Marcos Giron Biography

Marcos Giron is an American professional tennis player who is best known for winning the boy’s singles in the Ojai Tennis Tournament in 2009, the men’s invitational in 2011, and the singles title at the 2014 NCAA Division I Tennis Championships for UCLA. On his debut at the 2022 Italian Open, he reached the third round as a lucky loser after defeating 2020 Rome finalist, 12th seed, and World No. 15 Diego Schwartzman which was his best showing at a Masters 1000 on clay and the best clay-court win of his career. This was his second win over Schwartzman, having defeated him as a qualifier at the 2021 Rolex Paris Masters, also in straight sets in the second round. He then lost to Félix Auger-Aliassime in the third round at the 2022 Italian Open. He reached the second round of a Grand Slam at the 2020 US Open where he won his first Grand Slam main draw match against Marc Polmans in five sets and at the 2020 French Open for the first time in his career. 

What is Marcos Giron Famous For?

• Being a professional tennis player. 
• For winning the singles title at the 2014 NCAA Division I Tennis Championships for UCLA.

Where is Marcos Giron From?

Marcos Giron was born with the birth name of Marcos Andres Giron on July 24, 1993. He is from Thousand Oaks, California, the USA. He is American by nationality and his ethnicity is American. He was born to his mother, Rosanna Giron, and his father, Andres Giron. His dad is a physician. He has an older sister named Gabriela Giron. After graduating from High School, he enrolled at the University of California, Los Angeles, and played tennis. His present age is 28 as of 2022. Leo is his zodiac sign and his religion is Christian. 

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Marcos Giron Career Timeline

• Giron started playing tennis at the age of five. He also played tennis for his High School team. He won the NCAA Division I Men’s Tennis Championship while studying for UCLA. 
• He then turned professional right after graduating from UCLA and won the men’s singles in the Ojai Tennis Tournament in 2011 as an amateur. 
• He won his first Challenger Futures singles title in September 2013. 
• He next played in the US Open in 2014 where he reached round one. 
• He reached the quarterfinals at the Indian Wells Masters in 2014. 
• He reached round one in the 2019 Wimbledon. 
• After that, he reached the second rounds of a Grand Slam at the 2020 US Open where he won his first Grand Slam main draw match against Marc Polmans in five sets, and at the 2020 French Open for the first time in his career.
• He recorded his first top-ten win against 7th seed Matteo Berrettini at the Paris Masters in November 2020. 
• He participated in the main draw as a direct entry at 2021 Australian Open but he lost to Alexander Zverev in the first round. 
• He reached the third round of a Grand Slam at the 2021 French Open for the first time in his career in June 2021. 
• He reached his first quarterfinal at an ATP 500 level tournament as a qualifier where he was defeated by Félix Auger-Aliassime at the 2021 Halle Open. 
• He reached a then career-high of No. 65 on June 21, 2021.
• At the 2021 Sofia Open, he reached his fourth quarterfinal of the season (with quarterfinal appearances in Halle, Metz, and Winston-Salem) after defeating 3rd seed Alex de Minaur in the second round. 
• Then, he reached a new career-high ranking in the top 60 at world No. 59 on October 4, 2021.
• At the 2022 Dallas Open, he beat Tennys Sandgren, Liam Broady, and 1st seed Taylor Fritz to reach his second ATP tour semifinal, but sadly, he lost to 4th seed Jenson Brooksby after holding four match points. 
• At the 2022 Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco, he reached the quarterfinals after defeating 8th seed Pablo Carreño Busta.
• On his debut at the 2022 Italian Open, he reached the third round as a lucky loser after defeating 2020 Rome finalist, 12th seed, and World No. 15 Diego Schwartzman. He then lost to Félix Auger-Aliassime in the third round. As a result, he made his top 50 debuts at World No. 49 on 16 May 2022.

Who is Marcos Giron Girlfriend?

Marcos Giron is not married yet but he is currently dating his beautiful girlfriend whose name goes by Becca. In June 2020, in an interview, Marcos opened up about living in a relationship with his girlfriend, Becca. He has not shared any details about his girlfriend since then. They are planning to get engaged and marry soon. They are enjoying their present life a lot. His sexual orientation is straight and he is not gay. 

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What is Marcos Giron Net Worth and Salary?

Marcos Giron is a professional tennis player with a net worth of $1.5 Million as of 2022. He has a racquet sponsorship deal with Yonex. He currently uses the Yonex VCORE 95 racquet with Solinco Hyper-G strings. He has a shoe sponsorship contract with K-Swiss. He wears the K-Swiss Hypercourt Supreme shoes. He collaborated with the K-Swiss design team to create the Hypercourt Supreme shoes. He also has a clothing sponsorship contract with Leorever. The company makes athletic luxury wear for men. Back in his 2019 season, he earned $263,183 while playing just six events. He made $36,325 while appearing on the ATP tour in 2018. Totaling his prize money till now from the tennis events, it sums to US$2,008,784. His salary is in thousands of dollars. He is living a lavish lifestyle from his earnings. 

How tall is Marcos Giron?

Marcos Giron is a cool tennis player who stands at the perfect height of 5 ft 11 in. His body weight measures 77 kg. Overall, he has got a healthy body with a charming smile attracting a lot of people towards him. He maintains his body a lot and he is a fitness freak as well. His hair color is brown and his eye color is hazel.