Francis Casey Alcantara

Who is Francis Casey Alcantara?

Francis Casey "Niño" Alcantara 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. And now, he aims for the World's no. 1 Tennis Player, with many supporting him. In winning the 2009 junior Australian Open doubles title, Alcantara and Cheng-peng did not lose a set during the 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.