# Marcos Daniel

Marcos Diniz Daniel (born July 4, 1978, in Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul) is a retired professional tennis player from Brazil who turned professional in 1997. The right-hander reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 56 in September 2009. He is coached by his brother, Márcio.

## Tennis career

Marcos Daniel's brother owns an academy for developing young tennis players, called Daniel Tennis Center where Marcos Daniel used to work as a ball catcher. He started playing youth tournaments at age 5. When he was 12, representing this academy, he reached his first final but he did not succeed in winning the title.
In August 2009, he reached the semi-finals of the ATP Gstaad tournament. He also reached the semi-finals there in 2006.
He qualified for the 2009 French Open and lost in the first round to Rafael Nadal after giving a strong performance, 5–7, 4–6, 3–6.

## ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
### Singles: 36 (22–14)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (14–8)
* ITF Futures (8–6)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (3–2)
* Clay (19–12)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 1998 | Peru F1, Lima | Futures | Clay | Luis Horna | 6–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Dec 1998 | Brazil F7, Porto Alegre | Futures | Clay | Thomas Schiessling | 0–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Aug 1999 | Uruguay F2, José Ignacio | Futures | Clay | Ricardo Mello | 7–6, 5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–3 | Nov 1999 | Brazil F1, Vitória, Espírito Santo | Futures | Clay | Stefano Tarallo | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Jan 2000 | USA F3, Boca Raton | Futures | Hard | Irakli Labadze | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–4 | Feb 2001 | Mexico F1, Chetumal | Futures | Hard | Nicolás Todero | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Win | 3–4 | Jun 2001 | Brazil F4, Florianópolis | Futures | Clay | Júlio Silva | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 7–5, 7–5 |
| Loss | 3–5 | Oct 2001 | Lima, Peru | Challenger | Clay | Juan Ignacio Chela | 2–6, 0–1 ret. |
| Win | 4–5 | Apr 2003 | Mexico F2, Aguascalientes | Futures | Clay | Andres Pedroso | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–5 | Aug 2003 | Brazil F5, Fortaleza | Futures | Hard | Miguel Gallardo Valles | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 6–5 | Sep 2003 | Gramado, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | José de Armas | 7–5, 7–5 |
| Loss | 6–6 | Jun 2004 | Slovenia F1, Kranj | Futures | Clay | Carlos Berlocq | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 1–6 |
| Win | 7–6 | Aug 2004 | Brazil F4, Florianópolis | Futures | Clay | Júlio Silva | 7–5, 2–6, 3–2 ret. |
| Win | 8–6 | Sep 2004 | Brazil F5, Curitiba | Futures | Clay | Lucas Engel | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 9–6 | Sep 2004 | Brazil F6, Porto Alegre | Futures | Clay | Thiago Alves | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 9–7 | Mar 2005 | Brazil F2, Guarulhos | Futures | Clay | Franco Ferreiro | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 10–7 | Jul 2005 | Bogotá, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Jean-Julien Rojer | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 10–8 | Sep 2005 | Seville, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Marco Mirnegg | 3–6, 0–3 ret. |
| Loss | 10–9 | Oct 2005 | Quito, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay | Thiago Alves | 6–1, 6–7$^{(1–7)}$, 2–6 |
| Win | 11–9 | Oct 2005 | Bogotá, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Daniel Köllerer | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 12–9 | Nov 2005 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay | Flávio Saretta | 6–2, 1–6, 6–0 |
| Loss | 12–10 | Mar 2007 | Salinas, Ecuador | Challenger | Hard | Juan Pablo Brzezicki | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 13–10 | Oct 2007 | Bogotá, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Santiago Giraldo | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–4 |
| Loss | 13–11 | Nov 2007 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Challenger | Clay | Sergio Roitman | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 13–12 | Nov 2007 | Lima, Peru | Challenger | Clay | Pablo Cuevas | 6–0, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 14–12 | Mar 2008 | Bogotá, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Iván Navarro | 6–3, 1–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 14–13 | Apr 2008 | Naples, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Potito Starace | 4–6, 6–4, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ |
| Win | 15–13 | Sep 2008 | Cali, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Leonardo Mayer | 6–2, ret. |
| Win | 16–13 | Sep 2008 | Bogotá, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Horacio Zeballos | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 17–13 | Mar 2009 | Marrakech, Morocco | Challenger | Clay | Lamine Ouahab | 4–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
| Win | 18–13 | May 2009 | Zagreb, Croatia | Challenger | Clay | Olivier Rochus | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 19–13 | Jul 2009 | Bogotá, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Horacio Zeballos | 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–4 |
| Win | 20–13 | Apr 2010 | Blumenau, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Bastian Knittel | 7–5, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–4 |
| Loss | 20–14 | Jul 2010 | Braunschweig, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Mikhail Kukushkin | 2–6, 0–3 ret. |
| Win | 21–14 | Oct 2010 | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Thomaz Bellucci | 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 22–14 | Nov 2010 | Medellín, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Juan Sebastián Cabal | 6–3, 7–5 |

### Doubles: 23 (11–12)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (7–8)
* ITF Futures (4–4)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (4–3)
* Clay (7–9)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 1998 | Peru F1, Lima | Futures | Clay | Rodrigo Monte | Luis Horna Rudy Rake | 5–7, 7–6, 7–5 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Oct 1998 | Bolivia F2, Cochabamba | Futures | Clay | Rodrigo Monte | Jean-Kome Loglo Lazaro Navarro-Batles | 7–5, 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 2–1 | Nov 1998 | Brazil F3, Recife | Futures | Hard | Alexandre Simoni | Rainer Gunther Paul Hartveg | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Nov 1998 | Brazil F6, Curitiba | Futures | Clay | Alexandre Simoni | Daniel Melo Antonio Prieto | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–2 | Nov 1999 | Argentina F5, Lanús | Futures | Clay | Ricardo Schlachter | Enzo Artoni Andrés Schneiter | 7–6, 6–7, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Jan 2000 | USA F3, Boca Raton | Futures | Hard | Manuel Jorquera | Gareth Williams Jeff Williams | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Jun 2001 | Brazil F3, São Paulo | Futures | Clay | Ricardo Mello | Adriano Ferreira Diego Veronelli | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–5 | Sep 2001 | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Ricardo Mello | Adriano Ferreira Edgardo Massa | walkover |
| Loss | 3–6 | Jun 2002 | Eisenach, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Adrián García | Edwin Kempes Martin Verkerk | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 4–6 | Aug 2003 | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Alexandre Simoni | Kentaro Masuda Takahiro Terachi | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 5–6 | Sep 2003 | Gramado, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Alexandre Simoni | Santiago González Alejandro Hernández | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5–7 | Aug 2004 | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Iván Miranda | Sonchat Ratiwatana Sanchai Ratiwatana | 2–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 6–7 | Aug 2004 | Manta, Ecuador | Challenger | Hard | Santiago González | Eric Nunez Jimy Szymanski | 3–6, 6–2, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| Win | 7–7 | Aug 2004 | Brazil F4, Florianópolis | Futures | Clay | Alexandre Simoni | Brian Dabul Alejandro Fabbri | 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ |
| Loss | 7–8 | Jan 2005 | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Tomas Behrend | Bruno Soares André Sá | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 7–9 | Jan 2005 | La Serena, Chile | Challenger | Clay | Tomas Behrend | Enzo Artoni Ramón Delgado | 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 4–6 |
| Loss | 7–10 | Apr 2005 | Mexico City, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Flávio Saretta | Lukáš Dlouhý Pavel Šnobel | 7–5, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 8–10 | Apr 2005 | Bogotá, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Santiago González | Goran Dragicevic Mirko Pehar | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–3 |
| Loss | 8–11 | Jul 2005 | Bogotá, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Santiago González | Brian Dabul Marcelo Melo | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 9–11 | Sep 2005 | Seville, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Fernando Vicente | Flavio Cipolla Alessandro Motti | 6–2, 6–7$^{(1–7)}$, 7–5 |
| Win | 10–11 | Oct 2005 | Bogotá, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Santiago González | Fred Gil Marcelo Melo | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 11–11 | Oct 2007 | Quito, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay | Brian Dabul | Hugo Armando Ricardo Mello | 4–6, 7–5, [10–7] |
| Loss | 11–12 | Jul 2009 | Bogotá, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Ricardo Mello | Sebastián Prieto Horacio Zeballos | 4–6, 5–7 |

## Performance timeline

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |

### Singles

| Tournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | SR | W–L | Win% |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | Q2 | 1R | Q2 | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 5 | 0–5 | 0% |
| French Open | Q1 | Q1 | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | Q1 | A | 0 / 5 | 1–5 | 17% |
| Wimbledon | A | Q2 | Q2 | Q1 | 1R | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| US Open | Q3 | Q1 | A | Q2 | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0 / 16 | 1–16 | 6% |
| Olympic Games ||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | NH | NH | A | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | 1R | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 ||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Miami | A | A | A | A | 3R | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |