Iván Molina

Iván Molina

Country (sports)	Colombia
Born	(1946-06-16) 16 June 1946 Maceo, Colombia
Plays	Left-handed
Singles
Career record	142–184
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	n°40 (5 April 1976)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	2R (1978)
Wimbledon	2R (1972, 1973)
US Open	2R (1975, 1977)
Doubles
Career record	102–147
Career titles	2
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	3R (1971, 1973, 1975)
Wimbledon	2R (1972, 1974)
US Open	2R (1972)
Mixed doubles
Career record	25–11
Career titles	1
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open	W (1974)
Wimbledon	QF (1972)
US Open	3R (1972)

Iván Molina (born 16 June 1946) 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. 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	Martina Navratilova	Marcelo Lara Rosie Reyes Darmon	6–3, 6–3
Loss	1977	French Open	Clay	Florența Mihai	Mary Carillo 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	Dick Crealy	6–7, 4–6, 3–6
Loss	0–2	Oct 1975	Aryamehr Cup, Iran	Clay	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	Barry Phillips-Moore	Jaime Fillol Jaime Pinto Bravo	6–2, 6–7, 2–6
Win	1–1	Jul 1973	Dutch Open, Netherlands	Clay	Allan Stone	Andrés Gimeno Antonio Muñoz	4–6, 7–6, 6–4
Loss	1–2	Nov 1973	ATP Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	Patricio Cornejo	Ricardo Cano Guillermo Vilas	6–7, 3–6
Loss	1–3	Feb 1974	ATP Birmingham, USA	Hard	Nicholas Kalogeropoulos	Ian Fletcher Sandy Mayer	6–4, 6–7, 1–6
Loss	1–4	Mar 1974	Calgary, Canada	Indoor	Jairo Velasco	Jürgen Fassbender Karl Meiler	4–6, 4–6
Loss	1–5	Mar 1974	Salt Lake City Open, USA	Indoor	Jairo Velasco	Jimmy Connors Vitas Gerulaitis	6–2, 6–7, 5–7
Win	2–5	Jul 1974	Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	Jairo Velasco	František Pála Balázs Taróczy	2–6, 7–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss	2–6	Apr 1975	Nice International Championships,France	Clay	Jairo Velasco	Marcelo Lara Joaquín Loyo Mayo	6–7, 7–6, 6–8
Loss	2–7	Apr 1977	ATP Florence, Italy	Clay	Jairo Velasco	Chris Lewis Russell Simpson	6–2, 6–7, 2–6
Loss	2–8	Oct 1979	ATP Bordeaux, France	Clay	Bernard Fritz	Patrice Dominguez Denis Naegelen	4–6, 4–6
Loss	2–9	Nov 1979	Quito Open, Ecuador	Clay	Jairo Velasco	Jaime Fillol 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

External links

• Iván Molina at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Iván Molina at the International Tennis Federation
• Iván Molina at the Davis Cup