Daniel Elahi Galán

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

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]

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.^{[citation needed]}

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.

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.^{[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.

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 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.

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.^[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]

Current through the 2024 Miami Open.

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
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
Jannik Sinner	0–2	0%	0–1	–	0–1	Lost (6–7(4–7), 4–6, 3–6) at 2023 Wimbledon
Number 4 ranked players
Holger Rune	0–1	0%	–	0–1	–	Lost (4–6, 2–6) at 2024 BMW Open
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 2021 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, 7–5, 6–3) at 2022 Umag
Alex de Minaur	1–1	50%	1–1	–	–	Won (4–6, 6–3, 6–4) at 2021 Miami
Total	6–11	35%	3–6 (33%)	3–4 (43%)	0–1 (0%)	* Statistics correct as of 23 March 2024[update].

• He has a 1–4 (20.0%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.

#	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^[update]

• Daniel Elahi Galan at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Daniel Elahi Galan at the International Tennis Federation
• Daniel Elahi Galán at the Davis Cup