Diego Sebastian Galeano (born 1 February 1992) is a Paraguayan former professional

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player.

Tennis career

Born in

Asunción Asunción (, , , Guarani: Paraguay) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay. The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River and the Bay of ...

, Galeano was a top 100 junior and made his

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debut as a 17-year old in 2009. He represented Paraguay at the

2010 Summer Youth Olympics The 2010 Summer Youth Olympics ( ta, 2010 கோடைக்கால இளையோர் ஒலிம்பிக் விளையாட்டுக்கள் ms, Sukan Olimpik Belia Musim Panas 2010), officially known as the I Summer ...

, where he lost a bronze medal playoff in the doubles. Galeano played college tennis for

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from 2012 to 2015. He won the USTA/ITA Texas Regional singles championship in 2013 and was a doubles semi-finalist (with

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) at the 2015 NCAA Championships. In 2015 he competed at the

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in Toronto and won a bronze medal in the mixed doubles, partnering

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. He made it through to the quarter-finals of the singles draw, beating seeded players

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and

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en route. Galeano has featured in a total of 13 ties for the

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, most recently in 2018.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Galeano, Diego 1992 births Living people Paraguayan male tennis players Sportspeople from Asunción Baylor Bears men's tennis players Tennis players at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics Tennis players at the 2011 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in tennis Pan American Games bronze medalists for Paraguay Competitors at the 2010 South American Games South American Games medalists in tennis South American Games silver medalists for Paraguay Tennis players at the 2015 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games 21st-century Paraguayan people