Daniel Elahi Galán is the current no 1 Colombian tennis player, with a career high rank of 56, let’s check more about his career and what racquet and strings he’s currently using.
What racquet is Galan using?
Daniel Galan’s racquet is the Wilson Blade Pro (H22), strung with natural gut in the mains and an unknown poly string in the crosses. If you know more about Galan’s racquet specs or strings, please let us know in the comments.
Bio and Career
Galán was born June 18th, 1996, in Bucaramanga, Colombia, and comes from a family where most of them played tennis.
Turning pro in 2015, Galán reached a junior peak of No. 49, with a 2014 French Open boys doubles semifinal.
His breakthrough came at the 2020 French Open, where, as a lucky loser ranked No. 153, he reached the third round, defeating Cameron Norrie before falling to Novak Djokovic. In 2022, he made his first ATP quarterfinals at the San Diego Open and the Cordoba Open and reached the US Open third round, upsetting No. 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas, his biggest career win and Colombia’s first Top 5 victory since 1975.
His best Grand Slam result was the 2023 Wimbledon fourth round.
Key wins include Tsitsipas (2022 US Open), Jordan Thompson (2022 US Open), and Frances Tiafoe (2023 Indian Wells).
Currently in 2025 he is ranked 134 in the world and has won $3,179,774 in prize money. He has seven Challenger titles, three ITF titles and a 1-6 Top 10 record.
Stats and More Info:
- Plays: Right-handed, two-handed backhand
- Height: 6’3″ or 191cm
- Coach: Santos Galan (his father)
- Favourite shot: Serve
- Favorite Surface: Clay
- Tennis Idol: Roger Federer
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