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Cristian Garín

Garín at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports)	Chile
Residence	Santiago, Chile
Born	(1996-05-30) 30 May 1996 (age 29) Santiago, Chile
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro	2011
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach	Andrés Schneiter (2018–2020, 2022–2023) Franco Davín (2020–2021) Mariano Puerta (2021–2022) Pepe Vendrell (2022) Gonzalo Lama (2024–)
Prize money	US $ 6,310,218
Singles
Career record	133–125 (51.55% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	5
Highest ranking	No. 17 (13 September 2021)
Current ranking	No. 110 (30 June 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (2022)
French Open	4R (2021)
Wimbledon	QF (2022)
US Open	2R (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
Doubles
Career record	12–34 (26.09% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 206 (10 May 2021)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	1R (2019, 2020)
Wimbledon	1R (2019)
US Open	1R (2019)

Cristian Ignacio Garín Medone (born May 30, 1996) is a professional tennis player from Chile. He reached his highest ranking of world No. 17 in singles on September 13, 2021. He also achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 206. Cristian is currently the No. 4 tennis player from Chile.

Garín made history as the youngest Chilean player to win an ATP Tour match. He was only 16 years and 8 months old when he defeated Dušan Lajović at the 2013 VTR Open. He also won the 2013 Junior French Open title, beating Alexander Zverev in the final.

Cristian Garín has won five ATP Tour titles. All of these wins happened on clay courts. In 2019, he started getting great results on the ATP Tour. He reached three finals in just five tournaments. He was the runner-up at the 2019 Brasil Open. Then, he won his first ATP title at the 2019 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships. He followed that with his second title at the 2019 BMW Open. Garín won his third title at the 2020 Córdoba Open. By winning his first ATP Tour 500 title at the 2020 Rio Open, Garín became only the sixth Chilean man to be ranked in the top 20.

Junior Career Highlights

In 2010, Cristian Garín won the U14 world championship. He played with Bastián Malla and Sebastián Santibáñez, and they beat Italy in the final.

The next year, when he was 14, Garín won his first ITF Junior title. This was at the Pascuas Bowl. In 2012, at 16, he entered the top ten in the ITF Junior Rankings. This happened after he won the Eddie Herr tournament in singles and doubles. He also won the Orange Bowl Doubles with his partner Nicolás Jarry.

At the 2013 French Open, Garín reached his first Junior Grand Slam finals. He made it to both the singles and doubles finals. In singles, he only lost one set on his way to the final. He then defeated Alexander Zverev in straight sets to win his first Junior Grand Slam title. In the doubles event, he and Nicolás Jarry lost to Kyle Edmund and Frederico Ferreira Silva.

Professional Tennis Journey

2012: Starting Out

Cristian Garín joined the ATP ranking in February 2012. He made his ATP Challenger debut in March at the 2012 Cachantún Cup. On September 16, he became the youngest Chilean to play in the Davis Cup. His best result that year was reaching the semifinals at the F11 Chile tournament.

2013: First Big Win

In February, Garín got a special invitation to play in the 2013 VTR Open. In the first round, he beat Dušan Lajović in two sets. This win earned him 20 ranking points. He then lost to Jérémy Chardy in the second round. He also played for Chile in the 2013 Davis Cup against Ecuador.

2014: First Full Professional Year

In his first full year as a professional, Garín played in the 2014 Royal Guard Open in Chile. He also earned a spot in the main draw of the 2014 Copa Claro. For most of the year, he played in smaller tournaments called Challengers and Futures. He won four Futures titles. He finished 2014 ranked world No. 252. He also played for Chile in the 2014 Davis Cup.

2015: Moving Up in Davis Cup

Garín reached the semifinals of Challenger tournaments this year. In the 2015 Davis Cup, he helped Chile win against Peru and Mexico. Later, he and Hans Podlipnik won a doubles match against Venezuela. This win helped Chile get promoted to Group I in the Davis Cup. He ended 2015 ranked world No. 321.

2016: First Challenger Title

Garín played in the 2016 Geneva Open after winning in the qualifying rounds. He spent the rest of the season playing in Challenger and Futures tournaments. He won four Futures titles. At the end of the year, he won his first Challenger title in Lima. He finished 2016 ranked world No. 211. He also played for Chile in the 2016 Davis Cup.

2017: Grand Slam Debut

Garín entered the top 200 in January 2017. He successfully qualified for Wimbledon for the first time. In the main tournament, he lost to Jack Sock. He finished 2017 ranked world No. 311. He continued to represent Chile in the 2017 Davis Cup.

2018: Breaking into the Top 100

After a tough start to 2018, Garín improved his ranking with strong performances in Challenger tournaments. He reached three semifinals and one final in three months. In July, he qualified for Wimbledon again. In October, he won the Challenger tournament in Campinas. The next week, he won another title at the Santo Domingo Challenger. After a short break, Garín won his third Challenger title in a row in Lima. With these wins, he entered the top 100, reaching world No. 89. He ended 2018 with fifteen wins in a row and three Challenger titles. He also played for Chile in the 2018 Davis Cup.

2019: Two ATP Titles and Top 40

Garín at the 2019 French Open

Garín played in a Grand Slam main draw directly for the first time at the 2019 Australian Open. He lost in his first match. He then helped Chile win a crucial match against Austria in the 2019 Davis Cup. This win sent Chile to the 2019 Davis Cup Finals.

In February, Garín reached his first ATP final at the 2019 Brasil Open. He finished as the runner-up. In April, he had a great run at the 2019 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships in Houston, Texas. He won the tournament, which was his first ATP Tour title. This was the first title for a Chilean player since 2009.

In May, he won his second title of the season at the 2019 BMW Open in Munich. He beat strong players like Diego Schwartzman, Alexander Zverev, and Marco Cecchinato. In the final, he defeated Matteo Berrettini. This made him the first Chilean to win an ATP tournament in Europe in over ten years.

Later in the year, Garín reached the round of 16 at the 2019 Rogers Cup. He also made it to the quarterfinals at the 2019 Chengdu Open and the 2019 Rolex Paris Masters. Reaching the quarterfinals in Paris was his best result at an ATP Tour Masters 1000 event.

2020: Two More Titles and Top 20 Ranking

Garín started 2020 playing for Chile at the 2020 ATP Cup. He won his first Australian Open match before losing in the next round.

At the Golden Swing tournaments, Garín won his third ATP title at the Córdoba Open. He came back from losing the first set in three of his four matches, including the final against Diego Schwartzman. He then won his first ATP 500 title at the 2020 Rio Open. With this win, Garín entered the top 20 of the ATP world ranking for the first time. He became world No. 18. He then played in the 2020 Chile Open but had to stop due to a back injury.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, professional tennis was paused for several months. Garín returned to play in August at the 2020 Western & Southern Open. He reached the second round of the 2020 US Open. He also made it to the semifinals at the 2020 Hamburg European Open. He reached the third round of the 2020 French Open.

2021: Winning at Home and Wimbledon Run

Garín started 2021 at the Delray Beach Open. He then withdrew from the Australian Open due to a wrist injury.

In March, he won his fifth career ATP tour title at the Chile Open. He beat Facundo Bagnis in the final. At the Monte-Carlo Masters, he reached the third round. He also made his first doubles quarterfinal at a Masters 1000 event there.

Garín had a great clay-court season. He upset world No. 3 Daniil Medvedev at the Madrid Open. This sent him to his second Masters 1000 quarterfinals. At the French Open, he reached the fourth round, which was his best Grand Slam result at that time.

At Wimbledon, Garín reached the fourth round for the first time. He was the first Chilean to do so since Fernando González in 2005. He reached a career-high ranking of World No. 17 on September 13, 2021.

2022: Wimbledon Quarterfinals

Garín started 2022 playing for Chile at the ATP Cup. He reached the third round of the Australian Open.

He struggled with a shoulder injury and his form during the early part of the year. He even thought about stopping his career. However, he returned to play at the Miami Open.

During the clay-court season, he reached the semifinals of the 2022 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships. He also made it to his third career Masters 1000 quarterfinals at the Italian Open. At the French Open, he reached the third round.

At Wimbledon, Garín reached the fourth round for the second year in a row. He then surprised Alex de Minaur in a tough five-set match. This win sent him to his first Grand Slam quarterfinal ever! He was only the eighth Chilean male player to reach a Grand Slam quarterfinal. His amazing run ended when he lost to Nick Kyrgios.

He missed some tournaments due to a wrist injury. He finished the season ranked No. 85.

2023: More Top Wins

Garín started 2023 at the Open Nouvelle-Calédonie. He reached the semifinals. At the Australian Open, he lost in the first round.

He helped Chile qualify for the Davis Cup Finals by winning a match against Alexander Bublik from Kazakhstan. At the Córdoba Open, he got his 101st ATP singles match win. At his home tournament in Chile, he defeated Dominic Thiem.

Garín had a strong run at the BNP Paribas Open. He upset world No. 4 Casper Ruud to reach the fourth round. This was his third win against a top-5 player. He also reached the third round of the Miami Open. As a result, his ranking went back up to the top 75.

He reached the quarterfinals at the 2023 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships and the 2023 BMW Open. He had to withdraw from the French Open due to a broken rib. He also did not play at Wimbledon in 2023 because his ranking was too low.

2024: Back to Wimbledon

Garín started 2024 at the Australian Open. He lost in the first round. Ranked No. 111, he qualified for the 2024 Wimbledon Championships, having missed the previous year due to injury.

2025: Davis Cup Incident

In February 2025, during a Davis Cup match between Belgium and Chile, Zizou Bergs accidentally hit Garín with his shoulder while celebrating. Bergs received a warning. Garín refused to continue playing, and the umpire ended the match by giving Garín three time violations.

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  Garín at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships

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  Garín at the 2019 French Open

See also

In Spanish: Christian Garín para niños