Daniel Elahi Galán
Full name | Daniel Elahi Galán Riveros |
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Country (sports) | Colombia |
Residence | Bogotá, Colombia |
Born | Bucaramanga, Colombia | 18 June 1996
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Turned pro | 2015 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Santos Galán |
Prize money | $929,225 |
Singles | |
Career record | 22–23 (48.9% at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 102 (1 November 2021) |
Current ranking | No. 111 (22 November 2021) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2020) |
French Open | 3R (2020) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2021) |
US Open | Q3 (2018, 2019) |
Other tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 2R (2021) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 305 (26 February 2018) |
Current ranking | No. 577 (22 November 2021) |
Last updated on: 22 November 2021. |
Daniel Elahi Galán Riveros (born 18 June 1996 in Bucaramanga) is a Colombian tennis player. He has achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 102 on 1 November 2021. He is currently the No. 1 Colombian tennis player.[1] He has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 305 achieved on 26 February 2018. He makes part of the Colsanitas team, organization that supports the best players in Colombia.
Professional career
2015: ATP debut
Galán made his ATP main draw singles debut at the 2015 Claro Open Colombia where he was given a wildcard. He defeated Pere Riba in the first round.[2]
2020: Grand Slam debut and third round at the French Open
Galán gained additional recognition after his 2020 French Open third round match with Novak Djokovic, his best showing at a Grand Slam thus far. He lost in straight sets (6–0, 6–3, 6–2), but his performance earned him new followers.
2021: Masters 1000 debut and third round, Olympics debut
As a result of his first and best ATP Masters 1000 third round showing thus far at the 2021 Miami Open, he reached a career-high of World No. 110 on 5 April 2021.
Galán qualified to represent Columbia at the 2020 Summer Olympics where he was defeated by World No. 5 and eventual Olympic champion Alexander Zverev in the second round.
Singles performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Current through the 2021 Davis Cup Finals.
Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | W–L |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||
Australian Open | A | Q1 | 1R | A | 0–1 |
French Open | Q2 | Q3 | 3R | 1R | 2–2 |
Wimbledon | Q1 | Q2 | NH | 2R | 1–1 |
US Open | Q3 | Q3 | A | Q1 | 0–0 |
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–4 |
National representation | |||||
Summer Olympics | Not Held | 2R | 1–1 | ||
Davis Cup | A | RR | RR | 3–3 | |
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | |||||
Indian Wells Masters | A | A | NH | 1R | 0–1 |
Miami Masters | A | A | NH | 3R | 2–1 |
Monte Carlo Masters | A | A | NH | A | 0–0 |
Madrid Masters | A | A | NH | A | 0–0 |
Rome Masters | A | A | Q1 | A | 0–0 |
Canada Masters | A | A | NH | Q2 | 0–0 |
Cincinnati Masters | A | A | NH | A | 0–0 |
Shanghai Masters | A | A | NH | 0–0 | |
Paris Masters | A | A | Q1 | A | 0–0 |
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 |
Career statistics | |||||
Titles–Finals | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Year-end ranking | 221 | 191 | 115 | 111 |
Challenger and ITF Finals
Singles: 16 (6–10)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jun 2015 | Mexico F8, Manzanillo | Futures | Hard | Felipe Mantilla | 6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
Loss | 1–1 | Jul 2015 | Colombia F4, Popayán | Futures | Hard | Eduardo Struvay | 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(2–7), |
Win | 2–1 | Oct 2015 | Colombia F8, Bogota | Futures | Clay | Cristian Rodríguez | 6–3, 3–2 Retired |
Loss | 2–2 | Oct 2016 | Colombia F4, Valledupar | Futures | Hard | Marcelo Tomás Barrios Vera | 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(5–7) |
Loss | 2–3 | Oct 2016 | Colombia F5, Manizales | Futures | Clay | Alejandro Gómez | 6–7(4–7), 4–6 |
Loss | 2–4 | Oct 2016 | Colombia F6, Neiva | Futures | Clay | Alejandro Gómez | 5–7, 4–6 |
Loss | 2–5 | Nov 2016 | Colombia F8, Medellín | Futures | Clay | Alejandro Gómez | 7–5, 2–6, 6–7(3–7) |
Loss | 2–6 | Dec 2016 | Colombia F9, Villavicencio | Futures | Clay | Nicolas Santos | 4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 3–6 | Jul 2017 | Colombia F1, Valledupar | Futures | Hard | Christopher Díaz Figueroa | 6–3, 7–5 |
Loss | 3–7 | Jul 2017 | Colombia F2, Manizales | Futures | Hard | Facundo Argüello | 4–6, 7–5, 2–6 |
Loss | 3–8 | Sep 2017 | Bogotà, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Marcelo Arévalo | 5–7, 4–6 |
Win | 4–8 | Dec 2017 | Peru F1, Lima | Futures | Clay | Nicolás Álvarez | 7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 5–8 | Jul 2018 | San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Sergio Gutiérrez Ferrol | 6–2, 3–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 5–9 | Feb 2020 | Newport Beach, USA | Challenger | Hard | Thai-Son Kwiatkowski | 4–6, 1–6 |
Win | 6–9 | Nov 2020 | Lima, Peru | Challenger | Clay | Thiago Agustin Tirante | 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 6–10 | May 2021 | Heilbronn, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Bernabé Zapata Miralles | 3–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 3 (2–1)
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Outcome | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Aug 2017 | Pereira, Colombia F3 | Clay | José Olivares | Christopher Díaz Figueroa Luis Patiño |
6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 1–1 | Aug 2017 | Milex Open, Dominican Republic | Clay | Santiago Giraldo | Juan Ignacio Londero Luis David Martínez |
4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 2–1 | Dec 2017 | Lima, Peru F1 | Clay | João Pedro Sorgi | Boris Arias Federico Zeballos |
4–6, 6–4, [10–3] |
References
External links
- Daniel Elahi Galan at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Daniel Elahi Galan at the International Tennis Federation
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