Francisco González (born November 19, 1955) played professional tennis in the 1970s and 1980s. He represented Paraguay in Davis Cup and played collegiate tennis at the Ohio State University.
González was ranked as high as world no. 34 in singles, achieved in July 1978, and no. 22 in doubles in November 1984. The biggest singles final of his career was at Cincinnati in 1980, defeating Jimmy Connors in the semifinals before falling to Harold Solomon.
Career highlights
Francisco González has been the head tennis professional at Sierra Sport & Racquet Club since 1998. He had career wins over Ivan Lendl, Jimmy Connors, Stefan Edberg, Andrés Gómez, Vitas Gerulaitis, Yannick Noah, Eliot Teltscher, Johan Kriek, and Henri Leconte. In 1978 he won the men's singles title at the Southern Championships in Greenville, South Carolina.
Career finals Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups) ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 0–1 Aug 1980 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard Harold Solomon 6–7, 3–6Loss 0–2 Oct 1984 Brisbane, Australia Carpet Eliot Teltscher 6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Doubles: 20 (10 titles, 10 runner-ups) ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1–0 Apr 1979 Tulsa, U.S. Hard (i) Eliot Teltscher Colin Dibley Tom Gullikson 6–7, 7–5, 6–3 Loss 1–1 Aug 1979 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. Hard Fred McNair Robert Lutz Stan Smith 3–6, 4–6Loss 1–2 Oct 1979 Maui, U.S. Hard Rod Frawley John Lloyd Nick Saviano 5–7, 4–6Win 2–2 Oct 1979 Sydney, Australia Hard Rod Frawley Vijay Amritraj Pat DuPré walkoverLoss 2–3 Oct 1979 Tokyo, Japan Clay Rod Frawley Colin Dibley Pat DuPré 6–3, 1–6, 1–6Loss 2–4 Apr 1980 Tulsa, U.S. Hard (i) Van Winitsky Robert Lutz Dick Stockton 6–2, 6–7, 2–6Loss 2–5 Oct 1982 Maui, U.S. Hard Bernard Mitton Mike Cahill Eliot Teltscher 4–6, 4–6Win 3–5 Oct 1982 Melbourne, Australia Grass Matt Mitchell Syd Ball Rod Frawley 7–6, 7–6Loss 3–6 Nov 1982 Dortmund, West Germany Carpet Mike Cahill Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd 2–6, 7–6, 1–6Win 4–6 May 1983 Florence, Italy Clay Víctor Pecci Dominique Bedel Bernard Fritz 4–6, 6–4, 7–6Win 5–6 May 1983 Rome Masters, Italy Clay Víctor Pecci Jan Gunnarsson Mike Leach 6–2, 6–7, 6–4Win 6–6 Jun 1983 Venice, Italy Clay Víctor Pecci Steve Krulevitz Zoltán Kuhárszky 6–1, 6–2Loss 6–7 Aug 1983 Cleveland, U.S. Hard Matt Mitchell Mike Myburg Christo van Rensburg 6–7, 5–7Win 7–7 Aug 1984 Cleveland, U.S. Hard Matt Mitchell Martin Davis Chris Dunk 7–6, 7–5Win 8–7 Aug 1984 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard Matt Mitchell Sandy Mayer Balázs Taróczy 4–6, 6–3, 7–6Win 9–7 Oct 1984 Brisbane, Australia Carpet Matt Mitchell Broderick Dyke Wally Masur 6–7, 6–2, 7–5Win 10–7 Nov 1984 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Tracy Delatte Steve Meister Eliot Teltscher 7–6, 6–1Loss 10–8 Mar 1986 Metz, France Carpet (i) Michiel Schapers Wojciech Fibak Guy Forget 6–2, 2–6, 4–6Loss 10–9 Mar 1986 Chicago, U.S. Carpet (i) Eddie Edwards Ken Flach Robert Seguso 0–6, 5–7Loss 10–10 Jul 1986 Newport, U.S. Grass Eddie Edwards Vijay Amritraj Tim Wilkison 6–4, 5–7, 6–7
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