Francisco González played professional tennis

Tennis

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 in the 1970s and 1980s.

Born in Wiesbaden, Germany, on November 19, 1955, he was a citizen of Paraguay

Paraguay

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, and played collegiate tennis at the Ohio State University

Ohio State University

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He was ranked as high as No.34 in the world in singles (achieving that ranking on July 12, 1978), and 24th in doubles (November 26, 1984). He reached the biggest singles final of his career at Cincinnati

Cincinnati Masters

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 in 1980, stunning Jimmy Connors

Jimmy Connors

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 in the semifinals 6-2, 7-6 before falling to former Cincinnati champion Harold Solomon

Harold Solomon

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Career highlights

Singles Finals (2):

• 1980--Cincinnati Masters
  Cincinnati Masters
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• 1984—Brisbane

Career Doubles Titles (10):

• 1984--Cincinnati Masters
  Cincinnati Masters
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  , Johannesburg, Brisbane, Cleveland;
• 1983—Florence, Rome, Venice;
• 1982--Melbourne Indoor
  Melbourne Indoor
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• 1979—Sydney Indoor, Tulsa

Career Doubles Finals (10):

• 1986—Chicago, Newport, Metz;
• 1983—Cleveland;
• 1982—Dortmund WCT, Maui;
• 1980—Tulsa;
• 1979—Maui, Tokyo Outdoor, Cleveland

Francisco González has been the Head Tennis Professional at Sierra Sport & Racquet Club since 1998. Played on the ATP Tour from 1977 to 1990, consistently ranked in the top 100 in singles and doubles with the highest ranking of #34 in singles and #22 in doubles. USPTA

USPTA

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 certified since 1992 and USPTR certified since 1994. Played Davis Cup

Davis Cup

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 for Paraguay (World Group 1983-1990), and Puerto Rico's Davis Cup (1992). Outstanding career wins over Ivan Lendl

Ivan Lendl

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, Jimmy Connors

Jimmy Connors

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, Stefan Edberg

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, Andrés Gómez

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, Vitas Gerulaitis

Vitas Gerulaitis

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, Yannick Noah

Yannick Noah

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, Eliot Teltscher

Eliot Teltscher

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, Johan Kriek

Johan Kriek

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, and Henri Leconte

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. Played #1 for the Ohio State University

Ohio State University

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 (1973–1976). Bachelors Degree in Business Administration with a major in Management from the Inter-American University of Puerto Rico.