In this
Spanish name, the first or paternal
surname is
Gimeno and the second or maternal family name is
Traver.
Daniel Gimeno Traver (Spanish pronunciation: [daˈnjel xiˈmeno tɾaˈβeɾ];[1][2] born 7 August 1985) is a Spanish tennis coach and a former professional player. He is also the current director of the Copa Faulconbridge.[3] He reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 48 in March 2013. Gimeno Traver won 14 Challenger events.
Personal life
Daniel Gimeno Traver was born 7 August 1985 in Valencia, Spain. He is the son of Javier, a chemist, and Marisol, a nurse, and is the second of four brothers, Carlos, Miguel and Víctor being his siblings.
Gimeno Traver started playing tennis at the age of 2. His favorite surface was clay.[4]
Professional Career
Juniors
As a junior, he won the European Championships in 2003 beating Marcos Baghdatis in Switzerland. Gimeno Traver won a further 5 junior titles, compiling a singles win–loss record of 51–10 and reaching as high as No. 4 in the junior world rankings in May 2003. He also beat Novak Djokovic on the way to the quarterfinals at Roland Garros, losing to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.[4][5]
Grand Slam results:
Australian Open: -
French Open: QF (2003)
Wimbledon: 1R (2003)
US Open: 3R (2003)
Coaching career
Following his retirement in 2021, Gimeno Traver coached Roberto Bautista Agut starting in the 2022 season.[6] With him, Bautista Agut won 3 titles and reached a further 2 finals.[7]
ATP career finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
| Legend |
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–1) |
|
| Titles by surface |
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (0–1) |
| Grass (0–0) |
|
| Titles by setting |
| Outdoor (0–1) |
| Indoor (0–0) |
|
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
| Legend |
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–1) |
|
| Titles by surface |
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (1–1) |
| Grass (0–0) |
|
| Titles by setting |
| Outdoor (1–1) |
| Indoor (0–0) |
|
Challenger career finals
Singles (14–11)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| 1. |
9 August 2004 |
Cordenons |
Clay |
Daniel Köllerer |
4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 2. |
12 May 2008 |
Aarhus |
Clay |
Éric Prodon |
7–5, 7–5 |
| 3. |
1 September 2008 |
Brașov |
Clay |
Alexander Flock |
4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 4. |
14 September 2009 |
Banja Luka |
Clay |
Julian Reister |
6–4, 6–1 |
| 5. |
5 October 2009 |
Tarragona |
Clay |
Paolo Lorenzi |
6–4, 6–0 |
| 6. |
2 August 2010 |
Segovia |
Hard |
Adrian Mannarino |
6–4, 7–6(7–2) |
| 7. |
11 September 2011 |
Sevilla |
Clay |
Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo |
6–3, 6–3 |
| 8. |
17 June 2012 |
Monza |
Clay |
Albert Montañés |
6–2, 4–6, 6–4 |
| 9. |
10 September 2012 |
Sevilla |
Clay |
Tommy Robredo |
6–3, 6–2 |
| 10. |
30 September 2012 |
Madrid |
Clay |
Jan-Lennard Struff |
6–4, 6–2 |
| 11. |
2 September 2013 |
Alphen aan den Rijn |
Clay |
Thomas Schoorel |
6–2, 6–4 |
| 12. |
10 September 2013 |
Sevilla |
Clay |
Stéphane Robert |
6–4, 7–6(7–2) |
| 13. |
28 September 2014 |
Kenitra |
Clay |
Albert Ramos |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 14. |
1 February 2015 |
Bucaramanga |
Clay |
Gastão Elias |
6–3, 1–6, 7–5 |
Runners-up
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| 1. |
5 September 2005 |
Brașov |
Clay |
Daniel Elsner |
5–7, 2–6 |
| 2. |
5 November 2007 |
Guayaquil |
Clay |
Nicolás Lapentti |
3–6, 7–6(6), 5–7 |
| 3. |
10 March 2008 |
Tanger |
Clay |
Marcel Granollers |
4–6, 4–6 |
| 4. |
15 September 2008 |
Banja Luka |
Clay |
Ilija Bozoljac |
4–6, 4–6 |
| 5. |
12 October 2009 |
Asunción |
Clay |
Ramón Delgado |
6–7(2–7), 6–1, 3–6 |
| 6. |
5 July 2010 |
San Benedetto |
Clay |
Carlos Berlocq |
3–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| 7. |
2 October 2011 |
Madrid |
Clay |
Jérémy Chardy |
1–6, 7–5, 6–7(3–7) |
| 8. |
12 August 2012 |
Cordenons |
Clay |
Paolo Lorenzi |
6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
| 9. |
21 August 2016 |
Cordenons |
Clay |
Taro Daniel |
3–6, 4–6 |
| 10. |
1 October 2017 |
Rome |
Clay |
Filip Krajinović |
4–6, 3–6 |
| 11. |
22 April 2018 |
Tunis |
Clay |
Guido Andreozzi |
2–6, 0–3 ret. |
Doubles (3–6)
Runners-up
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| 1. |
15 August 2005 |
Cordenons, Italy |
Clay |
Melle van Gemerden |
Daniel Köllerer
Oliver Marach |
WEA (no winner) |
| 2. |
13 October 2008 |
Montevideo, Uruguay |
Clay |
Rubén Ramírez |
Franco Ferreiro
Flávio Saretta |
3–6, 2–6 |
| 3. |
19 September 2009 |
Florianópolis, Brazil |
Clay |
Pere Riba |
Tomasz Bednarek
Mateusz Kowalczyk |
1–6, 4–6 |
| 4. |
20 August 2011 |
San Sebastián, Spain |
Clay |
Israel Sevilla |
Stefano Ianni
Simone Vagnozzi |
3–6, 4–6 |
| 5. |
1 October 2011 |
Madrid, Spain |
Clay |
Morgan Phillips |
David Marrero
Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo |
4–6, 7–6(10–8), [9–11] |
| 6. |
10 June 2012 |
Caltanissetta, Italy |
Clay |
Iván Navarro |
Marcel Felder
Antonio Veić |
7–5, 6–7(5–7), [6–10] |
Key
| W |
F |
SF |
QF |
#R |
RR | Q# |
DNQ |
A |
NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Current till 2018 Wimbledon Championships.
Wins over top 10 players
- He has a 3–20 (.130) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
| Season | 2004–2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014–2019 | Total |
| Wins | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |