Born in 1968, Roig is a retired tennis player from Spain. He mainly played in doubles and reached a career-high ATP ranking of no.60. Following his retirement from the game, Roig acted as an alternate coach of Spanish great Rafael Nadal. After he parted ways with Nadal, Roig worked with Matteo Berrettini for a year from 2023 to 2024.

British star Emma Raducanu has been through a fair amount of tennis coaches over the years, with Rafael Nadal's former ally Francisco Roig next up in her camp.

Emma Raducanu has added long-time Rafael Nadal coach Francis Roig to her team ahead of the US Open. Roig, who was a top-60 player in his own right, also spent 17 years on Nadal’s coaching