Cristian Garín
Cristian Ignacio Garín Medone (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkɾistjaŋ ɡaˈɾin]; born 30 May 1996) is a Chilean professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 17 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) in singles, which he first achieved on 13 September 2021. He also has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 206, achieved on 10 May 2021. He is the current Chilean No. 3.
Garín at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Country (sports) | Chile |
|---|---|
| Residence | Santiago, Chile |
| Born | 30 May 1996 Santiago, Chile |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Turned pro | 2011 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Andrés Schneiter (2018–2020, 2022–) Franco Davín (2020–2021) Mariano Puerta (2021–2022) Pepe Vendrell (2022) |
| Prize money | US$5,733,393 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 127–117 (52.0% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 5 |
| Highest ranking | No. 17 (13 September 2021) |
| Current ranking | No. 106 (15 April 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2022) |
| French Open | 4R (2021) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2022) |
| US Open | 2R (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 12–34 (26.1% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 206 (10 May 2021) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | 1R (2019, 2020) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2019) |
| US Open | 1R (2019) |
| Last updated on: 15 April 2024. | |
Garín became the youngest Chilean player to win an ATP Tour match, by defeating Dušan Lajović at 16 years and 8 months old in the first round of the 2013 VTR Open. He was the winner of the 2013 Junior French Open, beating Alexander Zverev in the final.
Garín has won five ATP tour titles, all on clay courts. In early 2019, he achieved his first consistent results in the ATP Tour, reaching three finals in five tournaments: he finished runner-up in the 2019 Brasil Open, won his first ATP title at the 2019 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, and won his second title at the 2019 BMW Open. Garín obtained his third title at the 2020 Córdoba Open. By winning his first ATP Tour 500 title at the 2020 Rio Open, Garín became the sixth-ever Chilean man to be ranked in the top 20.