Francisco González

Francisco González (born November 19, 1955) played professional tennis in the 1970s and 1980s. He represented Paraguay in Davis Cup and played collegiate tennis at the Ohio State University.

González was ranked as high as world no. 34 in singles, achieved in July 1978, and no. 22 in doubles in November 1984. The biggest singles final of his career was at Cincinnati in 1980, defeating Jimmy Connors in the semifinals before falling to Harold Solomon.

Career highlights

Francisco González has been the head tennis professional at Sierra Sport & Racquet Club since 1998. He had career wins over Ivan Lendl, Jimmy Connors, Stefan Edberg, Andrés Gómez, Vitas Gerulaitis, Yannick Noah, Eliot Teltscher, Johan Kriek, and Henri Leconte. In 1978 he won the men's singles title at the Southern Championships in Greenville, South Carolina.

Career finals Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups) ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 0–1 Aug 1980 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard Harold Solomon 6–7, 3–6Loss 0–2 Oct 1984 Brisbane, Australia Carpet Eliot Teltscher 6–3, 3–6, 4–6

Doubles: 20 (10 titles, 10 runner-ups)