Argentine tennis player
Franco Davín Country (sports) ArgentinaResidence Buenos Aires , ArgentinaBorn (1970-01-11 ) January 11, 1970 (age 54) Pehuajó , Argentina Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Turned pro 1986 Retired 1997 Plays Left-handed (one-handed backhand) Prize money $ 1,101,560Career record 153–155 Career titles 3 Highest ranking No. 30 (8 October 1990) French Open QF (1991 ) US Open 3R (1990 ) Career record 11–28 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 255 (9 September 1991) French Open 1R (1987 ) Last updated on: 26 November 2021.
Franco Davín (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈfɾaŋko ðaˈβin] ;[ a] 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.
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.
Davín had an excellent junior career, reaching the US Open Boys' Singles final and winning the French Open Boys' Doubles (both in 1986).
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 .
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]
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 [ edit ] Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)[ edit ] Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)[ edit ] Singles: 9 (3 titles, 6 runner-ups)[ edit ] 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 Nov 1986 Buenos Aires , Argentina Grand Prix Clay Jay Berger 3–6, 3–6 Loss 0–2 Jun 1989 Bologna , Italy Grand Prix Clay Javier Sánchez 1–6, 0–6 Win 1–2 Aug 1989 St. Vincent , Italy Grand Prix Clay Juan Aguilera 6–2, 6–2 Loss 1–3 Apr 1990 Estoril , Portugal World Series Clay Emilio Sánchez 3–6, 1–6 Win 2–3 Sep 1990 Palermo , Italy World Series Clay Juan Aguilera 6–1, 6–1 Loss 2–4 Oct 1990 Athens , Greece World Series Clay Mark Koevermans 7–5, 4–6, 1–6 Loss 2–5 Aug 1992 Prague , Czech Republic World Series Clay Karel Nováček 1–6, 1–6 Loss 2–6 Aug 1992 Umag , Croatia World Series Clay Thomas Muster 1–6, 6–4, 4–6 Win 3–6 Sep 1994 Bucharest , Romania World Series Clay Goran Ivanišević 6–2, 6–4
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals [ edit ] 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 Apr 1990 Oporto , Portugal Challenger Clay Mark Koevermans 3–6, 3–6 Win 1–1 Apr 1992 Parioli , Italy Challenger Clay Francisco Roig 6–1, 6–4 Win 2–1 Jun 1992 Turin , Italy Challenger Clay Renzo Furlan 7–6, 3–6, 6–1 Win 3–1 Sep 1993 Oporto , Portugal Challenger Clay Gabriel Markus 6–4, 6–3 Win 4–1 Feb 1994 Punta del Este , Uruguay Challenger Clay Gérard Solvès 6–2, 4–6, 6–0 Loss 4–2 Mar 1994 Agadir , Morocco Challenger Clay Younes El Aynaoui 3–6, 6–1, 3–6
Legend ATP Challenger (0–1) ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (0–1) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)
Key W F SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
^ In isolation, Davín is pronounced [daˈβin] .