Iván Molina

Iván Molina
Country (sports) Colombia
Born (1946-06-16) 16 June 1946 (age 78)
Maceo, Colombia
PlaysLeft-handed
Singles
Career record142–184
Career titles0
Highest rankingn°40 (5 April 1976)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open2R (1978)
Wimbledon2R (1972, 1973)
US Open2R (1975, 1977)
Doubles
Career record102–147
Career titles2
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open3R (1971, 1973, 1975)
Wimbledon2R (1972, 1974)
US Open2R (1972)
Mixed doubles
Career record25–11
Career titles1
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French OpenW (1974)
WimbledonQF (1972)
US Open3R (1972)

Iván Molina (born 16 June 1946[1][2]) is a former professional Colombian tennis player.

Molina and Martina Navratilova teamed to win the 1974 French Open mixed doubles title, beating Rosie Reyes Darmon and Marcelo Lara 6–3, 6–3 in the final.[3] Together with Florența Mihai, he reached the French Open mixed doubles final in 1977, losing to Mary Carillo and John McEnroe. The left-hander played 46 matches in the Davis Cup for Colombia from 1970 to 1979, winning 15 and losing 14 of his singles matches and winning 7 and losing 10 of his doubles matches. In 1974, he led Colombia to the Davis Cup Americas Inter-Zonal Final. He played 11 Tennis Grand Prix doubles finals (2 win) and 2 singles finals (no wins) and reached his highest singles ranking of 22 in April 1976 on the Grand Prix. He is considered to be the best Colombian tennis player of all time.

Grand Slam finals

Mixed doubles: 2 (1–1)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1974 French Open Clay Czechoslovakia Martina Navratilova Mexico Marcelo Lara
Mexico Rosie Reyes Darmon		 6–3, 6–3
Loss 1977 French Open Clay Romania Florența Mihai United States Mary Carillo
United States John McEnroe		 6–7, 3–6

ATP career finals

Singles: 2 (2 runners-up)

Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W-L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 1975 Nice International Championships, France Clay Australia Dick Crealy 6–7, 4–6, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Oct 1975 Aryamehr Cup, Iran Clay United States Eddie Dibbs 6–1, 4–6, 5–7, 4–6

Doubles: 11 (2 titles-9 runner-up)

Finals by surface
Hard (0–3)
Clay (2–6)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W-L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 1972 ATP Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Australia Barry Phillips-Moore Chile Jaime Fillol
Chile Jaime Pinto Bravo 		6–2, 6–7, 2–6
Win 1–1 Jul 1973 Dutch Open, Netherlands Clay Australia Allan Stone Spain Andrés Gimeno
Spain Antonio Muñoz 		4–6, 7–6, 6–4
Loss 1–2 Nov 1973 ATP Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Chile Patricio Cornejo Argentina Ricardo Cano
Argentina Guillermo Vilas 		6–7, 3–6
Loss 1–3 Feb 1974 ATP Birmingham, USA Hard Greece Nicholas Kalogeropoulos Australia Ian Fletcher
United States Sandy Mayer 		6–4, 6–7, 1–6
Loss 1–4 Mar 1974 Calgary, Canada Indoor Colombia Jairo Velasco West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
West Germany Karl Meiler 		4–6, 4–6
Loss 1–5 Mar 1974 Salt Lake City Open, USA Indoor Colombia Jairo Velasco United States Jimmy Connors
United States Vitas Gerulaitis 		6–2, 6–7, 5–7
Win 2–5 Jul 1974 Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Colombia Jairo Velasco Czechoslovakia František Pála
Hungary Balázs Taróczy 		2–6, 7–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 2–6 Apr 1975 Nice International Championships,France Clay Colombia Jairo Velasco Mexico Marcelo Lara
Mexico Joaquín Loyo Mayo 		6–7, 7–6, 6–8
Loss 2–7 Apr 1977 ATP Florence, Italy Clay Colombia Jairo Velasco New Zealand Chris Lewis
New Zealand Russell Simpson 		6–2, 6–7, 2–6
Loss 2–8 Oct 1979 ATP Bordeaux, France Clay France Bernard Fritz France Patrice Dominguez
France Denis Naegelen 		4–6, 4–6
Loss 2–9 Nov 1979 Quito Open, Ecuador Clay Colombia Jairo Velasco Chile Jaime Fillol
Chile Álvaro Fillol 		7–6, 3–6, 1–6

Performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Tournament 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A A A A A A 0–0
French Open A 1R P1 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R 1R 1–9
Wimbledon A A 2R 2R 1R 1R 1R A A A A 2–5
US Open A A 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R 2R A 1R A 2–7
Win–loss 0–0 0–1 1–2 1–3 0–3 1–3 0–3 2–2 0–1 0–2 0–1 5–21
Year-end ranking - - 54 94 54 91 95 101 100 - -

Doubles

Tournament 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A A A A A A A A 0–0
French Open A 3R A 3R 2R 3R 2R 1R 1R A 1R A 2R 9–9
Wimbledon A A 2R 1R 2R 1R 1R A A A A A A 2–5
US Open A A 2R A A A A A A A A A A 1–1
Win–loss 0–0 2–1 2–2 2–2 2–2 2–2 1–2 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 12–15

Mixed doubles

Tournament 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A A A A A A 0–0
French Open A 2R A A W QF QF F 2R A A 19–5
Wimbledon A 1R QF 2R A 1R 1R A A A A 4–5
US Open A A 3R A A A A A A A A 2–1
Win–loss 0–0 1–2 5–2 1–1 6–0 3–2 3–2 5–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 25–11

References

  1. ^ "El legendario Iván Molina vuelve a Medellín a dictar cátedra" (in Spanish). Medellín: El Colombiano. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  2. ^ Other sources cite Bogotá (official ATP webcite) or Maceo, Antioquia (profile at the Colomvian portal Tras La Cola de La Rata Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine) as his birthplace
  3. ^ "Iván Molina" (in Spanish). Semana. 2 February 2004. Retrieved 1 October 2014.