On September 26, he rose to position 69 in the rankings, moving into the top 70.
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On June 18, 1996, tennis player Daniel Elahi Galán Riveros was born in Bucaramanga. He achieved a career high ATP singles rating of No. 67 on November 28, 2022. At the moment, he is Colombia’s best tennis player. He reached a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 305 on February 26, 2018. Galán entered the 2015 Claro Open Colombia with a wildcard and played his first ATP main draw singles match there. He defeated Pere Riba in the first round. Following his strongest Grand Slam performance to date—a third-round triumph over Novak Djokovic at the 2020 French Open—Galán attracted additional attention. Despite falling in three sets (6-0, 6-3, 6-2), his performance won him more fans. His best Masters 1000 third round result to date at the Miami Open in 2021 led to him reaching his career-high position of World No. 110 on April 5, 2021. Galán qualified for the Colombian Olympic team for the 2020 Summer Games, where he fell to World No. 5 and eventual Olympic winner Alexander Zverev in the second round.
As a lucky loser, he advanced to his first ATP quarterfinal of the year at the 2022 Córdoba Open before falling to top seed Diego Schwartzman. He returned to the 2022 Wimbledon Championships after missing three significant competitions, where he defeated Dominik Koepfer to get to the second round for a second consecutive year. Roberto Bautista Agut, the 17th seed, withdrew from the tournament after receiving a positive COVID-19 test, advancing him to the third round for the first time in this Major. On July 25, 2022, he defeated Federico Coria in the second round of the Hamburg European Open, advancing to the top 100 at World No. 99. He defeated Fabio Fognini, the winner from 2016, at the 2022 Croatia Open in Umag. At the 2022 San Diego Open, he defeated fourth seed Pedro Martinez (tennis) to go to his second quarterfinal of the year before falling to fifth seed and eventual champion Brandon Nakashima. On September 26, he rose to position 69 in the rankings, moving into the top 70. On November 28, 2022, he attained an ATP singles rating of No. 67, which was a career best.
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The estimated net worth of Daniel Elahi Galán is $3 million. This is from his time as a tennis player in Colombia. He is said to make $500,000 annually. On August 29, 2022, he reached an all-time high ATP singles rating of No. 94. He is now the top tennis player in Columbia. The total prize money won throughout Daniel Elahi Galan’s career is $1,494,444. In year 2022, Galan has earned around $600,000 USD dollar.
| Year | Prize money (in USD) | Titles won |
| 2022 | 577,285 | 0 |
| 2021 | 351,751 | 0 |
| 2020 | 259,567 | 0 |
| 2019 | 145,116 | 0 |
| 2018 | 88,327 | 0 |
| 2017 | 26,292 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1,152 | 0 |
With the Spanish apparel and footwear company Joma, Galan has a sponsorship agreement. Wilson is also sponsor of Galan’s racquets.
