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Franco Mata

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Franco Mata
Country (sports) Mozambique
Born (1979-07-12) 12 July 1979 (age 45)
Maputo, Mozambique
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
PlaysRight-handed
Doubles
Career record0–1
Highest rankingNo. 1183 (22 May 2000)

Franco Mata (born 12 July 1979) is a Mozambican former professional tennis player.

Born in Maputo, Mata made an ATP Tour main draw appearance at the 2000 Estoril Open, partnering Angola's Nélson Almeida in the doubles.[1] He played collegiate tennis in the United States for Florida Gulf Coast University and has represented Mozambique at the African Games.[2] Since 2014 he has been a member of the Mozambique Davis Cup team, holding national records for most ties played and most wins.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Estoril Open: João Cunha e Silva e Bernardo Mota ganham em pares". Record (in European Portuguese). 12 April 2000.
  2. ^ "Africa: Poor Lighting Compromises Tennis Matches at AAG". AllAfrica. 13 September 2011.
  3. ^ "Mozambique". daviscup.com.
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