Marcos Daniel
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| Country (sports) |
 Brazil
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|---|---|
| Residence | Passo Fundo, Brazil |
| Born |
July 4, 1978 Passo Fundo, Brazil |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Turned pro | 1997 |
| Retired | 2011 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $1,114,707 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 24–66 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 56 (September 14, 2009) |
| Current ranking | No. 202 (September 19, 2011) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2003, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011) |
| French Open | 2R (2008) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2006, 2008, 2010) |
| US Open | 1R (2006, 2008) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 14–32 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 102 (December 5, 2005) |
| Last updated on: August 9, 2010. | |
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'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.
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.
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