Franco Davín

Argentine tennis player

Franco Davín

Country (sports)|  Argentina
Residence| Buenos Aires, Argentina
Born|  (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| $1,101,560
Singles
Career record| 153–155
Career titles| 3
Highest ranking| No. 30 (8 October 1990)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open| QF (1991)
US Open| 3R (1990)
Doubles
Career record| 11–28
Career titles| 0
Highest ranking| No. 255 (9 September 1991)
Grand Slam doubles results
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.

## Coaching career[edit]

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[edit]

### Juniors[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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]

Result  | Year  | Tournament  | Surface  | Opponent  | Score

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Loss | 1986 | US Open | Hard |  Javier Sánchez | 2–6, 2–6

### Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)[edit]

Result  | Year  | Tournament  | Surface  | Partner  | Opponents  | Score

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Loss | 1987 | French Open | Clay |  Guillermo Pérez Roldán |  Jim Courier
Jonathan Stark | 7–6, 4–6, 3–6

## ATP career finals[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

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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]

### Singles: 6 (4–2)[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

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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

### Doubles: 1 (0–1)[edit]

| 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

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Loss  | 0–1 | Sep 1991 | Venice, Italy  | Challenger  | Clay  |  Marcelo Filippini |  Jordi Arrese
Francisco Roig | 3–6, 2–6

## Performance timeline[edit]

Key W |  F | SF  | QF  | #R  | RR  | Q#  | DNQ  | A  | NH

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(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[edit]

Tournament | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | SR | W–L | Win%

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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[edit]

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

## References[edit]

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.

## External links[edit]

* Franco Davín at the Association of Tennis Professionals
* Franco Davín at the International Tennis Federation
* Franco Davín at the Davis Cup

Preceded by

* Daniel Garcia
* Alejandro Gattiker

|  Davis Cup Argentina captain
1999
2000–2001 | Succeeded by

* Alejandro Gattiker
* Alejandro Gattiker

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* 1982: Pat Cash / John Frawley
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* 1987: Jim Courier / Jonathan Stark
* 1988: Jason Stoltenberg / Todd Woodbridge
* 1989: Johan Anderson / Todd Woodbridge
* 1990: Sébastien Lareau / Sébastien Leblanc
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