Galo Blanco

Galo Blanco
Current position
Player/National Team Feliciano López (co-trained by Albert Costa)
Milos Raonic
Biographical details
Born October 8, 1976 (1976-10-08) (age 35)
Place of birth Oviedo, Spain
1995–2006  Spain
Coaching career
2006– Feliciano López 2006–2009
Milos Raonic 2010–
Coaching achievements
Coachee Singles Titles total 2 (1–1)
List of notable tournaments (with champion) 2008 Davis Cup champion (Lopez)

Galo Blanco (born October 8, 1976) is a retired professional tennis player from Oviedo, Spain. Blanco is a member of the men's professional tour since 1995.

Most of Blanco's early professional tour appearances were earned by qualifying for tournaments. He would do so by winning the qualifier's rounds that are usually played before the tournaments themselves, to fill one last tournament spot. It was that way that he was able to participate at the Fairmonts tournament in Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. in 1996, for example.

Blanco eventually began to be invited to tournaments, and his name has gained reasonable importance in the men's professional circuit. He came closest to winning a Grand Slam title in 1997, reaching the quarterfinals of the French Open.

Blanco had two high profile wins in majors, beating former 2-time US Open Champion, Patrick Rafter, in the first round of the 2000 US Open, and in beating Pete Sampras in the second round of the 2001 French Open.

Blanco lost in the second round of the 2004 Australian Open. He announced his retirement after the 2006 Torneo Godó.[1]

Blanco is now a prominent tennis coach.

ATP World Tour: 2 (1–1)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–1)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–0)
Titles by Surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Titles by surface
Outdoors (1–1)
Indoors (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
Winner 1. August 15, 1999 San Marino, San Marino Clay (o) Albert Portas 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 2. March 4, 2001 Acapulco, Mexico Clay (o) Gustavo Kuerten 4–6, 2–6

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