# Javier Frana

Javier Alberto Frana (born 25 December 1966) is a former tennis player from Argentina and former tennis commentator for ESPN Latin America. He won 1996 French Open mixed doubles title with compatriot Patricia Tarabini.

## Tennis career

Frana turned professional in 1986. He reached his career-high ATP singles ranking on July 24, 1995, when he became world No. 30. His highest doubles ranking was world No. 14, achieved on May 25, 1992.

### Olympics

Frana debuted at the Seoul Olympics in 1988, where he was defeated in the second round by fellow countryman Martín Jaite, 2–6, 4–6 and 2–6. At the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, he reached the second round again, this time falling to France's Fabrice Santoro, 6–4, 2–6, 1–6, and 1–6. He represented his native country for the last time in Olympic competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, where he was defeated in the first round by Great Britain's Greg Rusedski.

## Personal life

Frana was born in Rafaela, Argentina. He is of Croat origin, his family is from the Trogir area.

## ATP career finals
### Singles: 9 (3 titles, 6 runner-ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
* ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
* ATP Masters Series (0–0)
* ATP Championship Series (0–0)
* ATP International Series (3–6)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–1)
* Clay (2–3)
* Grass (1–2)
* Carpet (0–0)
* Finals by setting
* Outdoors (3–6)
* Indoors (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 1988 | Itaparica, Brazil | Grand Prix | Hard | Jaime Yzaga | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jul 1991 | Newport, United States | World Series | Grass | Bryan Shelton | 6–3, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Oct 1991 | Guarujá, Brazil | World Series | Clay | Markus Zoecke | 2–6, 7–6$^{(7–1)}$, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Jul 1993 | Newport, United States | World Series | Grass | Greg Rusedski | 5–7, 7–6$^{(9–7)}$, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ |
| Win | 2–3 | Oct 1993 | Santiago, Chile | World Series | Clay | Emilio Sánchez | 7–5, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Nov 1994 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | World Series | Clay | Àlex Corretja | 3–6, 7–5, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ |
| Loss | 2–5 | Apr 1995 | Paget, Bermuda | World Series | Clay | Mauricio Hadad | 6–7$^{(7–5)}$, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–6 | May 1995 | Pinehurst, United States | World Series | Clay | Thomas Enqvist | 3–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Win | 3–6 | Jun 1995 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | World Series | Grass | Todd Woodbridge | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–3 |

### Doubles: 16 (7 titles, 9 runner-ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam Tournaments (0–1)
* ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
* ATP Masters Series (0–0)
* ATP Championship Series (0–0)
* ATP World Series (7–8)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (2–3)
* Clay (3–4)
* Grass (1–2)
* Carpet (1–0)
* Finals by setting
* Outdoors (6–9)
* Indoors (1–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 1987 | Barcelona, Spain | Grand Prix | Clay | Christian Miniussi | Miloslav Mečíř Tomáš Šmíd | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Feb 1988 | Guarujá, Brazil | Grand Prix | Hard | Diego Pérez | Ricardo Acuña Luke Jensen | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | May 1988 | Florence, Italy | Grand Prix | Clay | Christian Miniussi | Claudio Pistolesi Horst Skoff | 7–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–2 | Feb 1990 | Guarujá, Brazil | World Series | Clay | Gustavo Luza | Luiz Mattar Cássio Motta | 7–6, 7–6 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Jul 1991 | Wimbledon, United Kingdom | Grand Slam | Grass | Leonardo Lavalle | John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd | 3–6, 4–6, 7–6$^{(9–7)}$, 1–6 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Jul 1991 | Newport, United States | World Series | Grass | Bruce Steel | Gianluca Pozzi Brett Steven | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–4 | Aug 1991 | Los Angeles, United States | World Series | Hard | Jim Pugh | Glenn Michibata Brad Pearce | 7–5, 2–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–5 | Oct 1991 | Tel Aviv, Israel | World Series | Hard | Leonardo Lavalle | David Rikl Michiel Schapers | 2–6, 7–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–6 | Nov 1991 | Búzios, Brazil | World Series | Hard | Leonardo Lavalle | Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez | 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–7 | May 1992 | Bologna, Italy | World Series | Clay | Javier Sánchez | Luke Jensen Laurie Warder | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–8 | Apr 1993 | Charlotte, United States | World Series | Clay | Leonardo Lavalle | Rikard Bergh Trevor Kronemann | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 4–8 | Jul 1993 | Newport, United States | World Series | Grass | Christo van Rensburg | Byron Black Jim Pugh | 4–6, 6–1, 7–6 |
| Win | 5–8 | Sep 1993 | Bordeaux, France | World Series | Hard | Pablo Albano | David Adams Andrei Olhovskiy | 7–6, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 5–9 | Nov 1993 | São Paulo, Brazil | World Series | Clay | Pablo Albano | Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez | 6–4, 6–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 6–9 | Feb 1995 | Acapulco, Mexico | World Series | Clay | Leonardo Lavalle | Marc-Kevin Goellner Diego Nargiso | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 7–9 | Oct 1995 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | World Series | Carpet | Jonas Björkman | Guy Forget Patrick Rafter | 6–7, 6–4, 7–6 |

### Mixed doubles (1 win)

| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Jun 1996 | French Open, Paris, France | Clay | Patricia Tarabini | Luke Jensen Nicole Arendt | 6–2, 6–2 |

## ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
### Singles: 4 (1–3)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (1–3)
* ITF Futures (0–0)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–1)
* Clay (1–1)
* Grass (0–1)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0-1 | Oct 1990 | Curitiba, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Pedro Rebolledo | 1–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 0-2 | Jul 1992 | Newcastle, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Greg Rusedski | 3–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 1-2 | Feb 1993 | Punta del Este, Uruguay | Challenger | Clay | Gabriel Markus | 4–6, 6–2, 7–6 |
| Loss | 1-3 | Apr 1993 | Acapulco, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Horst Skoff | 3–6, 6–7 |

### Doubles: 13 (9–4)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (9–4)
* ITF Futures (0–0)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (2–1)
* Clay (6–3)
* Grass (1–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Nov 1989 | Ilheus, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Cássio Motta | Sergio Casal Javier Sánchez | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Dec 1989 | Brasília, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Gustavo Luza | Charles Beckman Jean-Philippe Fleurian | 6–4, 3–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Feb 1990 | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Gustavo Luza | Ricardo Camargo Ivan Kley | 6–3, 7–6 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Aug 1990 | Lins, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Agustín Moreno | Charles Beckman José Clavet | 6–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 3–2 | Aug 1990 | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Cássio Motta | João Zwetsch Gabriel Markus | 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 4–2 | Jul 1992 | Newcastle, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Christo van Rensburg | Kent Kinnear Peter Nyborg | 7–6, 7–6 |
| Win | 5–2 | Oct 1992 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Challenger | Clay | Pablo Albano | Horacio de la Peña Gabriel Markus | 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5–3 | Apr 1993 | Acapulco, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Juan-Ignacio Garat | Ellis Ferreira Richard Schmidt | 6–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 6–3 | Apr 1993 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Leonardo Lavalle | Francisco Montana Bryan Shelton | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 6–4 | Apr 1993 | Birmingham, United States | Challenger | Clay | Pablo Albano | Todd Witsken Bryan Shelton | 6–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 7–4 | Feb 1995 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | Challenger | Clay | Luis Lobo | Jordi Burillo Hernán Gumy | 7–6, 6–0 |
| Win | 8–4 | Apr 1996 | Birmingham, United States | Challenger | Clay | Karel Nováček | Matt Lucena Dave Randall | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 9–4 | Apr 1997 | Paget, Bermuda | Challenger | Clay | Mark Knowles | Lucas Arnold Ker Daniel Orsanic | 6–3, 6–7, 6–3 |

## Performance timelines

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

### Singles

| Tournament | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 3R | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 0 / 5 | 4–5 | 44% |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 4R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 6 | 3–6 | 33% |
| Wimbledon | Q2 | 2R | 2R | Q2 | 3R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 9 | 11–9 | 55% |
| US Open | A | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | A | 4R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 7 | 4–7 | 36% |
| Win–loss | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 8–3 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 0 / 27 | 22–27 | 45% |
| Olympic Games |||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | NH | 2R | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | 2R | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | 1R | NH | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
| ATP Masters Series |||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Miami | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | 2R | 3R | A | A | 2R | 1R | 0 / 6 | 3–6 | 33% |
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Rome | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Cincinnati | A | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0 / 13 | 4–13 | 24% |

### Doubles

| Tournament | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 1R | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | 29% |
| French Open | A | 2R | A | 2R | SF | 3R | 3R | 1R | 1R | QF | 1R | 0 / 9 | 13–9 | 59% |
| Wimbledon | 1R | 1R | SF | SF | F | 3R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 10 | 17–10 | 63% |
| US Open | A | A | 2R | 2R | 3R | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 5–4 | 56% |
| Win–loss | 0–2 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 6–3 | 12–4 | 5–4 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 0–2 | 0 / 28 | 37–28 | 57% |
| Olympic Games |||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | NH | 1R | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | SF | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | 1R | NH | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | 57% |
| ATP Masters Series |||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Miami | A | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 3R | 1R | A | A | 2R | 2R | 0 / 7 | 4–7 | 36% |
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | QF | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% |
| Hamburg | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Rome | 1R | A | QF | QF | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | 57% |
| Cincinnati | A | 2R | SF | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 5–3 | 63% |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 1–3 | 5–3 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0 / 18 | 15–18 | 45% |

### Mixed doubles

| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| French Open | 3R | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | W | 3R | 1 / 5 | 11–4 | 73% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 3R | 1R | 3R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 4 | 5–4 | 56% |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Win–loss | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 1 / 12 | 16–11 | 59% |