Daniel Garza

Mexican professional tennis player
Daniel Garza
Country (sports) Mexico
ResidenceMonterrey, Mexico
Born (1985-04-08) 8 April 1985 (age 38)
Monterrey, Mexico
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Turned pro2002
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 224,821
Singles
Career record16–12
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 8 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 294 (16 April 2012)
Doubles
Career record6–7
Career titles0
5 Challenger, 22 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 176 (19 March 2007)
Current rankingNo. 716 (19 April 2021)
Team competitions
Davis Cup22-10
Medal record
Last updated on: April 23, 2021.

Daniel Garza (Latin American Spanish: [daˈnjel ˈɣaɾsa];[a] born 8 April 1985) is a Mexican professional tennis player.[2]

He participated in the Davis Cup representing Mexico eight times. His most important victory was during the 2008 Davis Cup tie against Uruguay which he won in four sets to Uruguayan Pablo Cuevas on carpet.[3] He has a Davis Cup singles record of 16-8 as well as a doubles record of 6-2 for a combined total of 22–10.

Garza made his ATP tour main draw debut (other than in Davis cup play) at the 2011 Mexican Open where he was granted a wild cart entry. He would go on to lose in the first round to compatriot Santiago González 2-6, 6–7(5–7). The following year at the 2012 Mexican Open he would repeat his wild card entry, as well as his first round exit, this time at the hands of Łukasz Kubot 1-6, 3–6. For the third consecutive year, he entered the 2013 Mexican Open via wild card, and lost in the first round to Martín Alund 6–7(7–9), 5–7. His final appearance at the tournament (and in non-Davis cup play) was at the 2015 Mexican Open given another wild card, and losing in the first round to Viktor Troicki 4-6, 3–6.

Match-fixing scandal

In October 2016, Garza was banned for six months and fined $5000 for attempting to match-fix at an ITF tournament in Casabalas, USA.[4]

Decision Later Appealed

Mexican tennis player Daniel Garza successfully appealed penalties to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in a match-fixing case.

The Tennis Integrity Unit made the ruling in April of 2017.

The 31-year-old Garza was eligible to resume his playing career immediately. The CAS awarded Garza $2,970 to help with his legal costs.

The Tennis Integrity Unit was set up by the Grand Slam Board, the International Tennis Federation, the ATP and the WTA to fight corruption in the sport.[5]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 17 (8–9)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (8–9)
Finals by surface
Hard (6–5)
Clay (2–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Apr 2003 Mexico F3, Naucalpan Futures Hard Brazil Gabriel Pitta 2–6, 6–3, 7–6(9–7)
Loss 1–1 Aug 2005 Mexico F9, Comitán Futures Hard Mexico Luis-Manuel Flores 1–6, 4–6
Loss 1–2 Jan 2006 El Salvador F1, San Salvador Futures Clay France Xavier Pujo 5–7, 0–2 ret.
Win 2–2 Jul 2006 Venezuela F1C, Caracas Futures Hard Venezuela Román Recarte 6–1, 6–4
Loss 2–3 Aug 2006 Mexico F13, Monterrey Futures Clay Chile Jorge Aguilar 6–7(4–7), 1–6
Win 3–3 May 2008 USA F1C, Tampa Futures Clay United States Marcus Fugate 7–6(7–3), 6–2
Loss 3–4 May 2009 USA F10, Orange Park Futures Clay Italy Luigi D'Agord 1–6, 7–6(7–4), 4–6
Loss 3–5 Oct 2009 Mexico F11, Monterrey Futures Hard United States Todd Paul 1–6, 1–6
Loss 3–6 Nov 2009 Mexico F12, Obregón Futures Hard Canada Vasek Pospisil 6–7(0–7), 3–6
Win 4–6 May 2011 USA F10, Vero Beach Futures Clay United States Mitchell Frank 7–6(7–3), 1–6, 6–1
Loss 4–7 May 2011 USA F11, Orange Park Futures Clay Austria Gerald Melzer 1–1 ret.
Win 5–7 May 2011 Mexico F2, Córdoba Futures Hard Australia Brendon Moore 6–3, 1–6, 6–2
Win 6–7 Dec 2011 Mexico F14, Ixtapa Futures Hard Germany Jaan-Frederik Brunken 6–3, 6–4
Loss 6–8 Jan 2012 Mexico F1, Monterrey Futures Hard Romania Roman Borvanov 2–6, 3–6
Loss 6–9 Jun 2014 Mexico F6, Quintana Roo Futures Hard Mexico Tigre Hank 6–7(3–7), 0–2 ret.
Win 7–9 Jul 2014 Mexico F8, Quintana Roo Futures Hard United States Spencer Papa 6–1, 7–6(7–3)
Win 8–9 Aug 2014 Mexico F9, Rosarito Futures Hard Mexico Miguel Gallardo Valles 6–3, 6–4

Doubles: 58 (27–31)

Legend
ATP Challenger (5–3)
ITF Futures (22–28)
Finals by surface
Hard (15–20)
Clay (12–11)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2003 Mexico F13, Celaya Futures Hard Mexico Julio-Cesar Garza-Oranday United States Trace Fielding
United States Keith From
6–7(1–7), 7–6(7–5), 1–6
Loss 0–2 Oct 2004 Mexico F12, Torreón Futures Hard Mexico Carlos Palencia Mexico Víctor Romero
Israel Michael Kogen
1–6, 2–6
Loss 0–3 Feb 2005 Mexico F2, Casablanca Futures Hard Mexico Marco Osorio Mexico Daniel Langre
Mexico Víctor Romero
4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win 1–3 May 2005 Colombia F4, Pereira Futures Clay Argentina Diego Hartfield Colombia Pablo González
Brazil Bruno Soares
7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–1)
Loss 1–4 Aug 2005 Mexico F9, Comitán Futures Hard Mexico Marcello Amador United States Joseph Schmulian
Australia Benjamin Stapp
5–7, 3–6
Win 2–4 Sep 2005 Mexico F12, Puerto Vallarta Futures Hard Mexico Víctor Romero Australia Scott Doerner
United States Jason Zimmermann
6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Win 3–4 Nov 2005 Mexico F17, Leon Futures Hard Colombia Michael Quintero Sweden Mikael Ekman
Sweden Carl-Henrik Hansen
3–6, 6–1, 7–6(12–10)
Win 4–4 Apr 2006 San Luis Potosí, Mexico Challenger Clay Poland Dawid Olejniczak Mexico Héctor Almada
Mexico Víctor Romero
6–2, 6–2
Win 5–4 May 2006 Colombia F3, Cali Futures Clay Chile Jorge Aguilar Brazil Lucas Engel
Colombia Michael Quintero
6–3, 6–2
Win 6–4 May 2006 Colombia F4, Barranquilla Futures Clay Chile Jorge Aguilar Ecuador Carlos Avellán
Colombia Michael Quintero
4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win 7–4 May 2006 Argentina F8, Mendoza Futures Clay Chile Jorge Aguilar Argentina Brian Dabul
Uruguay Marcel Felder
5–7, 6–4, 6–3
Loss 7–5 Jun 2006 USA F12, Rocklin Futures Hard Chile Jorge Aguilar South Africa Kevin Anderson
United States Scott Oudsema
3–6, 5–7
Loss 7–6 Jun 2006 USA F13, Woodland Futures Hard Chile Jorge Aguilar South Africa Kevin Anderson
United States David Martin
6–7(5–7), 2–6
Win 8–6 Jul 2006 Argentina F14, Chico Futures Hard Mexico Bruno Echagaray United States John Isner
United States Robbye Poole
6–4, 6–4
Win 9–6 Jul 2006 Bogotá, Colombia Challenger Clay Colombia Michael Quintero Brazil Rogério Dutra da Silva
Uruguay Martín Vilarrubí
7–6(8–6), 6–4
Loss 9–7 Sep 2006 Mexico F14, Monterrey Futures Hard Chile Jorge Aguilar United States Shane La Porte
United States lester Cook
3–6, 4–6
Loss 9–8 Nov 2006 Mexico F20, Querétaro Futures Hard Colombia Pablo González Mexico Víctor Romero
Mexico Bruno Rodríguez
1–6, 7–5, 6–7(3–7)
Win 10–8 Nov 2006 Puebla, Mexico Challenger Hard Netherlands Antilles Jean-Julien Rojer Mexico Bruno Echagaray
Romania Horia Tecău
6–7(6–8), 6–3, [10–7]
Loss 10–9 May 2007 Colombia F3, Cali Futures Clay Ecuador Carlos Avellán Colombia Pablo González
Uruguay Marcel Felder
4–6, 0–6
Loss 10–10 May 2007 Colombia F4, Pereira Futures Clay Colombia Michael Quintero Colombia Pablo González
Uruguay Marcel Felder
3–6, 4–6
Win 11–10 Aug 2007 Venezuela F1, Valencia Futures Hard Mexico Santiago González Colombia Alejandro González
Chile Borja Malo-Casado
6–3, 7–6(7–2)
Loss 11–11 Jul 2008 USA F19, Godfrey Futures Hard Brazil Nicolas Santos United States Austin Krajicek
United States Conor Pollock
1–6, 7–6(8–6), [6–10]
Loss 11–12 Oct 2008 Mexico F12, Mazatlán Futures Hard Mexico Luis Díaz Barriga Canada Adil Shamasdin
France Fabrice Martin
walkover
Loss 11–13 Nov 2008 Puebla, Mexico Challenger Hard Mexico Santiago González United States Eric Nunez
United States Nicholas Monroe
6–4, 3–6, [6–10]
Loss 11–14 Aug 2009 Colombia F3, Barranquilla Futures Clay Colombia Michael Quintero Argentina Andrés Molteni
Argentina Gonza loTur
4–6, 6–7(6–8)
Loss 11–15 Aug 2009 Colombia F5, Medellín Futures Clay Colombia Michael Quintero Colombia Alejandro González
Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal
1–6, 4–6
Loss 11–16 Oct 2009 Mexico F11, Monterrey Futures Hard Mexico Bruno Echagaray United States Ashwin Kumas
United States Brett Joelson
4–6, 2–6
Loss 11–17 Feb 2010 USA F4, Palm Coast Futures Clay United States Eric Nunez United States Benjamin Rogers
United States Taylor Fogleman
walkover
Win 12–17 Feb 2010 Mexico F1, Mexico City Futures Hard Mexico Bruno Rodríguez Mexico Luis Díaz Barriga
Mexico M Á Reyes-Varela
6–4, 7–5
Win 13–17 Jun 2010 Venezuela F3, Barquisimeto Futures Hard Mexico Antonio Ruiz-Rosales Mexico Tigre Hank
Greece V. M-Stoliarenko
6–0, 6–1
Loss 13–18 Aug 2010 Colombia F1, Bogotá Futures Clay United States Denis Zivkovic Peru Mauricio Echazú
United States Maciek Sykut
6–3, 3–6, [8–10]
Win 14–18 Sep 2010 USA F24, Costa Mesa Futures Hard France Fabrice Martin Philippines Ruben Gonzales
United States Robbye Poole
6–4, 6–2
Win 15–18 Oct 2010 Quito, Ecuador Challenger Clay United States Eric Nunez Colombia Alejandro González
Colombia Carlos Salamanca
7–5, 6–4
Win 16–18 Nov 2010 Mexico F10, Colima Futures Hard United States Chris Kwon United States James Ludlow
United States Christian Welte
6–2, 6–1
Loss 16–19 Jun 2011 Mexico F6, Puebla Futures Hard Mexico Gustavo Loza Mexico Manuel Sánchez
Colombia Nicolás Barrientos
3–6, 3–6
Loss 16–20 Jul 2011 Manta, Ecuador Challenger Hard Uruguay Marcel Felder Argentina Brian Dabul
South Africa Izak van der Merwe
1–6, 7–6(7–2), [9–11]
Win 17–20 Aug 2011 Mexico F9, Tijuana Futures Hard Uruguay Marcel Felder El Salvador Marcelo Arévalo
Australia Robert McKenzie
7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Win 18–20 Oct 2011 Aguascalientes, Mexico Challenger Clay Mexico Santiago González Ecuador Julio César Campozano
Dominican Republic Víctor Estrella Burgos
6–4, 5–7, [11–9]
Loss 18–21 Dec 2011 Mexico F15, Tehuacan Futures Hard Mexico Raul-Isaias Rosas-Zarur Mexico César Ramírez
Australia Nima Roshan
3–6, 1–6
Loss 18–22 Mar 2012 Santiago, Chile Challenger Clay Chile Jorge Aguilar Uruguay Marcel Felder
Chile Paul Capdeville
7–6(7–3), 4–6, [7–10]
Win 19–22 Apr 2012 Mexico F4, Mexico City Futures Hard Mexico Luis Díaz Barriga New Zealand Marvin Barker
Australia Chris Letcher
6–4, 6–4
Loss 19–23 Jun 2012 Slovenia F3, Litija Futures Clay Australia Thanasi Kokkinakis Germany Marc Sieber
Germany Steven Moneke
2–6, 6–2, [8–10]
Loss 19–24 Mar 2013 Canada F2, Sherbrooke Futures Hard United States Vahid Mirzadeh United States Austin Krajicek
United States Chase Buchanan
3–6, 2–6
Loss 19–25 May 2013 USA F11, Vero Beach Futures Clay Australia Carsten Ball Finland Juho Paukku
Serbia Vladimir Obradović
walkover
Win 20–25 Jul 2013 USA F19, Joplin Futures Hard Venezuela Roberto Maytín Israel Dekel Bar
Australia Leon Frost
6–1, 6–2
Win 21–25 Sep 2013 USA F23, Claremont Futures Hard Australia Carsten Ball South Africa Matt Fawcett
United States Oscar F Matthews
6–3, 6–2
Loss 21–26 Nov 2013 Mexico F19, Merida Futures Hard Mexico Angel Peredo Puerto Rico Alex Lampart
El Salvador Marcelo Arévalo
4–6, 5–7
Win 22–26 Feb 2014 USA F5, Sunrise Futures Clay Mexico Hans Hach Verdugo Austria Marc Rath
Austria Nicolas Reissig
7–6(7–4), 6–4
Loss 22–27 Feb 2014 USA F6, Boynton Beach Futures Clay Barbados Darian King United States Deiton Baughman
United States Collin Altamirano
4–6, 4–6
Win 23–27 May 2014 USA F12, Vero Beach Futures Clay Chile Jorge Aguilar United States Devin McCarthy
United States Connor Smith
6–4, 6–7(3–7), [10–7]
Loss 23–28 Jul 2014 USA F20, Tulsa Futures Hard Mexico Raul-Isaias Rosas-Zarur United Kingdom Luke Bambridge
United Kingdom Liam Broady
4–6, 2–5 ret.
Win 24–28 Aug 2014 Mexico F9, Rosarito Futures Hard Mexico Antonio Ruiz Rosales Australia Jarryd Chaplin
New Zealand Ben McLachlan
0–6, ret.
Loss 24–29 Jun 2015 USA F17, Buffalo Futures Clay Argentina Maximiliano Estévez United States Nathan Pasha
United States Sekou Bangoura
walkover
Win 25–29 Nov 2015 Colombia F9, Valledupar Futures Hard Japan Kaichi Uchida Mexico Manuel Sánchez
Bolivia Federico Zeballos
7–6(7–3), 5–7, [10–8]
Loss 25–30 Dec 2015 USA F35, Tallahassee Futures Hard Mexico Tigre Hank United States Nicolas Meister
United States Eric Quigley
3–6, 5–7
Loss 25–31 Apr 2016 USA F12, Memphis Futures Hard Mexico Tigre Hank United Kingdom Darren Walsh
United Kingdom Luke Bambridge
1–6, 2–6
Win 26–31 Sep 2017 Turkey F32, Antalya Futures Clay Argentina Patricio Heras Brazil Caio Silva
Brazil Thales Turini
6–4, 7–5
Win 27–31 Sep 2017 Turkey F33, Antalya Futures Clay Brazil Felipe Meligeni Alves Russia Victor Baluda
Russia Ilya Vasilyev
5–7, 7–6(7–5), [10–5]

Notes

  1. ^ In isolation, Garza is pronounced [ˈɡaɾsa].

References

  1. ^ "México pierde ante un país de amateurs" (in Spanish).
  2. ^ Daniel Garza ATP Profile ATP World Tour, 4 Abril 2011.
  3. ^ Daniel Garza (MEX) venció a Pablo Cuevas (URU) por 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-5 y 7-6 (8) Geotenis, 23 September 2008. (Spanish)
  4. ^ "Daniel Garza banned and fined for match-fixing at tennis tournament". The Guardian. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  5. ^ {{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/----799dae2d53a34226b5df7de3b63dd6eb%7Ctitle=Garza successfully appeals penalties in match fixing case|work=Associated Press|date=7 April 2017}}

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