Cristian Ignacio Garn Medone is a professional tennis player from Chile. He first attained No. 17 in the world for singles on September 13, 2021, according to the Association of Tennis Professionals rankings. He now holds the top spot in Chile.
He was conceived on May 30, 1996, in Arica, Chile. In the U14 world championship final in 2010, Garn defeated Italy with Bastián Malla and Sebastián Santibáez. The next year, at the age of 14, Garn won his first ITF Junior title at the Pascuas Bowl, a Grade 5 event.
After winning the Eddie Herr in singles and doubles as well as the Orange Bowl Doubles alongside Nicolás Jarry in 2012, when Garn was 16 years old, he broke the top ten in the ITF Junior Rankings. By defeating Duan Lajovi in the first round of the 2013 VTR Open at the age of 16 years and 8 months, Garn became the youngest player from Chile to win an ATP Tour match.
He was given a wild card in his debut year of professional tennis for the 2014 Royal Guard Open, an ATP 250 event held in his native Chile. He competed for Chile in the 2014 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group II in January but lost his singles match.
In 2020, Garn won his third title at the Córdoba Open. At the 2020 Rio Open, Garn, the sixth Chilean to ever hold a top-20 ranking, became the first to claim his first ATP Tour 500 championship.
Who is Cristian Garín’s Brother Sebastián Antonio Garín Medone?
Christian Garin has one sibling, a brother called Sebastian Antonio Garín Medone. He keeps a low profile so apart from being known as the brother of Christian, there is nothing else known about him.
