Franco Davín

Argentine tennis player
Franco Davín
Country (sports) Argentina
ResidenceBuenos Aires, Argentina
Born (1970-01-11) January 11, 1970 (age 54)
Pehuajó, Argentina
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro1986
Retired1997
PlaysLeft-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,101,560
Singles
Career record153–155
Career titles3
Highest rankingNo. 30 (8 October 1990)
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenQF (1991)
US Open3R (1990)
Doubles
Career record11–28
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 255 (9 September 1991)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open1R (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.

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

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1986 US Open Hard Spain Javier Sánchez 2–6, 2–6

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1987 French Open Clay Argentina Guillermo Pérez Roldán United States Jim Courier
United States Jonathan Stark		 7–6, 4–6, 3–6

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 Nov 1986 Buenos Aires, Argentina Grand Prix Clay United States Jay Berger 3–6, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Jun 1989 Bologna, Italy Grand Prix Clay Spain Javier Sánchez 1–6, 0–6
Win 1–2 Aug 1989 St. Vincent, Italy Grand Prix Clay Spain Juan Aguilera 6–2, 6–2
Loss 1–3 Apr 1990 Estoril, Portugal World Series Clay Spain Emilio Sánchez 3–6, 1–6
Win 2–3 Sep 1990 Palermo, Italy World Series Clay Spain Juan Aguilera 6–1, 6–1
Loss 2–4 Oct 1990 Athens, Greece World Series Clay Netherlands Mark Koevermans 7–5, 4–6, 1–6
Loss 2–5 Aug 1992 Prague, Czech Republic World Series Clay Czech Republic Karel Nováček 1–6, 1–6
Loss 2–6 Aug 1992 Umag, Croatia World Series Clay Austria Thomas Muster 1–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win 3–6 Sep 1994 Bucharest, Romania World Series Clay Croatia 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 Apr 1990 Oporto, Portugal Challenger Clay Netherlands Mark Koevermans 3–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Apr 1992 Parioli, Italy Challenger Clay Spain Francisco Roig 6–1, 6–4
Win 2–1 Jun 1992 Turin, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Renzo Furlan 7–6, 3–6, 6–1
Win 3–1 Sep 1993 Oporto, Portugal Challenger Clay Argentina Gabriel Markus 6–4, 6–3
Win 4–1 Feb 1994 Punta del Este, Uruguay Challenger Clay France Gérard Solvès 6–2, 4–6, 6–0
Loss 4–2 Mar 1994 Agadir, Morocco Challenger Clay Morocco 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)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 1991 Venice, Italy Challenger Clay Uruguay Marcelo Filippini Spain Jordi Arrese
Spain Francisco Roig 		3–6, 2–6

Performance timeline

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.

Singles

Tournament 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open 3R 1R A 3R QF 1R 1R 1R A Q3 0 / 7 8–7 53%
Wimbledon A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A A A 3R A 1R A 1R A A 0 / 3 2–3 40%
Win–loss 2–1 0–1 0–0 4–2 4–1 0–2 0–1 0–2 0–0 0–0 0 / 10 10–10 50%
ATP Masters Series
Miami A A 1R A 2R A A A A A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Monte Carlo A A A A 1R A 1R A A A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Rome 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R A 1R A A A 0 / 6 0–6 0%
Hamburg 1R A 2R QF 2R A 1R A A A 0 / 5 5–5 50%
Win–loss 0–2 0–1 1–3 3–2 1–4 0–0 0–3 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 15 5–15 25%

Notes

  1. ^ In isolation, Davín is pronounced [daˈβin].

References

  1. ^ "Franco Davín". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
  2. ^ a b Goitia, Gustavo (2009-09-15). "Delpo's ad: Landing a blow for Argentina". ESPN. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
  3. ^ "American Group I 1st Round Play-Offs". Davis Cup. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
  4. ^ "Dimitrov hires Del Porto's former coach, Franco Davín". Tennis.com. 25 September 2015.
  5. ^ Reem Abulleil (2 July 2016). "Dimitrov reveals coaching split with Davin before Wimbledon". Sport360.com.
  6. ^ "Franco Davín". ATP Tour.
  7. ^ "Fabio Fognini to end landmark season by splitting with coach". 28 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Kyle Edmund to be coached by Franco Davin in 2020". 18 December 2019.
  9. ^ "Cristian Garín is now coached by Franco Davín". 18 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Beginner's Guide: Brandon Nakashima looks to make Melbourne mark".
  11. ^ "Desde Miami. El relato de Franco Davin, ex entrenador de del Potro y Gaudio, que sufrió coronavirus: "Sentí que me moría"". La Nación.

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