Gabriel Diallo

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Gabriel Diallo
Birthdate September 24, 2001
Birthplace Montréal, Québec, Canada
From Montréal, Québec, Canada
Height 6’7” (2,01m)
Style of play Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Turned pro Plays for Kentucky Wildcats
Best ATP singles ranking No. 250 (October 17, 2022)
Best ATP doubles ranking No. 608 (July 15, 2019)
Profile on CdnTennis.ca

Biography

Gabriel Diallo (born September 24, 2001 in Montréal, Québec, Canada) is a Canadian tennis player. He reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 250 on October 17, 2022 and a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 608 on July 15, 2019.

In 2019, Diallo advanced to his first professional doubles final at the ITF 15K in East Lansing, United States. In 2021, he reached his first professional singles final at the ITF 15K in Champaign, United States. The same year, he reached a second ITF singles final, this time at the ITF 15K in East Lansing. In 2022, Diallo captured his first singles title, defeating Andres Martin in straight sets at the ITF 25K 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.

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. He is currently a part of the University of Kentucky tennis team.

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Legend
ATP Challenger 125 (0–0)
ATP Challenger 110 (0–0)
ATP Challenger 100 (0–0)
ATP Challenger 90 (0–0)
ATP Challenger 80 (1–1)
ATP Challenger 50 (0–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–1)
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

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runners-up)

Legend
ITF $25,000 tournaments (1–0)
ITF $15,000 tournaments (0–2)
ITF $10,000 tournaments (0–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–2)
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 $15,000 Hard Jason Kubler (AUS) 2–6, 1–6
Loss 0–2 Nov 2021 East Lansing, United States $15,000 Hard Raymond Sarmiento (USA) 6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Win 1–2 Jun 2022 East Lansing, United States $25,000 Hard Andres Martin (USA) 6–3, 7–6(7–4)

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
ITF $25,000 tournaments (0–0)
ITF $15,000 tournaments (0–1)
ITF $10,000 tournaments (0–0)
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 $15,000 Hard Millen Hurrion (GBR) Jacob Dunbar (USA)
David Fox (GBR)
4–6, 6–7(3–7)

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