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Diego Sebastian Galeano (born 1 February 1992) is a Paraguayan former professional tennis player.

Diego Galeano

Full name	Diego Sebastian Galeano
Country (sports)	Paraguay
Born	(1992-02-01) 1 February 1992 (age 30) 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 Pan American Games 2015 Toronto Mixed Doubles

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

External links

• Diego Galeano at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Diego Galeano at the Davis Cup
• Diego Galeano at the International Tennis Federation

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