Gabriel Diallo

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Gabriel Diallo
Birthdate September 24, 2001
Birthplace Montréal, Québec, Canada
From Montréal, Québec, Canada
Height 6’8” (2,03m)
Style of play Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Turned pro 2023
Best ATP singles ranking No. 129 (February 26, 2024)
Best ATP doubles ranking No. 321 (January 8, 2024)
Profile on CdnTennis.ca

Biography

Gabriel Diallo (born September 24, 2001 in Montréal, Québec, Canada) is a Canadian professional tennis player. He reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 129 on February 26, 2024 and a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 321 on January 8, 2024.

In 2019, Diallo advanced to his first professional doubles final at the ITF M15 in East Lansing, United States. In 2021, he reached his first professional singles final at the ITF M15 in Champaign, United States. The same year, he reached a second ITF singles final, this time at the ITF M15 in East Lansing. In 2022, Diallo captured his first singles title, defeating Andres Martin in straight sets at the ITF M25 in East Lansing. Also in 2022, he reached the qualifying last round at the ATP Masters 1000 National Bank Open as a wildcard after defeating the fourth seed and then world No. 59 James Duckworth in the first round. He was forced to retire in his next match against Hugo Gaston with an injury. In 2022, Diallo captured his first ATP Challenger title thanks to a victory over Shang Juncheng at the 80 tournament in Granby. Also in 2022, he reached his second ATP Challenger final at the 80 Series in Fairfield where he lost to Michael Mmoh. He was a member of the University of Kentucky tennis team from 2019 to 2022. After the 2022 season, he decided to forgo his remaining eligibility at the University of Kentucky and turn pro. In 2023, he won his second ITF singles title at the ITF M25 in Montréal. Also in 2023, he won his first pro doubles title at the ATP Challenger 75 in Winnipeg. The same year, Diallo won his second ATP Challenger singles title at the 125 event in Bratislava.

Diallo was born in Montréal, Québec to an African father and an Ukrainian mother. He started playing tennis at age 9. He trained at the Club Avantage as a member of the Académie de Tennis Hérisset-Bordeleau (now Académie de tennis Aliassime) in Québec City with the father of compatriot Félix Auger-Aliassime, Sam.

Other finals

Team competitions: 1 (1 title)

Result Date Tournament Surface Team Partners Opponent team Opponent players Score
Win Nov 2022 Davis Cup, Málaga, Spain Hard (i) Canada Félix Auger-Aliassime (CAN)
Alexis Galarneau (CAN)
Vasek Pospisil (CAN)
Denis Shapovalov (CAN)
Australia Alex de Minaur (AUS)
Matthew Ebden (AUS)
Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS)
Max Purcell (AUS)
Jordan Thompson (AUS)
2–0

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
ATP Challenger 175 (0–0)
ATP Challenger 125 (1–0)
ATP Challenger 110 (0–0)
ATP Challenger 100 (0–0)
ATP Challenger 90 (0–0)
ATP Challenger 80 (1–1)
ATP Challenger 75 (0–0)
ATP Challenger 50 (0–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2022 Granby, Canada 80 Series Hard Shang Juncheng (CHN) 7–5, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 1–1 Oct 2022 Fairfield, United States 80 Series Hard Michael Mmoh (USA) 3–6, 2–6
Win 2–1 Oct 2023 Bratislava, Slovakia 125 Series Hard (i) Joris De Loore (BEL) 6–0, 7–5

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Legend
ATP Challenger 175 (0–0)
ATP Challenger 125 (0–0)
ATP Challenger 110 (0–0)
ATP Challenger 100 (0–0)
ATP Challenger 90 (0–0)
ATP Challenger 80 (0–0)
ATP Challenger 75 (1–0)
ATP Challenger 50 (0–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2023 Winnipeg, Canada 75 Series Hard Leandro Riedi (SUI) Juan Carlos Aguilar (CAN)
Taha Baadi (CAN)
6–2, 6–3

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runners-up)

Legend
ITF $25,000 tournaments / ITF M25 (2–0)
ITF $15,000 tournaments / ITF M15 (0–2)
Titles by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2021 Champaign, United States M15 Hard Jason Kubler (AUS) 2–6, 1–6
Loss 0–2 Nov 2021 East Lansing, United States M15 Hard (i) Raymond Sarmiento (USA) 6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Win 1–2 Jun 2022 East Lansing, United States M25 Hard Andres Martin (USA) 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Win 2–2 Mar 2023 Montréal, Canada M25 Hard (i) Henri Squire (GER) 7–6(7–5), 6–3

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
ITF $25,000 tournaments / ITF M25 (0–0)
ITF $15,000 tournaments / ITF M15 (0–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2019 East Lansing, United States M15 Hard (i) Millen Hurrion (GBR) Jacob Dunbar (USA)
David Fox (GBR)
4–6, 6–7(3–7)

Singles performance timeline

This table is current through the 2024 Australian Open.

Tournament 2023 2024 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q1 Q3 0 / 0 0–0
French Open Q1 0 / 0 0–0
Wimbledon Q2 0 / 0 0–0
US Open Q1 0 / 0 0–0
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0

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