Country (sports) Argentina Turned pro 1982 Prize money $198,607 Name Francisco Yunis Residence Barcelona, Spain | Career record 27–40 Role Tennis Player Retired 1994 Career titles 0 Height 1.90 m | |
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Born 12 August 1964 (age 59)
Buenos Aires, Argentina ( 1964-08-12 ) Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | ||
Highest ranking No. 61 (30 Mar 1987) | ||
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Francisco Yunis (born 12 August 1964) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina.
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Partnering his brother Juan Carlos, Yunis was a losing doubles finalist at Bordeaux in 1983. En route they defeated the top seeded pairing of Pablo Arraya and Victor Pecci, Sr.
The Argentine appeared at two Grand Slam tournaments in 1987. 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. He lost to Jim Pugh in the opening round of the US Open. Also that year, Yunis was a semi-finalist in Athens.
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.
He made the semifinals at Geneva in 1989 and was a quarterfinalist at Florence in 1992.