| Full name | Diego Sebastian Galeano |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Paraguay |
| Born | 1 February 1992 Asunción, Paraguay |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $8,447 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 9–5 |
| Highest ranking | No. 663 (15 August 2011) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 2–5 |
| Highest ranking | No. 411 (15 August 2011) |
Medal record | |
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Diego Sebastian Galeano (born 1 February 1992) is a Paraguayan former professional tennis player.
Tennis career
Born in Asunción, Galeano was a top 100 junior and made his Davis Cup debut as a 17-year old in 2009. He represented Paraguay at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, where he lost a bronze medal playoff in the doubles.[1]
Galeano played college tennis for Baylor University from 2012 to 2015. He won the USTA/ITA Texas Regional singles championship in 2013 and was a doubles semi-finalist (with Julian Lenz) at the 2015 NCAA Championships.[2][3]
In 2015 he competed at the Pan American Games in Toronto and won a bronze medal in the mixed doubles, partnering Verónica Cepede Royg. He made it through to the quarter-finals of the singles draw, beating seeded players Marcelo Arévalo and Giovanni Lapentti en route.[4]
Galeano has featured in a total of 13 ties for the Paraguay Davis Cup team, most recently in 2018.
References
- ↑ "Youth Olympics 2010: Britain's Olly Golding falls short of tennis finals". The Telegraph. 19 August 2010.
- ↑ "Baylor's Galeano takes title at tennis regional". Waco Tribune-Herald. 23 October 2013.
- ↑ "Galeano, Lenz Fall Short of NCAA Doubles Title Match". KXXV. 24 May 2015.
- ↑ "Argentina domina en el tenis masculino". Listín Diario (in Spanish). 13 July 2015.