Clavet's General Information

Name	Francisco Javier Clavet González usually called 'Pato'
Date and place of birth	28 October 1968, Aranjuez
Residence	Madrid
Facts & figures	height: 1m83 weight: 70 kg plays: left-handed double-handed backhand
Professional since	1988
Last coached by	Enrique (Bébé) Perez
Professional history	One of four children in a tennis-playing family, who began to play at age 11. His career started at the hands of 'Pato' Alvarez and with the help of Pedro Muñoz. He did not turn professional until age 18, having studied first. Later he started travelling and practising with his elder brother, 'Pepo'. He won his first match in an ATP tournament in November 1988 in Buenos Aires, defeating Garetta. In 1990 he set a record by winning the Hilversum tournament as "lucky loser", something only 5 players have achieved. This was his first title on the ATP Tour. Since then he has been in the Top-50 for nine out of the last ten years. At times he complained of being the "ugly duckling" (Pato means duck in Spanish!) of Spanish tennis whose results were not valued enough and who was always left out of the Davis Cup. He did not make his Davis Cup debut until 1999. Also in 1999 he won his first National Masters title in his fifth final. Has been working with Bébé Perez since March 2000.
Clubs	For many years he played Bundesliga in Germany for the Rochusclub Düsseldorf. He is also under contract with Club de Tenis Chamartín, Madrid.
Personal	To keep fit he goes running, swimming, mountain biking and of course he works out in the gym. As a youngster admired Bjorn Borg. Favourite tournament is Roland Garros. Other sports he enjoys include football, basketball, horse-riding and golf. In basketball he supports Real Madrid, in football his favourite club is Atletico Madrid. Likes to watch science fiction and action movies. Also enjoys listening to music (Rolling Stones are favorite). Closest friends on the Tour were Alex Corretja and Carlos Moyà.