Francisco Comesaña
Argentine tennis player (born 2000)
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Francisco Comesaña (born 6 October 2000) is an Argentine professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 54, achieved on 18 August 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 257, reached on 8 May 2023.[3]
Comesaña at the 2023 US Open | |
| Country (sports) | |
|---|---|
| Residence | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Born | 6 October 2000 Mar del Plata, Argentina |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Sebastián Gutiérrez[1] |
| Prize money | US $2,251,527[2] |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 29–43 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 54 (18 August 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 102 (25 May 2026) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2026) |
| French Open | 3R (2026) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2024) |
| US Open | 3R (2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 2–11 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 257 (8 May 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 897 (25 May 2026) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2025, 2026) |
| French Open | 1R (2025) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2025) |
| Last updated on: 30 May 2026. | |
Early life
Francisco Comesaña was born in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, to father Agustín and mother Adela. As his surname suggests, his family is of Galician descent. He has one brother, Valentín. He began playing tennis around the age of six.[4]
He began his career training at Edison Lawn Tennis in Mar de Plata, which is owned by the family of Horacio Zeballos. In 2021, he moved to Córdoba to train under coach Facundo Argüello.[5] In 2023, he moved back to Buenos Aires to train under coach Sebastián Gutiérrez at the Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima de Buenos Aires.[6][7][8]
Career
2022–2023: Maiden Challenger titles
In May 2022, Comesaña won his first ATP Challenger doubles title in Vicenza, partnering Luciano Darderi.[9] The following month, he won back-to-back singles titles at the Corrientes Challenger and the Challenger Tenis Club Argentino, both in his home country and both against Mariano Navone in the final.[10]
In May 2023, he reached the final of the Macedonian Open, but lost to Máté Valkusz.[11] The following week, he won the Internazionali di Tennis Città di Vicenza, defeating Pablo Llamas Ruiz in the final.[12] Later that year, he won his fourth Challenger title at the Svijany Open and reached the final of the Santa Cruz Challenger.[13][14]
2024: ATP debut, top 100, major third rounds
In February 2024, Comesaña made his ATP debut at the Córdoba Open as a wildcard, but lost to compatriot and lucky loser Thiago Agustín Tirante in the first round.[15] He qualified for his first ATP 500 tournament at the Rio Open, but lost to fourth seed and compatriot Francisco Cerúndolo in the first round.[16] He entered the Chile Open as a lucky loser, but lost to Juan Pablo Varillas in the first round.[17] After winning the Challenger title at the Open de Oeiras, he reached the top 100 for the first time on 22 April 2024.[18][19][20]
Ranked No. 122, Comesaña made his Grand Slam tournament debut at Wimbledon and upset sixth seed Andrey Rublev in the first round in only his second match on grass ever.[21] This was his first win at the ATP level, his first win at a Major, and his first win over a top 10 player.[22][23][24] He then defeated Adam Walton to reach the third round.[25][26] He lost to 25th seed Lorenzo Musetti in four sets.[27]
On his debut at the US Open, Comesaña reached again the third round of a Grand Slam, defeating Dominic Stricker in the first round, then upsetting 17th-seed Ugo Humbert in the second round.[28][29][30] In October, he won his second Challenger title for the season at the 2024 Challenger de Buenos Aires on his 24th birthday.[31]
2025: Masters fourth round, win over world No. 2
Ranked No. 86 at the ATP 500 2025 Rio Open, Comesaña recorded his first two ATP wins outside the Majors defeating wildcard Gustavo Heide and sixth seed Nicolás Jarry (after saving a match point) to reach his first ATP Tour quarterfinal. Both matches lasted over 3 hours, the second match featuring three tiebreaks.[32][33][34] He then upset world No. 2 and top seed Alexander Zverev in the quarterfinal, his biggest win by ranking, after trailing 1-4 in the final set, to reach his first ATP tour-level semifinal.[35][36][37] He lost to Alexandre Müller after playing for almost three hours, including crashing in the net in the second set,[38][39] in his fourth three-setter of the week.[40]
The Argentine made his Masters debut at the 2025 Miami Open as a qualifier but lost to 17 year-old debutant and wildcard Federico Cinà.[41]
At the 2025 Cincinnati Open, Comesaña reached the fourth round of a Masters 1000 for the first time defeating 29th seed Luciano Darderi by retirement and Reilly Opelka.[42]
2026 Roland Garros - third round
In May 2026, he manages to reach the third round of Roland Garros - his best achievement in the major - after defeating seeded player Luciano Darderi. He loses to Matteo Berrettini at the fifth set in a tie break, in a match which lasted more than 5 hours.[43]
Performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
Current through the 2026 French Open.
| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | Q2 | 1R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| French Open | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 3R | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
| US Open | Q1 | Q3 | 3R | 2R | 0 / 1 | 3–2 | 67% | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 0 / 8 | 8–8 | 50% |
| ATP Masters 1000 | ||||||||
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Madrid Open | A | A | Q2 | 3R | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | 2R | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | 4R | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | 75% | |
| Shanghai Masters | NH | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 8–7 | 0–0 | 0 / 7 | 8–7 | 53% |
ATP Challenger Tour finals
Singles: 9 (7 titles, 2 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jun 2022 | Corrientes, Argentina | Challenger | Clay | 6–0, 6–3 | |
| Win | 2–0 | Jun 2022 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Challenger | Clay | 6–4, 6–0 | |
| Loss | 2–1 | May 2023 | Skopje, North Macedonia | Challenger | Clay | 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 3–1 | Jun 2023 | Vicenza, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 | |
| Win | 4–1 | Jul 2023 | Liberec, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | 6–2, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 4–2 | Sep 2023 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia | Challenger | Clay | 6–4, 5–7, 1–6 | |
| Win | 5–2 | Apr 2024 | Oeiras, Portugal | Challenger | Clay | 6–4, 3–6, 7–5 | |
| Win | 6–2 | Sep 2024 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Challenger | Clay | 1–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–4 | |
| Win | 7–2 | Nov 2024 | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | 7–5, 4–6, 6–4 |
Doubles: 2 (2 titles)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | May 2022 | Vicenza, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 6–3, 7–6(7–4) | ||
| Win | 2–0 | Apr 2023 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Challenger | Clay | 6–3, 6–7(5–7), [10–6] |
ITF World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 9 (3 titles, 6 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2021 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | WTT | Clay | 4–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jun 2021 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | WTT | Clay | 7–6(7–2), 2–6, 3–6 | |
| Loss | 0–3 | Jul 2021 | M15 Sofia, Bulgaria | WTT | Clay | 6–2, 4–6, 6–7(6–8) | |
| Loss | 0–4 | Jul 2021 | M25 Kottingbrunn, Austria | WTT | Clay | 1–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 0–5 | Aug 2021 | M15 Novi Sad, Serbia | WTT | Clay | 4–6, 3–6 | |
| Loss | 0–6 | Nov 2021 | M15 Córdoba, Argentina | WTT | Clay | 2–6, 2–6 | |
| Win | 1–6 | Dec 2021 | M25 Villa Allende, Argentina | WTT | Clay | 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5) | |
| Win | 2–6 | Feb 2022 | M15 Punta Cana, Dominican Republic | WTT | Clay | 4–6, 7–5, 6–1 | |
| Win | 3–6 | Mar 2023 | M25 Tucumán, Argentina | WTT | Clay | 7–5, 6–7(6–8), 6–3 |
Wins over top 10 players
- Comesaña has a 2–5 (28.57%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.[44]
| Season | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | FCR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ||||||||
| 1. | 6 | Wimbledon, United Kingdom | Grass | 1R | 6–4, 5–7, 6–2, 7–6(7–5) | 122 | ||
| 2025 | ||||||||
| 2. | 2 | Rio Open, Brazil | Clay | QF | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 | 86 | ||
- *As of 24 October 2025[update]