# Francisco Montana

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 |

### 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 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | RR | SF | DNQ | 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 | walkover |