Bernabé Zapata Miralles
![]() Zapata Miralles at the 2022 Monte-Carlo Masters | |
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Valencia, Spain |
Born | Valencia, Spain | 12 January 1997
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Turned pro | 2015 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US $1,604,334 |
Singles | |
Career record | 28–39 (41.8%) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 41 (20 March 2023) |
Current ranking | No. 42 (24 April 2023) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2023) |
French Open | 4R (2022) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2021, 2022) |
US Open | 2R (2021) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 1–10 (9.1%) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 503 (4 February 2019) |
Current ranking | No. 544 (6 February 2023) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2023) |
US Open | 1R (2022) |
Last updated on: 26 March 2023. |
Bernabé Zapata Miralles (born 12 January 1997) is a Spanish tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 41 achieved on 20 March 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 503 achieved on 4 February 2019.
Professional career
2018: ATP debut
Zapata Miralles made his ATP main draw debut at the 2018 Geneva Open after qualifying for the singles main draw and he had his first main draw win by defeating Florian Mayer in straight sets.
2020-21: Maiden Challenger title, Top 125 & Major debut & first win
He won his maiden title at the 2020 Internazionali di Tennis del Friuli Venezia Giulia in Cordenons, Italy defeating Carlos Alcaraz.
He had his second ATP main draw win when he beat John Millman in the first round of 2021 Dubai Tennis Championships in straight sets.
On his Grand Slam debut he qualified for his first at the 2021 French Open, and then for his second Major at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships.
Zapata Miralles was the champion in the Challengers in Heilbronn and Poznań claiming his first and second ATP Challenger titles of 2021. As a result, he achieved a new career high ranking of world No. 110 on 2 August 2021.
He subsequently qualified for his third Major in a row at the 2021 US Open as lucky loser. He reached the second round for the first time in his career defeating fellow Spaniard Feliciano López.
2022: French Open fourth round & first top-15 win, top 75 debut
Ranked No. 130 at the 2022 French Open, Zapata Miralles qualified to make his second consecutive Grand Slam main draw at this Major.[1] He won his first match at this Major defeating wildcard Michael Mmoh. In the second round he recorded a career breakthrough, upsetting World No. 14 and 13th seed Taylor Fritz for his maiden third-round showing at a Grand Slam and first top-15 win.[2] He went one step further to reach the fourth round, having never past the second round of a Major before, defeating John Isner in a five set 3+1⁄2 hours match. He was the first Spanish qualifier to reach the fourth round of a Grand Slam since recording started in 1983.[3] As a result, he secured a top 100 debut at world No. 97 on 6 June 2022 and two weeks later he reached No. 90. Following his title at the 2022 Meerbusch Challenger he reached a career-high ranking of No. 74 on 15 August 2022.
2023: First Two ATP semifinals in Latin America, Masters third round, top 40
At the ATP 250 2023 Córdoba Open he broke the record for the longest match ever in the tournament history when he defeated compatriot Roberto Carballes Baena in three hours and 26 minutes in the first round. The previous-longest match was in 2020, when Albert Ramos-Vinolas outlasted Pablo Andujar in three hours and 20 minutes.[4]
At the next ATP 250 2023 Argentina Open he reached the semifinals for the first time in his career defeating two seeds, fourth seed, home favorite, Argentine Diego Schwartzman in the second round [5] and fifth seed, another Argentine Francisco Cerundolo in the quarterfinals[6] but lost to top seed compatriot and eventual champion Carlos Alcaraz. As a result he reached a new career high ranking of world No. 63 on 20 February 2023.[7]
He reached back to back semifinals in the Latin American Golden Swing at the ATP 500 2023 Rio Open defeating two seeds again, fourth seed Francisco Cerundolo again and seventh seed Albert Ramos-Vinolas.[8] He lost to second seed and eventual champion Cameron Norrie. As a result he moved another 20 positions in the top 45 at world No. 42 on 27 February 2023.
At the 2023 Mutua Madrid Open he reached the third round of a Masters for the first time defeating Mackenzie McDonald and upset 19th seed Dan Evans (tennis).
Performance timelines
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
Current through the 2023 Monte-Carlo.
Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
French Open | A | A | A | 1R | 4R | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% | |
Wimbledon | A | A | NH | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |
US Open | A | Q1 | A | 2R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0 / 7 | 4–7 | 40% |
ATP Masters 1000 | |||||||||
Indian Wells | NH | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||
Miami Open | A | A | NH | Q1 | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Monte Carlo Masters | A | A | NH | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
Madrid Open | A | A | NH | Q1 | A | 3R | 0 / 1 | 2–0 | 0% |
Italian Open | A | Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0% | |
Paris Masters | A | A | Q1 | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0% | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0 / 5 | 2–4 | 0% |
Career statistics | |||||||||
Tournaments | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 11 | Career total: 40 | ||
Overall win–loss | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 5–10 | 10–16 | 10–10 | 0 / 40 | 26–39 | 35% |
Year-end ranking | 266 | 200 | 150 | 124 | 74 | $1,529,607 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 18 (12–6)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jul 2015 | Spain F21, Gandia | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 7–5, 7–67–2 |
Win | 2–0 | Nov 2015 | Tunisia F30, El Kantaoui | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 3–0 | Apr 2016 | Spain F10, Majadahonda | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–74–7, 7–68–6, 4–0 ret |
Win | 4–0 | Aug 2016 | Spain F26, Vigo | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 5–0 | Sep 2016 | Spain F30, Madrid | Futures | Clay (i) | ![]() |
6–2, 6–1 |
Loss | 5–1 | Mar 2017 | Spain F7, Javea | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 6–1 | Jun 2017 | Germany F4, Kaltenkirchen | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 7–5 |
Win | 7–1 | Jul 2017 | Spain F20, Getxo | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
Win | 8–1 | Jul 2017 | Spain F21, Gandia | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 5–7, 7–5 |
Loss | 8–2 | Nov 2017 | Morocco F5, Beni Mellal | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 8–3 | Oct 2019 | Hamburg, Germany | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
3–6, 7–5, 1–6 |
Loss | 8–4 | Aug 2020 | Todi, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 9–4 | Sep 2020 | Cordenons, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 4–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 9–5 | Feb 2021 | Quimper, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 10–5 | May 2021 | Heilbronn, Germany | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 11–5 | Aug 2021 | Poznań, Poland | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 12–5 | Aug 2022 | Meerbusch, Germany | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 6–2 |
Loss | 12–6 | Sep 2022 | Seville, Spain | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 6–7(6–8) |
Doubles: 3 (1–2)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2015 | Egypt F8, Sharm el-Sheikh | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Sep 2015 | Spain F31, Sabadell | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–1 |
Loss | 1–2 | Nov 2015 | Tunisia F30, El Kantaoui | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–74–7, 1–6 |
Record against top 10 players
Zapata Miralles's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who are active in boldface. Only ATP Tour main draw matches are considered:
Player | Record | Win % | Hard | Clay | Grass | Last Match |
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Number 1 ranked players | ||||||
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0–2 | 0% | – | 0–2 | – | Lost (2–6, 2–6) at 2023 Buenos Aires |
Number 2 ranked players | ||||||
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0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (6–7(11–13), 5–7, 3–6) at 2022 French Open |
Number 5 ranked players | ||||||
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1–0 | 100% | – | 1–0 | – | Won (3–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–3) at 2022 French Open |
Number 6 ranked players | ||||||
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (6–7(5–7), 3–6, 2–6) at 2021 US Open |
Number 7 ranked players | ||||||
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1–1 | 50% | 0–1 | 1–0 | – | Won (3–6, 6–3, 6–2) at 2022 Umag |
Number 8 ranked players | ||||||
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1–0 | 100% | – | 1–0 | – | Won (6–4, 3–6, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–3) at 2022 French Open |
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1–0 | 100% | – | 1–0 | – | Won (6–1, 6–3) at 2023 Buenos Aires |
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (6–7(3–7), 2–6, 0–6) at 2023 Australian Open |
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0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (2–6, 6–3, 6–7(3–7)) at 2023 Rio |
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0–1 | 0% | – | – | 0–1 | Lost (6–7(6–8), 4–6, 4–6) at 2022 Wimbledon |
Number 9 ranked players | ||||||
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1–0 | 100% | – | 1–0 | – | Won (6–0, 4–4DEF) at 2021 Barcelona |
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1–0 | 100% | – | 1–0 | – | Won (6–7(7–9), 6–4, 6–2) at 2023 Estoril |
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0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (2–6, 2–6) at 2023 Barcelona |
Number 10 ranked players | ||||||
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0–2 | 0% | – | 0–2 | – | Lost (3–6, 3–6) at 2022 Barcelona |
Total | 6–11 | 35.29% | 0–3 (0%) |
6–7 (46%) |
0–1 (0%) |
* Statistics correct as of 25 February 2023[update] |
Notes
References
- ^ "#NextGenATP Italian Giulio Zeppieri Seals Roland Garros Qualification | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "Zapata Miralles Conquers Fritz At Roland Garros | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "Alexander Zverev Tops Brandon Nakashima to Return to Fourth Round | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "Bernabe Zapata Miralles Wins Record-Breaking Match in Cordoba | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "Bernabe Zapata Miralles Thrashes a Disappointing Diego Schwartzman in Buenos Aires". 17 February 2023.
- ^ "Argentina Open: Zapata Miralles reaches last four". 18 February 2023.
- ^ "Daniil Medvedev Returns to Top 10, Mover of Week | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "Zapata Miralles reaches first ATP 500 semi in Rio". 24 February 2023.
External links
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