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Marcos Daniel

For the Angolan swimmer, see Marcos Daniel (swimmer).

Marcos Diniz Daniel (born July 4, 1978, in Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul) is a retired professional tennis player from Brazil who turned professional in 1997. The right-hander reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 56 in September 2009. He is coached by his brother, Márcio.

Marcos Daniel
Marcos Daniel in 2010
Country (sports) Brazil
ResidencePasso Fundo, Brazil
Born (1978-07-04) July 4, 1978 (age 46)
Passo Fundo, Brazil
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro1997
Retired2011
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,177,189
Singles
Career record24–66 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 56 (14 September 2009)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2003, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011)
French Open2R (2008)
Wimbledon1R (2006, 2008, 2010)
US Open1R (2006, 2008)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2008)
Doubles
Career record14–33 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 102 (5 December 2005)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2006, 2010)
French Open2R (2008)
Wimbledon1R (2006, 2008)
US Open1R (2009)
Last updated on: 24 July 2022.

Tennis career

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Marcos Daniel's brother owns an academy for developing young tennis players, called Daniel Tennis Center where Marcos Daniel used to work as a ball catcher. He started playing youth tournaments at age 5. When he was 12, representing this academy, he reached his first final but he did not succeed in winning the title.[1]

In August 2009, he reached the semi-finals of the ATP Gstaad tournament. He also reached the semi-finals there in 2006.

He qualified for the 2009 French Open and lost in the first round to Rafael Nadal after giving a strong performance, 5–7, 4–6, 3–6.

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Singles: 36 (22–14)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (14–8)
ITF Futures (8–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–2)
Clay (19–12)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 1998 Peru F1, Lima Futures Clay   Luis Horna 6–7, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Dec 1998 Brazil F7, Porto Alegre Futures Clay   Thomas Schiessling 0–6, 6–7
Loss 0–3 Aug 1999 Uruguay F2, José Ignacio Futures Clay   Ricardo Mello 7–6, 5–7, 3–6
Win 1–3 Nov 1999 Brazil F1, Vitória, Espírito Santo Futures Clay   Stefano Tarallo 6–3, 6–4
Loss 1–4 Jan 2000 USA F3, Boca Raton Futures Hard   Irakli Labadze 4–6, 4–6
Win 2–4 Feb 2001 Mexico F1, Chetumal Futures Hard   Nicolás Todero 6–3, 6–0
Win 3–4 Jun 2001 Brazil F4, Florianópolis Futures Clay   Júlio Silva 6–7(4–7), 7–5, 7–5
Loss 3–5 Oct 2001 Lima, Peru Challenger Clay   Juan Ignacio Chela 2–6, 0–1 ret.
Win 4–5 Apr 2003 Mexico F2, Aguascalientes Futures Clay   Andres Pedroso 6–3, 6–4
Win 5–5 Aug 2003 Brazil F5, Fortaleza Futures Hard   Miguel Gallardo Valles 6–3, 6–3
Win 6–5 Sep 2003 Gramado, Brazil Challenger Hard   José de Armas 7–5, 7–5
Loss 6–6 Jun 2004 Slovenia F1, Kranj Futures Clay   Carlos Berlocq 6–7(5–7), 1–6
Win 7–6 Aug 2004 Brazil F4, Florianópolis Futures Clay   Júlio Silva 7–5, 2–6, 3–2 ret.
Win 8–6 Sep 2004 Brazil F5, Curitiba Futures Clay   Lucas Engel 6–4, 6–4
Win 9–6 Sep 2004 Brazil F6, Porto Alegre Futures Clay   Thiago Alves 6–4, 6–2
Loss 9–7 Mar 2005 Brazil F2, Guarulhos Futures Clay   Franco Ferreiro 1–6, 3–6
Win 10–7 Jul 2005 Bogotá, Colombia Challenger Clay   Jean-Julien Rojer 6–4, 6–4
Loss 10–8 Sep 2005 Seville, Spain Challenger Clay   Marco Mirnegg 3–6, 0–3 ret.
Loss 10–9 Oct 2005 Quito, Ecuador Challenger Clay   Thiago Alves 6–1, 6–7(1–7), 2–6
Win 11–9 Oct 2005 Bogotá, Colombia Challenger Clay   Daniel Köllerer 6–2, 6–3
Win 12–9 Nov 2005 Guayaquil, Ecuador Challenger Clay   Flávio Saretta 6–2, 1–6, 6–0
Loss 12–10 Mar 2007 Salinas, Ecuador Challenger Hard   Juan Pablo Brzezicki 4–6, 4–6
Win 13–10 Oct 2007 Bogotá, Colombia Challenger Clay   Santiago Giraldo 7–6(7–3), 6–4
Loss 13–11 Nov 2007 Buenos Aires, Argentina Challenger Clay   Sergio Roitman 1–6, 4–6
Loss 13–12 Nov 2007 Lima, Peru Challenger Clay   Pablo Cuevas 6–0, 4–6, 3–6
Win 14–12 Mar 2008 Bogotá, Colombia Challenger Clay   Iván Navarro 6–3, 1–6, 6–3
Loss 14–13 Apr 2008 Naples, Italy Challenger Clay   Potito Starace 4–6, 6–4, 6–7(3–7)
Win 15–13 Sep 2008 Cali, Colombia Challenger Clay   Leonardo Mayer 6–2, ret.
Win 16–13 Sep 2008 Bogotá, Colombia Challenger Clay   Horacio Zeballos 6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Win 17–13 Mar 2009 Marrakech, Morocco Challenger Clay   Lamine Ouahab 4–6, 7–5, 6–2
Win 18–13 May 2009 Zagreb, Croatia Challenger Clay   Olivier Rochus 6–3, 6–4
Win 19–13 Jul 2009 Bogotá, Colombia Challenger Clay   Horacio Zeballos 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Win 20–13 Apr 2010 Blumenau, Brazil Challenger Clay   Bastian Knittel 7–5, 6–7(5–7), 6–4
Loss 20–14 Jul 2010 Braunschweig, Germany Challenger Clay   Mikhail Kukushkin 2–6, 0–3 ret.
Win 21–14 Oct 2010 São Paulo, Brazil Challenger Clay   Thomaz Bellucci 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Win 22–14 Nov 2010 Medellín, Colombia Challenger Clay   Juan Sebastián Cabal 6–3, 7–5

Doubles: 23 (11–12)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (7–8)
ITF Futures (4–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–3)
Clay (7–9)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Sep 1998 Peru F1, Lima Futures Clay   Rodrigo Monte   Luis Horna
  Rudy Rake 		5–7, 7–6, 7–5
Loss 1–1 Oct 1998 Bolivia F2, Cochabamba Futures Clay   Rodrigo Monte   Jean-Kome Loglo
  Lazaro Navarro-Batles 		7–5, 4–6, 5–7
Win 2–1 Nov 1998 Brazil F3, Recife Futures Hard   Alexandre Simoni   Rainer Gunther
  Paul Hartveg 		6–1, 6–2
Loss 2–2 Nov 1998 Brazil F6, Curitiba Futures Clay   Alexandre Simoni   Daniel Melo
  Antonio Prieto 		1–6, 4–6
Win 3–2 Nov 1999 Argentina F5, Lanús Futures Clay   Ricardo Schlachter   Enzo Artoni
  Andrés Schneiter 		7–6, 6–7, 6–3
Loss 3–3 Jan 2000 USA F3, Boca Raton Futures Hard   Manuel Jorquera   Gareth Williams
  Jeff Williams 		6–7(5–7), 2–6
Loss 3–4 Jun 2001 Brazil F3, São Paulo Futures Clay   Ricardo Mello   Adriano Ferreira
  Diego Veronelli 		3–6, 4–6
Loss 3–5 Sep 2001 São Paulo, Brazil Challenger Clay   Ricardo Mello   Adriano Ferreira
  Edgardo Massa 		walkover
Loss 3–6 Jun 2002 Eisenach, Germany Challenger Clay   Adrián García   Edwin Kempes
  Martin Verkerk 		3–6, 4–6
Win 4–6 Aug 2003 Belo Horizonte, Brazil Challenger Hard   Alexandre Simoni   Kentaro Masuda
  Takahiro Terachi 		6–4, 6–2
Win 5–6 Sep 2003 Gramado, Brazil Challenger Hard   Alexandre Simoni   Santiago González
  Alejandro Hernández 		7–6(7–5), 6–4
Loss 5–7 Aug 2004 Belo Horizonte, Brazil Challenger Hard   Iván Miranda   Sonchat Ratiwatana
  Sanchai Ratiwatana 		2–6, 5–7
Win 6–7 Aug 2004 Manta, Ecuador Challenger Hard   Santiago González   Eric Nunez
  Jimy Szymanski 		3–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–5)
Win 7–7 Aug 2004 Brazil F4, Florianópolis Futures Clay   Alexandre Simoni   Brian Dabul
  Alejandro Fabbri 		6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 7–8 Jan 2005 São Paulo, Brazil Challenger Hard   Tomas Behrend   Bruno Soares
  André Sá 		2–6, 2–6
Loss 7–9 Jan 2005 La Serena, Chile Challenger Clay   Tomas Behrend   Enzo Artoni
  Ramón Delgado 		6–7(2–7), 4–6
Loss 7–10 Apr 2005 Mexico City, Mexico Challenger Clay   Flávio Saretta   Lukáš Dlouhý
  Pavel Šnobel 		7–5, 4–6, 3–6
Win 8–10 Apr 2005 Bogotá, Colombia Challenger Clay   Santiago González   Goran Dragicevic
  Mirko Pehar 		7–6(7–4), 6–3
Loss 8–11 Jul 2005 Bogotá, Colombia Challenger Clay   Santiago González   Brian Dabul
  Marcelo Melo 		4–6, 4–6
Win 9–11 Sep 2005 Seville, Spain Challenger Clay   Fernando Vicente   Flavio Cipolla
  Alessandro Motti 		6–2, 6–7(1–7), 7–5
Win 10–11 Oct 2005 Bogotá, Colombia Challenger Clay   Santiago González   Fred Gil
  Marcelo Melo 		6–2, 7–5
Win 11–11 Oct 2007 Quito, Ecuador Challenger Clay   Brian Dabul   Hugo Armando
  Ricardo Mello 		4–6, 7–5, [10–7]
Loss 11–12 Jul 2009 Bogotá, Colombia Challenger Clay   Ricardo Mello   Sebastián Prieto
  Horacio Zeballos 		4–6, 5–7

Performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

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Tournament 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q2 1R Q2 A 1R A A 1R 1R 1R 0 / 5 0–5 0%
French Open Q1 Q1 A 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R Q1 A 0 / 5 1–5 17%
Wimbledon A Q2 Q2 Q1 1R A 1R A 1R A 0 / 3 0–3 0%
US Open Q3 Q1 A Q2 1R A 1R 1R A A 0 / 3 0–3 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–4 0–1 1–3 0–3 0–2 0–1 0 / 16 1–16 6%
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics NH A Not Held 1R Not Held 0 / 1 0–1 0%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells A A A A A A A A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Miami A A A A 3R A A A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 0 / 2 0–2 0%

References

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  1. ^ CBT news Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
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