Iván Molina (born 16 June 1946Other sources cite Bogotá (official ATP webcite) or Maceo, Antioquia (profile at the Colomvian portal Tras La Cola de La Rata ) as his birthplace) 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 Marcelo Lara 6–3, 6–3 in the final. Together with Florența 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 (2 win) and 2 singles finals (no wins) 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) ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1974 French Open Clay Martina Navratilova Marcelo Lara Rosie Reyes Darmon 6–3, 6–3Loss 1977 French Open Clay Florența Mihai Mary Carillo John McEnroe 6–7, 3–6

ATP career finals

Singles: 2 (2 runners-up) Titles by surfaceHard (0–0)Clay (0–2)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)

ResultW-LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss0–1Apr 1975Nice International Championships, FranceClay Dick Crealy6–7, 4–6, 3–6Loss0–2Oct 1975Aryamehr Cup, IranClay Eddie Dibbs6–1, 4–6, 5–7, 4–6

Doubles: 11 (2 titles-9 runner-up) Finals by surfaceHard (0–3)Clay (2–6)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)

ResultW-LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1Nov 1972ATP Buenos Aires, ArgentinaClay Barry Phillips-Moore Jaime Fillol Jaime Pinto Bravo6–2, 6–7, 2–6Win1–1Jul 1973Dutch Open, NetherlandsClay Allan Stone Andrés Gimeno Antonio Muñoz4–6, 7–6, 6–4Loss1–2Nov 1973ATP Buenos Aires, ArgentinaClay Patricio Cornejo Ricardo Cano Guillermo Vilas6–7, 3–6Loss1–3Feb 1974ATP Birmingham, USAHard Nicholas Kalogeropoulos Ian Fletcher Sandy Mayer6–4, 6–7, 1–6Loss1–4Mar 1974Calgary, CanadaIndoor Jairo Velasco Jürgen Fassbender Karl Meiler4–6, 4–6Loss1–5Mar 1974Salt Lake City Open, USAIndoor Jairo Velasco Jimmy Connors Vitas Gerulaitis6–2, 6–7, 5–7Win2–5Jul 1974Austrian Open Kitzbühel, AustriaClay Jairo Velasco František Pála Balázs Taróczy2–6, 7–6, 6–4, 6–4Loss2–6Apr 1975Nice International Championships, FranceClay Jairo Velasco Marcelo Lara Joaquín Loyo Mayo6–7, 7–6, 6–8Loss2–7Apr 1977ATP Florence, ItalyClay Jairo Velasco Chris Lewis Russell Simpson6–2, 6–7, 2–6Loss2–8Oct 1979ATP Bordeaux, FranceClay Bernard Fritz Patrice Dominguez Denis Naegelen 4–6, 4–6Loss2–9Nov 1979Quito Open, EcuadorClay Jairo Velasco Jaime Fillol Álvaro Fillol7–6, 3–6, 1–6

Performance timelines

Singles

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Doubles

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Mixed doubles

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