennis Professionals. 2010-06-28.
- Web site: Goitia. Gustavo. Delpo's ad: Landing a blow for Argentina. ESPN. 2009-09-15. 2010-06-28.
- Web site: American Group I 1st Round Play-Offs. Davis Cup. 2010-06-28.
- Web site: Dimitrov hires Del Porto's former coach, Franco Davín . . 25 September 2015.
- Web site: Reem Abulleil . Dimitrov reveals coaching split with Davin before Wimbledon . Sport360.com . 2 July 2016.
- Web site: Franco Davín. ATP Tour.
- Web site: Fabio Fognini to end landmark season by splitting with coach . 28 September 2019 .
- Web site: Kyle Edmund to be coached by Franco Davin in 2020. 18 December 2019.
- Web site: Cristian Garín is now coached by Franco Davín. 18 November 2020.
- Web site: Beginner's Guide: Brandon Nakashima looks to make Melbourne mark .
- News: Desde Miami. El relato de Franco Davin, ex entrenador de del Potro y Gaudio, que sufrió coronavirus: "Sentí que me moría". La Nación.
