Francisco 'Francis' Roig Genís (born 1 April 1968) is a retired professional tennis player from Spain. He is primarily a doubles player, winning 9 ATP World Tour titles and reaching 12 more finals. He acted as the alternate coach of fellow Spaniard Rafael Nadal from 2005 until 2022. He is the current coach of Italian tennis player Matteo Berrettini.
| Country (sports) |  Spain |
|---|---|
| Residence | Barcelona, Spain |
| Born | 1 April 1968 Barcelona, Spain |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Turned pro | 1987 |
| Retired | 2001 (last match 2014) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$1,466,830 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 64–96 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 60 (5 October 1992) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (1990, 1993) |
| French Open | 3R (1989) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1992) |
| US Open | 2R (1992) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 197–173 |
| Career titles | 9 |
| Highest ranking | No. 23 (31 July 1995) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (1990, 1993, 1999, 2000) |
| French Open | QF (1997) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1996) |
| US Open | 2R (1994, 1996, 1998) |
ATP Tour finals edit
Doubles (9 titles) edit
| Legend |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Championship Series (1) |
| ATP Tour (8) |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | Aug 1991 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Tomás Carbonell
|
 Pablo Arraya Dimitri Poliakov
|
6–7, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 2. | Oct 1992 | Athens, Greece | Clay | Tomás Carbonell
|
 Marcelo Filippini Mark Koevermans
|
6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 3. | Nov 1992 | São Paulo, Brazil | Clay | Diego Pérez
|
 Christer Allgårdh Carl Limberger
|
6–2, 7–6 |
| Win | 4. | Aug 1994 | Umag, Croatia | Clay | Diego Pérez
|
 Karol Kučera Paul Wekesa
|
6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 5. | Mar 1995 | Casablanca, Morocco | Clay | Tomás Carbonell
|
 Emanuel Couto João Cunha e Silva
|
6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 6. | Jun 1995 | Oporto, Portugal | Clay | Tomás Carbonell
|
Jordi Arrese Àlex Corretja
|
6–3, 7–6 |
| Win | 7. | Jul 1995 | Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany | Clay | Tomás Carbonell
|
 Ellis Ferreira Jan Siemerink
|
3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 8. | Oct 1995 | Valencia, Spain | Clay | Tomás Carbonell
|
Tom Kempers Jack Waite
|
7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 9. | Apr 1996 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | Tomás Carbonell
|
Tom Nijssen Greg Van Emburgh
|
6–3, 6–2 |
Finalist (12) edit
- 1992: Guaruja (with Diego Pérez, lost to Christer Allgårdh and Carl Limberger).
- 1993: Umag (with Jordi Arrese, lost to Filip Dewulf and Tom Vanhoudt).
- 1994: Santiago (with Tomás Carbonell, lost to Karel Nováček and Mats Wilander).
- 1994: Buenos Aires (with Tomás Carbonell, lost to Sergio Casal and Emilio Sánchez).
- 1995: Dubai (with Tomás Carbonell, lost to Grant Connell and Patrick Galbraith).
- 1995: Rotterdam (with Tomás Carbonell, lost to Martin Damm and Anders Järryd).
- 1996: Casablanca (with Tomás Carbonell, lost to Jiří Novák and David Rikl).
- 1996: Stuttgart Outdoor (with Tomás Carbonell, lost to Libor Pimek and Byron Talbot).
- 1998: Antwerp (with Tomás Carbonell, lost to Wayne Ferreira and Yevgeny Kafelnikov).
- 1998: Lyon (with Tomás Carbonell, lost to Olivier Delaître and Fabrice Santoro).
- 1999: Majorca (with Alberto Berasategui, lost to Lucas Arnold and Tomás Carbonell).
- 2001: Majorca (with Feliciano López, lost to Donald Johnson and Jared Palmer).
Top 10 wins edit
- Roig has a 1–7 (.125) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | ||||||
| 1. | Emilio Sánchez
|
8 | Athens, Greece | Clay | 1R | 6–2, 7–6 |
References edit
External links edit
- Francisco Roig at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Francisco Roig at the International Tennis Federation
- Francisco Roig at the Davis Cup
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