Francisco Clavet

Who is Francisco Clavet?

Francisco Javier Clavet González is a former professional tennis player from Spain. Clavet turned pro in 1988 and won his first ATP singles title two years later at the Dutch Open in Hilversum. During his career Clavet won 8 ATP singles titles of which 7 were won on clay. He has a 3-0 career Davis Cup record in two ties. Clavet retired from professional tennis in 2003. From 2009 he has been coaching his countryman Feliciano López. He is one of a handful of players to have a winning record against Roger Federer. In 2000, Clavet played for the Spain Davis Cup team at the Davis Cup first round against Italy in Murcia. Eventually, Spain was the winner of the championship.