Francisco Yunis

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Francisco Yunis
Country (sports)Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Residence Barcelona, Spain
Born (1964-08-12) 12 August 1964 (age 60)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro1982
Retired1994
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money $198,607
Singles
Career record27–40
Highest rankingNo. 61 (30 March 1987)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open 3R (1987)
US Open 1R (1987)
Doubles
Career record6–23
Highest rankingNo. 232 (16 July 1984)

Francisco Yunis (born 12 August 1964) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina. [1]

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Career

Partnering his brother Juan Carlos, Yunis was a losing doubles finalist at Bordeaux in 1983. [2] En route they defeated the top seeded pairing of Pablo Arraya and Victor Pecci, Sr. [2]

The Argentine appeared at two Grand Slam tournaments in 1987. [2] In the French Open he had straight set wins over Gilad Bloom and Loïc Courteau, to make the third round, where he lost to 11th seed Kent Carlsson. [3] He lost to Jim Pugh in the opening round of the US Open. [2] Also that year, Yunis was a semi-finalist in Athens. [2]

Yunis beat qualifier Eduardo Osta in the opening round of the 1988 French Open, but was then eliminated from the tournament by eventual champion Mats Wilander. [2]

He made the semifinals at Geneva in 1989 and was a quarterfinalist at Florence in 1992. [2]

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Sep 1983 Bordeaux, FranceClay Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Carlos Yunis Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Simonsson
Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Tideman 		4–6, 2–6

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References

  1. ↑ ITF Pro Circuit Profile
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ATP World Tour Profile
  3. ↑ Toronto Star , "Steffi Graf's artistry not to be sneezed at", 26 May 1988
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