Francisco Yunis

Francisco Yunis
Country (sports)  Argentina
Residence Barcelona, Spain
Born (1964-08-12) 12 August 1964
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro 1982
Retired 1994
Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money $198,607
Singles
Career record 27–40
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 61 (30 March 1987)
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open 3R (1987)
US Open 1R (1987)
Doubles
Career record 6–23
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 232 (16 July 1984)

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

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 Loic 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)

Outcome No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 1983 Bordeaux, France Clay Argentina Juan Carlos Yunis Sweden Stefan Simonsson
Sweden Magnus Tideman		 4–6, 2–6

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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