Background
His father, Paul Daniel, is an American, and his mother, Yasue, Japanese. He grew up in various places in the world.
ダニエル 太郎
His father, Paul Daniel, is an American, and his mother, Yasue, Japanese. He grew up in various places in the world.
He trains in Valencia, Spain with coach José Francisco Altur and prefers clay courts. Early Age
Taro started playing tennis when he was 7, He practiced at the Shinrin Longwood Tennis Club in Nagoya City during his years in Japan. He got third place for under 12 in the All Japan Junior Tennis Tournament.
2011 - 13
In Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour, He made the semifinal at the Yokohama in November 2012, and reached his first Challenger final at the Yeongwol in November 2013, where he lost to fourth seed Bradley Klahn in the final.
In 2011-2013, Daniel had raise his Association of Tennis Professionals ranking from world northern 978 to 241. 2014
Daniel reached the third qualifying round of the 2014 Australian Open, losing to Thomaz Bellucci.
Qualifying for his first Association of Tennis Professionals tournament, he made the quarterfinals of the Chile Open, after gaining revenge over Bellucci and defeating eighth seed Federico Delbonis. His run was ended by third seed Nicolas Almagro.
He played the singles rubber, but lost to Lukáš Rosol with five-setter and Jiří Veselý.
Daniel qualified for the 2014 United States Open to make his Grand Slam main draw debut, losing to fifth seed Milos Raonic in the first round. The next week, he reached the final at the Seville Challenger, where he was defeated by top seed Pablo Carreño. 2015: Top 100
After competing in the Association of Tennis Professionals events of Montpellier and Casablanca, Daniel defeated Filippo Volandri to claim his first Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour title in Vercelli.
He qualified for the 2015 Frech Open, losing to 32nd seed Fernando Verdasco in the first round.
His victory completed 1-2 come-from-behind victory against Colombia to remain in the World Group for 2016. In October, He qualified for the Valencia Open, and reached second round before losing to sixth seed Guillermo García-López.
He completed 2015 season with his third challenger title in Yokohama, winning over his countryman Go Soeda in the final. He entered top 100 of the Association of Tennis Professionals ranking for the first time at world no.93.
2016
Daniel entered directly to main draw of the 2016 Australian Open, falling in the first rounds to Lukáš Rosol with five sets.
In February, He reached the second round of the Open Sud de France before losing to eighth seed Marcos Baghdatis in straight sets. Singles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runners-up)
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up).