Galo Blanco is a retired professional tennis player from Oviedo, Spain.
10 Facts About Galo Blanco
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Galo Blanco would do so by winning the qualifier's rounds that are usually played before the tournaments themselves, to fill one last tournament spot.
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Galo Blanco eventually began to be invited to tournaments, and his name has gained reasonable importance in the men's professional circuit.
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Galo Blanco came closest to winning a Grand Slam title in 1997, reaching the quarterfinals of the French Open by defeating Neville Godwin, Magnus Gustafsson, Chris Woodruff and Petr Korda before losing to Pat Rafter.
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Galo 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.
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Galo Blanco lost in the second round of the 2004 Australian Open.
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Galo Blanco announced his retirement after the 2006 Torneo Godo.
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Galo Blanco has previously coached the rising Canadian star Milos Raonic.
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Galo Blanco coached Dominic Thiem from December 2017 until November 2018.
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Since the beginning of 2019 Galo Blanco has been working on the new format Davis Cup event.