Franco Davín

Franco Davín (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈfɾaŋko ðaˈβin];^{[lower-alpha 1]} 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.

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.

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	Javier Sánchez	2–6, 2–6

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1987	French Open	Clay	Guillermo Pérez Roldán	Jim Courier 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	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

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	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)

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	Marcelo Filippini	Jordi Arrese 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. 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

• 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