Daniel Rincón (tennis)

Daniel Rincón Yagüe (born 7 January 2003) is a Spanish tennis player.

Daniel Rincón
Full nameDaniel Rincón Yagüe
Country (sports) Spain
ResidenceMadrid, Spain
Born (2003-01-07) 7 January 2003 (age 21)
Ávila, Spain
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$191,040
Singles
Career record0–3 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 181 (4 December 2023)
Current rankingNo. 216 (15 April 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2024)
French OpenQ3 (2024)
WimbledonQ1 (2024)
US OpenQ1 (2024)
Doubles
Career record0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 192 (1 April 2024)
Current rankingNo. 195 (15 April 2024)
Last updated on: 19 April 2024.

He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 181, achieved on 4 December 2023. He also has a career high doubles ranking of No. 192 achieved on 1 April 2024.[1] He has won one ATP Challenger Tour doubles title with Abedallah Shelbayh.

Career

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Rincón won the 2021 US Open boys' singles title, defeating Shang Juncheng 6–2, 7–6(8–6) in the final.[2] He also reached the 2021 Wimbledon Boys' Doubles final alongside Abedallah Shelbayh, but was then defeated 3–6, 4–6 by Edas Butvilas and Alejandro Manzanera Pertusa.

2023-2024: Maiden Challenger doubles title, ATP singles debut

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In April, Rincón won his first doubles title at the Challenger level at the 2023 Murcia Open, partnering Abedallah Shelbayh after they received entry into the doubles draw as alternates.[3]

He made his ATP debut a in Barcelona as a wildcard and lost to Jason Kubler.[4] He also received a wildcard for the qualifying event at the 2023 Mutua Madrid Open. He qualified for the main draw at the 2023 Geneva Open but lost to compatriot Roberto Carballes Baena.

He also received a wildcard for the 2024 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell but lost to Facundo Díaz Acosta.

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Singles: 1 (1 title)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 2021 US Open Hard   Shang Juncheng 6–2, 7–6(8–6)

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2021 Wimbledon Grass   Abedallah Shelbayh   Edas Butvilas
  Alejandro Manzanera Pertusa
3–6, 4–6

ATP Challenger and Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour finals

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Singles: 10 (6–4)

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Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (1–0)
Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour (5–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–4)
Clay (4–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2022 M15 Alkmaar, Netherlands World Tennis Tour Clay   Jacopo Berrettini 7–5, 6–1
Win 2–0 Jul 2022 M25 Den Haag, Netherlands World Tennis Tour Clay   Jelle Sels 7–6(8–6), 4–6, 6–1
Loss 2–1 Jul 2022 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard   Abedallah Shelbayh 1–2 ret.
Loss 2–2 Dec 2022 M25 Trnava, Slovakia World Tennis Tour Hard (i)   Marek Gengel 7–6(8–6), 3–6, 3–6
Loss 2–3 Dec 2022 M15 Trnava, Slovakia World Tennis Tour Hard (i)   Abedallah Shelbayh 1–6, 4–6
Loss 2–4 Jan 2023 M15 Manacor, Spain World Tennis Tour Hard   Álvaro López San Martín 4–6, 6–3, 5–7
Win 3–4 Jan 2023 M25 Manacor, Spain World Tennis Tour Hard   Felix Gill 6–3, 6–3
Win 4–4 Jan 2023 M25 Manacor, Spain World Tennis Tour Hard   Abedallah Shelbayh 7–6(7–0), 3–6, 7–6(11–9)
Win 5–4 Jul 2024 Tampere, Finland Challenger Clay   Calvin Hemery 6–1, 7–6[7-4]
Win 6–4 Oct 2024 M25 Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy World Tennis Tour Clay   Diego Dedura-Palomero 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–3

Doubles: 12 (8–4)

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Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (4–2)
Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour (4–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–1)
Clay (5–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 May 2022 M15, Valldoreix, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay   Alvaro Lopez San Martin   Franco Emanuel Egea
  Hazem Naw
6–3, 6–2
Loss 1–1 May 2022 M15, Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay   Ignacio Carou   Federico Arnaboldi
  Gianmarco Ferrari
7–5, 2–6, [6–10]
Loss 1–2 Dec 2022 M25, Trnava, Slovakia World Tennis Tour Hard (i)   Daniel Vallejo   Mats Hermans
  Mick Veldheer
6–1, 3–6, [8–10]
Win 2–2 Dec 2022 M15, Trnava, Slovakia World Tennis Tour Hard (i)   Daniel Vallejo   Abedallah Shelbayh
  Coleman Wong
6–4, 6–2
Win 3–2 Jan 2023 M15, Manacor, Spain World Tennis Tour Hard   Daniel Vallejo   Svyatoslav Gulin
  Ilya Snițari
6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Win 4–2 Apr 2023 Murcia, Spain Challenger Clay   Abedallah Shelbayh   Sergio Martos Gornés
  Marco Bortolotti
7–6(7–3), 6–4
Loss 4–3 Jul 2023 Troyes, France Challenger Clay   Álvaro López San Martín   Manuel Guinard
  Grégoire Jacq
walkover
Loss 4–4 Nov 2023 Valencia, Spain Challenger Clay   Oriol Roca Batalla   Andrea Pellegrino
  Andrea Vavassori
2–6, 4–6
Win 5–4 Jan 2024 Canberra, Australia Challenger Hard   Abedallah Shelbayh   André Göransson
  Albano Olivetti
7–6(7–4), 6–3
Win 6–4 Apr 2024 Barcelona, Spain Challenger Clay   Oriol Roca Batalla   Jakob Schnaitter
  Mark Wallner
5–7, 6–4, [11–9]
Win 7–4 Apr 2024 M25, Sabadell, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay   Alejandro Turrizani Álvarez   David Pérez Sanz
  Eric Vanshelboim
6–4, 6–4
Win 8–4 Jul 2024 Tampere, Finland Challenger Clay   Íñigo Cervantes   Thomas Fancutt
  Johannes Ingildsen
6–3, 6–4

References

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  1. ^ "Daniel Rincon | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  2. ^ Junior Wrap: Robin Montgomery, Daniel Rincon win US Open singles titles
  3. ^ "Rincon, Nadal Academy Graduate, Climbing Challenger Ladder".
  4. ^ "Battling on! Kubler wins to set up tie with slayer of Djokovic". 18 April 2023.
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