Brazilian tennis player
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.[ 1]
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
Sep 1998
Peru F1, Lima
Futures
Clay
Luis Horna
6–7, 4–6
Loss
0–2
Dec 1998
Brazil F7, Porto Alegre
Futures
Clay
Thomas Schiessling
0–6, 6–7
Loss
0–3
Aug 1999
Uruguay F2, José Ignacio
Futures
Clay
Ricardo Mello
7–6, 5–7, 3–6
Win
1–3
Nov 1999
Brazil F1, Vitória, Espírito Santo
Futures
Clay
Stefano Tarallo
6–3, 6–4
Loss
1–4
Jan 2000
USA F3, Boca Raton
Futures
Hard
Irakli Labadze
4–6, 4–6
Win
2–4
Feb 2001
Mexico F1, Chetumal
Futures
Hard
Nicolás Todero
6–3, 6–0
Win
3–4
Jun 2001
Brazil F4, Florianópolis
Futures
Clay
Júlio Silva
6–7(4–7) , 7–5, 7–5
Loss
3–5
Oct 2001
Lima , Peru
Challenger
Clay
Juan Ignacio Chela
2–6, 0–1 ret.
Win
4–5
Apr 2003
Mexico F2, Aguascalientes
Futures
Clay
Andres Pedroso
6–3, 6–4
Win
5–5
Aug 2003
Brazil F5, Fortaleza
Futures
Hard
Miguel Gallardo Valles
6–3, 6–3
Win
6–5
Sep 2003
Gramado , Brazil
Challenger
Hard
José de Armas
7–5, 7–5
Loss
6–6
Jun 2004
Slovenia F1, Kranj
Futures
Clay
Carlos Berlocq
6–7(5–7) , 1–6
Win
7–6
Aug 2004
Brazil F4, Florianópolis
Futures
Clay
Júlio Silva
7–5, 2–6, 3–2 ret.
Win
8–6
Sep 2004
Brazil F5, Curitiba
Futures
Clay
Lucas Engel
6–4, 6–4
Win
9–6
Sep 2004
Brazil F6, Porto Alegre
Futures
Clay
Thiago Alves
6–4, 6–2
Loss
9–7
Mar 2005
Brazil F2, Guarulhos
Futures
Clay
Franco Ferreiro
1–6, 3–6
Win
10–7
Jul 2005
Bogotá , Colombia
Challenger
Clay
Jean-Julien Rojer
6–4, 6–4
Loss
10–8
Sep 2005
Seville , Spain
Challenger
Clay
Marco Mirnegg
3–6, 0–3 ret.
Loss
10–9
Oct 2005
Quito , Ecuador
Challenger
Clay
Thiago Alves
6–1, 6–7(1–7) , 2–6
Win
11–9
Oct 2005
Bogotá , Colombia
Challenger
Clay
Daniel Köllerer
6–2, 6–3
Win
12–9
Nov 2005
Guayaquil , Ecuador
Challenger
Clay
Flávio Saretta
6–2, 1–6, 6–0
Loss
12–10
Mar 2007
Salinas , Ecuador
Challenger
Hard
Juan Pablo Brzezicki
4–6, 4–6
Win
13–10
Oct 2007
Bogotá , Colombia
Challenger
Clay
Santiago Giraldo
7–6(7–3) , 6–4
Loss
13–11
Nov 2007
Buenos Aires , Argentina
Challenger
Clay
Sergio Roitman
1–6, 4–6
Loss
13–12
Nov 2007
Lima , Peru
Challenger
Clay
Pablo Cuevas
6–0, 4–6, 3–6
Win
14–12
Mar 2008
Bogotá , Colombia
Challenger
Clay
Iván Navarro
6–3, 1–6, 6–3
Loss
14–13
Apr 2008
Naples , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Potito Starace
4–6, 6–4, 6–7(3–7)
Win
15–13
Sep 2008
Cali , Colombia
Challenger
Clay
Leonardo Mayer
6–2, ret.
Win
16–13
Sep 2008
Bogotá , Colombia
Challenger
Clay
Horacio Zeballos
6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Win
17–13
Mar 2009
Marrakech , Morocco
Challenger
Clay
Lamine Ouahab
4–6, 7–5, 6–2
Win
18–13
May 2009
Zagreb , Croatia
Challenger
Clay
Olivier Rochus
6–3, 6–4
Win
19–13
Jul 2009
Bogotá , Colombia
Challenger
Clay
Horacio Zeballos
4–6, 7–6(7–5) , 6–4
Win
20–13
Apr 2010
Blumenau , Brazil
Challenger
Clay
Bastian Knittel
7–5, 6–7(5–7) , 6–4
Loss
20–14
Jul 2010
Braunschweig , Germany
Challenger
Clay
Mikhail Kukushkin
2–6, 0–3 ret.
Win
21–14
Oct 2010
São Paulo , Brazil
Challenger
Clay
Thomaz Bellucci
6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Win
22–14
Nov 2010
Medellín , Colombia
Challenger
Clay
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
Sep 1998
Peru F1, Lima
Futures
Clay
Rodrigo Monte
Luis Horna Rudy Rake
5–7, 7–6, 7–5
Loss
1–1
Oct 1998
Bolivia F2, Cochabamba
Futures
Clay
Rodrigo Monte
Jean-Kome Loglo Lazaro Navarro-Batles
7–5, 4–6, 5–7
Win
2–1
Nov 1998
Brazil F3, Recife
Futures
Hard
Alexandre Simoni
Rainer Gunther Paul Hartveg
6–1, 6–2
Loss
2–2
Nov 1998
Brazil F6, Curitiba
Futures
Clay
Alexandre Simoni
Daniel Melo Antonio Prieto
1–6, 4–6
Win
3–2
Nov 1999
Argentina F5, Lanús
Futures
Clay
Ricardo Schlachter
Enzo Artoni Andrés Schneiter
7–6, 6–7, 6–3
Loss
3–3
Jan 2000
USA F3, Boca Raton
Futures
Hard
Manuel Jorquera
Gareth Williams Jeff Williams
6–7(5–7) , 2–6
Loss
3–4
Jun 2001
Brazil F3, São Paulo
Futures
Clay
Ricardo Mello
Adriano Ferreira Diego Veronelli
3–6, 4–6
Loss
3–5
Sep 2001
São Paulo , Brazil
Challenger
Clay
Ricardo Mello
Adriano Ferreira Edgardo Massa
walkover
Loss
3–6
Jun 2002
Eisenach , Germany
Challenger
Clay
Adrián García
Edwin Kempes Martin Verkerk
3–6, 4–6
Win
4–6
Aug 2003
Belo Horizonte , Brazil
Challenger
Hard
Alexandre Simoni
Kentaro Masuda Takahiro Terachi
6–4, 6–2
Win
5–6
Sep 2003
Gramado , Brazil
Challenger
Hard
Alexandre Simoni
Santiago González Alejandro Hernández
7–6(7–5) , 6–4
Loss
5–7
Aug 2004
Belo Horizonte , Brazil
Challenger
Hard
Iván Miranda
Sonchat Ratiwatana Sanchai Ratiwatana
2–6, 5–7
Win
6–7
Aug 2004
Manta , Ecuador
Challenger
Hard
Santiago González
Eric Nunez Jimy Szymanski
3–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–5)
Win
7–7
Aug 2004
Brazil F4, Florianópolis
Futures
Clay
Alexandre Simoni
Brian Dabul Alejandro Fabbri
6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Loss
7–8
Jan 2005
São Paulo , Brazil
Challenger
Hard
Tomas Behrend
Bruno Soares André Sá
2–6, 2–6
Loss
7–9
Jan 2005
La Serena , Chile
Challenger
Clay
Tomas Behrend
Enzo Artoni Ramón Delgado
6–7(2–7) , 4–6
Loss
7–10
Apr 2005
Mexico City , Mexico
Challenger
Clay
Flávio Saretta
Lukáš Dlouhý Pavel Šnobel
7–5, 4–6, 3–6
Win
8–10
Apr 2005
Bogotá , Colombia
Challenger
Clay
Santiago González
Goran Dragicevic Mirko Pehar
7–6(7–4) , 6–3
Loss
8–11
Jul 2005
Bogotá , Colombia
Challenger
Clay
Santiago González
Brian Dabul Marcelo Melo
4–6, 4–6
Win
9–11
Sep 2005
Seville , Spain
Challenger
Clay
Fernando Vicente
Flavio Cipolla Alessandro Motti
6–2, 6–7(1–7) , 7–5
Win
10–11
Oct 2005
Bogotá , Colombia
Challenger
Clay
Santiago González
Fred Gil Marcelo Melo
6–2, 7–5
Win
11–11
Oct 2007
Quito , Ecuador
Challenger
Clay
Brian Dabul
Hugo Armando Ricardo Mello
4–6, 7–5, [10–7]
Loss
11–12
Jul 2009
Bogotá , Colombia
Challenger
Clay
Ricardo Mello
Sebastián Prieto Horacio Zeballos
4–6, 5–7
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
P#
DNQ
A
Z#
PO
G
S
B
NMS
NTI
P
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Singles
References
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