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Iván Molina

b. 1946

Colombian tennis player

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About Iván Molina

Born 1946. Iván Molina is a Colombian tennis player.

Iván Molina (born 16 June 1946 ) is a former professional Colombian tennis player.

Molina and Martina Navratilova teamed to win the 1974 French Open mixed doubles title, beating Rosie Reyes Darmon and Marcelo Lara 6–3, 6–3 in the final. Together with Florența Mihai, he reached the French Open mixed doubles final in 1977, losing to Mary Carillo and John McEnroe. The left-hander played 46 matches in the Davis Cup for Colombia from 1970 to 1979, winning 15 and losing 14 of his singles matches and winning 7 and losing 10 of his doubles matches. In 1974, he led Colombia to the Davis Cup Americas Inter-Zonal Final. He played 11 Tennis Grand Prix doubles finals (2 win) and 2 singles finals (no wins) and reached his highest singles ranking of 22 in April 1976 on the Grand Prix. He is considered to be the best Colombian tennis player of all time.

Grand Slam finals

Mixed doubles: 2 (1–1) ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1974 French Open Clay Martina Navratilova Marcelo Lara Rosie Reyes Darmon 6–3, 6–3Loss 1977 French Open Clay Florența Mihai Mary Carillo John McEnroe 6–7, 3–6

ATP career finals

Singles: 2 (2 runners-up) Titles by surfaceHard (0–0)Clay (0–2)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)

Doubles: 11 (2 titles-9 runner-up) Finals by surfaceHard (0–3)Clay (2–6)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)

Performance timelines

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Doubles

Mixed doubles

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Who is Iván Molina?

Colombian tennis player

When was Iván Molina born?

Iván Molina was born on 16 June 1946 in Maceo.

What is Iván Molina's occupation?

Iván Molina is a tennis player.

What nationality is Iván Molina?

Iván Molina is Colombian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Iván Molina

· Wikidata: Q1281826

· DBpedia: Iván Molina

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