Daniel Elahi Galán
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| Full name | Daniel Elahi Galán Riveros |
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| Country (sports) |  Colombia |
| Residence | Bogotá, Colombia |
| Born | 18 June 1996 Bucaramanga, Colombia |
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Turned pro | 2015 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Santos Galán |
| Prize money | $2,547,288 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 49–65 (43.0% at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 56 (17 July 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 93 (15 April 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2024) |
| French Open | 3R (2020) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (2023) |
| US Open | 3R (2022) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 2R (2020) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–7 (0% at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 305 (26 February 2018) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2023) |
| US Open | 1R (2023) |
| Last updated on: 15 April 2024. | |
Daniel Elahi Galán Riveros (born 18 June 1996 in Bucaramanga) is a Colombian professional tennis player. He reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 56 on 17 July 2023. He also has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 305 achieved on 26 February 2018. He is currently the No. 1 Colombian tennis player.[1] His best result at a Major is a fourth-round appearance at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships.
Personal Information[edit]
He is part of the Colsanitas team, an organization that supports the best tennis players in Colombia.[2][3]
Professional career[edit]
2015: ATP debut[edit]
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.[4]
2020: Grand Slam debut and third round at the French Open[edit]
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.[citation needed]
2021: Masters 1000 debut and third round, Olympics debut[edit]
As a result of his first and best 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 Colombia at the 2020 Summer Olympics where he was defeated by World No. 5 and eventual Olympic champion Alexander Zverev in the second round.
2022: Wimbledon & US Open third rounds, first top-5 win, top 75[edit]
At the 2022 Córdoba Open he reached his first ATP quarterfinal of the year as a lucky loser where he lost to top seed Diego Schwartzman.
After missing three major events, he returned to the 2022 Wimbledon Championships where he reached the second round for a second consecutive year defeating Dominik Koepfer. He moved to the third round for the first time at this Major after the withdrawal of 17th seed Roberto Bautista Agut due to a positive COVID-19 test.[5]
He reached the top 100 at World No. 99 on 25 July 2022, after a second round showing as a qualifier at the 2022 Hamburg European Open defeating Federico Coria. At the 2022 Croatia Open Umag he defeated 2016 champion Fabio Fognini.[6]
He made his debut at the US Open as a qualifier.[7] In the first round, he upset world No. 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas to advance to the second round, recording his first victory over a Top-5 player and for Colombia since Iván Molina took down then-No. 3 Manuel Orantes in Tehran in 1975.[8] He became only the third player in the last five years to win a set 6–0 against him.[citation needed] Although Tsitsipas saved eight match points, Galán capitalised on his ninth.[9][10][11] He defeated Jordan Thompson in the second round in five sets to reach the third round at this Major for the second time in his career.[12] As a result, he moved into the top 75 in the rankings.
At the 2022 San Diego Open he reached his second quarterfinal of the season defeating fourth seed Pedro Martínez (tennis)[13] before losing to fifth seed and eventual champion Brandon Nakashima.[14] As a result, he moved to the top 70 in the rankings No. 69 on 26 September.
He achieved an ATP career-high singles ranking of No. 67 on 28 November 2022.
2023: Wimbledon fourth round, top 60[edit]
In April, Galan reached the final at the 2023 Sarasota Open where he was the defending champion but lost to Daniel Altmaier.[15]
At the 2023 Mutua Madrid Open in the first round, he played in the longest tiebreak of the ATP season thus far, falling 17-15 in 25-minutes to Alexander Bublik.[16]
At the 2023 Wimbledon Championships he upset 24th seed Yoshihito Nishioka.[17] Next he defeated qualifier Oscar Otte to reach a second consecutive third round. He defeated Mikael Ymer to reach his first fourth round at this Major and in his career. As a result, he moved to a new career high in the top 56 in the rankings on 17 July 2023.
2024: First Australian Open win[edit]
At the 2024 Australian Open, Galan needed almost five hours to the minute to win his first round match at this Major over local wildcard Jason Kubler.[18] In Buenos Aires he recorded his second win of the season over wildcard Diego Schwartzman.
At the 2024 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships he set a record in the history of the tournament, by winning the longest tiebreak 15-13 in the first set on his 10th set point, defeating Benoit Paire in straight sets in his first round match.[19]
Singles performance timeline[edit]
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Current through the 2024 Miami Open.
| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||
| Australian Open | A | Q1 | 1R | A | Q1 | 1R | 2R | 1–3 | 25% |
| French Open | Q2 | Q3 | 3R | 1R | Q1 | 1R | 2–3 | 40% | |
| Wimbledon | Q1 | Q2 | NH | 2R | 3R | 4R | 6–3 | 67% | |
| US Open | Q3 | Q3 | A | Q1 | 3R | 1R | 2–2 | 50% | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 11–11 | 50% |
| National representation | |||||||||
| Summer Olympics | Not Held | 2R | Not Held | 1–1 | 50% | ||||
| Davis Cup | A | RR | RR | A | WG1 | 3–3 | 50% | ||
| ATP Masters 1000 tournaments | |||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | NH | 1R | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 0–3 | 0% |
| Miami Masters | A | A | NH | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3–4 | 43% |
| Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | NH | A | A | A | A | 0–0 | – |
| Madrid Masters | A | A | NH | A | A | 1R | 0–1 | 0% | |
| Rome Masters | A | A | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | 0–0 | – | |
| Canada Masters | A | A | NH | Q2 | A | A | 0–0 | – | |
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 0–0 | – | |
| Shanghai Masters | A | A | Not Held | 1R | 0–1 | 0% | |||
| Paris Masters | A | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | 0–0 | – | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 3–9 | 25% |
| Career statistics | |||||||||
| Titles–Finals | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – |
| Year-end ranking | 221 | 191 | 115 | 111 | 67 | 93 | |||
Challenger and ITF Finals[edit]
Singles: 19 (8–11)[edit]
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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
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6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jul 2015 | Colombia F4, Popayán | Futures | Hard | Eduardo Struvay
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6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(2–7), |
| Win | 2–1 | Oct 2015 | Colombia F8, Bogotá | Futures | Clay | Cristian Rodríguez
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6–3, 3–2 Retired |
| Loss | 2–2 | Oct 2016 | Colombia F4, Valledupar | Futures | Hard |  Marcelo Tomás Barrios Vera
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6–4, 3–6, 6–7(5–7) |
| Loss | 2–3 | Oct 2016 | Colombia F5, Manizales | Futures | Clay | Alejandro Gómez
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6–7(4–7), 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Oct 2016 | Colombia F6, Neiva | Futures | Clay | Alejandro Gómez
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5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–5 | Nov 2016 | Colombia F8, Medellín | Futures | Clay | Alejandro Gómez
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7–5, 2–6, 6–7(3–7) |
| Loss | 2–6 | Dec 2016 | Colombia F9, Villavicencio | Futures | Clay |  Nicolas Santos
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4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 3–6 | Jul 2017 | Colombia F1, Valledupar | Futures | Hard |  Christopher Díaz Figueroa
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6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 3–7 | Jul 2017 | Colombia F2, Manizales | Futures | Hard |  Facundo Argüello
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4–6, 7–5, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3–8 | Sep 2017 | Bogotá, Colombia | Challenger | Clay |  Marcelo Arévalo
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5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 4–8 | Dec 2017 | Peru F1, Lima | Futures | Clay |  Nicolás Álvarez
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7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–8 | Jul 2018 | San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy | Challenger | Clay |  Sergio Gutiérrez Ferrol
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6–2, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 5–9 | Feb 2020 | Newport Beach, USA | Challenger | Hard |  Thai-Son Kwiatkowski
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4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 6–9 | Nov 2020 | Lima, Peru | Challenger | Clay | Thiago Agustin Tirante
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6–1, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 6–10 | May 2021 | Heilbronn, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Bernabé Zapata Miralles
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3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 7–10 | Jan 2022 | Concepción, Chile | Challenger | Clay | Santiago Rodríguez Taverna
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6–1, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 8–10 | Apr 2022 | Sarasota, USA | Challenger | Clay | Steve Johnson
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7–6(9–7), 4–6, 6–1 |
| Loss | 8–11 | Apr 2023 | Sarasota, USA | Challenger | Clay |  Daniel Altmaier
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7–6(7–1), 6–1 |
Doubles: 3 (2–1)[edit]
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Aug 2017 | Colombia F3, Pereira | Futures | Clay |  José Olivares
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Christopher Díaz Figueroa  Luis Patiño
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6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Aug 2017 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Challenger | Clay | Santiago Giraldo
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Juan Ignacio Londero  Luis David Martínez
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4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Dec 2017 | Peru F1, Lima | Futures | Clay | João Pedro Sorgi
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 Boris Arias Federico Zeballos
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4–6, 6–4, [10–3] |
Record against top 10 players[edit]
Galán's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who are active in boldface. Only ATP Tour main draw matches are considered:
| Player | Record | Win % | Hard | Clay | Grass | Last Match |
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| Number 1 ranked players | ||||||
 Novak Djokovic
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0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (0–6, 3–6, 2–6) at 2020 French Open |
| Number 2 ranked players | ||||||
| Alexander Zverev
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (2–6, 2–6) at 2020 Summer Olympics |
 Casper Ruud
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0–2 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | Lost (4–6, 1–6) at 2021 Acapulco |
| Number 3 ranked players | ||||||
 Stefanos Tsitsipas
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1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (6–0, 6–1, 3–6, 7–5) at 2022 US Open |
 Jannik Sinner
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0–2 | 0% | 0–1 | – | 0–1 | Lost (6–7(4–7), 4–6, 3–6) at 2023 Wimbledon |
| Number 4 ranked players | ||||||
 Holger Rune
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0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (4–6, 2–6) at 2024 BMW Open |
| Number 7 ranked players | ||||||
 David Goffin
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (6–3, 3–6, 3–6) at 2019 Davis Cup |
| Number 8 ranked players | ||||||
| John Isner
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1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (6–3, 3–6, 7–6(7–5)) at 2021 Davis Cup |
 Cameron Norrie
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1–0 | 100% | – | 1–0 | – | Won (4–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–1, 6–1) at 2020 French Open |
| Diego Schwartzman
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1–1 | 50% | – | 1–1 | – | Won (2–6, 6–1, 6–4) at 2024 Buenos Aires |
 Hubert Hurkacz
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (2–6, 2–6) at 2021 Delray Beach |
| Number 9 ranked players | ||||||
| Fabio Fognini
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1–0 | 100% | – | 1–0 | – | Won (6–3, 7–5, 6–3) at 2022 Umag |
 Alex de Minaur
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1–1 | 50% | 1–1 | – | – | Won (4–6, 6–3, 6–4) at 2021 Miami |
| Total | 6–11 | 35% | 3–6 (33%) |
3–4 (43%) |
0–1 (0%) |
* Statistics correct as of 23 March 2024[update]. |
Wins over top 10 players[edit]
- He has a 1–4 (20.0%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
| Season | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | DEGR |
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| 2022 | |||||||
| 1. | Stefanos Tsitsipas
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5 | US Open, United States | Hard | 1R | 6–0, 6–1, 3–6, 7–5 | 94 |
- *As of 23 March 2024[update]
References[edit]
- ^ "Rankings | Singles". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Colsanitas: por qué una empresa de salud le invierte tanto al tenis". El Tiempo (Colombia) (in Spanish). 29 September 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
- ^ "Madre de Daniel Galán aclara que Ricardo Sánchez no es su entrenador". Caracol Radio (in Spanish). 30 August 2022. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
- ^ "Daniel Elahi Galan | Player Activity". ATP Tour.
- ^ partenaires, Tennis Majors et ses (30 June 2022). "Tennis: Daniel Elahi Galan into third round of WImbledon". Tennismajors.com. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Giulio Zeppieri Earns Maiden Tour Win In Umag". ATP Tour. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ https://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2022-08-26/meet_the_2022_us_open_mens_qualifiers.html [bare URL]
- ^ "Daniel Galan's US Open Run: "A Reward for the Sacrifice" | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "Daniel Elahi Galan Stuns Stefanos Tsitsipas On 9th Match Point At US Open | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "Scenes from Queens: Stefanos Tsitsipas, Simona Halep shocked by qualifiers Daniel Galan and Daria Snigur; more from US Open's Day 1".
- ^ ""There's a reason why I'm here": How Daniel Elahi Galán pulled off a Stefanos Tsitsipas stunner".
- ^ "Wins for Holt, Cressy, Korda Among Biggest Grand Slam Upsets of 2022 | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "Jenson Brooksby and Daniel Evans Advance to San Diego QFS | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "Daniel Evans Battles into San Diego SFS | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "Challenger Tour Weekly Recap: Shevchenko Breaks the Top 100". 18 April 2023.
- ^ "Bublik Beats Galan in Longest Tie-break of 2023 So Far in Madrid | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "Tennis: Recuperating Nishioka exits Wimbledon in 1st round".
- ^ "Five-set fever: A record-breaking opening round at AO 2024".
- ^ "Multiple "Longest" Tournament Records Broken on Tuesday".
External links[edit]
- Daniel Elahi Galan at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Daniel Elahi Galan at the International Tennis Federation
- Daniel Elahi Galán at the Davis Cup
Association of Tennis Professionals Top Colombian male singles tennis players | |
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