Javier Frana
Javier Alberto Frana (born 25 December 1966) is a former tennis player from Argentina and former tennis commentator for ESPN Latin America. He won 1996 French Open mixed doubles title with compatriot Patricia Tarabini.
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Born | Rafaela, Argentina | 25 December 1966
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
Turned pro | 1986 |
Retired | 1997 |
Plays | Left-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $1,691,848 |
Singles | |
Career record | 163–158 (50.8%) |
Career titles | 3 |
Highest ranking | No. 30 (24 July 1995) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1987) |
French Open | 4R (1994) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1991, 1993, 1994, 1995) |
US Open | 4R (1994) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 186–161 (53.6%) |
Career titles | 7 |
Highest ranking | No. 14 (25 May 1992) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1991, 1996) |
French Open | SF (1991) |
Wimbledon | F (1991) |
US Open | 3R (1991) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1991, 1992, 1996) |
French Open | W (1996) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1992, 1994) |
Medal record | |
Last updated on: 13 February 2022. |
Tennis career
Frana turned professional in 1986. He reached his career-high ATP singles ranking on July 24, 1995, when he became world No. 30. His highest doubles ranking was world No. 14, achieved on May 25, 1992.
Olympics
Frana debuted at the Seoul Olympics in 1988, where he was defeated in the second round by fellow countryman Martín Jaite, 2–6, 4–6 and 2–6. At the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, he reached the second round again, this time falling to France's Fabrice Santoro, 6–4, 2–6, 1–6, and 1–6. He represented his native country for the last time in Olympic competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, where he was defeated in the first round by Great Britain's Greg Rusedski.
Personal life
Frana was born in Rafaela, Argentina. He is of Croat origin, his family is from the Trogir area.
ATP career finals
Singles: 9 (3 titles, 6 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Nov 1988 | Itaparica, Brazil | Grand Prix | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(4–7), 2–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Jul 1991 | Newport, United States | World Series | Grass | ![]() |
6–3, 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1–2 | Oct 1991 | Guarujá, Brazil | World Series | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–3 |
Loss | 1–3 | Jul 1993 | Newport, United States | World Series | Grass | ![]() |
5–7, 7–6(9–7), 6–7(5–7) |
Win | 2–3 | Oct 1993 | Santiago, Chile | World Series | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 3–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 2–4 | Nov 1994 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | World Series | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 7–5, 6–7(5–7) |
Loss | 2–5 | Apr 1995 | Paget, Bermuda | World Series | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(7–5), 6–3, 4–6 |
Loss | 2–6 | May 1995 | Pinehurst, United States | World Series | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Win | 3–6 | Jun 1995 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | World Series | Grass | ![]() |
7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
Doubles: 16 (7 titles, 9 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Sep 1987 | Barcelona, Spain | Grand Prix | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Feb 1988 | Guarujá, Brazil | Grand Prix | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1–2 | May 1988 | Florence, Italy | Grand Prix | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–4 |
Win | 2–2 | Feb 1990 | Guarujá, Brazil | World Series | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6, 7–6 |
Loss | 2–3 | Jul 1991 | Wimbledon, United Kingdom | Grand Slam | Grass | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6, 7–6(9–7), 1–6 |
Loss | 2–4 | Jul 1991 | Newport, United States | World Series | Grass | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 3–4 | Aug 1991 | Los Angeles, United States | World Series | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 2–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 3–5 | Oct 1991 | Tel Aviv, Israel | World Series | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 7–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 3–6 | Nov 1991 | Búzios, Brazil | World Series | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 3–7 | May 1992 | Bologna, Italy | World Series | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 3–8 | Apr 1993 | Charlotte, United States | World Series | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 2–6 |
Win | 4–8 | Jul 1993 | Newport, United States | World Series | Grass | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–1, 7–6 |
Win | 5–8 | Sep 1993 | Bordeaux, France | World Series | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6, 4–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 5–9 | Nov 1993 | São Paulo, Brazil | World Series | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–7, 4–6 |
Win | 6–9 | Feb 1995 | Acapulco, Mexico | World Series | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 7–9 | Oct 1995 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | World Series | Carpet | ![]() |
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6–7, 6–4, 7–6 |
Mixed doubles (1 win)
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jun 1996 | French Open, Paris, France | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 4 (1–3)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0-1 | Oct 1990 | Curitiba, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
1–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 0-2 | Jul 1992 | Newcastle, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | ![]() |
3–6, 6–7 |
Win | 1-2 | Feb 1993 | Punta del Este, Uruguay | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–2, 7–6 |
Loss | 1-3 | Apr 1993 | Acapulco, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 6–7 |
Doubles: 13 (9–4)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Nov 1989 | Ilheus, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 1–1 | Dec 1989 | Brasília, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, 0–6 |
Win | 2–1 | Feb 1990 | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–6 |
Loss | 2–2 | Aug 1990 | Lins, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7, 3–6 |
Win | 3–2 | Aug 1990 | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |
Win | 4–2 | Jul 1992 | Newcastle, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | ![]() |
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7–6, 7–6 |
Win | 5–2 | Oct 1992 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 5–3 | Apr 1993 | Acapulco, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7, 4–6 |
Win | 6–3 | Apr 1993 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 6–4 | Apr 1993 | Birmingham, United States | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7, 3–6 |
Win | 7–4 | Feb 1995 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–0 |
Win | 8–4 | Apr 1996 | Birmingham, United States | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 9–4 | Apr 1997 | Paget, Bermuda | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–7, 6–3 |
Performance timelines
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
Tournament | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 3R | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 0 / 5 | 4–5 | 44% | ||||||||
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 4R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 6 | 3–6 | 33% | ||||||||
Wimbledon | Q2 | 2R | 2R | Q2 | 3R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 9 | 11–9 | 55% | ||||||||
US Open | A | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | A | 4R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 7 | 4–7 | 36% | ||||||||
Win–loss | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 8–3 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 0 / 27 | 22–27 | 45% | ||||||||
Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Summer Olympics | NH | 2R | Not Held | 2R | Not Held | 1R | NH | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% | ||||||||||||
ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells | A | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% | ||||||||
Miami | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | 2R | 3R | A | A | 2R | 1R | 0 / 6 | 3–6 | 33% | ||||||||
Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||
Rome | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||
Cincinnati | A | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | ||||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0 / 13 | 4–13 | 24% |
Doubles
Tournament | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 1R | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | 29% | ||||||||
French Open | A | 2R | A | 2R | SF | 3R | 3R | 1R | 1R | QF | 1R | 0 / 9 | 13–9 | 59% | ||||||||
Wimbledon | 1R | 1R | SF | SF | F | 3R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 10 | 17–10 | 63% | ||||||||
US Open | A | A | 2R | 2R | 3R | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 5–4 | 56% | ||||||||
Win–loss | 0–2 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 6–3 | 12–4 | 5–4 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 0–2 | 0 / 28 | 37–28 | 57% | ||||||||
Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Summer Olympics | NH | 1R | Not Held | SF | Not Held | 1R | NH | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | 57% | ||||||||||||
ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells | A | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% | ||||||||
Miami | A | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 3R | 1R | A | A | 2R | 2R | 0 / 7 | 4–7 | 36% | ||||||||
Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | QF | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% | ||||||||
Hamburg | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | ||||||||
Rome | 1R | A | QF | QF | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | 57% | ||||||||
Cincinnati | A | 2R | SF | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 5–3 | 63% | ||||||||
Win–loss | 0–1 | 1–3 | 5–3 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0 / 18 | 15–18 | 45% |
Mixed doubles
Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | SR | W–L | Win % | |||||||||||
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Australian Open | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% | |||||||||||
French Open | 3R | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | W | 3R | 1 / 5 | 11–4 | 73% | |||||||||||
Wimbledon | A | A | 3R | 1R | 3R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 4 | 5–4 | 56% | |||||||||||
US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||||
Win–loss | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 1 / 12 | 16–11 | 59% |