Frank Punčec (born 9 July 1951) is a South African former professional tennis player.

Biography

Punčec is the son of Croatian tennis player Franjo Punčec, who played for the Yugoslav Davis Cup team. His parents emigrated to South Africa in 1948 and Frank was born soon after in 1951, one of three children to Franjo and Zora. As a professional player in the 1980s he reached a best singles ranking of 179 in the world. Most notably he featured in the main draw of the

1983 French Open The 1983 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 23 May until 5 June. It was the 87th staging of the French Open, and the first Grand Slam ...

, where he was beaten in the first round by countryman Danie Visser. A car collector in his spare time, Punčec owns a range of BMW E9 CS coupés.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Puncec, Frank 1951 births Living people South African male tennis players South African people of Croatian descent Place of birth missing (living people)