# Francis Alcantara

Francis Casey "Niño" Alcantara (born February 4, 1992) is a professional tennis player from the Philippines.

## Career

Francis Alcantara first took the sport of the tennis when he was 6 years old and he was influenced by his father who played the sport as well. In front of their residence in Cagayan de Oro was a tennis court.
When Alcantara was 11 years old he was scouted by Romeo Chan as a tennis player. Chan who went to Cagayan de Oro invited Alcantara to reside and train with him in Manila. Alcantara accepted the offer and started playing in junior grand slams in various parts of the world.
He won the 2009 Australian Open Boys' Doubles event with Hsieh Cheng-peng, beating Mikhail Biryukov and Yasutaka Uchiyama, 6–4, 6–2 in the final.
On January 1, 2009, Alcantara reached his highest junior ranking of world number 14. In winning the 2009 Australian Open Boys' Doubles title, Alcantara and Cheng-peng did not lose a set during the entire tournament.
Alcantara completed his secondary education at Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan High School in March 2009.

## Junior Grand Slam finals
### Doubles: 1 (1 win)

| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 2009 | Australian Open | Hard | Hsieh Cheng-Peng | Mikhail Biryukov Yasutaka Uchiyama | 6–4, 6–2 |

## Davis Cup

* Legend
* Group membership
* World Group (0)
* Group I (0–1)
* Group II (13–5)
* Group III (0)
* Group IV (0)
* indicates the outcome of the Davis Cup match followed by the score, date, place of event, the zonal classification and its phase, and the court surface.
| Rubber outcome | No. | Rubber | Match type (partner if any) | Opponent nation | Opponent player(s) | Score |
| 4–1; 6–8 March 2009; Victoria Park, Hong Kong, China; Group II Asia/Oceania First round; Hard surface |||||||
| Victory | 3. | V | Singles (dead rubber) | Hong Kong | Michael Lai | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 3–2; 10–12 July 2009; Philippine Columbian Association, Manila, Philippines; Group II Asia/Oceania Second round; Clay surface |||||||
| Defeat | 4. | V | Singles (dead rubber) | Pakistan | Jalil Khan | 6–1, 6–7$^{(8–10)}$, 3–6 |
| 0–5; 5–7 March 2010; Namihaya Dome, Osaka, Japan; Group I Asia/Oceania First round; Carpet surface |||||||
| Defeat | 4. | V | Singles (dead rubber) | Japan | Go Soeda | 1–6, 0–6 |
| 5–0; 6–8 April 2012; Philippine Columbian Association, Manila, Philippines; Group II Asia/Oceania Second round; Clay surface |||||||
| Victory | 4. | IV | Singles (dead rubber) | Pakistan | Muhammad Abid | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 2–3; 14–16 September 2012; Gelora Bung Karno Tennis Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia; Group II Asia/Oceania Third round; Hard surface |||||||
| Defeat | 4. | I | Singles | Indonesia | Christopher Rungkat | 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 2–6, 6–3, 0–6 |
| Victory | 4. | V | Singles (dead rubber) | Indonesia | Sunu Wahyu Trijati | 6–3, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 6–4 |
| 3–2; 5–7 April 2013; Plantation Bay Resort & Spa, Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines; Group II Asia/Oceania Second round; Clay surface |||||||
| Victory | 4. | III | Doubles (with Treat Huey) | Thailand | Pruchya Isaro Nuttanon Kadchapanan | 6–3, 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| Victory | 4. | V | Singles (dead rubber) | Thailand | Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul | 6–4, 4–6, 6–0 |
| 2–3; 13–15 September 2013; Plantation Bay Resort & Spa, Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines; Group II Asia/Oceania Third round; Clay surface |||||||
| Victory | 4. | III | Doubles (with Treat Huey) | New Zealand | Marcus Daniell Artem Sitak | 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 5–0; 5–8 March 2015; Valle Verde Country Club, Pasig, Philippines; Group II Asia/Oceania First round; Clay surface |||||||
| Victory | 4. | III | Doubles (with Treat Huey) | Sri Lanka | Sharmal Dissanayake Dineshkanthan Thangarajah | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Victory | 4. | V | Singles (dead rubber) | Sri Lanka | Dineshkanthan Thangarajah | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 5–0; 4–6 March 2016; Valle Verde Country Club, Pasig, Philippines; Group II Asia/Oceania First round; Clay surface |||||||
| Victory | 2. | III | Doubles (with Treat Huey) | Kuwait | Abdulrahman Alawadhi Abdulhamid Mubarak | 6–1, 6–1, 6–2 |
| Victory | 2. | V | Singles (dead rubber) | Kuwait | Ali Ghareeb | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 1–3; 15–17 July 2016; Philippine Columbian Association, Manila, Philippines; Group II Asia/Oceania Second round; Clay surface |||||||
| Defeat | 2. | II | Singles | Chinese Taipei | Huang Lang-chi | 1–6, 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 1–6, 0–1 ret. |
| 4–1; 3–5 February 2017; Philippine Columbian Association, Manila, Philippines; Group II Asia/Oceania First round; Clay surface |||||||
| Victory | 1. | III | Doubles (with Treat Huey) | Indonesia | David Agung Susanto Sunu Wahyu Trijati | 6–2, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 4–1; 3–4 February 2018; Gelora Bung Karno Tennis Stadium Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia; Group II Asia/Oceania First round; Hard surface |||||||
| Victory | 1. | III | Doubles (with Jurence Zosimo Mendoza) | Indonesia | Justin Barki David Agung Susanto | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–3 |
| 1–4; 7–8 April 2018; Philippine Columbian Association, Manila, Philippines; Group II Asia/Oceania Second round; Clay surface |||||||
| Defeat | 1. | III | Doubles (with Johnny Arcilla) | Thailand | Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana | 6–4, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 1–6 |
| 1–3; 5–6 April 2019; The National Tennis Development Center, Nonthaburi, Thailand; Group II Asia/Oceania; Hard surface |||||||
| Defeat | 1. | III | Doubles (with Jurence Zosimo Mendoza) | Thailand | Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana | 4–6, 5–7 |
| 1–4; 6–7 March 2020; Philippine Columbian Association, Manila, Philippines; Group II Play-offs; Clay surface |||||||
| Victory | 3. | III | Doubles (with Ruben Gonzales) | Greece | Markos Kalovelonis Petros Tsitsipas | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–4 |

## Challenger and Futures Finals
### Singles: 1 (0–1)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2016 | Vietnam F9, Thủ Dầu Một | Futures | Hard | Enzo Couacaud | 1–6, 1–6 |

### Doubles: 51 (25–26)

* Legend (doubles)
* ATP Challenger Tour (0–6)
* ITF Futures Tour (25–20)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (23–25)
* Clay (2–1)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Oct 2015 | Philippines F2, Manila | Futures | Clay (i) | Johnny Arcilla | Katsuki Nagao Hiromasa Oku | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jan 2016 | Manila, Philippines | Challenger | Hard | Christopher Rungkat | Johan Brunström Frederik Nielsen | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Oct 2016 | Vietnam F7, Thủ Dầu Một | Futures | Hard | David Agung Susanto | Chang Yu Wang Aoran | 7–5, 3–6, [5-10] |
| Loss | 1–3 | Oct 2016 | Vietnam F8, Thủ Dầu Một | Futures | Hard | David Agung Susanto | Kim Young Seok Noh Sang-woo | 6–0, 4–6, [8-10] |
| Win | 2–3 | Mar 2017 | Eygypt F8, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | Benjamin Lock | Chen TI Sun Fajing | 6–3, 6–7$^{(7–9)}$, [10-7] |
| Loss | 2–4 | Mar 2017 | Bahrain F1, Manama | Futures | Hard | Benjamin Lock | Markus Eriksson Milos Sekulic | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 3–4 | May 2017 | Singapore F1, Singapore | Futures | Hard | Sem Verbeek | Hiroyasu Ehara Sho Katayama | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–4 | May 2017 | Singapore F2, Singapore | Futures | Hard | Sem Verbeek | Soichiro Moritani Masato Shiga | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–4 | Jun 2017 | Singapore F3, Singapore | Futures | Hard | Sem Verbeek | Yuichi Ito Lý Hoàng Nam | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–2 |
| Win | 6–4 | Jun 2017 | Hong Kong F1, Hong Kong | Futures | Hard | Karunuday Singh | Yuki Mochizuki Tomohiro Masabayashi | 6–3, 4–6, [11-9] |
| Loss | 6–5 | Jul 2017 | China F12, Shenzhen | Futures | Hard | Karunuday Singh | Lý Hoàng Nam Sun Fajing | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 6–6 | Oct 2017 | Australia F7, Cairns | Futures | Hard | Sem Verbeek | Nathan Pasha Darren Polkinghorne | 2–6, 6–2, [2-10] |
| Win | 7–6 | May 2018 | Singapore F2, Singapore | Futures | Hard | Collin Altamirano | Shintaro Imai Takuto Niki | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 7–7 | May 2018 | China F7, Luzhou | Futures | Hard | Sun Fajing | Rhett Purcell Sami Reinwein | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 8–7 | Jun 2018 | China F8, Yinchuan | Futures | Hard | Sun Fajing | Kento Takeuchi Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul | 6–4, 2–6, [10-5] |
| Loss | 8–8 | Jun 2018 | Hong Kong F1, Hong Kong | Futures | Hard | Yi Chu-Huan | Wong Chun-hun Yeung Pak-long | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 8–9 | Jul 2018 | Malaysia F3, Kuala Lumpur | Futures | Hard | John Paul Fruttero | Kim Cheong-eui Noh Sang-woo | 1–6, 6–3, [5-10] |
| Loss | 8–10 | Aug 2018 | Indonesia F3, Jakarta | Futures | Hard | Kaito Uesugi | Justin Barki Christopher Rungkat | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 9–10 | Sep 2018 | Thailand F4, Hua Hin | Futures | Hard | Karunuday Singh | Palaphoom Kovapitukted Nuttanon Kadchapanan | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 10–10 | Oct 2018 | Thailand F5, Hua Hin | Futures | Hard | Shintaro Imai | Adrian Andrzejczuk Yu Cheng-yu | 7–5, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, [10-7] |
| Win | 11–10 | Oct 2018 | Thailand F6, Hua Hin | Futures | Hard | Sonchat Ratiwatana | Ajeet Rai Karunuday Singh | 6–1, 1–6, [10-6] |
| Loss | 11–11 | Oct 2018 | Vietnam F4, Tây Ninh | Futures | Hard | Markus Eriksson | Lê Quốc Khánh Lý Hoàng Nam | 4–6, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, [10-12] |
| Win | 12–11 | Oct 2018 | Vietnam F5, Tây Ninh | Futures | Hard | Markus Eriksson | Lý Hoàng Nam Roman Safiullin | 5–7, 6–4, [10-7] |
| Loss | 12–12 | Nov 2018 | Thailand F8, Nonthaburi | Futures | Hard | Bernardo Saraiva | Hsu Yu-hsiou Yu Cheng-yu | 1–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 12–13 | Jul 2019 | M25 Qujing, China | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Rhett Purcell | Hua Runhao Sun Fajing | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 12–14 | Sep 2019 | M25 Brisbane, Australia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Harry Bourchier | Jake Delaney Luke Saville | 1–6, 6–3, [6-10] |
| Loss | 12–15 | Oct 2019 | M15 Doha, Qatar | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Bogdan Bobrov | Guy Den Heijer Sidane Pontjodikromo | 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 6–4, [6-10] |
| Win | 13–15 | Oct 2021 | M25 Calabasas, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Raymond Sarmiento | Johannes Seeman Wally Thayne | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 14–15 | Nov 2021 | M25 Harlingen, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Mark Whitehouse | Gabi Adrian Boitan Constantin Frantzen | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 5–7, [10-7] |
| Loss | 14–16 | Feb 2022 | M15 Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Kelsey Stevenson | Samuel Vincent Ruggeri Francesco Vilardo | 6–2, 5–7, [3-10] |
| Loss | 14–17 | Mar 2022 | M15 Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Kelsey Stevenson | Petr Bar Biryukov Marat Sharipov | 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 3–6, [8-10] |
| Loss | 14–18 | Apr 2022 | M15 Cairo, Egypt | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Colin Sinclair | Lorenzo Joaquin Rodriguez Ilya Rudiukov | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 15–18 | May 2022 | M25 Cairo, Egypt | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Colin Sinclair | Denis Klok Ilya Rudiukov | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 16–18 | Jun 2022 | M15 Tây Ninh, Thailand | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Nam Hoang Ly | Park Ui-sung Son Ji-hoon | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 16–19 | Aug 2022 | Nonthaburi, Thailand | Challenger | Hard | Christopher Rungkat | Benjamin Lock Yuta Shimizu | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 16–20 | Sep 2022 | Nonthaburi, Thailand | Challenger | Hard | Christopher Rungkat | Chung Yun-seong Ajeet Rai | 1–6, 6–7$^{(6–8)}$ |
| Win | 17–20 | Oct 2022 | M25 Tay Ninh, Vietnam | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Pruchya Isaro | Yu Hsiou Hsu Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul | 2–6, 6–3, [10–3] |
| Win | 18–20 | Mar 2023 | M25 New Delhi, India | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Pruchya Isaro | Parikshit Somani Manish Sureshkumar | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 18–21 | Apr 2023 | M15 Singapore, Singapore | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Sun Fajing | Justin Barki Igor Sijsling | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 18–22 | Apr 2023 | M25 Jakarta, Indonesia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Pruchya Isaro | Ray Ho Sun Fajing | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 19–22 | Jun 2023 | M25 Jakarta, Indonesia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Hiroki Moriya | Nathan Anthony Barki Christopher Rungkat | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 20–22 | Jun 2023 | M25 Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Hiroki Moriya | Maximus Jones Finn Reynolds | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 20–23 | Jul 2023 | Segovia, Spain | Challenger | Hard | Sun Fajing | Dan Added Pierre-Hugues Herbert | 6–4, 3–6, [10–12] |
| Loss | 20–24 | Aug 2023 | Zhangjiagang, China | Challenger | Hard | Sun Fajing | Ray Ho Matthew Romios | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 21–24 | Nov 2023 | M15 Ipoh, Malaysia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Christopher Rungkat | Thijmen Loof Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Win | 22–24 | Nov 2023 | M15 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Christopher Rungkat | Pruchya Isaro Thijmen Loof | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 22–25 | Jan 2024 | Nonthaburi, Thailand | Challenger | Hard | Sun Fajing | Manuel Guinard Grégoire Jacq | 4–6, 6–7$^{(6–8)}$ |
| Win | 23–25 | Jan 2024 | M25 Chennai, India | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Christopher Rungkat | Bogdan Bobrov Adil Kalyanpur | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 23–26 | Jul 2024 | M15 Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Maximus Jones | Adil Kalyanpur Vishnu Vardhan | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 24–26 | Jul 2024 | M15 Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Maximus Jones | Rishi Reddy Dhakshineswar Suresh | 7–6$^{(9–7)}$, 6–4 |
| Win | 25–26 | Jul 2024 | M15 Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Maximus Jones | Adil Kalyanpur Vishnu Vardhan | 2–6, 7–5, [10–8] |

## ITF World Tennis Tour Juniors
### Singles: 8 (5 titles, 3 runners-up)

* Legend
* Category GA (0–0)
* Category G1 (0–0)
* Category G2 (0–1)
* Category G3 (0–0)
* Category G4 (5–1)
* Category G5 (0–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Category | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Nov 2007 | ITF World Junior Tennis Championship, Malaysia | Category G4 | Hard | Karunuday Singh | 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 5–7, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Nov 2007 | Singapore International Junior Championships, Singapore | Category G5 | Hard | Juan Antonio Los Santos | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Dec 2007 | PHINMA/ITF Intl Junior Tournament 1, Philippines | Category G4 | Hard | Artem Ilyushin | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Dec 2007 | PHINMA/ITF Intl Junior Tournament 2, Philippines | Category G4 | Hard | James Duckworth | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 6–3, 1–0 ret. |
| Loss | 2–3 | Oct 2008 | LTAT Junior Championships, Thailand | Category G2 | Hard | Shuichi Sekiguchi | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 3–3 | Nov 2008 | PHINMA/ITF Intl Junior Tournament 1, Philippines | Category G4 | Hard | Park Sang-min | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–3 | Nov 2009 | PHINMA International Juniors (Week 1), Philippines | Category G4 | Hard | Yoshihito Nishioka | 7–5, 6–0 |
| Win | 5–3 | Dec 2009 | PHINMA International Juniors (Week 2), Philippines | Category G4 | Hard | Jeroen Vanneste | 6–2, 6–3 |

### Doubles: 18 (14 title, 4 runners-up)

* Legend
* Category GA (1–0)
* Category G1 (5–1)
* Category G2 (3–0)
* Category G3 (1–1)
* Category G4 (2–2)
* Category G5 (2–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Category | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2007 | Hyogo International Junior Tournament 2, Japan | Category G5 | Carpet | Hiroyasu Ehara | Musashi Hoshino Kishi Watanabe | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | Sep 2007 | China Junior II, China | Category G3 | Hard | Hsieh Cheng-peng | Logan Mackenzie Dane Propoggia | 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–0 | Oct 2007 | TrueVisions Thailand Open, Thailand | Category G2 | Hard | Hsieh Cheng-peng | Yuki Matsuo Hiroki Moriya | 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–1)}$ |
| Win | 4–0 | Nov 2007 | ITF Junior Toyota Open, Thailand | Category G4 | Hard | Marious Zelba | Niall Angus Thomas Knights | 6–2, 7–6$^{(7–1)}$ |
| Loss | 4–1 | Nov 2007 | ITF World Junior Tennis Championship, Malaysia | Category G4 | Hard | Romain Sichez | Vikram Reddy B Karunuday Singh | 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 5–7 |
| Win | 5–1 | Nov 2007 | Singapore International Junior Championships, Singapore | Category G5 | Hard | Min-Sylvester Wee | Chandril Sood Lakshit Sood | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 5–2 | Dec 2007 | PHINMA/ITF Intl Junior Tournament 1, Philippines | Category G4 | Hard | James Duckworth | Huang Liang-chi Li Chieh-lin | 3–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
| Win | 6–2 | May 2008 | RUC Tennis International Junior Open, Morocco | Category G4 | Clay | Karim-Mohamed Maamoun | Ahmed El Menshawy Oliver Evans | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 6–3 | Jun 2008 | Riad 21, Morocco | Category G3 | Clay | Karim-Mohamed Maamoun | Maverick Banes Nat Maraga | 6–4, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 7–3 | Jun 2008 | Raquette D'Or, Morocco | Category G2 | Clay | Karim-Mohamed Maamoun | William R Parker David Sofaer | 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 8–3 | Oct 2008 | LTAT Junior Championships, Thailand | Category G2 | Hard | Huang Liang-chi | Dino Dell'Orto Kelsey Stevenson | 6–1, 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 6–2 |
| Win | 9–3 | Jan 2009 | Australian Open, Australia | Category GA | Hard | Hsieh Cheng-Peng | Mikhail Biryukov Yasutaka Uchiyama | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 9–4 | Mar 2009 | ITF/LTAT Junior Championships, Thailand | Category G1 | Hard | Huang Liang-chi | Maximilian Neuchrist Dominik Schulz | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 10–4 | Mar 2009 | 13th Sarawak Chief Minister's Cup, Malaysia | Category G1 | Hard | Daniel Berta | Alastair Barnes Ahmed El Menshawy | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 11–4 | Mar 2009 | 20th Mitsubishi-Lancer International Juniors Championships, Philippines | Category G1 | Hard | Daniel Berta | Ben McLachlan Riki McLachlan | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Win | 12–4 | May 2009 | 45th Astrid Bowl Charleroi, Belgium | Category G1 | Clay | Hsieh Cheng-Peng | Guilherme Clezar Karim-Mohamed Maamoun | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 13–4 | Jun 2009 | 17th International Junior Tournament of Offenbach/Main, Germany | Category G1 | Clay | Huang Liang-chi | Duilio Beretta Roberto Quiroz | 6–2, 4–6, [10-7] |
| Win | 14–4 | Mar 2010 | 21st Mitsubishi-Lancer International Juniors Championships, Philippines | Category G1 | Hard | Raymond Sarmiento | Sam Barry Ben McLachlan | 6–4, 6–3 |