Francisco Montana

Francisco Montana
Full nameFrancisco Montana
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceMiami, United States
Born (1969-11-05) November 5, 1969
Miami, United States
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Turned pro1990
Retired2003
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$1,248,094
Singles
Career record0
0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Career titles17–37
Highest rankingNo. 100 (4 May 1992)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1993)
French Open1R (1996)
Wimbledon1R (1992)
US Open1R (1991, 1992)
Doubles
Career record186–173
Career titles10
11 Challenger, 1 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 13 (8 June 1998)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (1992, 1997, 1998)
French OpenQF (1996, 1998)
WimbledonQF (1997)
US Open3R (1997, 1999)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsSF (1998)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1995)
French OpenSF (1998)
Wimbledon2R (1993)
US Open2R (1998)
Last updated on: 6 March 2023.

Francisco Montana (born November 5, 1969) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. He turned into a professional in 1990.

He reached his career high doubles ranking, world No. 13, on July 8, 1998. Montana reached his career high singles ranking, world No.100, on May 4, 1992.

Performance timelines

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 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q3 1R A Q3 Q2 Q2 0 / 1 0–1 0%
French Open A A A A A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wimbledon Q1 1R A Q2 A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
US Open 1R 1R A A A A A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Win–loss 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0 / 5 0–5 0%
ATP Masters Series
Miami A A A Q2 Q3 Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Monte Carlo A A Q2 1R A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Rome A A A Q1 A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Canada A 1R A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Cincinnati A 1R A A A A Q1 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Paris A A A Q1 A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–2 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 3 0–3 0%

Doubles

Tournament 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 3R 1R A 1R 1R 3R 3R 1R 1R 0 / 8 6–8 43%
French Open A 1R A 1R A QF 1R QF 1R 3R 0 / 7 8–7 53%
Wimbledon Q1 1R 1R 2R 1R 1R QF 3R 1R A 0 / 8 6–8 43%
US Open 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R 3R 1R 3R A 0 / 9 5–9 36%
Win–loss 0–1 3–4 0–3 1–3 0–3 3–4 7–4 7–4 2–4 2–2 0 / 32 25–32 44%
Year-End Championships
ATP Finals Did not qualify RR SF DNQ 0 / 2 2–5 29%
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells A A A A A A 1R 1R 1R A 0 / 3 0–3 0%
Miami A 1R A QF 1R 2R 2R 2R 3R 1R 0 / 8 6–8 43%
Monte Carlo A A 2R 1R A A W 2R 2R 1R 1 / 6 8–5 62%
Rome A A A 2R A A 1R 1R 1R A 0 / 4 1–4 20%
Hamburg A A A 1R A A A W 2R A 1 / 3 0–2 71%
Canada A 1R A A A QF 2R QF A A 0 / 4 5–4 56%
Cincinnati A A A A A A 2R 2R A A 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Paris A A A 2R A A A 2R A A 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Win–loss 0–0 0–2 1–1 5–5 0–1 3–2 8–5 8–7 4–5 0–2 2 / 32 29–30 49%

ATP Career Finals

Doubles: 17 (10 titles, 7 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (2–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–1)
ATP World Series (8–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (8–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (0–0)
Indoors (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 1992 Los Angeles, United States World Series Hard David Wheaton Patrick Galbraith
Jim Pugh
6–7, 6–7
Win 1–1 Aug 1992 Long Island, United States World Series Hard Greg Van Emburgh Gianluca Pozzi
Olli Rahnasto
6–4, 6–2
Win 2–1 Feb 1994 Mexico City, Mexico World Series Clay Bryan Shelton Luke Jensen
Murphy Jensen
6–3, 6–4
Loss 2–2 May 1994 Atlanta, United States World Series Clay Jim Pugh Jared Palmer
Richey Reneberg
6–4, 6–7, 4–6
Win 3–2 Aug 1995 Kitzbühel, Austria World Series Clay Greg Van Emburgh Jordi Arrese
Wayne Arthurs
6–7, 6–3, 7–6
Loss 3–3 Oct 1995 Santiago, Chile World Series Clay Shelby Cannon Jiří Novák
David Rikl
4–6, 6–4, 1–6
Win 4–3 Mar 1996 Mexico City, Mexico World Series Clay Donald Johnson Nicolás Pereira
Emilio Sánchez
6–2, 6–4
Win 5–3 Aug 1996 Amsterdam, Netherlands World Series Clay Donald Johnson Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis
6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Win 6–3 Apr 1997 Monte Carlo, Monaco Masters Series Clay Donald Johnson Luke Jensen
Murphy Jensen
7–6, 2–6, 7–6
Loss 6–4 Jul 1997 Stuttgart, Germany Championship Series Clay Donald Johnson Gustavo Kuerten
Fernando Meligeni
4–6, 4–6
Loss 6–5 Oct 1997 Ostrava, Czech Republic World Series Carpet Donald Johnson Jiří Novák
David Rikl
2–6, 4–6
Win 7–5 Feb 1998 Marseille, France World Series Hard Donald Johnson Mark Keil
T. J. Middleton
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 7–6 Feb 1998 Dubai, United Arab Emirates World Series Hard Donald Johnson Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes
2–6, 5–7
Win 8–6 Apr 1998 Estoril, Portugal World Series Clay Donald Johnson David Roditi
Fernon Wibier
6–1, 2–6, 6–1
Win 9–6 May 1998 Hamburg, Germany Masters Series Clay Donald Johnson David Adams
Brett Steven
6–2, 7–5
Win 10–6 Oct 1998 Palermo, Italy World Series Clay Donald Johnson Pablo Albano
Daniel Orsanic
6–4, 7–6
Loss 10–7 Oct 1999 Bucharest, Romania World Series Clay Marc-Kevin Goellner Lucas Arnold Ker
Martín García
3–6, 6–2, 3–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 3 (0–3)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–3)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 1991 Segovia, Italy Challenger Hard Javier Sánchez 3–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Apr 1992 San Luis Potosí, Mexico Challenger Clay Leonardo Lavalle 0–6, 7–6, 4–6
Loss 0–3 May 1994 Budapest, Hungary Challenger Clay Hernán Gumy 4–6, 2–6

Doubles: 19 (12–7)

Legend
ATP Challenger (11–7)
ITF Futures (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (9–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Nov 1990 São Paulo, Brazil Challenger Clay Richard Lubner Nelson Aerts
Danilo Marcelino
6–4, 7–6
Loss 1–1 Apr 1991 Mexico City, Mexico Challenger Clay Leif Shiras Ricardo Acioly
Pablo Albano
3–6, 3–6
Loss 1–2 Jun 1991 Bielefeld, Germany Challenger Clay Mark Keil Carl Limberger
Florin Segărceanu
3–6, 2–6
Win 2–2 Aug 1991 Salou, Spain Challenger Clay Murphy Jensen Wayne Arthurs
Carl Limberger
5–7, 6–2, 7–5
Win 3–2 Nov 1991 São Paulo, Brazil Challenger Clay Greg Van Emburgh Jordi Burillo
David De Miguel-Lapiedra
3–6, 6–4, 6–1
Win 4–2 Mar 1992 Rennes, France Challenger Carpet Kenny Thorne Martin Damm
Sandon Stolle
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 4–3 Apr 1993 San Luis Potosí, Mexico Challenger Clay Bryan Shelton Leonardo Lavalle
Javier Frana
3–6, 6–4, 4–6
Loss 4–4 Oct 1993 Curitiba, Brazil Challenger Clay Gilbert Schaller João Cunha-Silva
Jack Waite
6–4, 3–6, 0–6
Win 5–4 Dec 1993 Naples, United States Challenger Clay Jim Pugh Mark Knowles
Jared Palmer
7–6, 3–6, 6–4
Win 6–4 Jun 1995 Asunción, Paraguay Challenger Clay Claude N'Goran Paulo Carvallo
Francisco Rodríguez
6–2, 6–3
Win 7–4 Jun 1995 Cali, Colombia Challenger Clay Claude N'Goran Otavio Della
Gustavo Kuerten
6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Loss 7–5 Jul 1995 Seville, Spain Challenger Clay Claude N'Goran Martijn Bok
Tom Vanhoudt
2–6, 2–6
Win 8–5 Apr 1996 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Challenger Hard Jack Waite Claude N'Goran
Daniel Orsanic
6–2, 6–3
Win 9–5 Apr 1996 Prague, Czech Republic Challenger Clay Donald Johnson Aleksandar Kitinov
Sébastien Leblanc
3–6, 6–3, 6–1
Win 10–5 Jun 1996 Eisenach, Germany Challenger Clay Donald Johnson Karsten Braasch
Jens Knippschild
6–3, 6–2
Win 11–5 Jul 1996 Tampere, Finland Challenger Clay Donald Johnson Ola Kristiansson
Mårten Renström
7–5, 7–6
Loss 11–6 Mar 1997 Salinas, Ecuador Challenger Hard Donald Johnson Fernando Meligeni
André Sá
3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 11–7 Apr 1997 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Challenger Hard Jack Waite Alejandro Hernández
Óscar Ortiz
6–4, 2–6, 1–6
Win 12–7 Jun 2002 Mexico F11, Cancún Futures Hard Alex Bogomolov Jr. Sebastián Decoud
Lazaro Navarro-Batles
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