{{Infobox tennis biography | name = Franco Mata | image = | fullname = | country_represented = {{MOZ}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|07|12|df=yes}} | birth_place = Maputo, Mozambique | death_date = | death_place = | height = 5 ft 11 in | plays = Right-handed | careerprizemoney = | singlesrecord = | singlestitles = | highestsinglesranking = | USOpenresult = | doublesrecord = 0–1 | doublestitles = | highestdoublesranking = No. 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Estoril Open: João Cunha e Silva e Bernardo Mota ganham em pares |url=https://www.record.pt/modalidades/tenis/detalhe/estoril-open-joao-cunha-e-silva-e-bernardo-mota-ganham-em-pares |work=Record |date=12 April 2000 |language=pt-PT}}</ref> He played collegiate tennis in the United States for Florida Gulf Coast University and has represented Mozambique at the African Games.<ref>{{cite news |title=Africa: Poor Lighting Compromises Tennis Matches at AAG |url=https://allafrica.com/stories/201109140136.html |work=AllAfrica |date=13 September 2011}}</ref> Since 2014 he has been a member of the Mozambique Davis Cup team, holding national records for most ties played and most wins.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mozambique |url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/teams/team.aspx?id=MOZ |website=daviscup.com}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{ATP|m990}} * {{Davis Cup player|800184013}} * {{ITF profile|franco-mata/800184013/moz}}
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