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Marcos Giron
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Giron at the 2019 French Open
Full nameMarcos Andres Giron
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceThousand Oaks, California
Born (1993-07-24) July 24, 1993 (age 28)
Thousand Oaks, California, USA
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Turned pro2014
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeUCLA
CoachMaxime Tabatruong
Evan Lee
Prize moneyUS$1,960,202[1]
Singles
Career record41–47 (46.6%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 53 (March 21, 2022)
Current rankingNo. 54 (April 11, 2022)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2020, 2021, 2022)
French Open3R (2021)
Wimbledon2R (2021)
US Open2R (2020, 2021)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games2R (2021)
Doubles
Career record6–9 (40.0%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 199 (July 1, 2019)
Current rankingNo. 222 (April 11, 2022)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (2022)
US Open1R (2014, 2021)
Last updated on: April 11, 2022.

Marcos Andres Giron (born July 24, 1993; Spanish: Marcos Girón) is an American professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of No. 53 on 21 March 2022 and a doubles ranking of No. 199 on July 1, 2019. He won the boy's singles in the Ojai Tennis Tournament in 2009 and the men’s invitational in 2011.[2] In 2014, Giron won the singles title at the 2014 NCAA Division I Tennis Championships for UCLA.[3]

Professional career[edit]

2020: Breakthrough: Grand Slam debut and maiden win, Top 100 debut, First top 10 win[edit]

Giron reached the second rounds of a Grand Slam at the 2020 US Open where he won his first Grand Slam main draw match against Marc Polmans in five sets and at the 2020 French Open for the first time in his career.

In November 2020, Giron recorded his first top-ten win against 7th seed Matteo Berrettini at the Paris Masters.[4]

2021: French Open third round, Olympics debut, Top 60 debut[edit]

Giron participated in the main draw as a direct entry at the 2021 Australian Open for a second consecutive year but lost in the first round to 6th seed Alexander Zverev in four sets.[5]

In June 2021, Giron reached the third round of a Grand Slam at the 2021 French Open for the first time in his career.[6]

At the 2021 Halle Open, Giron reached his first quarterfinal at an ATP 500 level tournament as a qualifier where he was defeated by Félix Auger-Aliassime.[7] As a result of this good run, he reached a then career-high of No. 65 on June 21, 2021.

Giron made the second round at the Olympics, beating Norbert Gombos[8] before losing to Kei Nishikori in three sets.[9]

In September at the 2021 Sofia Open, Giron reached his fourth quarterfinal of the season (with quarterfinal appearances in Halle, Metz and Winston-Salem) after defeating 3rd seed Alex de Minaur in the second round.[10] He later beat 8th seed John Millman in 70 minutes to move into his first career ATP tour-level semifinal,[11] where he lost to 2nd seed Gaël Monfils.[12] As a result he reached a new career high ranking in the top 60 at world No. 59 on October 4, 2021.

2022: Second ATP Semifinal, ATP 500 quarterfinal[edit]

At the 2022 Dallas Open, Giron beat Tennys Sandgren, Liam Broady, and 1st seed Taylor Fritz to reach his second ATP tour semifinal,[13] where he lost to 4th seed Jenson Brooksby after holding four match points.[14]

At the 2022 Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco, he reached the quarterfinals after defeating 8th seed Pablo Carreño Busta.

Singles performance timeline[edit]

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Current through the 2022 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell.

Tournament 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A 1R 1R 1R 0 / 3 0–3
French Open A A A A A Q2 2R 3R 0 / 2 3–2
Wimbledon A A A A A 1R NH 2R 0 / 2 1–2
US Open 1R Q1 A Q1 A 1R 2R 2R 0 / 4 2–4
Win–loss 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 2–3 4–4 0–1 0 / 11 6–11
National representation
Summer Olympics NH A NH 2R NH 0 / 1 1–1
ATP Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters Q1 A A Q1 Q1 3R NH 2R 1R 0 / 3 3–3
Miami Open A A A A A A NH 2R 1R 0 / 2 1–2
Monte-Carlo Masters A A A A A A NH A 1R 0 / 1 0–1
Madrid Open A A A A A A NH 2R 0 / 1 1–1
Italian Open A A A A A A Q1 Q1 0 / 0 0–0
Canadian Open A A A A A A NH Q1 0 / 0 0–0
Cincinnati Masters Q1 A A A A A 2R 1R 0 / 2 1–2
Shanghai Masters A A A A A A NH 0 / 0 0–0
Paris Masters A A A A A A 3R 3R 0 / 2 4–2
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 3–2 5–5 0–3 0 / 11 10–11
Career statistics
Tournaments 2 0 0 0 1 4 9 20 11 47
Overall win–loss 0–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–4 9–9 23–20 6–11 41–47
Year-end ranking 375 469 579 295 308 102 73 66 47%

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals[edit]

Singles: 13 (8–5)[edit]

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (2–1)
ITF Futures Tour (6–4)
Titles by surface
Hard (8–5)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2013 USA F23, Claremont Futures Hard United States Dennis Novikov 6–0, 7–5
Win 2–0 Sep 2013 USA F25, Laguna Niguel Futures Hard United States Jarmere Jenkins 4–6, 6–1, 6–1
Win 3–0 Mar 2014 USA F9, Calabasas Futures Hard United States Jason Jung 6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Loss 3–1 Nov 2014 Mexico F13, Mazatlán Futures Hard United States Daniel Nguyen 0–6, 6–2, 6–7(0–7)
Win 4–1 Oct 2016 USA F33, Berkeley Futures Hard Sweden André Göransson 5–7, 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Win 5–1 Jan 2017 USA F2, Long Beach Futures Hard United States Collin Altamirano 7–6(7–3), 6–1
Loss 5–2 May 2017 China F7, Wuhan Futures Hard Australia Dayne Kelly 6–7(4–7), 6–7(6–8)
Win 6–2 May 2017 China F8, Fuzhou Futures Hard United States Alexander Sarkissian 7–5, 6–4
Loss 6–3 Jul 2017 Canada F4, Saskatoon Futures Hard Canada Filip Peliwo 6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–5), 1–6
Loss 6–4 Mar 2018 USA F8, Calabasas Futures Hard United States JC Aragone 2–6, 4–6
Win 7–4 Jan 2019 Orlando, USA Challenger Hard Barbados Darian King 6–4, 6–4
Loss 7–5 Sep 2019 New Haven, USA Challenger Hard United States Tommy Paul 3–6, 3–6
Win 8–5 Nov 2019 Houston, USA Challenger Hard Croatia Ivo Karlović 7–5, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(11–9)

Doubles: 9 (5–4)[edit]

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (2–0)
ITF Futures Tour (3–4)
Titles by surface
Hard (4–3)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2012 USA F26, Irvine Futures Hard United States Dennis Novikov United States Devin Britton
United States Austin Krajicek 		2–6 ret.
Loss 0–2 Jun 2013 USA F17, Rochester Futures Clay United States Dennis Novikov United States Chase Buchanan
Brazil Fernando Romboli 		2–6, 3–6
Win 1–2 Jul 2013 USA F18, Pittsburgh Futures Clay United States Connor Smith United States Christopher Mengel
United States Jason Tahir 		6–3, 6–3
Loss 1–3 Jul 2013 USA F20, Godfrey Futures Hard United States Devin McCarthy United States Evan King
United States Peter Kobelt 		5–7, 2–6
Win 2–3 Sep 2013 USA F24, Costa Mesa Futures Hard United States Mackenzie McDonald South Africa Keith-Patrick Crowley
South Africa Matt Fawcett 		6–3, 6–2
Loss 2–4 Jun 2015 Canada F3, Richmond Futures Hard United Kingdom Farris Fathi Gosea United States Hunter Nicholas
United States Raymond Sarmiento 		3–6, 4–6
Win 3–4 Aug 2015 Canada F6, Saskatoon Futures Hard United Kingdom Farris Fathi Gosea United States Patrick Davidson
Australia Matt Reid 		6–3, 6–2
Win 4–4 Feb 2019 Dallas, USA Challenger Hard (i) United States Dennis Novikov Croatia Ante Pavić
South Africa Ruan Roelofse 		6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Win 5–4 Mar 2019 Indian Wells, USA Challenger Hard United States JC Aragone Barbados Darian King
United States Hunter Reese 		6–4, 6–4

Record against other players[edit]

Record against top 10 players[edit]

Giron's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who are active in boldface. Only ATP Tour main draw matches are considered:

Player Record Win % Hard Clay Grass Last Match
Number 1 ranked players
Spain Rafael Nadal 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (1–6, 4–6, 2–6) at 2022 Australian Open
Russia Daniil Medvedev 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (4–6, 4–6) at 2020 Cincinnati
Number 3 ranked players
Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov 1–0 100% – 1–0 – Won (2–6, 4–6, 7–5, 3–0 ret.) at 2021 French Open
Germany Alexander Zverev 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (7–6(10–8), 6–7(5–7), 3–6, 2–6) at 2021 Australian Open
Argentina Juan Martín del Potro 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (5–7, 3–6) at 2018 Los Cabos
Austria Dominic Thiem 0–1 0% – 0–1 – Lost (1–6, 3–6) at 2021 Madrid
Croatia Marin Čilić 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (2–6, 6–4, 3–6) at 2020 Cologne
Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2022 Acapulco
Canada Milos Raonic 0–2 0% 0–2 – – Lost (6–7(1–7), 2–6) at 2020 Paris
Number 4 ranked players
Japan Kei Nishikori 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (6–7(5–7), 6–3, 1–6) at 2021 Tokyo Olympics
Number 5 ranked players
Russia Andrey Rublev 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (6–7(1–7), 3–6) at 2021 Rotterdam
Number 6 ranked players
Italy Matteo Berrettini 1–0 100% 1–0 – – Won (7–6(7–3), 6–7(0–7), 7–5) at 2020 Paris
France Gaël Monfils 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (5–7, 0–6) at 2021 Sofia
Number 7 ranked players
Belgium David Goffin 1–0 100% 1–0 – – Won (6–3, 7–5) at 2020 Antwerp
Norway Casper Ruud 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (2–6, 1–6) at 2021 Paris
Number 8 ranked players
Argentina Diego Schwartzman 1–0 100% 1–0 – – Won (7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–4)) at 2021 Paris
United States Jack Sock 1–0 100% 1–0 – – Won (6–3, 6–4) at 2020 New York
United States John Isner 0–2 0% 0–2 – – Lost (3–6, 6–7(4–7)) at 2020 Acapulco
Number 9 ranked players
Poland Hubert Hurkacz 0–1 0% – – 0–1 Lost (3–6, 2–6, 4–6) at 2021 Wimbledon Championships
Canada Félix Auger-Aliassime 0–1 0% – – 0–1 Lost (3–6, 2–6) at 2021 Halle
Number 10 ranked players
Spain Pablo Carreño Busta 1–0 100% 1–0 – – Won (6–7(7–9), 6–4, 7–6(7–4)) at 2022 Acapulco
United Kingdom Cameron Norrie 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (4–6, 3–6) at 2021 Washington DC
Total 6–18 25% 5–15
(25%) 		1–1
(50%) 		0–2
(0%) 		* Statistics correct as of 24 February 2022.

Wins over top 10 players[edit]

  • He has a 1–8 (11.1%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
Season 2020 Total
Wins 1 1
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score MGR
2020
1. Italy Matteo Berrettini 10 Paris Masters, France Hard (i) 2R 7–6 (7–3), 6–7 (0–7), 7–5 91

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "ATP Prize Money Leaders" (PDF).
  2. ^ http://ojaitourney.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Past_Champions-070513.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ "NCAA men's tennis: UCLA's Marcos Giron wins singles title". Pac-12. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  4. ^ "Raonic Solid On Serve In Paris, Berrettini's London Hopes End". ATP Tour. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  5. ^ "Zverev Battles Past Giron At Australian Open". ATP Tour. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  6. ^ "'BEATS ALL OF US LOSING': 4 US MEN, 8 WOMEN STILL IN FRENCH". Tennis Magazine. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  7. ^ "Felix Soars Past Giron To Reach Halle SF". ATP Tour. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  8. ^ "Thousand Oaks' Marcos Giron wins his Olympics debut in Tokyo, beating Norbert Gombos of Slovakia 7-6(3), 3-6, 6-2 to advance to the second round in men's tennis singles tournament. @TOHSAthletics @UCLAAthletics @marcos_giron93 @usatodaysports". Twitter. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  9. ^ "USA's Giron falls to Nishikori in second round". NBC Olympic broadcasts. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  10. ^ "Giron Downs De Minaur In Sofia". ATP Tour. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  11. ^ "Giron Marches Past Millman In Sofia". ATP Tour. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  12. ^ "Monfils Cruises Into Sofia Final". ATP Tour. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  13. ^ "Marcos Giron upsets top seed Taylor Fritz to reach Dallas Open semifinals, which will feature 4 Americans". ESPN. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  14. ^ "Opelka Wins Historic Tie-Break To Beat Isner in Dallas". ATP Tour. Retrieved February 13, 2022.

External links[edit]

source: https://web.archive.org/web/20220320224630/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcos_Giron

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