Francis Alcantara

Francis Alcantara
Alcantara in 2018
Full name Francis Casey Alcantara
Country (sports) Philippines
Residence Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
Born February 4, 1992
Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro 2009
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach Karl Santamaria
Prize money $78,058
Singles
Career record 6–4
Highest ranking No. 758 (6 November 2017)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Junior 1R (2009, 2010)
French Open Junior 1R (2009)
Wimbledon Junior 2R (2010)
US Open Junior 1R (2009)
Doubles
Career record 6–2
Highest ranking No. 257 (3 December 2018)
Current ranking No. 460 (11 July 2022)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open Junior W (2009)
French Open Junior 2R (2009, 2010)
Wimbledon Junior 2R (2010)
US Open Junior 1R (2009)
Medal record
Men's tennis
Representing the Philippines
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Mixed doubles
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Philippines Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2023 Cambodia Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2017 Kuala Lumpur Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2021 Vietnam Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Singapore Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Singapore Team
Last updated on: 13 May 2023.

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)
Rubber outcome No. Rubber Match type (partner if any) Opponent nation Opponent player(s) Score
Increase4–1; 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
Increase3–2; 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
Decrease0–5; 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
Increase5–0; 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
Decrease2–3; 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) Sunu Wahyu Trijati 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–4
Increase3–2; 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) Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul 6–4, 4–6, 6–0
Decrease2–3; 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
Increase5–0; 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) Dineshkanthan Thangarajah 6–2, 6–3
Increase5–0; 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) Ali Ghareeb 6–2, 6–1
Decrease1–3; 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.
Increase4–1; 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
Increase4–1; 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
Decrease1–4; 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
Decrease1–3; 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
Decrease1–4; 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: 41 (19–22)

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–3)
ITF Futures Tour (19–19)
Titles by surface
Hard (17–21)
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
Loss 19–22 Jun 2023 M25 Jakarta, Indonesia World Tennis Tour Hard Hiroki Moriya Nathan Anthony Barki

Christopher Rungkat

6–2, 6–1

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