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Franco Davín (Script error: No such module "IPA".;Template:Efn born January 11, 1970) is a tennis coach and a former professional player 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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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 career
Davin 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 winning against Guillermo Coria whom he coached also at one time.
He coached Grigor Dimitrov in 2015–2016.[4][5][6] 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.[7][8]
He then coached Kyle Edmund in 2020.[9] From November 2020 until 2021, he coached Cristian Garín.[10] In 2022–2023, he coached Brandon Nakashima on a part-time basis[11] and WTA player and world No. 11 Veronika Kudermetova.[12] Since 2024 he is coaching João Fonseca in a “consultant” role.[13]
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.[14]
Junior Grand Slam finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
ATP career finals
Singles: 9 (3 titles, 6 runner-ups)
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0–1
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[[1986 Copa Banco Galicia – Singles|Template:Dts]]
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Grand Prix
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Clay
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Template:Flagicon Jay Berger
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3–6, 3–6
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0–2
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[[1989 Bologna Open – Singles|Template:Dts]]
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Bologna, Italy
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Grand Prix
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Clay
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Template:Flagicon Javier Sánchez
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1–6, 0–6
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1–2
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[[ATP Saint-Vincent|Template:Dts]]
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St. Vincent, Italy
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Grand Prix
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Clay
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Template:Flagicon Juan Aguilera
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6–2, 6–2
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1–3
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[[1990 Estoril Open – Men's singles|Template:Dts]]
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Estoril, Portugal
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World Series
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Clay
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Template:Flagicon Emilio Sánchez
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3–6, 1–6
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2–3
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[[1990 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia – Singles|Template:Dts]]
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Palermo, Italy
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World Series
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Clay
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Template:Flagicon Juan Aguilera
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6–1, 6–1
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2–4
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[[1990 Athens Open – Singles|Template:Dts]]
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Athens, Greece
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World Series
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Clay
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Template:Flagicon Mark Koevermans
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7–5, 4–6, 1–6
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2–5
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[[1992 Czechoslovak Open – Singles|Template:Dts]]
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Prague, Czech Republic
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World Series
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Clay
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Template:Flagicon Karel Nováček
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1–6, 1–6
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2–6
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[[1992 Croatia Open – Singles|Template:Dts]]
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Umag, Croatia
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World Series
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Clay
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Template:Flagicon Thomas Muster
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1–6, 6–4, 4–6
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3–6
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[[1994 Romanian Open – Singles|Template:Dts]]
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Bucharest, Romania
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World Series
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Clay
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Template:Flagicon Goran Ivanišević
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6–2, 6–4
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ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 6 (4–2)
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Oporto, Portugal
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Challenger
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Clay
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Template:Flagicon Mark Koevermans
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3–6, 3–6
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1–1
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Parioli, Italy
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Challenger
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Clay
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Template:Flagicon Francisco Roig
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6–1, 6–4
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2–1
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Turin, Italy
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Challenger
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Clay
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Template:Flagicon Renzo Furlan
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7–6, 3–6, 6–1
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3–1
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Oporto, Portugal
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Challenger
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Clay
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Template:Flagicon Gabriel Markus
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6–4, 6–3
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4–1
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Punta del Este, Uruguay
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Challenger
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Clay
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Template:Flagicon Gérard Solvès
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6–2, 4–6, 6–0
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4–2
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Agadir, Morocco
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Challenger
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Clay
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Template:Flagicon Younes El Aynaoui
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3–6, 6–1, 3–6
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Doubles: 1 (0–1)
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Performance timeline
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Singles
Notes
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References
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External links
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