Quick Facts
Biography
Christian Garin Medone (born 30 May 1996) is a Chilean professional tennis player ranked No. 191 in the world, and ranked as high as 5th in the ITF Junior rankings. He is the youngest Chilean player to win a high-level ATP match, defeating Dušan Lajović at just 16 years and 8 months old, in the first round of the 2013 VTR Open.
Notable wins include players as Horacio Zeballos, Carlos Berlocq, and Dušan Lajović, among others.
Since October 2015, Garin is coached by former tennis player Jorge Aguilar.
In October 2016 he won his first Challenger title in Lima, Peru.
Junior career
In 2010, he won the U14 world championship with Bastián Malla and Sebastián Santibañez, defeating Italy in the final. The next year, with only 14 years, Garin won his first ITF U18 title in the Pascuas Bowl, a Grade 5 tournament. In 2012, with 16 years, he reached the U-18 "top ten", after winning the Eddie Herr Tournament (G1) in singles and the Yucatán Cup (G1), the Eddie Herr (G1) and the Orange Bowl (GA) in doubles with Nicolás Jarry.
At the 2013 French Open, Garin reached his first Junior Grand Slam finals in both singles and doubles. He dropped only one set on his way to the singles final, meeting Alexander Zverev Jr. of Germany whom he defeated in straight sets to win his first Junior Grand Slam title. In the doubles event, partnered by fellow Chilean Nicolás Jarry, they faced Kyle Edmund of Great Britain, and Portuguese Frederico Ferreira Silva, to whom they lost in 2 sets.
Junior finals
Singles: 3 (3 titles)
| Legend (Singles) |
|---|
| Grand Slam (1–0) |
| Grade A (0–0) |
| Grade B (0–0) |
| Grade 1–5 (2–0) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 18 April 2011 | Asunción, Paraguay (G5) | Clay |  Rodrigo Senattore | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Winner | 2. | 26 November 2012 | Bradenton, USA (G1) | Clay |  Laslo Đere | 0–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
| Winner | 3 | 8 June 2013 | French Open, Paris, France | Clay |  Alexander Zverev Jr. | 6–4, 6–1 |
Doubles: 1 (0 titles, 1 runner-up)
Doubles (7)
| Legend (Doubles) |
|---|
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Grade A (1) |
| Grade B (0) |
| Grade 1–5 (6) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 23 May 2011 | Copa Cariari, San José | Hard (G5) |  Marcelo Plaza | Bastián Malla Naoki Nakagawa | 6–4, 4–6, [10–7] |
| 2. | 6 June 2011 | Copa Mundo Maya, Ciudad de Guatemala | Hard (G5) | Marcelo Plaza |  Édgar López Rícky Medinilla | 6–3, 5–3 ret. |
| 3. | 12 March 2012 | Banana Bowl, Itajaí | Clay (G1) |  Gianluigi Quinzi |  Jorge Brian Panta Herreros Daniel Santos | 4–6, 6–0, [10–7] |
| 4. | 12 June 2012 | Torneo de Offenbach, Offenbach | Clay (G1) | Jorge Brian Panta Herreros |  Wayne Montgomery Guillermo Núñez | 6–3, 6–7(4–7), [10–5] |
| 5. | 19 November 2012 | Yucatán Cup, Yucatán | Hard (G1) | Nicolás Jarry | Filippo Baldi Alexander Sendegeya | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 6. | 26 November 2012 | Eddie Herr, Bradenton | Clay (G1) | Nicolás Jarry |  Skander Mansouri Mazen Osama | 4–6, 6–2, [10–5] |
| 7. | 3 December 2012 | Orange Bowl, Florida | Clay (GA) | Nicolás Jarry |  Lukas Mugevicius Alexander Vasilenko | 6–2, 7–6(7–3) |
| 8. | 30 August 2013 | Canadian Open Junior, Repentigny | Hard (G1) | Nicolás Jarry |  Hyeon Chung Duck Hee Lee | 6–3, 4–6, [10–6] |
Professional career
2012
He entered in the ATP ranking in February, after defeating Felipe Mantilla in the F1 Chile. In March, he made his ATP Challenger debut, in the 2012 Cachantún Cup. He lost in 3 sets to Fernando Romboli. On 16 September, he became the youngest Chilean player to debut Davis Cup, before losing to Simone Bolelli 4–6 3–6. Garin made his best performance of the year in the F11 Chile in October, reaching the semifinals after defeating Juan Carlos Sáez, No. 435 in the ATP ranking.
2013
In January, he played for Chile in 2014 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group II, losing his singles match and doubles match. Chile lost against Barbados 3-2.
In February, he received a wild card for the main draw of the 2013 VTR Open, ATP 250 tournament. In the first round, he defeated Dušan Lajović in two sets, gaining 20 points for the ranking. He lost in three sets to Jérémy Chardy in the second round, after winning the first set 6–4.
He also represented his country on the 2nd round of the 2013 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I against Ecuador, playing two single matches.
2014
In his first year as a professional, he received a wild card for 2014 Royal Guard Open, ATP 250 tournament in his home country, Chile. He couldn't repeat previous year second round, losing in his first match against Chardy 7-5, 6-0. The next week, he won a qualifier spot at main draw of 2014 Copa Claro, another ATP 250 event.
ATP Challengers and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 4 (3 Titles)
| ATP Challengers (1–0) |
| ITF Futures (2–1) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 000000002013-05-05-00005 May 2013 | Santiago, Chile | Clay |  James Duckworth | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 000000002014-05-03-00003 May 2014 | Natal, Brazil | Clay |  Thales Turini | 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Winner | 2. | 000000002014-06-08-00008 June 2014 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Nicolás Jarry | 3–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
| Winner | 3. | 000000002016-10-30-000030 October 2016 | Lima, Peru | Clay |  Guido Andreozzi | 3-6 7-5 7-6 (7-3) |
Doubles: 1 (2 titles)
| Legend (Singles) |
|---|
| Challengers (1–0) |
| Futures (1–0) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 5 May 2013 | Santiago | Clay | Nicolás Jarry | Guillermo Rivera-Aránguiz Cristóbal Saavedra-Corvalán | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Winner | 1. | 19 April 2014 | Santiago | Clay | Nicolás Jarry | Jorge Aguilar Hans Podlipnik-Castillo | W/O |