Pablo César Galdón[2] (Latin American Spanish: [ˈpaβlo ˈsesaɾ ɣalˈdon];[a] born 28 November 1985)[1] is an Argentine professional tennis player. His favorite surface is clay.

Pablo Cesar Galdón
Country (sports) Argentina
ResidenceGálvez, Santa Fe, Argentina
Born (1985-11-28) 28 November 1985 (age 38)
Gálvez, Santa Fe, Argentina[1]
Turned pro2003
Prize money$131,555
Singles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 222 (4 July 2011)
Current rankingNo. 274 (31 October 2011)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open
French Open
WimbledonQ1 (2012)
US OpenQ2 (2011)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 231 (01 August 2011)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open
French Open
Wimbledon
US Open
Last updated on: 01 August 2011.

Career edit

Galdón enjoyed much success on ITF Futures circuit. Unfortunately, he struggled to make an impact at higher levels.

He never progressed further than the QF stage at any ATP Challenger event,having reached this stage on multiple occasions:

1) 2010, Cali, Colombia l. Juan Sebastián Cabal 3-6 4-6

2) 2010, Asunción, Paraguay l. Nikola Ćirić 3-6 4-6

3) 2011, São José do Rio Preto, Brazil l. Thiago Alves 6-4 3-6 4-6

4) 2011, Guayaquil, Ecuador l.Pedro Sousa 6-0 5-7 6-7

5) 2012, Oberstaufen, Germany l. Guillaume Rufin 3-6 6-1 6-7

6) 2013, San Juan, Argentina l. Diego Schwartzman 3-6 0-6

His sole ATP main draw appearance came in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 2011, fighting through three qualifying rounds against Adrian Ungur, Facundo Bagnis and Giovanni Lapentti. He finally fell to then world number 13 Nicolás Almagro 1-6 2-6.

ATP tournaments finals edit

Titles (9) edit

Legend
ITF Futures Tournament (9)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
1. 8 August 2005 Romania F15, Romania Clay   César Ferrer-Victoria 6–2, 6–1
2. 24 September 2007 Argentina F16, Argentina Clay   Antonio Pastorino 6–2, 3–6, 5–4 RET
3. 19 May 2008 Argentina F3, Argentina Clay   Alejandro Kon 6–1, 2–6, 6–2
4. 23 June 2008 Argentina F5, Argentina Clay   Martín Alund 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
5. 7 July 2008 Paraguay F1, Paraguay Clay   Alexandre Bonatto 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
6. 19 October 2009 Argentina F20, Argentina Clay   Andrea Collarini 7–6(7–1), 6–7(5–7), 7–5
7. 28 June 2010 Argentina F11, Argentina Clay   Andrés Molteni 7–6(7–4), 6–4
8. 5 July 2010 Argentina F12, Argentina Clay   Joaquín-Jésus Monteferrario 6–2, 7–6(7–5)
9. 9 August 2010 Argentina F16, Argentina Clay   Guillermo Durán 6–0, 6–4

Runner-Up (4) edit

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
1. 31 October 2005 Chile F5, Chile Clay   Guillermo Hormazábal 6–7(4–7), 5–7
2. 14 September 2009 Argentina F15, Argentina Clay   Antonio Pastorino 1–6, 4–6
3. 5 October 2009 Argentina F18, Argentina Clay   Diego Cristín 3–6, 6–7(4–7)
4. 2 August 2010 Argentina F15, Argentina Clay   Facundo Argüello 1–6, 4–6

Notes edit

  1. ^ In isolation, Galdón is pronounced [ɡalˈdon].

References edit

  1. ^ a b ATP – Players – Profile
  2. ^ "Pablo Galdón inscribió su nombre por segunda vez en el Chaco". El Litoral (in Spanish). 2010-07-10. Retrieved 2018-02-10.

External links edit