Filipino tennis player (born 1992)
Francis Casey "Niño "[ 1] Alcantara (born February 4, 1992) is a professional tennis player from the Philippines .
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.[ 1]
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.[ 1]
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.[ 2]
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.[ 2]
Alcantara completed his secondary education at Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan High School in March 2009.[ 3]
Junior Grand Slam finals [ edit ]
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
4–1; 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
3–2; 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
0–5; 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
5–0; 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
2–3; 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
3–2; 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
2–3; 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
5–0; 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
5–0; 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
1–3; 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.
4–1; 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
4–1; 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
1–4; 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
1–3; 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
1–4; 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 [ edit ]
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: 51 (25–26)[ edit ]
Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–6)
ITF Futures Tour (25–20)
Titles by surface
Hard (23–25)
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
Win
19–22
Jun 2023
M25 Jakarta , Indonesia
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Hiroki Moriya
Nathan Anthony Barki
Christopher Rungkat
6–2, 6–1
Win
20–22
Jun 2023
M25 Nakhon Si Thammarat , Thailand
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Hiroki Moriya
Maximus Jones
Finn Reynolds
6–2, 6–4
Loss
20–23
Jul 2023
Segovia , Spain
Challenger
Hard
Sun Fajing
Dan Added
Pierre-Hugues Herbert
6–4, 3–6, [10–12]
Loss
20–24
Aug 2023
Zhangjiagang , China
Challenger
Hard
Sun Fajing
Ray Ho
Matthew Romios
3–6, 4–6
Win
21–24
Nov 2023
M15 Ipoh , Malaysia
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Christopher Rungkat
Thijmen Loof
Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul
6–2, 6–0
Win
22–24
Nov 2023
M15 Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Christopher Rungkat
Pruchya Isaro
Thijmen Loof
6–4, 6–2
Loss
22–25
Jan 2024
Nonthaburi , Thailand
Challenger
Hard
Sun Fajing
Manuel Guinard
Grégoire Jacq
4–6, 6–7(6–8)
Win
23–25
Jan 2024
M25 Chennai , India
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Christopher Rungkat
Bogdan Bobrov
Adil Kalyanpur
6–4, 6–2
Loss
23–26
Jul 2024
M15 Nakhon Si Thammarat , Thailand
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Maximus Jones
Adil Kalyanpur
Vishnu Vardhan
3–6, 2–6
Win
24–26
Jul 2024
M15 Nakhon Si Thammarat , Thailand
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Maximus Jones
Rishi Reddy
Dhakshineswar Suresh
7–6(9–7) , 6–4
Win
25–26
Jul 2024
M15 Nakhon Si Thammarat , Thailand
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Maximus Jones
Adil Kalyanpur
Vishnu Vardhan
2–6, 7–5, [10–8]
ITF World Tennis Tour Juniors [ edit ]
Singles: 8 (5 titles, 3 runners-up)[ edit ]
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)[ edit ]
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