Daniel Elahi Galán

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.

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$1,840,737
Singles
Career record45–57 (44.1% at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 56 (17 July 2023)
Current rankingNo. 90 (2 October 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2020, 2023)
French Open3R (2020)
Wimbledon4R (2023)
US Open3R (2022)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games2R (2021)
Doubles
Career record0–3 (0% at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 305 (26 February 2018)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon1R (2023)
US Open1R (2023)
Last updated on: 30 September 2023.

Personal Information

He is part of the Colsanitas team, an organization that supports the best tennis players in Colombia.[2][3]

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.[4]

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 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

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. 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 Martinez (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

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 against Alexander Bublik of the ATP season so far.[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.

Singles performance timeline
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI 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; (NTI) not a Tier I 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 2023 Wimbledon Championships.

Tournament2018201920202021 20222023W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q1 1R A Q1 1R 0–2
French Open Q2 Q3 3R 1R Q1 1R 2–3
Wimbledon Q1 Q2 NH 2R 3R 4R 6–3
US Open Q3 Q3 A Q1 3R 1R 2–2
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 2–2 1–2 4–2 3–4 10–10
National representation
Summer Olympics Not Held 2R Not Held 1–1
Davis Cup A RR RR A 3–3
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A NH 1R Q2 1R 0–2
Miami Masters A A NH 3R 2R 1R 3–3
Monte Carlo Masters A A NH A A A 0–0
Madrid Masters A A NH A A 1R 0–1
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
Paris Masters A A Q1 A Q1 0–0
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 1–1 0–4 3–7
Career statistics
Titles–Finals 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Year-end ranking 221 191 115 111 67

Challenger and ITF Finals

Singles: 19 (8–11)
Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (4–4)
ITF Futures Tour (4–7)
Titles by surface
Hard (2–3)
Clay (6–8)
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 Colombia Felipe Mantilla 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 1–1 Jul 2015 Colombia F4, Popayán Futures Hard Colombia Eduardo Struvay 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(2–7),
Win 2–1 Oct 2015 Colombia F8, Bogota Futures Clay Colombia Cristian Rodríguez 6–3, 3–2 Retired
Loss 2–2 Oct 2016 Colombia F4, Valledupar Futures Hard Chile Marcelo Tomás Barrios Vera 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss 2–3 Oct 2016 Colombia F5, Manizales Futures Clay Colombia Alejandro Gómez 6–7(4–7), 4–6
Loss 2–4 Oct 2016 Colombia F6, Neiva Futures Clay Colombia Alejandro Gómez 5–7, 4–6
Loss 2–5 Nov 2016 Colombia F8, Medellín Futures Clay Colombia Alejandro Gómez 7–5, 2–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss 2–6 Dec 2016 Colombia F9, Villavicencio Futures Clay Brazil Nicolas Santos 4–6, 2–6
Win 3–6 Jul 2017 Colombia F1, Valledupar Futures Hard Guatemala Christopher Díaz Figueroa 6–3, 7–5
Loss 3–7 Jul 2017 Colombia F2, Manizales Futures Hard Argentina Facundo Argüello 4–6, 7–5, 2–6
Loss 3–8 Sep 2017 Bogotá, Colombia Challenger Clay El Salvador Marcelo Arévalo 5–7, 4–6
Win 4–8 Dec 2017 Peru F1, Lima Futures Clay Peru Nicolás Álvarez 7–5, 6–3
Win 5–8 Jul 2018 San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy Challenger Clay Spain Sergio Gutiérrez Ferrol 6–2, 3–6, 6–2
Loss 5–9 Feb 2020 Newport Beach, USA Challenger Hard United States Thai-Son Kwiatkowski 4–6, 1–6
Win 6–9 Nov 2020 Lima, Peru Challenger Clay Argentina Thiago Agustin Tirante 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 6–10 May 2021 Heilbronn, Germany Challenger Clay Spain Bernabé Zapata Miralles 3–6, 4–6
Win 7–10 Jan 2022 Concepción, Chile Challenger Clay Argentina Santiago Rodríguez Taverna 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Win 8–10 Apr 2022 Sarasota, USA Challenger Clay United States Steve Johnson 7–6(9–7), 4–6, 6–1
Loss 8–11 Apr 2023 Sarasota, USA Challenger Clay Germany Daniel Altmaier 7–6(7–1), 6–1

Doubles: 3 (2–1)
Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0-1)
ITF Futures Tour (2-0)
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 Dominican Republic José Olivares Guatemala Christopher Díaz Figueroa
Mexico Luis Patiño		 6–2, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Aug 2017 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Challenger Clay Colombia Santiago Giraldo Argentina Juan Ignacio Londero
Venezuela Luis David Martínez		 4–6, 4–6
Win 2–1 Dec 2017 Peru F1, Lima Futures Clay Brazil João Pedro Sorgi Bolivia Boris Arias
Bolivia 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
Serbia Novak Djokovic 0–1 0% – 0–1 – Lost (0–6, 3–6, 2–6) at 2020 French Open
Number 2 ranked players
Germany Alexander Zverev 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (2–6, 2–6) at 2020 Summer Olympics
Norway Casper Ruud 0–2 0% 0–1 0–1 – Lost (4–6, 1–6) at 2021 Acapulco
Number 3 ranked players
Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas 1–0 100% 1–0 – – Won (6–0, 6–1, 3–6, 7–5) at 2022 US Open
Number 6 ranked players
Italy Jannik Sinner 0–2 0% 0–1 – 0–1 Lost (6–7(4–7), 4–6, 3–6) at 2023 Wimbledon
Number 7 ranked players
Belgium David Goffin 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (6–3, 3–6, 3–6) at 2019 Davis Cup
Number 8 ranked players
United States John Isner 1–0 100% 1–0 – – Won (6–3, 3–6, 7–6(7–5)) at 2021 Davis Cup
United Kingdom Cameron Norrie 1–0 100% – 1–0 – Won (4–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–1, 6–1) at 2020 French Open
Argentina Diego Schwartzman 0–1 0% – 0–1 – Lost (6–3, 0–6, 5–7) at 2022 Córdoba
Number 9 ranked players
Italy Fabio Fognini 1–0 100% – 1–0 – Won (6–3, 7–5, 6–3) at 2022 Croatia Open Umag
Poland Hubert Hurkacz 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (2–6, 2–6) at 2021 Delray Beach
Total 4–9 31% 2–5
(29%)		 2–3
(40%)		 0–1
(0%)		 * Statistics correct as of 9 July 2023.

Wins over top 10 players
  • He has a 1–3 (25.0%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
Season2022Total
Wins11
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score DEGR
2022
1. Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas 5 US Open, United States Hard 1R 6–0, 6–1, 3–6, 7–5 94
*As of 29 August 2022

References
  1. "Rankings | Singles". ATP Tour.
  2. "Colsanitas: por qué una empresa de salud le invierte tanto al tenis (in Spanish)". El Tiempo (Colombia), September 30, 2019. 29 September 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  3. "Madre de Daniel Galán aclara que Ricardo Sánchez no es su entrenador (in Spanish)". Caracol Radio, August 30, 2022. 30 August 2022. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  4. "Daniel Elahi Galan | Player Activity". ATP Tour.
  5. partenaires, Tennis Majors et ses (30 June 2022). "Tennis: Daniel Elahi Galan into third round of WImbledon". Tennismajors.com. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  6. "Giulio Zeppieri Earns Maiden Tour Win In Umag". ATP Tour. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  7. https://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2022-08-26/meet_the_2022_us_open_mens_qualifiers.html
  8. "Daniel Galan's US Open Run: "A Reward for the Sacrifice" | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  9. "Daniel Elahi Galan Stuns Stefanos Tsitsipas On 9th Match Point At US Open | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  10. "Scenes from Queens: Stefanos Tsitsipas, Simona Halep shocked by qualifiers Daniel Galan and Daria Snigur; more from US Open's Day 1".
  11. ""There's a reason why I'm here": How Daniel Elahi Galán pulled off a Stefanos Tsitsipas stunner".
  12. "Wins for Holt, Cressy, Korda Among Biggest Grand Slam Upsets of 2022 | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  13. "Jenson Brooksby and Daniel Evans Advance to San Diego QFS | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  14. "Daniel Evans Battles into San Diego SFS | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  15. "Challenger Tour Weekly Recap: Shevchenko Breaks the Top 100". 18 April 2023.
  16. "Bublik Beats Galan in Longest Tie-break of 2023 So Far in Madrid | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  17. "Tennis: Recuperating Nishioka exits Wimbledon in 1st round".
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