Francis Casey Alcantara
Alcantara playing in the second round of boys singles at Wimbledon on 29 June 2010
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| Full name | Francis Casey Alcantara | ||||||||||||
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| Country (sports) |
 Philippines
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| Residence | Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines | ||||||||||||
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4 February 1992 Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines |
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| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2009 | ||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||
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| Career record | 5–3 | ||||||||||||
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| Australian Open Junior | 1R (2009, 2010) | ||||||||||||
| French Open Junior | 1R (2009) | ||||||||||||
| Wimbledon Junior | 2R (2010) | ||||||||||||
| US Open Junior | 1R (2009) | ||||||||||||
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| Career record | 3–0 | ||||||||||||
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| Australian Open Junior | W (2009) | ||||||||||||
| French Open Junior | 2R (2009, 2010) | ||||||||||||
| Wimbledon Junior | 2R (2010) | ||||||||||||
| US Open Junior | 1R (2009) | ||||||||||||
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| Last updated on: 17 May 2010. | |||||||||||||
Francis Casey "Niño"Alcantara (born February 4, 1992) is a top-level tennis player from the Philippines. He won the 2009 Australian Open Boy's 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 Boy's Doubles title, Alcantara and Cheng-peng did not lose a set during the entire tournament.
Alcantara recently completed his secondary education at Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan High School. He shares his winning titles with his co-Ateneans, loved ones, and especially to his late father.
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