# 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. His best result at a Grand Slam is a fourth-round appearance at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships.

## Personal information

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

## Professional career
### 2015-2020: ATP, Grand Slam debut and third round at the French Open

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 he reached the third round match at the 2020 French Open on his debut, as a lucky loser, to setup a match with top seed 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, defeating 15th seed Alex de Minaur en route, and then losing to Lorenzo Sonego, 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.
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.
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 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 28 November 2022.

### 2023: Wimbledon fourth round, top 60

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 of the ATP season thus far, falling 17-15 in 25-minutes to Alexander Bublik.
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 17 July 2023.

### 2024-2025: First Australian Open win

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. 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 Benoît Paire in straight sets in his first round match.
In January 2025, at the Punta del Este Open in Uruguay, Galan claimed his fifth Challenger title and first since April 2022.

## Performance timeline

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Current through the 2025 Australian Open.
| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | Q1 | 1R | A | Q1 | 1R | 2R | Q1 | 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 | Not Held | Not Held | 2R | Not Held | Not Held | A | NH | 1–1 | 50% |
| Davis Cup | A | RR | RR | RR | A | WG1 | A | | 3–3 | 50% |
| ATP Masters 1000 tournaments ||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | NH | 1R | Q2 | 1R | 1R | A | 0–3 | 0% |
| Miami Masters | A | A | NH | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 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 | Not Held | Not Held | 1R | A | | 0–1 | 0% |
| Paris Masters | A | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | 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 | 127 | | $2,960,020 | $2,960,020 |

## ATP Challenger Tour finals
### Singles: 12 (6 titles, 6 runner-ups)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger Tour (6–6)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–1)
* Clay (6–5)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2017 | Bogotá, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Marcelo Arévalo | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 2018 | San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Sergio Gutiérrez Ferrol | 6–2, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Feb 2020 | Newport Beach, USA | Challenger | Hard | Thai-Son Kwiatkowski | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Nov 2020 | Lima, Peru | Challenger | Clay | Thiago Agustín Tirante | 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–3 | May 2021 | Heilbronn, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Bernabé Zapata Miralles | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–3 | Jan 2022 | Concepción, Chile | Challenger | Clay | Santiago Rodríguez Taverna | 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–3 | Apr 2022 | Sarasota, USA | Challenger | Clay (green) | Steve Johnson | 7–6$^{(9–7)}$, 4–6, 6–1 |
| Loss | 4–4 | Apr 2023 | Sarasota, USA | Challenger | Clay (green) | Daniel Altmaier | 6–7$^{(1–7)}$, 1–6 |
| Loss | 4–5 | Nov 2023 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay | Alejandro Tabilo | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 4–6 | Sep 2024 | Braga, Portugal | Challenger | Clay | Elmer Møller | 4–6, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$ |
| Win | 5–6 | Jan 2025 | Punta del Este, Uruguay | Challenger | Clay | Tomás Barrios Vera | 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 6–6 | Mar 2025 | Santiago, Chile | Challenger | Clay | Thiago Monteiro | 7–5, 6–3 |

### Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger Tour (0–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2017 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Challenger | Clay | Santiago Giraldo | Juan Ignacio Londero Luis David Martínez | 4–6, 4–6 |

## ITF Futures finals
### Singles: 11 (4 titles, 7 runner-ups)

* Legend
* ITF Futures (4–7)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (2–3)
* Clay (2–4)
* 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, Bogotá | Futures | Clay | Cristian Rodríguez | 6–3, 3–2 ret. |
| 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 |
| Win | 4–7 | Dec 2017 | Peru F1, Lima | Futures | Clay | Nicolás Álvarez | 7–5, 6–3 |

### Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

* Legend
* ITF Futures (2-0)
| 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 |
| Win | 2–0 | 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 |
| Jannik Sinner | 0–2 | 0% | 0–1 | – | 0–1 | Lost (6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 4–6, 3–6) at 2023 Wimbledon |
| Number 2 ranked players | | | | | | |
| Alexander Zverev | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (2–6, 2–6) at 2020 Summer Olympics |
| Casper Ruud | 0–2 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | Lost (4–6, 1–6) at 2021 Acapulco |
| Number 3 ranked players | | | | | | |
| Stefanos Tsitsipas | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (6–0, 6–1, 3–6, 7–5) at 2022 US Open |
| Number 4 ranked players | | | | | | |
| Holger Rune | 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (4–6, 2–6) at 2024 BMW Open |
| Number 6 ranked players | | | | | | |
| Matteo Berrettini | 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (4–6, 2–6) at 2024 Swiss Open Gstaad |
| Number 7 ranked players | | | | | | |
| David Goffin | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (6–3, 3–6, 3–6) at 2019 Davis Cup |
| Number 8 ranked players | | | | | | |
| John Isner | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (6–3, 3–6, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$) at 2020–21 Davis Cup |
| Cameron Norrie | 1–0 | 100% | – | 1–0 | – | Won (4–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–1, 6–1) at 2020 French Open |
| Diego Schwartzman | 1–1 | 50% | – | 1–1 | – | Won (2–6, 6–1, 6–4) at 2024 Buenos Aires |
| Hubert Hurkacz | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (2–6, 2–6) at 2021 Delray Beach |
| Number 9 ranked players | | | | | | |
| Fabio Fognini | 1–0 | 100% | – | 1–0 | – | Won (6–3, 5–7, 6–3) at 2022 Umag |
| Alex de Minaur | 1–1 | 50% | 1–1 | – | – | Won (4–6, 6–3, 6–4) at 2021 Miami |
| Number 10 ranked players | | | | | | |
| Frances Tiafoe | 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. |

### Wins over top 10 players

* 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 |
| Wins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | DEGR |
| 2022 ||||||||
| 1. | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 5 | US Open, United States | Hard | 1R | 6–0, 6–1, 3–6, 7–5 | 94 |
    *As of 23 March 2024