Santiago Giraldo

The following text is about the life of one of the best athletes for me, attending to the 2012 Olimpics Games in London. In this opportunity is this city incharged to welcome the most out-standing athletes of the world.
Here, I want to focus in one participant in particular. His name is Santiago Giraldo. He was born on 27th of November of the 1987. He is from Pereira,Colombia. His parents are Eduardo Giraldo and Elsa Salaza and he comes from a nice family. He studied at La Fontan in Medellín.

Bein said thar, let’s take a look about his sport life.

It is the first Colombian male tennis player in the last 30 years beyond the site 50 of the world.

Giraldo is known for consistently taking huge cuts at the ball, flattening out every forehand and backhand possible when he is able to get a firm grip on the ball. However, such a style of play evidently generates a higher chance of unforced errors.

Among his biggest achiviements, it is important to mention that he has won

Santiago has become the best Colombian player located in the professional world rankings ATP, ahead of Alejandro Falla, also belonging to Colsanitas Team

2005 Junior U.S. Open semifinalist

Future Champion ITF 2 of Sorocaba, Brazil, 2006

ITF Future Champion Seguros Bolivar in Cali 2006

Runner ITF Future 1of Sorocaba, Brazil, 2006

Semifinal ITF Future of Piracicaba, Brazil, 2006

Future ITF semifinal Bucaramanga Seguros Bolívar 2006

ITF Future Champion Medellin Seguros Bolívar 2005

World Youth Champion stop Barranquilla 2005 (U-18 years)

Petrobras Challenger Quarterfinals Bogotá 2005 - $ 50,000 Tournament

Challenger Quarterfinals Gramado, Brazil, 2005, $ 50,000 Tournament

Challenger Quarterfinals Seguros Bolívar, Bogotá 2005 - $ 75,000 Tournament

Comcel Challenger Quarterfinals - Tournament $ 25,000 - Johannesburg 2005

Semifinal ITF Future of Bucaramanga, Colombia, 2006

Semifinal ITF Future of Aguascalientes, Mexico, 2005

ITF quarterfinals Future of Pereira, Colombia, 2005

ITF quarterfinals Future of Bucaramanga, Colombia, 2005

ITF quarterfinals Future of Barranquilla, Colombia, 2005

Master of Professional Satellite Semifinal Caracas, Venezuela, 2004

Quarterfinal Stage Three Professional Satellite Caracas, Venezuela, 2004

Quarterfinal Stage Professional Satellite Valencia, Venezuela, 2004

ITF quarterfinals Future of Pereira, Colombia, 2004

Round of ITF Future of Cali, Colombia 2004

ITF Future Round of Medellin, Colombia 2003

Final ITF Future Qualy 1 of Bogotá, Colombia 2002

Final ITF Future Qualy 2 in Bogotá, Colombia 2002

Final ITF Future Qualy 1 of Cali, Colombia 2003

National Champion Category 12 years

National Champion Category 14 years.          

Departmental Champion Categories 12 and 14 years

It was the best player U-14 years and Under-16 years of South America in 2001 and 2003, respectively.

In 2001 he finished as the third best player in South America in this category, after reaching the quarterfinals of tournament Cosat Tour of Venezuela and Uruguay, was second in the tournament in Colombia, the tournament champion in Ecuador and was a member, thanks to these achievements, the South American selection who participated in the European Tennis Tour. In that toured Europe got advances to quarterfinals in the tournament in France, Germany and Belgium.

Along with Robert Farah, member of the first selection in the category Men Colombia 14 years in the history of our country, got room for a World Championship, after falling to third place in the South American Championship held in Colombia in 2001.

Also is part of the most important group of players that arises after the generation of Alejandro Falla and Carlos Salamanca, who were champions of the doubles tournament at Roland Garros Junior.

To onclude this written, It is necesary for me yo say that Santiago Giraldo is an athlete who has proved that no matter the conditions. it is posible to success in life, so, He is for me, a very important and intresting role model. I hope, he win the gold in london