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Francis Casey "Niño"[1] Alcantara (born February 4, 1992) is a professional tennis player from the Philippines.

Francis Alcantara
Alcantara in 2018
Full nameFrancis Casey Alcantara
Country (sports) Philippines
ResidenceCagayan de Oro, Philippines
Born (1992-02-04) February 4, 1992 (age 32)
Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro2015
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$56,628
Singles
Career record6–4
Highest rankingNo. 758 (6 November 2017)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Junior1R (2009, 2010)
French Open Junior1R (2009)
Wimbledon Junior2R (2010)
US Open Junior1R (2009)
Doubles
Career record7–2
Highest rankingNo. 162 (19 February 2024)
Current rankingNo. 162 (19 February 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open JuniorW (2009)
French Open Junior2R (2009, 2010)
Wimbledon Junior2R (2010)
US Open Junior1R (2009)
Medal record
Men's tennis
Representing the  Philippines
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Mixed doubles
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Philippines Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2023 Cambodia Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2017 Kuala Lumpur Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2021 Vietnam Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Singapore Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Singapore Team
Last updated on: 19 February 2024.

Career

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Francis Alcantara first took the sport of the tennis when he was 6 years old and he was influenced by his father who played the sport as well. In front of their residence in Cagayan de Oro was a tennis court.[1]

When Alcantara was 11 years old he was scouted by Romeo Chan as a tennis player. Chan who went to Cagayan de Oro invited Alcantara to reside and train with him in Manila. Alcantara accepted the offer and started playing in junior grand slams in various parts of the world.[1]

He won the 2009 Australian Open Boys' Doubles event with Hsieh Cheng-peng, beating Mikhail Biryukov and Yasutaka Uchiyama, 6–4, 6–2 in the final.[2]

On January 1, 2009, Alcantara reached his highest junior ranking of world number 14. In winning the 2009 Australian Open Boys' Doubles title, Alcantara and Cheng-peng did not lose a set during the entire tournament.[2]

Alcantara completed his secondary education at Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan High School in March 2009.[3]

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Doubles: 1 (1 win)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2009 Australian Open Hard   Hsieh Cheng-Peng   Mikhail Biryukov

  Yasutaka Uchiyama

6–4, 6–2

Davis Cup

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Legend
Group membership
World Group (0)
Group I (0–1)
Group II (13–5)
Group III (0)
Group IV (0)
Rubber outcome No. Rubber Match type (partner if any) Opponent nation Opponent player(s) Score
 4–1; 6–8 March 2009; Victoria Park, Hong Kong, China; Group II Asia/Oceania First round; Hard surface
Victory 3. V Singles (dead rubber)   Hong Kong Michael Lai 6–4, 6–4
 3–2; 10–12 July 2009; Philippine Columbian Association, Manila, Philippines; Group II Asia/Oceania Second round; Clay surface
Defeat 4. V Singles (dead rubber)   Pakistan Jalil Khan 6–1, 6–7(8–10), 3–6
 0–5; 5–7 March 2010; Namihaya Dome, Osaka, Japan; Group I Asia/Oceania First round; Carpet surface
Defeat 4. V Singles (dead rubber)   Japan Go Soeda 1–6, 0–6
 5–0; 6–8 April 2012; Philippine Columbian Association, Manila, Philippines; Group II Asia/Oceania Second round; Clay surface
Victory 4. IV Singles (dead rubber)   Pakistan Muhammad Abid 6–2, 6–1
 2–3; 14–16 September 2012; Gelora Bung Karno Tennis Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia; Group II Asia/Oceania Third round; Hard surface
Defeat 4. I Singles   Indonesia Christopher Rungkat 6–7(3–7), 2–6, 6–3, 0–6
Victory 4. V Singles (dead rubber) Sunu Wahyu Trijati 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–4
 3–2; 5–7 April 2013; Plantation Bay Resort & Spa, Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines; Group II Asia/Oceania Second round; Clay surface
Victory 4. III Doubles (with Treat Huey)   Thailand Pruchya Isaro

Nuttanon Kadchapanan

6–3, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Victory 4. V Singles (dead rubber) Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul 6–4, 4–6, 6–0
 2–3; 13–15 September 2013; Plantation Bay Resort & Spa, Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines; Group II Asia/Oceania Third round; Clay surface
Victory 4. III Doubles (with Treat Huey)   New Zealand Marcus Daniell

Artem Sitak

6–4, 6–3, 6–4
 5–0; 5–8 March 2015; Valle Verde Country Club, Pasig, Philippines; Group II Asia/Oceania First round; Clay surface
Victory 4. III Doubles (with Treat Huey)   Sri Lanka Sharmal Dissanayake

Dineshkanthan Thangarajah

3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
Victory 4. V Singles (dead rubber) Dineshkanthan Thangarajah 6–2, 6–3
 5–0; 4–6 March 2016; Valle Verde Country Club, Pasig, Philippines; Group II Asia/Oceania First round; Clay surface
Victory 2. III Doubles (with Treat Huey)   Kuwait Abdulrahman Alawadhi

Abdulhamid Mubarak

6–1, 6–1, 6–2
Victory 2. V Singles (dead rubber) Ali Ghareeb 6–2, 6–1
 1–3; 15–17 July 2016; Philippine Columbian Association, Manila, Philippines; Group II Asia/Oceania Second round; Clay surface
Defeat 2. II Singles   Chinese Taipei Huang Lang-chi 1–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4), 1–6, 0–1 ret.
 4–1; 3–5 February 2017; Philippine Columbian Association, Manila, Philippines; Group II Asia/Oceania First round; Clay surface
Victory 1. III Doubles (with Treat Huey)   Indonesia David Agung Susanto

Sunu Wahyu Trijati

6–2, 6–4, 6–4
 4–1; 3–4 February 2018; Gelora Bung Karno Tennis Stadium Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia; Group II Asia/Oceania First round; Hard surface
Victory 1. III Doubles (with Jurence Zosimo Mendoza)   Indonesia Justin Barki

David Agung Susanto

7–6(7–5), 6–3
 1–4; 7–8 April 2018; Philippine Columbian Association, Manila, Philippines; Group II Asia/Oceania Second round; Clay surface
Defeat 1. III Doubles (with Johnny Arcilla)   Thailand Sanchai Ratiwatana

Sonchat Ratiwatana

6–4, 6–7(3–7), 1–6
 1–3; 5–6 April 2019; The National Tennis Development Center, Nonthaburi, Thailand; Group II Asia/Oceania; Hard surface
Defeat 1. III Doubles (with Jurence Zosimo Mendoza)   Thailand Sanchai Ratiwatana

Sonchat Ratiwatana

4–6, 5–7
 1–4; 6–7 March 2020; Philippine Columbian Association, Manila, Philippines; Group II Play-offs; Clay surface
Victory 3. III Doubles (with Ruben Gonzales)   Greece Markos Kalovelonis

Petros Tsitsipas

7–6(7–5), 6–4

Challenger and Futures Finals

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Singles: 1 (0–1)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2016 Vietnam F9, Thủ Dầu Một Futures Hard   Enzo Couacaud 1–6, 1–6

Doubles: 51 (25–26)

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Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–6)
ITF Futures Tour (25–20)
Titles by surface
Hard (23–25)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2015 Philippines F2, Manila Futures Clay (i)   Johnny Arcilla   Katsuki Nagao

  Hiromasa Oku

6–2, 6–2
Loss 1–1 Jan 2016 Manila, Philippines Challenger Hard   Christopher Rungkat   Johan Brunström

  Frederik Nielsen

2–6, 2–6
Loss 1–2 Oct 2016 Vietnam F7, Thủ Dầu Một Futures Hard   David Agung Susanto   Chang Yu

  Wang Aoran

7–5, 3–6, [5-10]
Loss 1–3 Oct 2016 Vietnam F8, Thủ Dầu Một Futures Hard   David Agung Susanto   Kim Young Seok

  Noh Sang-woo

6–0, 4–6, [8-10]
Win 2–3 Mar 2017 Eygypt F8, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard   Benjamin Lock   Chen TI

  Sun Fajing

6–3, 6–7(7–9), [10-7]
Loss 2–4 Mar 2017 Bahrain F1, Manama Futures Hard   Benjamin Lock   Markus Eriksson

  Milos Sekulic

3–6, 1–6
Win 3–4 May 2017 Singapore F1, Singapore Futures Hard   Sem Verbeek   Hiroyasu Ehara

  Sho Katayama

6–3, 6–2
Win 4–4 May 2017 Singapore F2, Singapore Futures Hard   Sem Verbeek   Soichiro Moritani

  Masato Shiga

6–3, 6–4
Win 5–4 Jun 2017 Singapore F3, Singapore Futures Hard   Sem Verbeek   Yuichi Ito

  Lý Hoàng Nam

7–6(7–3), 6–2
Win 6–4 Jun 2017 Hong Kong F1, Hong Kong Futures Hard   Karunuday Singh   Yuki Mochizuki

  Tomohiro Masabayashi

6–3, 4–6, [11-9]
Loss 6–5 Jul 2017 China F12, Shenzhen Futures Hard   Karunuday Singh   Lý Hoàng Nam

  Sun Fajing

4–6, 4–6
Loss 6–6 Oct 2017 Australia F7, Cairns Futures Hard   Sem Verbeek   Nathan Pasha

  Darren Polkinghorne

2–6, 6–2, [2-10]
Win 7–6 May 2018 Singapore F2, Singapore Futures Hard   Collin Altamirano   Shintaro Imai

  Takuto Niki

6–1, 6–4
Loss 7–7 May 2018 China F7, Luzhou Futures Hard   Sun Fajing   Rhett Purcell

  Sami Reinwein

5–7, 3–6
Win 8–7 Jun 2018 China F8, Yinchuan Futures Hard   Sun Fajing   Kento Takeuchi

  Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul

6–4, 2–6, [10-5]
Loss 8–8 Jun 2018 Hong Kong F1, Hong Kong Futures Hard   Yi Chu-Huan   Wong Chun-hun

  Yeung Pak-long

4–6, 2–6
Loss 8–9 Jul 2018 Malaysia F3, Kuala Lumpur Futures Hard   John Paul Fruttero   Kim Cheong-eui

  Noh Sang-woo

1–6, 6–3, [5-10]
Loss 8–10 Aug 2018 Indonesia F3, Jakarta Futures Hard   Kaito Uesugi   Justin Barki

  Christopher Rungkat

3–6, 2–6
Win 9–10 Sep 2018 Thailand F4, Hua Hin Futures Hard   Karunuday Singh   Palaphoom Kovapitukted

  Nuttanon Kadchapanan

6–3, 7–5
Win 10–10 Oct 2018 Thailand F5, Hua Hin Futures Hard   Shintaro Imai   Adrian Andrzejczuk

  Yu Cheng-yu

7–5, 6–7(5–7), [10-7]
Win 11–10 Oct 2018 Thailand F6, Hua Hin Futures Hard   Sonchat Ratiwatana   Ajeet Rai

  Karunuday Singh

6–1, 1–6, [10-6]
Loss 11–11 Oct 2018 Vietnam F4, Tây Ninh Futures Hard   Markus Eriksson   Lê Quốc Khánh

  Lý Hoàng Nam

4–6, 7–6(8–6), [10-12]
Win 12–11 Oct 2018 Vietnam F5, Tây Ninh Futures Hard   Markus Eriksson   Lý Hoàng Nam

  Roman Safiullin

5–7, 6–4, [10-7]
Loss 12–12 Nov 2018 Thailand F8, Nonthaburi Futures Hard   Bernardo Saraiva   Hsu Yu-hsiou

  Yu Cheng-yu

1–6, 0–6
Loss 12–13 Jul 2019 M25 Qujing, China World Tennis Tour Hard   Rhett Purcell   Hua Runhao

  Sun Fajing

1–6, 1–6
Loss 12–14 Sep 2019 M25 Brisbane, Australia World Tennis Tour Hard   Harry Bourchier   Jake Delaney

  Luke Saville

1–6, 6–3, [6-10]
Loss 12–15 Oct 2019 M15 Doha, Qatar World Tennis Tour Hard   Bogdan Bobrov   Guy Den Heijer

  Sidane Pontjodikromo

6–7(6–8), 6–4, [6-10]
Win 13–15 Oct 2021 M25 Calabasas, USA World Tennis Tour Hard   Raymond Sarmiento   Johannes Seeman

  Wally Thayne

6–4, 6–2
Win 14–15 Nov 2021 M25 Harlingen, USA World Tennis Tour Hard   Mark Whitehouse   Gabi Adrian Boitan

  Constantin Frantzen

7–6(7–3), 5–7, [10-7]
Loss 14–16 Feb 2022 M15 Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt World Tennis Tour Hard   Kelsey Stevenson   Samuel Vincent Ruggeri

  Francesco Vilardo

6–2, 5–7, [3-10]
Loss 14–17 Mar 2022 M15 Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt World Tennis Tour Hard   Kelsey Stevenson   Petr Bar Biryukov

  Marat Sharipov

7–6(8–6), 3–6, [8-10]
Loss 14–18 Apr 2022 M15 Cairo, Egypt World Tennis Tour Clay   Colin Sinclair   Lorenzo Joaquin Rodriguez

  Ilya Rudiukov

5–7, 4–6
Win 15–18 May 2022 M25 Cairo, Egypt World Tennis Tour Clay   Colin Sinclair   Denis Klok

  Ilya Rudiukov

6–3, 6–3
Win 16–18 Jun 2022 M15 Tây Ninh, Thailand World Tennis Tour Hard   Nam Hoang Ly   Park Ui-sung

  Son Ji-hoon

6–3, 6–1
Loss 16–19 Aug 2022 Nonthaburi, Thailand Challenger Hard   Christopher Rungkat   Benjamin Lock

  Yuta Shimizu

1–6, 3–6
Loss 16–20 Sep 2022 Nonthaburi, Thailand Challenger Hard   Christopher Rungkat   Chung Yun-seong

  Ajeet Rai

1–6, 6–7(6–8)
Win 17–20 Oct 2022 M25 Tay Ninh, Vietnam World Tennis Tour Hard   Pruchya Isaro   Yu Hsiou Hsu

  Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul

2–6, 6–3, [10–3]
Win 18–20 Mar 2023 M25 New Delhi, India World Tennis Tour Hard   Pruchya Isaro   Parikshit Somani

  Manish Sureshkumar

6–2, 6–4
Loss 18–21 Apr 2023 M15 Singapore, Singapore World Tennis Tour Hard   Sun Fajing   Justin Barki

  Igor Sijsling

1–6, 1–6
Loss 18–22 Apr 2023 M25 Jakarta, Indonesia World Tennis Tour Hard   Pruchya Isaro   Ray Ho

  Sun Fajing

4–6, 5–7
Win 19–22 Jun 2023 M25 Jakarta, Indonesia World Tennis Tour Hard   Hiroki Moriya   Nathan Anthony Barki

  Christopher Rungkat

6–2, 6–1
Win 20–22 Jun 2023 M25 Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand World Tennis Tour Hard   Hiroki Moriya   Maximus Jones

  Finn Reynolds

6–2, 6–4
Loss 20–23 Jul 2023 Segovia, Spain Challenger Hard   Sun Fajing   Dan Added

  Pierre-Hugues Herbert

6–4, 3–6, [10–12]
Loss 20–24 Aug 2023 Zhangjiagang, China Challenger Hard   Sun Fajing   Ray Ho

  Matthew Romios

3–6, 4–6
Win 21–24 Nov 2023 M15 Ipoh, Malaysia World Tennis Tour Hard   Christopher Rungkat   Thijmen Loof

  Wishaya Trongcharoenchaikul

6–2, 6–0
Win 22–24 Nov 2023 M15 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia World Tennis Tour Hard   Christopher Rungkat   Pruchya Isaro

  Thijmen Loof

6–4, 6–2
Loss 22–25 Jan 2024 Nonthaburi, Thailand Challenger Hard   Sun Fajing   Manuel Guinard

  Grégoire Jacq

4–6, 6–7(6–8)
Win 23–25 Jan 2024 M25 Chennai, India World Tennis Tour Hard   Christopher Rungkat   Bogdan Bobrov

  Adil Kalyanpur

6–4, 6–2
Loss 23–26 Jul 2024 M15 Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand World Tennis Tour Hard   Maximus Jones   Adil Kalyanpur

  Vishnu Vardhan

3–6, 2–6
Win 24–26 Jul 2024 M15 Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand World Tennis Tour Hard   Maximus Jones   Rishi Reddy

  Dhakshineswar Suresh

7–6(9–7), 6–4
Win 25–26 Jul 2024 M15 Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand World Tennis Tour Hard   Maximus Jones   Adil Kalyanpur

  Vishnu Vardhan

2–6, 7–5, [10–8]

ITF World Tennis Tour Juniors

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Singles: 8 (5 titles, 3 runners-up)

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Legend
Category GA (0–0)
Category G1 (0–0)
Category G2 (0–1)
Category G3 (0–0)
Category G4 (5–1)
Category G5 (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Category Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2007 ITF World Junior Tennis Championship, Malaysia Category G4 Hard   Karunuday Singh 7–6(8–6), 5–7, 6–4
Loss 1–1 Nov 2007 Singapore International Junior Championships, Singapore Category G5 Hard   Juan Antonio Los Santos 4–6, 2–6
Loss 1–2 Dec 2007 PHINMA/ITF Intl Junior Tournament 1, Philippines Category G4 Hard   Artem Ilyushin 4–6, 3–6
Win 2–2 Dec 2007 PHINMA/ITF Intl Junior Tournament 2, Philippines Category G4 Hard   James Duckworth 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 1–0 ret.
Loss 2–3 Oct 2008 LTAT Junior Championships, Thailand Category G2 Hard   Shuichi Sekiguchi 4–6, 2–6
Win 3–3 Nov 2008 PHINMA/ITF Intl Junior Tournament 1, Philippines Category G4 Hard   Park Sang-min 6–4, 6–3
Win 4–3 Nov 2009 PHINMA International Juniors (Week 1), Philippines Category G4 Hard   Yoshihito Nishioka 7–5, 6–0
Win 5–3 Dec 2009 PHINMA International Juniors (Week 2), Philippines Category G4 Hard   Jeroen Vanneste 6–2, 6–3

Doubles: 18 (14 title, 4 runners-up)

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Legend
Category GA (1–0)
Category G1 (5–1)
Category G2 (3–0)
Category G3 (1–1)
Category G4 (2–2)
Category G5 (2–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Category Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2007 Hyogo International Junior Tournament 2, Japan Category G5 Carpet   Hiroyasu Ehara   Musashi Hoshino

  Kishi Watanabe

7–6(7–3), 6–4
Win 2–0 Sep 2007 China Junior II, China Category G3 Hard   Hsieh Cheng-peng   Logan Mackenzie

  Dane Propoggia

7–6(7–2), 6–4
Win 3–0 Oct 2007 TrueVisions Thailand Open, Thailand Category G2 Hard   Hsieh Cheng-peng   Yuki Matsuo

  Hiroki Moriya

6–3, 7–6(7–1)
Win 4–0 Nov 2007 ITF Junior Toyota Open, Thailand Category G4 Hard   Marious Zelba   Niall Angus

  Thomas Knights

6–2, 7–6(7–1)
Loss 4–1 Nov 2007 ITF World Junior Tennis Championship, Malaysia Category G4 Hard   Romain Sichez   Vikram Reddy B

  Karunuday Singh

6–7(6–8), 5–7
Win 5–1 Nov 2007 Singapore International Junior Championships, Singapore Category G5 Hard   Min-Sylvester Wee   Chandril Sood

  Lakshit Sood

6–4, 6–2
Loss 5–2 Dec 2007 PHINMA/ITF Intl Junior Tournament 1, Philippines Category G4 Hard   James Duckworth   Huang Liang-chi

  Li Chieh-lin

3–6, 6–2, 3–6
Win 6–2 May 2008 RUC Tennis International Junior Open, Morocco Category G4 Clay   Karim-Mohamed Maamoun   Ahmed El Menshawy

  Oliver Evans

6–3, 6–1
Loss 6–3 Jun 2008 Riad 21, Morocco Category G3 Clay   Karim-Mohamed Maamoun   Maverick Banes

  Nat Maraga

6–4, 3–6, 2–6
Win 7–3 Jun 2008 Raquette D'Or, Morocco Category G2 Clay   Karim-Mohamed Maamoun   William R Parker

  David Sofaer

6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Win 8–3 Oct 2008 LTAT Junior Championships, Thailand Category G2 Hard   Huang Liang-chi   Dino Dell'Orto

  Kelsey Stevenson

6–1, 6–7(2–7), 6–2
Win 9–3 Jan 2009 Australian Open, Australia Category GA Hard   Hsieh Cheng-Peng   Mikhail Biryukov

  Yasutaka Uchiyama

6–4, 6–2
Loss 9–4 Mar 2009 ITF/LTAT Junior Championships, Thailand Category G1 Hard   Huang Liang-chi   Maximilian Neuchrist

  Dominik Schulz

2–6, 3–6
Win 10–4 Mar 2009 13th Sarawak Chief Minister's Cup, Malaysia Category G1 Hard   Daniel Berta   Alastair Barnes

  Ahmed El Menshawy

6–3, 6–3
Win 11–4 Mar 2009 20th Mitsubishi-Lancer International Juniors Championships, Philippines Category G1 Hard   Daniel Berta   Ben McLachlan

  Riki McLachlan

6–3, 6–0
Win 12–4 May 2009 45th Astrid Bowl Charleroi, Belgium Category G1 Clay   Hsieh Cheng-Peng   Guilherme Clezar

  Karim-Mohamed Maamoun

6–3, 6–2
Win 13–4 Jun 2009 17th International Junior Tournament of Offenbach/Main, Germany Category G1 Clay   Huang Liang-chi   Duilio Beretta

  Roberto Quiroz

6–2, 4–6, [10-7]
Win 14–4 Mar 2010 21st Mitsubishi-Lancer International Juniors Championships, Philippines Category G1 Hard   Raymond Sarmiento   Sam Barry

  Ben McLachlan

6–4, 6–3

References

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  1. ^ a b c Suntay, Anthony (July 2017). "Nino Alcantara: The next big thing in Philippine Tennis". The Philippine Star. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "AUSTRALIAN OPEN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". www.itftennis.com. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  3. ^ Mina, Rosanna (April 10, 2009). "Alcantara goes easy amid tennis pressure". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
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