# Francisco Costa (tennis)

Francisco Costa (born June 28, 1973) is a former professional tennis player from Brazil.
He is the current captain of the Brazil Davis Cup team.

## ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
### Singles: 14 (9–5)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (3–3)
* ITF Futures (6–2)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (5–1)
* Clay (4–4)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0-1 | Sep 1997 | Budapest, Hungary | Challenger | Clay | Jan Frode Andersen | 6–7$^{(1–7)}$, 6–2, 2–6 |
| Win | 1-1 | Aug 1998 | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Gastón Gaudio | 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 2-1 | May 1999 | Birmingham, United States | Challenger | Clay | Martín Rodríguez | 6–7, 7–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2-2 | Jul 1999 | Oberstaufen, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Alexander Popp | 6–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 3-2 | Nov 1999 | Guadalajara, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Nicolás Massú | 4–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3-3 | Jul 2000 | Eisenach, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Jan Frode Andersen | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3-4 | Feb 2003 | Jamaica F2, Montego Bay | Futures | Hard | Jean-Julien Rojer | 6–4, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 4-4 | Feb 2003 | Brazil F1, São Paulo | Futures | Clay | Patricio Arquez | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 5-4 | Feb 2003 | Brazil F2, Goiânia | Futures | Hard | Daniel Melo | 7–5, 7–5 |
| Win | 6-4 | Sep 2004 | Brazil F7, Fortaleza | Futures | Hard | Alexandre Bonatto | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 7-4 | Oct 2004 | Brazil F9, Guarulhos | Futures | Clay | Thiago Alves | 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 8-4 | Oct 2004 | Brazil F11, Americana | Futures | Hard | Thiago Alves | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 8-5 | Nov 2004 | Brazil F12, Campinas | Futures | Clay | André Ghem | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 9-5 | Feb 2005 | Brazil F1, Caldas Novas | Futures | Hard | Franco Ferreiro | 6–0, 3–6, 6–3 |

### Doubles: 9 (3–6)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (1–5)
* ITF Futures (2–1)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–2)
* Clay (3–4)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 1997 | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Márcio Carlsson | Nelson Aerts Bernardo Martínez | 0–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Aug 1998 | Gramado, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Gouichi Motomura | Jeff Coetzee Damien Roberts | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Jun 2000 | Lugano, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | Tobias Hildebrand | Vadim Kutsenko Oleg Ogorodov | 6–4, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 0–6 |
| Loss | 0–4 | Aug 2000 | Monchengladbach, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Germán Puentes Alcañiz | Emilio Benfele Álvarez Luis Horna | 6–7$^{(1–7)}$, 6–1, 5–7 |
| Win | 1–4 | Nov 2000 | Quito, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay | Irakli Labadze | Martin Stringari Eric Nunez | 6–2, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| Loss | 1–5 | Aug 2002 | Trani, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Francisco Cabello | Roberto Marcelo Alvarez Mariano Delfino | 6–4, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–6 | Feb 2003 | Brazil F2, Goiânia | Futures | Hard | Francisco Cabello | Pedro Braga Kepler Orellana | 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$ |
| Win | 2–6 | Aug 2004 | Netherlands F4, Alphen aan den Rijn | Futures | Clay | Jeroen Masson | Dustin Brown Eric Kuijlen | 6–1, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ |
| Win | 3–6 | Sep 2004 | Brazil F6, Porto Alegre | Futures | Clay | Thiago Alves | Alexandre Bonatto Daniel Melo | 6–4, 7–5 |

## Performance timeline

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |

### Singles

| Tournament | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | SR | W–L | Win% |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | Q3 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| French Open | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 |||||||||||||
| Miami | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |