Daniel Vallejo

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Daniel Vallejo
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Vallejo in 2023
Full nameAdolfo Daniel Vallejo
Country (sports)Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Born (2004-04-28) 28 April 2004 (age 21) [1]
Asunción, Paraguay
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach Andres Schneiter
Prize moneyUS $346,801
Singles
Career record7–4 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
5 Challenger
Highest rankingNo. 104 (2 February 2026)
Current rankingNo. 104 (2 February 2026)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q3 (2026)
Doubles
Career record1–3 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
1 Challenger
Highest rankingNo. 435 (21 April 2025)
Current rankingNo. 454 (2 February 2026)
Team competitions
Davis Cup 2–1
Medal record
South American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Asunción Mixed doubles
Junior Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Cali-Valle Boys' doubles
Last updated on: 2 February 2026.

Adolfo Daniel Vallejo (born 28 April 2004) is a Paraguayan professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 104 achieved on 2 February 2026 and a doubles ranking of No. 435 reached on 21 April 2025. He is currently the No. 1 singles player from Paraguay. [2]

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Vallejo represents Paraguay at the Davis Cup, where he has a win–loss record of 5–3.

Junior career

Vallejo had remarkable results on the ITF junior circuit, maintaining a 107–38 singles win-loss record.[ citation needed ] In 2021, he won the prestigious Orange Bowl in Plantation, United States, defeating American Bruno Kuzuhara in the final. He was the first Paraguayan player to win that event and only the second to reach the final after Víctor Pecci.

In January 2022, he was a runner-up in the boys' doubles category at the 2022 Australian Open, with American Alex Michelsen. The pair lost to second seeds Bruno Kuzuhara and Coleman Wong in the final.

He reached an ITF junior combined ranking of world No. 1 on 15 August 2022. [3]

Professional career

2023: Maiden ATP Challenger doubles title

In July 2023, Vallejo reached his first final on the Challenger Tour in Santa Fe, Argentina, losing to Mariano Navone in the final. The following month, he won his first Challenger doubles title in Lima, Peru, partnering with Gonzalo Bueno, defeating Jorge Panta and Ignacio Buse in the final.

2024-2025: Challenger title and top 150 in singles

In March 2024, Vallejo won his first Challenger title in São Léopoldo, Brazil, defeating Enzo Couacaud in the final. He became the youngest Paraguayan to win an ATP Challenger title and the fourth Paraguayan champion in ATP Challenger Tour history and first since Ramon Delgado in 2009. [4] [5] As a result, he reached the top 300 on 6 May 2024.

In March 2025 ranked at a career-high of No. 187, achieved on 17 March 2025, Vallejo reached the semifinals at the home Challenger in Asunción, Paraguay but lost to eventual champion Emilio Nava. [6] Following winning the 2025 Guayaquil Challenger, Vallejo reached the top 150 in the singles rankings at world No. 143 on 24 November 2025. [7]

Performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(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.

Singles

Tournament 2026 SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q3 0 / 00–0  
French Open 0 / 00–0  
Wimbledon 0 / 00–0  
US Open 0 / 00–0  
Win–loss0–00 / 00–0  

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 9 (5 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (5–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (–)
Clay (5–4)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 Jul 2023 Challenger Santa Fe, ArgentinaChallengerClay Flag of Argentina.svg Mariano Navone 2–6, 4–6
Win1–1 Mar 2024 São Léo Open, BrazilChallengerClay Flag of France.svg Enzo Couacaud 6–3, 6–2
Loss1–2 Sep 2024 Antofagasta Challenger, ChileChallengerClay Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Manuel Cerúndolo 6–3, 2–6, 4–6
Loss1–3 Jan 2025 Challenger de Tigre, ArgentinaChallengerClay Flag of Peru.svg Juan Pablo Varillas 4–6, 4–6
Win2–3 Oct 2025 Copa Internacional de Tênis, BrazilChallengerClay Flag of Brazil.svg Pedro Boscardin Dias 6–3, 7–5
Loss2–4 Oct 2025 Costa do Sauípe Open, BrazilChallengerClay Flag of Argentina.svg Román Andrés Burruchaga 1–6, 2–6
Win3–4 Nov 2025 Challenger de Guayaquil, EcuadorChallengerClay Flag of Peru.svg Juan Pablo Varillas7–5, 6–7(7–9), 6–3
Win4–4 Jan 2026 Itajaí Open, BrazilChallengerClay Flag of Brazil.svg Thiago Seyboth Wild 7–5, 4–6, 6–2
Win5–4 Jan 2026 Challenger Concepción, ChileChallengerClay Flag of Chile.svg Alejandro Tabilo 6–2, 1–6, 6–1

Doubles: 1 (title)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (1–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0 Aug 2023 Lima Challenger, PeruChallengerClay Flag of Peru.svg Gonzalo Bueno Flag of Peru.svg Jorge Panta
Flag of Peru.svg Ignacio Buse
6–4, 6–2

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
ITF WTT (4–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (3–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Nov 2022M15 Madrid, SpainWTTHard Flag of Spain.svg David Jordà Sanchis 3–6, 1–6
Loss0–2Jul 2023M25 Rosario, ArgentinaWTTClay Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Ignacio Londero 3–6, 2–6
Win1–2Aug 2024M25 Idanha-a-Nova, PortugalWTTHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alastair Gray 6–2, 6–3
Win2–2Feb 2025M25 Punta del Este, UruguayWTTClay Flag of Argentina.svg Luciano Emanuel Ambrogi6–1, 6–4
Win3–2Sep 2025M25 Mar del Plata, ArgentinaWTTClay Flag of Argentina.svg Lautaro Midón 7–6(7–4), 6–3
Win4–2Sep 2025M25 Londrina, BrazilWTTClay Flag of Brazil.svg Gustavo Heide 6–4, 4–6, 6–3

Doubles: 7 (5 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
ITF WTT (5–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–1)
Clay (1–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Jul 2022M15 Los Angeles, USWTTHard Flag of the United States.svg Ethan Quinn Flag of the United States.svg Aidan Mayo
Flag of the United States.svg Keenan Mayo
7–5, 6–4
Win2–0Jul 2022M15 Fountain Valley, USWTTHard Flag of the United States.svg Ethan Quinn Flag of Ghana.svg Abraham Asaba
Flag of the United States.svg Sekou Bangoura
6–0, 3–6, [10–8]
Loss2–1Dec 2022M25 Trnava, SlovakiaWTTHard (i) Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Rincón Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mats Hermans
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mick Veldheer
6–1, 3–6, [8–10]
Win3–1Dec 2022M15 Trnava, SlovakiaWTTHard (i) Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Rincón Flag of Jordan.svg Abedallah Shelbayh
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Coleman Wong
6–4, 6–2
Win4–1Jan 2023M15 Manacor, SpainWTTHard Flag of Spain.svg Daniel RincónFlag placeholder.svg Svyatoslav Gulin
Flag of Moldova.svg Ilya Snițari
6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Loss4–2Feb 2023M15 Antalya, TurkeyWTTClay Flag of Brazil.svg Igor Gimenez Flag of Italy.svg Matteo De Vincentis
Flag of France.svg Arthur Reymond
6–7(5–7), 4–6
Win5–2May 2024M25 Carnac, FranceWTTClay Flag of Argentina.svg Federico Agustín Gómez Flag of Germany.svg Christoph Negritu
Flag of Peru.svg Alexander Merino
6–3, 7–5

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss 2022 Australian Open Hard Flag of the United States.svg Alex Michelsen Flag of the United States.svg Bruno Kuzuhara
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Coleman Wong
3–6, 6–7(3–7)

References

  1. "Adolfo Daniel Vallejo". www.atptour.com.
  2. "Paraguay | ATP Rankings (Singles)". ATP Tour.
  3. "Daniel Vallejo Junior Results".
  4. "Vallejo, 19, makes Challenger history; Nardi wins in Napoli". 2 April 2024.
  5. "Vallejo's journey from junior Orange Bowl to #NextGenATP contender". 26 April 2024.
  6. "EMILIO NAVA SE CORONA CAMPEÓN DEL ATP CHALLENGER 75 PARAGUAY OPEN" (in Spanish). Tenis Al Maximo. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
  7. "Sakamoto, 19, secures Challenger title at home". ATPTour. 24 November 2025.