Daniel Elahi Galán

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.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Galán and the second or maternal family name is Riveros.
Daniel Elahi Galán
Full nameDaniel Elahi Galán Riveros
Country (sports) Colombia
ResidenceBogotá, Colombia
Born (1996-06-18) 18 June 1996
Bucaramanga, Colombia
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro2015
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachSantos Galán
Prize money$988,365
Singles
Career record26–28 (48.1% at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 102 (1 November 2021)
Current rankingNo. 103 (07 March 2022)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2020)
French Open3R (2020)
Wimbledon2R (2021)
US OpenQ3 (2018, 2019)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games2R (2021)
Doubles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 305 (26 February 2018)
Current rankingNo. 1556T (14 February 2022)
Last updated on: 14 February 2022.

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 Colombia 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
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Current through the 2022 Miami Open.

Tournament2018201920202021 2022W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q1 1R A Q1 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 0–0 3–4
National representation
Summer Olympics Not Held 2R NH 1–1
Davis Cup A RR RR 3–3
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A NH 1R Q2 0–1
Miami Masters A A NH 3R 2R 3–2
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 1–1 3–3
Career statistics
Titles–Finals 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Year-end ranking 221 191 115 111

Challenger and ITF Finals

Singles: 18 (8–10)
Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (4–3)
ITF Futures Tour (4–7)
Titles by surface
Hard (2–3)
Clay (6–7)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
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
Win 7–10 Jan 2022 Concepción, Chile Challenger Clay Santiago Rodríguez Taverna 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Win 8–10 Apr 2022 Sarasota, USA Challenger Clay Steve Johnson 7–6(9–7), 4–6, 6–1

Doubles: 3 (2–1)
Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (1–0)
ITF Futures Tour (1–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2017 Colombia F3, Pereira Futures Clay José Olivares Christopher Díaz Figueroa
Luis Patiño		 6–2, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Aug 2017 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Challenger Clay Santiago Giraldo Juan Ignacio Londero
Luis David Martínez		 4–6, 4–6
Win 2–1 Dec 2017 Peru F1, Lima Futures Clay João Pedro Sorgi Boris Arias
Federico Zeballos		 4–6, 6–4, [10–3]

Record against top 10 players

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
Number 1 ranked players
Novak Djokovic 0–1 0% – 0–1 – Lost (0–6, 3–6, 2–6) at 2020 French Open
Number 3 ranked players
Alexander Zverev 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (2–6, 2–6) at 2020 Summer Olympics
Number 7 ranked players
David Goffin 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (6–3, 3–6, 3–6) at 2019 Davis Cup
Casper Ruud 0–2 0% 0–1 0–1 – Lost (4–6, 1–6) at 2021 Acapulco
Number 8 ranked players
John Isner 1–0 100% 1–0 – – Won (6–3, 3–6, 7–6(7–5)) at 2021 Davis Cup
Diego Schwartzman 0–1 0% – 0–1 – Lost (6–3, 0–6, 5–7) at 2022 Córdoba
Number 10 ranked players
Cameron Norrie 1–0 100% – 1–0 – Won (4–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–1, 6–1) at 2020 French Open
Total 2–6 25% 1–3
(25%)		 1–3
(25%)		 0–0
( – )		 * Statistics correct as of 22 January 2022.

References
  1. "Rankings | Singles | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  2. "Daniel Elahi Galan | Player Activity | ATP Tour | Tennis".


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