Santiago Giraldo
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Giraldo at the 2015 French Open
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| Country (sports) |
 Colombia
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| Residence | Bogotá, Colombia |
| Born |
27 November 1987 Pereira, Colombia |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Turned pro | 2006 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $4,034,136 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 159–187 (ATP Tour and Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 28 (29 September 2014) |
| Current ranking | No. 91 (28 November 2016) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016) |
| French Open | 3R (2012) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2014, 2015) |
| US Open | 1R (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 27–74 (ATP Tour and Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 77 (8 June 2015) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2015) |
| French Open | 2R (2015) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015) |
| US Open | 2R (2014, 2015) |
| Last updated on: 14 November 2016. | |
Santiago Giraldo Salazar (born 27 November 1987) is a Colombian male tennis player from Pereira in Colombia. He plays on the ATP tour and represents Colombia in the Davis Cup competition. His best tournament result is reaching the final in the 2014 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell. Giraldo's career-high singles ranking is World No. 28.
Since turning professional in 2006, Santiago Giraldo has competed in lower events at Buenos Aires, Bogotá and Asunción. He reached the final at Bogotá in October 2007 but he lost out in straight sets. Giraldo reached his first Grand Slam main draw at the 2007 French Open, where he lost to Novak Djoković.
Santiago played in his first major non-Grand Slam singles tournament on 12–15 March 2008, the Masters Series Pacific Life Open, where he lost to then World No. 2 and defending champion Rafael Nadal 6–3, 6–3, in the second round. He had beaten Werner Eschauer in the first round after coming through two rounds of qualifying. Giraldo then qualified for the 2008 Sony Ericsson Open, where he has lost in round 1. He played in the 2008 French Open after the withdrawal of home-favourite Richard Gasquet through injury, but he had lost in the first round against Florent Serra of France.
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