Iván Molina


Iván Molina 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 Marcello Lara 6–3, 6–3 in the final. Together with Florenţa 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 and 2 singles finals 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)

ATP career finals

Singles: 2 (2 runners-up)

ResultW-LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Apr 1975Nice International Championships, FranceClay Dick Crealy6–7, 4–6, 3–6
Loss0–2Oct 1975Aryamehr Cup, IranClay Eddie Dibbs6–1, 4–6, 5–7, 4–6

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

ResultW-LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Nov 1972ATP Buenos Aires, ArgentinaClay Barry Phillips-Moore Jaime Fillol
Jaime Pinto-Bravo
6–2, 6–7, 2–6
Win1–1Jul 1973Dutch Open, NetherlandsClay Allan Stone Andrés Gimeno
Antonio Muñoz
4–6, 7–6, 6–4
Loss1–2Nov 1973ATP Buenos Aires, ArgentinaClay Patricio Cornejo Ricardo Cano
Guillermo Vilas
6–7, 3–6
Loss1–3Feb 1974ATP Birmingham, USAHard Nicholas Kalogeropoulos Ian Fletcher
Sandy Mayer
6–4, 6–7, 1–6
Loss1–4Mar 1974Calgary, CanadaIndoor Jairo Velasco Jürgen Fassbender
Karl Meiler
4–6, 4–6
Loss1–5Mar 1974Salt Lake City Open, USAIndoor Jairo Velasco Jimmy Connors
Vitas Gerulaitis
6–2, 6–7, 5–7
Win2–5Jul 1974Austrian Open Kitzbühel, AustriaClay Jairo Velasco František Pala
Balázs Taróczy
2–6, 7–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss2–6Apr 1975Nice International Championships,FranceClay Jairo Velasco Marcello Lara
Joaquín Loyo Mayo
6–7, 7–6, 6–8
Loss2–7Apr 1977ATP Florence, ItalyClay Jairo Velasco Chris Lewis
Russell Simpson
6–2, 6–7, 2–6
Loss2–8Oct 1979ATP Bordeaux, FranceClay Bernard Fritz Patrice Dominguez
Denis Naegelen
4–6, 4–6
Loss2–9Nov 1979Quito Open, EcuadorClay Jairo Velasco Jaime Fillol
Álvaro Fillol
7–6, 3–6, 1–6

Performance timelines

Singles

Doubles

Mixed doubles