Francis Casey "Niño" Alcantara (born February 4, 1992) is a professional tennis player from the Philippines. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 758 achieved on November 6, 2017, and a doubles ranking of No. 162 achieved on February 19, 2024.
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) ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin2009Australian OpenHard Hsieh Cheng-Peng Mikhail Biryukov Yasutaka Uchiyama6–4, 6–2
Davis Cup LegendGroup membershipWorld Group (0)Group I (0–1)Group II (13–5)Group III (0)Group IV (0)
indicates the outcome of the Davis Cup match followed by the score, date, place of event, the zonal classification and its phase, and the court surface.
Rubber outcomeNo.RubberMatch type (partner if any)Opponent nationOpponent player(s)Score4–1; 6–8 March 2009; Victoria Park, Hong Kong, China; Group II Asia/Oceania First round; Hard surfaceVictory3.VSingles (dead rubber) Hong KongMichael Lai6–4, 6–43–2; 10–12 July 2009; Philippine Columbian Association, Manila, Philippines; Group II Asia/Oceania Second round; Clay surfaceDefeat4.VSingles (dead rubber) PakistanJalil Khan6–1, 6–7(8–10), 3–60–5; 5–7 March 2010; Namihaya Dome, Osaka, Japan; Group I Asia/Oceania First round; Carpet surfaceDefeat4.VSingles (dead rubber) JapanGo Soeda1–6, 0–65–0; 6–8 April 2012; Philippine Columbian Association, Manila, Philippines; Group II Asia/Oceania Second round; Clay surfaceVictory4.IVSingles (dead rubber) PakistanMuhammad Abid6–2, 6–12–3; 14–16 September 2012; Gelora Bung Karno Tennis Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia; Group II Asia/Oceania Third round; Hard surfaceDefeat4.ISingles IndonesiaChristopher Rungkat6–7(3–7), 2–6, 6–3, 0–6Victory4.VSingles (dead rubber)Sunu Wahyu Trijati6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–43–2; 5–7 April 2013; Plantation Bay Resort & Spa, Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines; Group II Asia/Oceania Second round; Clay surfaceVictory4.IIIDoubles (with Treat Huey) ThailandPruchya Isaro Nuttanon Kadchapanan6–3, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)Victory4.VSingles (dead rubber)Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul6–4, 4–6, 6–02–3; 13–15 September 2013; Plantation Bay Resort & Spa, Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines; Group II Asia/Oceania Third round; Clay surfaceVictory4.IIIDoubles (with Treat Huey) New ZealandMarcus Daniell Artem Sitak6–4, 6–3, 6–45–0; 5–8 March 2015; Valle Verde Country Club, Pasig, Philippines; Group II Asia/Oceania First round; Clay surfaceVictory4.IIIDoubles (with Treat Huey) Sri LankaSharmal Dissanayake Dineshkanthan Thangarajah3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4Victory4.VSingles (dead rubber)Dineshkanthan Thangarajah6–2, 6–35–0; 4–6 March 2016; Valle Verde Country Club, Pasig, Philippines; Group II Asia/Oceania First round; Clay surfaceVictory2.IIIDoubles (with Treat Huey) KuwaitAbdulrahman Alawadhi Abdulhamid Mubarak6–1, 6–1, 6–2Victory2.VSingles (dead rubber)Ali Ghareeb6–2, 6–11–3; 15–17 July 2016; Philippine Columbian Association, Manila, Philippines; Group II Asia/Oceania Second round; Clay surfaceDefeat2.IISingles Chinese TaipeiHuang Lang-chi1–6, 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 surfaceVictory1.IIIDoubles (with Treat Huey) IndonesiaDavid Agung Susanto Sunu Wahyu Trijati6–2, 6–4, 6–44–1; 3–4 February 2018; Gelora Bung Karno Tennis Stadium Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia; Group II Asia/Oceania First round; Hard surfaceVictory1.IIIDoubles (with Jurence Zosimo Mendoza) IndonesiaJustin Barki David Agung Susanto7–6(7–5), 6–31–4; 7–8 April 2018; Philippine Columbian Association, Manila, Philippines; Group II Asia/Oceania Second round; Clay surfaceDefeat1.IIIDoubles (with Johnny Arcilla) ThailandSanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana6–4, 6–7(3–7), 1–61–3; 5–6 April 2019; The National Tennis Development Center, Nonthaburi, Thailand; Group II Asia/Oceania; Hard surfaceDefeat1.IIIDoubles (with Jurence Zosimo Mendoza) ThailandSanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana4–6, 5–71–4; 6–7 March 2020; Philippine Columbian Association, Manila, Philippines; Group II Play-offs; Clay surfaceVictory3.IIIDoubles (with Ruben Gonzales) GreeceMarkos Kalovelonis Petros Tsitsipas7–6(7–5), 6–4
Challenger and Futures Finals
Singles: 1 (0–1) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss0–1Vietnam F9, Thủ Dầu MộtFuturesHard Enzo Couacaud1–6, 1–6
Doubles: 51 (25–26) Legend (doubles)ATP Challenger Tour (0–6)ITF Futures Tour (25–20)Titles by surfaceHard (23–25)Clay (2–1)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1–0Philippines F2, ManilaFuturesClay (i) Johnny Arcilla Katsuki Nagao Hiromasa Oku6–2, 6–2Loss1–1Manila, PhilippinesChallengerHard Christopher Rungkat Johan Brunström Frederik Nielsen2–6, 2–6Loss1–2Vietnam F7, Thủ Dầu MộtFuturesHard David Agung Susanto Chang Yu Wang Aoran7–5, 3–6, [5-10]Loss1–3Vietnam F8, Thủ Dầu MộtFuturesHard David Agung Susanto Kim Young Seok Noh Sang-woo6–0, 4–6, [8-10]Win2–3Eygypt F8, Sharm El SheikhFuturesHard Benjamin Lock Chen TI Sun Fajing6–3, 6–7(7–9), [10-7]Loss2–4Bahrain F1, ManamaFuturesHard Benjamin Lock Markus Eriksson Milos Sekulic3–6, 1–6Win3–4Singapore F1, SingaporeFuturesHard Sem Verbeek Hiroyasu Ehara Sho Katayama6–3, 6–2Win4–4Singapore F2, SingaporeFuturesHard Sem Verbeek Soichiro Moritani Masato Shiga6–3, 6–4Win5–4Singapore F3, SingaporeFuturesHard Sem Verbeek Yuichi Ito Lý Hoàng Nam7–6(7–3), 6–2Win6–4Hong Kong F1, Hong KongFuturesHard Karunuday Singh Yuki Mochizuki Tomohiro Masabayashi6–3, 4–6, [11-9]Loss6–5China F12, ShenzhenFuturesHard Karunuday Singh Lý Hoàng Nam Sun Fajing4–6, 4–6Loss6–6Australia F7, CairnsFuturesHard Sem Verbeek Nathan Pasha Darren Polkinghorne2–6, 6–2, [2-10]Win7–6Singapore F2, SingaporeFuturesHard Collin Altamirano Shintaro Imai Takuto Niki6–1, 6–4Loss7–7China F7, LuzhouFuturesHard Sun Fajing Rhett Purcell Sami Reinwein5–7, 3–6Win8–7China F8, YinchuanFuturesHard Sun Fajing Kento Takeuchi Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul6–4, 2–6, [10-5]Loss8–8Hong Kong F1, Hong KongFuturesHard Yi Chu-Huan Wong Chun-hun Yeung Pak-long4–6, 2–6Loss8–9Malaysia F3, Kuala LumpurFuturesHard John Paul Fruttero Kim Cheong-eui Noh Sang-woo1–6, 6–3, [5-10]Loss8–10Indonesia F3, JakartaFuturesHard Kaito Uesugi Justin Barki Christopher Rungkat3–6, 2–6Win9–10Thailand F4, Hua HinFuturesHard Karunuday Singh Palaphoom Kovapitukted Nuttanon Kadchapanan6–3, 7–5Win10–10Thailand F5, Hua HinFuturesHard Shintaro Imai Adrian Andrzejczuk Yu Cheng-yu7–5, 6–7(5–7), [10-7]Win11–10Thailand F6, Hua HinFuturesHard Sonchat Ratiwatana Ajeet Rai Karunuday Singh6–1, 1–6, [10-6]Loss11–11Vietnam F4, Tây NinhFuturesHard Markus Eriksson Lê Quốc Khánh Lý Hoàng Nam4–6, 7–6(8–6), [10-12]Win12–11Vietnam F5, Tây NinhFuturesHard Markus Eriksson Lý Hoàng Nam Roman Safiullin5–7, 6–4, [10-7]Loss12–12Thailand F8, NonthaburiFuturesHard Bernardo Saraiva Hsu Yu-hsiou Yu Cheng-yu1–6, 0–6Loss12–13M25 Qujing, ChinaWorld Tennis TourHard Rhett Purcell Hua Runhao Sun Fajing1–6, 1–6Loss12–14M25 Brisbane, AustraliaWorld Tennis TourHard Harry Bourchier Jake Delaney Luke Saville1–6, 6–3, [6-10]Loss12–15M15 Doha, QatarWorld Tennis TourHard Bogdan Bobrov Guy Den Heijer Sidane Pontjodikromo6–7(6–8), 6–4, [6-10]Win13–15M25 Calabasas, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Raymond Sarmiento Johannes Seeman Wally Thayne6–4, 6–2Win14–15M25 Harlingen, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Mark Whitehouse Gabi Adrian Boitan Constantin Frantzen7–6(7–3), 5–7, [10-7]Loss14–16M15 Sharm el-Sheikh, EgyptWorld Tennis TourHard Kelsey Stevenson Samuel Vincent Ruggeri Francesco Vilardo6–2, 5–7, [3-10]Loss14–17M15 Sharm el-Sheikh, EgyptWorld Tennis TourHard Kelsey Stevenson Petr Bar Biryukov Marat Sharipov7–6(8–6), 3–6, [8-10]Loss14–18M15 Cairo, EgyptWorld Tennis TourClay Colin Sinclair Lorenzo Joaquin Rodriguez Ilya Rudiukov5–7, 4–6Win15–18M25 Cairo, EgyptWorld Tennis TourClay Colin Sinclair Denis Klok Ilya Rudiukov6–3, 6–3Win16–18M15 Tây Ninh, ThailandWorld Tennis TourHard Nam Hoang Ly Park Ui-sung Son Ji-hoon6–3, 6–1Loss16–19Nonthaburi, ThailandChallengerHard Christopher Rungkat Benjamin Lock Yuta Shimizu1–6, 3–6Loss16–20Nonthaburi, ThailandChallengerHard Christopher Rungkat Chung Yun-seong Ajeet Rai1–6, 6–7(6–8)Win17–20M25 Tay Ninh, VietnamWorld Tennis TourHard Pruchya Isaro Yu Hsiou Hsu Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul2–6, 6–3, [10–3]Win18–20M25 New Delhi, IndiaWorld Tennis TourHard Pruchya Isaro Parikshit Somani Manish Sureshkumar6–2, 6–4Loss18–21M15 Singapore, SingaporeWorld Tennis TourHard Sun Fajing Justin Barki Igor Sijsling1–6, 1–6Loss18–22M25 Jakarta, IndonesiaWorld Tennis TourHard Pruchya Isaro Ray Ho Sun Fajing4–6, 5–7Win19–22M25 Jakarta, IndonesiaWorld Tennis TourHard Hiroki Moriya Nathan Anthony Barki Christopher Rungkat6–2, 6–1Win20–22M25 Nakhon Si Thammarat, ThailandWorld Tennis TourHard Hiroki Moriya Maximus Jones Finn Reynolds6–2, 6–4Loss20–23Segovia, SpainChallengerHard Sun Fajing Dan Added Pierre-Hugues Herbert6–4, 3–6, [10–12]Loss20–24Zhangjiagang, ChinaChallengerHard Sun Fajing Ray Ho Matthew Romios3–6, 4–6Win21–24M15 Ipoh, MalaysiaWorld Tennis TourHard Christopher Rungkat Thijmen Loof Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul6–2, 6–0Win22–24M15 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaWorld Tennis TourHard Christopher Rungkat Pruchya Isaro Thijmen Loof6–4, 6–2Loss22–25Nonthaburi, ThailandChallengerHard Sun Fajing Manuel Guinard Grégoire Jacq4–6, 6–7(6–8)Win23–25M25 Chennai, IndiaWorld Tennis TourHard Christopher Rungkat Bogdan Bobrov Adil Kalyanpur6–4, 6–2Loss23–26M15 Nakhon Si Thammarat, ThailandWorld Tennis TourHard Maximus Jones Adil Kalyanpur Vishnu Vardhan3–6, 2–6Win24–26M15 Nakhon Si Thammarat, ThailandWorld Tennis TourHard Maximus Jones Rishi Reddy Dhakshineswar Suresh7–6(9–7), 6–4Win25–26M15 Nakhon Si Thammarat, ThailandWorld Tennis TourHard Maximus Jones Adil Kalyanpur Vishnu Vardhan2–6, 7–5, [10–8]
ITF World Tennis Tour Juniors
Singles: 8 (5 titles, 3 runners-up) LegendCategory GA (0–0)Category G1 (0–0)Category G2 (0–1)Category G3 (0–0)Category G4 (5–1)Category G5 (0–1) ResultW–LDateTournamentCategorySurfaceOpponentScoreWin1–0ITF World Junior Tennis Championship, MalaysiaCategory G4Hard Karunuday Singh7–6(8–6), 5–7, 6–4Loss1–1Singapore International Junior Championships, SingaporeCategory G5Hard Juan Antonio Los Santos4–6, 2–6Loss1–2PHINMA/ITF Intl Junior Tournament 1, PhilippinesCategory G4Hard Artem Ilyushin4–6, 3–6Win2–2PHINMA/ITF Intl Junior Tournament 2, PhilippinesCategory G4Hard James Duckworth6–7(4–7), 6–3, 1–0 ret.Loss2–3LTAT Junior Championships, ThailandCategory G2Hard Shuichi Sekiguchi4–6, 2–6Win3–3PHINMA/ITF Intl Junior Tournament 1, PhilippinesCategory G4Hard Park Sang-min6–4, 6–3Win4–3PHINMA International Juniors (Week 1), PhilippinesCategory G4Hard Yoshihito Nishioka7–5, 6–0Win5–3PHINMA International Juniors (Week 2), PhilippinesCategory G4Hard Jeroen Vanneste6–2, 6–3
Doubles: 18 (14 title, 4 runners-up) LegendCategory GA (1–0)Category G1 (5–1)Category G2 (3–0)Category G3 (1–1)Category G4 (2–2)Category G5 (2–0)