Daniel Elahi Galan
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| Bio | He is a Colombian professional tennis player. 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. 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. 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 April 5, 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. 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. He reached the top 100 at World No. 99 on July 25, 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. He made his debut at the US Open as a qualifier. 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. 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. 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. 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) before losing to fifth seed and eventual champion Brandon Nakashima. 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 November 28, 2022. In April, Galan reached the final at the 2023 Sarasota Open where he was the defending champion but lost to Daniel Altmaier. 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. At the 2023 Wimbledon Championships he upset 24th seed Yoshihito Nishioka. 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 July 17, 2023. 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.[ In Buenos Aires he recorded his second win of the season over wildcard Diego Schwartzman. |
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