Galo Blanco
Country (sports) | ![]() $1,832,691 |
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Singles | |
Career record | 122–175 |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 40 (25 May 1998) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2004) |
French Open | QF (1997) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1999) |
US Open | 2R (1999, 2000) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 3–15 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 338 (8 March 2004) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2004) |
Last updated on: 18 November 2021. |
Career record | 122–175 |
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Career record | 3–15 |
Coaching career (2006–) | |
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Coaching achievements | |
Coachee singles titles total | 4 (Raonic), 1 (Melzer), 1 (Khachanov) |
Coachee(s) doubles titles total | 1 (Melzer) |
List of notable tournaments (with champion)
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Galo Blanco (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈɡalo ˈβlaŋko];[a] born 8 October 1976) is a retired professional tennis player from Oviedo, Spain. After many years as a professional tennis coach Blanco joined the Davis Cup steering committee in 2018.[1]
Tennis career
Blanco came closest to winning a Grand Slam title in 1997, reaching the quarterfinals of the
Blanco had two high-profile wins in majors, beating former 2-time US Open Champion,
Blanco lost in the second round of the 2004 Australian Open. He announced his retirement after the 2006 Torneo Godó.[2]
Coaching career
Blanco is a prominent tennis coach.[3] He has previously coached the rising Canadian star Milos Raonic. This partnership ended in May 2013. He coached Canadian Filip Peliwo.[4] He coached Karen Khachanov until November 2017.[5] He coached Dominic Thiem from December 2017 until November 2018.[6]
Life after tennis
Since the beginning of 2019 Blanco has been working on the new format Davis Cup event.[6] In June 2021, Kosmos announced the launch of an athlete management agency to be headed up by Blanco.[7]
ATP career finals
Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Aug 1999
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San Marino , San Marino
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World Series | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 1–1 | Mar 2001 | Acapulco, Mexico | Championship Series | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 2–6 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 9 (4–5)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jul 1995 | Tampere, Finland | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 2–0 | Apr 1996 | Prague , Czech Republic
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Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 6–2 |
Loss | 2–1 | May 1996 | Dresden, Germany | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 2–2 | Sep 1996 | Oporto, Portugal | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 2–3 | Nov 1996 | Campinas, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
6–7, 3–6 |
Win | 3–3 | Aug 1999 | Poznań, Poland | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 3–4 | Nov 1999 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 3–5 | Aug 2002 | Geneva, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 4–5 | Aug 2003 | Brindisi, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 1–6, 7–5 |
Performance timelines
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
Tournament | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | SR | W–L | Win % | |||||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | A | 0 / 7 | 1–7 | 13% | |||||||||
French Open | 1R | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | 4R | 1R | 3R | 3R | Q1 | 0 / 9 | 11–9 | 55% | |||||||||
Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | A | 0 / 6 | 1–6 | 14% | |||||||||
US Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 6 | 2–6 | 25% | |||||||||
Win–loss | 0–2 | 4–3 | 0–4 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 3–4 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 0 / 28 | 15–28 | 35% | |||||||||
ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells
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A | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||
Miami
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A | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | 29% | |||||||||
Monte Carlo
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A | Q2 | 2R | A | A | 3R | Q2 | Q2 | Q1 | A | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% | |||||||||
Hamburg
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A | A | 1R | A | Q1 | A | Q2 | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||
Rome
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A | A | 1R | Q1 | A | Q1
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1R
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Q1
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A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |||||||||
Stuttgart | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Not Masters Series | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||||
Madrid | Not Held | A | Q2 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 11 | 5–11 | 31% |
Wins over top 10 ranked players
Season | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | Total |
Wins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Wins over Top 10s per season
# | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score |
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1997 | ||||||
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10 | Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | 2R | 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–5 |
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4 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | 3R | 7–6(7–4), 7–5 |
2001 | ||||||
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9 | Monte-Carlo, Monaco | Clay | 2R | 6–2, 7–6(7–3) |
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5 | French Open, Paris, France | Clay | 2R | 7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–2 |
Notes
References
- ^ "Argentina and Britain Gain Berths Into New Davis Cup Finals". nytimes.com.
- ^ "Galo Blanco: "Estoy un poco quemado de esta vida"". 20 minutos (in Spanish). 2006-04-26. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
- ^ "Galo Blanco". atptour.com.
- ^ "Filip Peliwo to be coached by Galo Blanco". Tennis Canada. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
- ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
- ^ a b "Galo Blanco part ways with Dominic Thiem to embrace new Davis Cup role". Tennis World USA. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
- ^ "Gerard Piqué's Kosmos signs up Dominic Thiem as it moves into athlete management". www.sportspromedia.com.
External links
- Galo Blanco at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Galo Blanco at the Association of Tennis Professionals Coach profile
- Galo Blanco at the International Tennis Federation