Diego Galeano (tennis)

Diego Galeano

Full name	Diego Sebastian Galeano
Country (sports)	Paraguay
Born	(1992-02-01) 1 February 1992 (age 33) Asunción, Paraguay
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$8,447
Singles
Career record	9–5
Highest ranking	No. 663 (15 August 2011)
Doubles
Career record	2–5
Highest ranking	No. 411 (15 August 2011)
National Secretary of Sports [1]
In office 25 May 2022 –15 August 2023

Pan American Games
	2015 Toronto	Mixed Doubles

Diego Sebastian Galeano (born 1 February 1992) is a Paraguayan former professional tennis player.

Tennis career

Born in Asunción, Galeano was a top 100 junior and made his Davis Cup debut as a 17-year old in 2009. He represented Paraguay at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, where he lost a bronze medal playoff in the doubles. ^[2]

Galeano played college tennis for Baylor University from 2012 to 2015. He won the USTA/ITA Texas Regional singles championship in 2013 and was a doubles semi-finalist (with Julian Lenz) at the 2015 NCAA Championships. ^{[3] [4]}

In 2015 he competed at the Pan American Games in Toronto and won a bronze medal in the mixed doubles, partnering Verónica Cepede Royg. He made it through to the quarter-finals of the singles draw, beating seeded players Marcelo Arévalo and Giovanni Lapentti en route. ^[5]

Galeano has featured in a total of 13 ties for the Paraguay Davis Cup team, most recently in 2018.

References

1. "Abdo nombra a Diego Galeano Harrison como nuevo ministro de Deportes". La Nación. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
2. "Youth Olympics 2010: Britain's Olly Golding falls short of tennis finals". The Telegraph . 19 August 2010.
3. "Baylor's Galeano takes title at tennis regional". Waco Tribune-Herald . 23 October 2013.
4. "Galeano, Lenz Fall Short of NCAA Doubles Title Match". KXXV . 24 May 2015.
5. "Argentina domina en el tenis masculino". Listín Diario (in Spanish). 13 July 2015.

External links

• Diego Galeano at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Diego Galeano at the Davis Cup
• Diego Galeano at the International Tennis Federation