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.
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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 | $2,822,947 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 52–73 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 56 (17 July 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 130 (12 August 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 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 305 (26 February 2018) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2023) |
| US Open | 1R (2023) |
| Last updated on: 20 August 2024. | |
Personal information
editHe is part of the Colsanitas team, an organization that supports the best tennis players in Colombia.[2][3]
Professional career
edit2015: ATP debut
editGalán 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
editGalán 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
editAs 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
editAt 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
editIn 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
editAt 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]
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 % |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||
| Australian Open | A | Q1 | 1R | A | Q1 | 1R | 2R | 1–3 | 25% |
| French Open | Q2 | Q3 | 3R | 1R | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 2–4 | 33% |
| Wimbledon | Q1 | Q2 | NH | 2R | 3R | 4R | 1R | 6–4 | 60% |
| US Open | Q3 | Q3 | A | Q1 | 3R | 1R | Q2 | 2–2 | 50% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 11–13 | 46% |
| National representation | |||||||||
| Summer Olympics | Not Held | 2R | Not Held | A | 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 | 1R | 0–2 | 0% |
| Rome Masters | A | A | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | 1R | 0–1 | 0% |
| Canada Masters | A | A | NH | Q2 | A | A | A | 0–0 | – |
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | 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 | 0–4 | 3–11 | 21% |
| 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 | |||
ATP Challenger Tour finals
editSingles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2017 | Bogotá, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | 5–7, 4–6 | |
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 2018 | San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 6–2, 3–6, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 1–2 | Feb 2020 | Newport Beach, USA | Challenger | Hard | 4–6, 1–6 | |
| Win | 2–2 | Nov 2020 | Lima, Peru | Challenger | Clay | 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 2–3 | May 2021 | Heilbronn, Germany | Challenger | Clay | 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 3–3 | Jan 2022 | Concepción, Chile | Challenger | Clay | 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 | |
| Win | 4–3 | Apr 2022 | Sarasota, USA | Challenger | Clay (green) | 7–6(9–7), 4–6, 6–1 | |
| Loss | 4–4 | Apr 2023 | Sarasota, USA | Challenger | Clay (green) | 6–7(1–7), 1–6 | |
| Loss | 4–5 | Sep 2024 | Braga, Portugal | Challenger | Clay | 4–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2017 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Challenger | Clay | 4–6, 4–6 |
ITF Futures finals
editSingles: 11 (4 titles, 7 runner-ups)
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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 | 6–3, 7–6(7–4) | |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jul 2015 | Colombia F4, Popayán | Futures | Hard | 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(2–7), | |
| Win | 2–1 | Oct 2015 | Colombia F8, Bogotá | Futures | Clay | 6–3, 3–2 ret. | |
| Loss | 2–2 | Oct 2016 | Colombia F4, Valledupar | Futures | Hard | 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(5–7) | |
| Loss | 2–3 | Oct 2016 | Colombia F5, Manizales | Futures | Clay | 6–7(4–7), 4–6 | |
| Loss | 2–4 | Oct 2016 | Colombia F6, Neiva | Futures | Clay | 5–7, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 2–5 | Nov 2016 | Colombia F8, Medellín | Futures | Clay | 7–5, 2–6, 6–7(3–7) | |
| Loss | 2–6 | Dec 2016 | Colombia F9, Villavicencio | Futures | Clay | 4–6, 2–6 | |
| Win | 3–6 | Jul 2017 | Colombia F1, Valledupar | Futures | Hard | 6–3, 7–5 | |
| Loss | 3–7 | Jul 2017 | Colombia F2, Manizales | Futures | Hard | 4–6, 7–5, 2–6 | |
| Win | 4–7 | Dec 2017 | Peru F1, Lima | Futures | Clay | 7–5, 6–3 |
Doubles: 2 (2 titles)
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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 | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 2–0 | Dec 2017 | Peru F1, Lima | Futures | Clay | 4–6, 6–4, [10–3] |
Record against top 10 players
editGalán'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 | ||||||
| 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (0–6, 3–6, 2–6) at 2020 French Open | |
| 0–2 | 0% | 0–1 | – | 0–1 | Lost (6–7(4–7), 4–6, 3–6) at 2023 Wimbledon | |
| Number 2 ranked players | ||||||
| 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (2–6, 2–6) at 2020 Summer Olympics | |
| 0–2 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | Lost (4–6, 1–6) at 2021 Acapulco | |
| Number 3 ranked players | ||||||
| 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (6–0, 6–1, 3–6, 7–5) at 2022 US Open | |
| Number 4 ranked players | ||||||
| 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (4–6, 2–6) at 2024 BMW Open | |
| Number 6 ranked players | ||||||
| 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (4–6, 2–6) at 2024 Swiss Open Gstaad | |
| Number 7 ranked players | ||||||
| 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (6–3, 3–6, 3–6) at 2019 Davis Cup | |
| Number 8 ranked players | ||||||
| 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (6–3, 3–6, 7–6(7–5)) at 2021 Davis Cup | |
| 1–0 | 100% | – | 1–0 | – | Won (4–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–1, 6–1) at 2020 French Open | |
| 1–1 | 50% | – | 1–1 | – | Won (2–6, 6–1, 6–4) at 2024 Buenos Aires | |
| 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (2–6, 2–6) at 2021 Delray Beach | |
| Number 9 ranked players | ||||||
| 1–0 | 100% | – | 1–0 | – | Won (6–3, 7–5, 6–3) at 2022 Umag | |
| 1–1 | 50% | 1–1 | – | – | Won (4–6, 6–3, 6–4) at 2021 Miami | |
| Number 10 ranked players | ||||||
| 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (7–6(10–8)), 3–6, 3–6) at 2024 Mubadala Citi DC | |
| Total | 6–13 | 32% | 3–7 (30%) |
3–5 (38%) |
0–1 (0%) |
* Statistics correct as of 25 July 2024[update]. |
Wins over top 10 players
edit- He has a 1–4 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
| Season | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Total |
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| Wins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | DEGR |
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| 1. | 5 | US Open, United States | Hard | 1R | 6–0, 6–1, 3–6, 7–5 | 94 | |
- *As of 23 March 2024[update]
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- ^ "Madre de Daniel Galán aclara que Ricardo Sánchez no es su entrenador". Caracol Radio (in Spanish). 30 August 2022. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
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- ^ "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".
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- ^ "Tennis: Recuperating Nishioka exits Wimbledon in 1st round".
- ^ "Five-set fever: A record-breaking opening round at AO 2024".
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