- Began playing tennis at age two
- Nicknamed "Santi"
- Most inspirational people in his life are his family
- His parents are Elsa and Eduardo, who is a private constructor
- Has one older sister Carmina, nicknamed "Car", who used to play Fed Cup for Colombia and now works as a marketing CEO at HYUNDAY Colombia
- Also has one older brother, Daniel, nicknamed "Dani", who works as a general CEO of Zona Franca Internacional de Pereira
- Likes to watch movies, (drama and comedy), read (novels) and listen to music (reggaeton and electronic music)
- Considers hard courts as his favourite surface
- Member of Colombian Davis Cup
- If he wasn't a tennis player he would be a politician
- Is part of team Colsanitas
- His head coach is Marc Gorriz and also working with Francisco "Pato" Clavet, fitness trainer is Javier Benet and manager Roberto Cocheteux, president of the organisation.
Biographical information from ATP. Unless noted otherwise all data as of year-end 2011.
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