Marcos Daniel

Marcos Diniz Daniel (born July 4, 1978, in Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul) is a retired professional tennis player from Brazil who turned professional in 1997. The right-hander reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 56 in September 2009. He is coached by his brother, Márcio.

Tennis career

Marcos Daniel's brother owns an academy for developing young tennis players, called Daniel Tennis Center where Marcos Daniel used to work as a ball catcher. He started playing youth tournaments at age 5. When he was 12, representing this academy, he reached his first final but he did not succeed in winning the title.

In August 2009, he reached the semi-finals of the ATP Gstaad tournament. He also reached the semi-finals there in 2006.

He qualified for the 2009 French Open and lost in the first round to Rafael Nadal after giving a strong performance, 5–7, 4–6, 3–6.

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 36 (22–14)

Legend ATP Challenger (14–8) ITF Futures (8–6)

Finals by surface Hard (3–2) Clay (19–12) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Template:Dts	Peru F1, Lima	Futures	Clay	Template:Flagicon Luis Horna	6–7, 4–6
Loss	0–2	Template:Dts	Brazil F7, Porto Alegre	Futures	Clay	Template:Flagicon Thomas Schiessling	0–6, 6–7
Loss	0–3	Template:Dts	Uruguay F2, José Ignacio	Futures	Clay	Template:Flagicon Ricardo Mello	7–6, 5–7, 3–6
Win	1–3	Template:Dts	Brazil F1, Vitória, Espírito Santo	Futures	Clay	Template:Flagicon Stefano Tarallo	6–3, 6–4
Loss	1–4	Template:Dts	USA F3, Boca Raton	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Irakli Labadze	4–6, 4–6
Win	2–4	Template:Dts	Mexico F1, Chetumal	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Nicolás Todero	6–3, 6–0
Win	3–4	Template:Dts	Brazil F4, Florianópolis	Futures	Clay	Template:Flagicon Júlio Silva	6–7(4–7), 7–5, 7–5
Loss	3–5	Template:Dts	Lima, Peru	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Juan Ignacio Chela	2–6, 0–1 ret.
Win	4–5	Template:Dts	Mexico F2, Aguascalientes	Futures	Clay	Template:Flagicon Andres Pedroso	6–3, 6–4
Win	5–5	Template:Dts	Brazil F5, Fortaleza	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Miguel Gallardo Valles	6–3, 6–3
Win	6–5	Template:Dts	Gramado, Brazil	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon José de Armas	7–5, 7–5
Loss	6–6	Template:Dts	Slovenia F1, Kranj	Futures	Clay	Template:Flagicon Carlos Berlocq	6–7(5–7), 1–6
Win	7–6	Template:Dts	Brazil F4, Florianópolis	Futures	Clay	Template:Flagicon Júlio Silva	7–5, 2–6, 3–2 ret.
Win	8–6	Template:Dts	Brazil F5, Curitiba	Futures	Clay	Template:Flagicon Lucas Engel	6–4, 6–4
Win	9–6	Template:Dts	Brazil F6, Porto Alegre	Futures	Clay	Template:Flagicon Thiago Alves	6–4, 6–2
Loss	9–7	Template:Dts	Brazil F2, Guarulhos	Futures	Clay	Template:Flagicon Franco Ferreiro	1–6, 3–6
Win	10–7	Template:Dts	Bogotá, Colombia	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Jean-Julien Rojer	6–4, 6–4
Loss	10–8	Template:Dts	Seville, Spain	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Marco Mirnegg	3–6, 0–3 ret.
Loss	10–9	Template:Dts	Quito, Ecuador	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Thiago Alves	6–1, 6–7(1–7), 2–6
Win	11–9	Template:Dts	Bogotá, Colombia	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Daniel Köllerer	6–2, 6–3
Win	12–9	Template:Dts	Guayaquil, Ecuador	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Flávio Saretta	6–2, 1–6, 6–0
Loss	12–10	Template:Dts	Salinas, Ecuador	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Juan Pablo Brzezicki	4–6, 4–6
Win	13–10	Template:Dts	Bogotá, Colombia	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Santiago Giraldo	7–6(7–3), 6–4
Loss	13–11	Template:Dts	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Sergio Roitman	1–6, 4–6
Loss	13–12	Template:Dts	Lima, Peru	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Pablo Cuevas	6–0, 4–6, 3–6
Win	14–12	Template:Dts	Bogotá, Colombia	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Iván Navarro	6–3, 1–6, 6–3
Loss	14–13	Template:Dts	Naples, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Potito Starace	4–6, 6–4, 6–7(3–7)
Win	15–13	Template:Dts	Cali, Colombia	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Leonardo Mayer	6–2, ret.
Win	16–13	Template:Dts	Bogotá, Colombia	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Horacio Zeballos	6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Win	17–13	Template:Dts	Marrakech, Morocco	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Lamine Ouahab	4–6, 7–5, 6–2
Win	18–13	Template:Dts	Zagreb, Croatia	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Olivier Rochus	6–3, 6–4
Win	19–13	Template:Dts	Bogotá, Colombia	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Horacio Zeballos	4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Win	20–13	Template:Dts	Blumenau, Brazil	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Bastian Knittel	7–5, 6–7(5–7), 6–4
Loss	20–14	Template:Dts	Braunschweig, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Mikhail Kukushkin	2–6, 0–3 ret.
Win	21–14	Template:Dts	São Paulo, Brazil	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Thomaz Bellucci	6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Win	22–14	Template:Dts	Medellín, Colombia	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Juan Sebastián Cabal	6–3, 7–5

Doubles: 23 (11–12)

Legend ATP Challenger (7–8) ITF Futures (4–4)

Finals by surface Hard (4–3) Clay (7–9) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Template:Dts	Peru F1, Lima	Futures	Clay	Template:Flagicon Rodrigo Monte	Template:Flagicon Luis Horna Template:Flagicon Rudy Rake	5–7, 7–6, 7–5
Loss	1–1	Template:Dts	Bolivia F2, Cochabamba	Futures	Clay	Template:Flagicon Rodrigo Monte	Template:Flagicon Jean-Kome Loglo Template:Flagicon Lazaro Navarro-Batles	7–5, 4–6, 5–7
Win	2–1	Template:Dts	Brazil F3, Recife	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Alexandre Simoni	Template:Flagicon Rainer Gunther Template:Flagicon Paul Hartveg	6–1, 6–2
Loss	2–2	Template:Dts	Brazil F6, Curitiba	Futures	Clay	Template:Flagicon Alexandre Simoni	Template:Flagicon Daniel Melo Template:Flagicon Antonio Prieto	1–6, 4–6
Win	3–2	Template:Dts	Argentina F5, Lanús	Futures	Clay	Template:Flagicon Ricardo Schlachter	Template:Flagicon Enzo Artoni Template:Flagicon Andrés Schneiter	7–6, 6–7, 6–3
Loss	3–3	Template:Dts	USA F3, Boca Raton	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Manuel Jorquera	Template:Flagicon Gareth Williams Template:Flagicon Jeff Williams	6–7(5–7), 2–6
Loss	3–4	Template:Dts	Brazil F3, São Paulo	Futures	Clay	Template:Flagicon Ricardo Mello	Template:Flagicon Adriano Ferreira Template:Flagicon Diego Veronelli	3–6, 4–6
Loss	3–5	Template:Dts	São Paulo, Brazil	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Ricardo Mello	Template:Flagicon Adriano Ferreira Template:Flagicon Edgardo Massa	walkover
Loss	3–6	Template:Dts	Eisenach, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Adrián García	Template:Flagicon Edwin Kempes Template:Flagicon Martin Verkerk	3–6, 4–6
Win	4–6	Template:Dts	Belo Horizonte, Brazil	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Alexandre Simoni	Template:Flagicon Kentaro Masuda Template:Flagicon Takahiro Terachi	6–4, 6–2
Win	5–6	Template:Dts	Gramado, Brazil	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Alexandre Simoni	Template:Flagicon Santiago González Template:Flagicon Alejandro Hernández	7–6(7–5), 6–4
Loss	5–7	Template:Dts	Belo Horizonte, Brazil	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Iván Miranda	Template:Flagicon Sonchat Ratiwatana Template:Flagicon Sanchai Ratiwatana	2–6, 5–7
Win	6–7	Template:Dts	Manta, Ecuador	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Santiago González	Template:Flagicon Eric Nunez Template:Flagicon Jimy Szymanski	3–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–5)
Win	7–7	Template:Dts	Brazil F4, Florianópolis	Futures	Clay	Template:Flagicon Alexandre Simoni	Template:Flagicon Brian Dabul Template:Flagicon Alejandro Fabbri	6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Loss	7–8	Template:Dts	São Paulo, Brazil	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Tomas Behrend	Template:Flagicon Bruno Soares Template:Flagicon André Sá	2–6, 2–6
Loss	7–9	Template:Dts	La Serena, Chile	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Tomas Behrend	Template:Flagicon Enzo Artoni Template:Flagicon Ramón Delgado	6–7(2–7), 4–6
Loss	7–10	Template:Dts	Mexico City, Mexico	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Flávio Saretta	Template:Flagicon Lukáš Dlouhý Template:Flagicon Pavel Šnobel	7–5, 4–6, 3–6
Win	8–10	Template:Dts	Bogotá, Colombia	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Santiago González	Template:Flagicon Goran Dragicevic Template:Flagicon Mirko Pehar	7–6(7–4), 6–3
Loss	8–11	Template:Dts	Bogotá, Colombia	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Santiago González	Template:Flagicon Brian Dabul Template:Flagicon Marcelo Melo	4–6, 4–6
Win	9–11	Template:Dts	Seville, Spain	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Fernando Vicente	Template:Flagicon Flavio Cipolla Template:Flagicon Alessandro Motti	6–2, 6–7(1–7), 7–5
Win	10–11	Template:Dts	Bogotá, Colombia	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Santiago González	Template:Flagicon Fred Gil Template:Flagicon Marcelo Melo	6–2, 7–5
Win	11–11	Template:Dts	Quito, Ecuador	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Brian Dabul	Template:Flagicon Hugo Armando Template:Flagicon Ricardo Mello	4–6, 7–5, [10–7]
Loss	11–12	Template:Dts	Bogotá, Colombia	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Ricardo Mello	Template:Flagicon Sebastián Prieto Template:Flagicon Horacio Zeballos	4–6, 5–7

Performance timeline

Singles

Tournament	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	SR	W–L	Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	Q2	1R	Q2	A	1R	A	A	1R	1R	1R	0 / 5	0–5	Template:Tennis win percentage
French Open	Q1	Q1	A	1R	1R	1R	2R	1R	Q1	A	0 / 5	1–5	Template:Tennis win percentage
Wimbledon	A	Q2	Q2	Q1	1R	A	1R	A	1R	A	0 / 3	0–3	Template:Tennis win percentage
US Open	Q3	Q1	A	Q2	1R	A	1R	1R	A	A	0 / 3	0–3	Template:Tennis win percentage
Win–loss	0–0	0–1	0–0	0–1	0–4	0–1	1–3	0–3	0–2	0–1	0 / 16	1–16	Template:Tennis win percentage
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics	NH		A	Not Held			1R	Not Held			0 / 1	0–1	Template:Tennis win percentage
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	0 / 1	0–1	Template:Tennis win percentage
Miami	A	A	A	A	3R	A	A	A	1R	A	0 / 1	0–1	Template:Tennis win percentage
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–2	0–0	0 / 2	0–2	Template:Tennis win percentage

External links

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• Daniel World Ranking History
• Daniel Tennis Center site
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