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Bernabé Zapata Miralles

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Bernabé Zapata Miralles
Zapata Miralles at the 2022 Monte-Carlo Masters
Country (sports) Spain
ResidenceValencia, Spain
Born (1997-01-12) 12 January 1997 (age 27)
Valencia, Spain
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro2015
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS $2,482,781
Singles
Career record35–62
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 37 (22 May 2023)
Current rankingNo. 283 (21 October 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2023, 2024)
French Open4R (2022)
Wimbledon1R (2021, 2022, 2023)
US Open2R (2021, 2023)
Doubles
Career record2–23
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 404 (21 August 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2023)
French Open1R (2023)
US Open1R (2022, 2023)
Last updated on: 25 October 2024.

Bernabé Zapata Miralles (born 12 January 1997) is a Spanish professional tennis player. He has been ranked by the ATP as high as world No. 37 in singles, achieved in May 2023. He also has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 404, attained in August 2023.

Professional career

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2018: ATP debut

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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

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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

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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+12 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 fourth round, top 40

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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 Carballés Baena in three hours and 26 minutes in the first round. The previous-longest match was in 2020, when Albert Ramos Viñolas outlasted Pablo Andújar 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 Cerúndolo 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 Cerúndolo again and seventh seed Albert Ramos Viñolas.[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.[9] He then defeated another qualifier Roman Safiullin to reach the fourth round on his debut at this tournament. He lost to fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas.[10] Following this result, he reached a new career high ranking in the top 40 at world No. 37 on 22 May 2023. Seeded 32nd for the first time at a Grand Slam at the 2023 French Open, he lost in the first round to Diego Schwartzman in five sets.

He lost also in the first round at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships to Tomás Martín Etcheverry after being two sets to love up in a 4 and 1/2 hours match over two days after play was suspended due to darkness.[11][12]

At the 2023 US Open he lost to eventual champion Novak Djokovic in straight sets, having defeated wildcard Ethan Quinn in straight sets in the first.[13]

2024: 200 positions ranking drop, out of top 250

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As a result of a couple of first round losses in the beginning of the season, his singles ranking fell outside the top 100 after the 2024 Rio Open. He fell as low as No. 143 on 26 February 2024, more than 100 positions from his career high ranking, for not being able to defend his semifinal points. He further dropped out of the top 200 on 20 May 2024 and of the top 250 on 9 September 2024.

Performance timelines

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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.

Singles

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Current through the 2024 Miami Open.

Tournament 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A Q1 Q1 Q1 1R 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
French Open A A A 1R 4R 1R Q2 0 / 3 3–3 50%
Wimbledon A A NH 1R 1R 1R Q2 0 / 3 0–3 0%
US Open A Q1 A 2R 1R 2R A 0 / 3 2–3 40%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–3 3–3 1–4 0–1 0 / 11 5–11 31%
ATP Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A NH A A 1R 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Miami Open A A NH Q1 A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Monte-Carlo Masters A A NH Q1 1R 1R A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Madrid Open A A NH Q1 A 4R Q1 0 / 1 3–1 75%
Italian Open A A Q1 A A 3R Q1 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Canadian Open A A NH A A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Cincinnati Open A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Shanghai Masters A A NH 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Paris Masters A A Q1 A Q2 Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 4–7 0–1 0 / 9 4–9 31%
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 2 0 10 16 24 8 Career total: 61
Overall win–loss 1–1 0–2 0–0 5–10 10–16 18–25 1–8 0 / 61 35–62 36%
Year-end ranking 266 200 150 124 74 80 $2,480,217

ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals

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Singles: 20 (12 titles, 8 runner-ups)

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Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (4–6)
Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour (8–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (11–6)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2015 Spain F21, Gandia Futures Clay Spain Albert Alcaraz Ivorra 1–6, 7–5, 7–67–2
Win 2–0 Nov 2015 Tunisia F30, El Kantaoui Futures Hard Tunisia Anis Ghorbel 6–4, 6–4
Win 3–0 Apr 2016 Spain F10, Majadahonda Futures Clay Chile Bastian Malla 6–74–7, 7–68–6, 4–0 ret
Win 4–0 Aug 2016 Spain F26, Vigo Futures Clay Italy Alberto Brizzi 6–3, 6–3
Win 5–0 Sep 2016 Spain F30, Madrid Futures Clay (i) Argentina Gonzalo Villanueva 6–2, 6–1
Loss 5–1 Mar 2017 Spain F7, Jávea Futures Clay Argentina Pedro Cachin 3–6, 3–6
Win 6–1 Jun 2017 Germany F4, Kaltenkirchen Futures Clay Slovenia Nik Razboršek 6–4, 7–5
Win 7–1 Jul 2017 Spain F20, Getxo Futures Clay Spain Carlos Taberner 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Win 8–1 Jul 2017 Spain F21, Gandia Futures Clay Spain Sergio Gutiérrez Ferrol 6–3, 5–7, 7–5
Loss 8–2 Nov 2017 Morocco F5, Beni Mellal Futures Clay Lithuania Laurynas Grigelis 1–6, 2–6
Loss 8–3 Oct 2019 Hamburg, Germany Challenger Hard (i) Netherlands Botic Van De Zandschulp 3–6, 7–5, 1–6
Loss 8–4 Aug 2020 Todi, Italy Challenger Clay Germany Yannick Hanfmann 3–6, 3–6
Win 9–4 Sep 2020 Cordenons, Italy Challenger Clay Spain Carlos Alcaraz 6–2, 4–6, 6–2
Loss 9–5 Feb 2021 Quimper, France Challenger Hard (i) United States Brandon Nakashima 3–6, 4–6
Win 10–5 May 2021 Heilbronn, Germany Challenger Clay Colombia Daniel Elahi Galán 6–3, 6–4
Win 11–5 Aug 2021 Poznań, Poland Challenger Clay Czech Republic Jiří Lehečka 6–3, 6–2
Win 12–5 Aug 2022 Meerbusch, Germany Challenger Clay Austria Dennis Novak 6–1, 6–2
Loss 12–6 Sep 2022 Seville, Spain Challenger Clay Spain Roberto Carballés Baena 3–6, 6–7(6–8)
Loss 12–7 Jul 2023 Iași, Romania Challenger Clay France Hugo Gaston 6–3, 0–6, 4–6
Loss 12–8 Apr 2024 Barcelona, Spain Challenger Clay Dominican Republic Nick Hardt 4–6, 6–3, 2–6

Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

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Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 2015 Egypt F8, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Clay France Louis Tessa United Kingdom Scott Clayton
United Kingdom Richard Gabb
2–6, 4–6
Win 1–1 Sep 2015 Spain F31, Sabadell Futures Clay Norway Viktor Durasovic Spain Juan Samuel Arauzo Martinez
Germany Jean-Marc Werner
6–4, 6–1
Loss 1–2 Nov 2015 Tunisia F30, El Kantaoui Futures Hard Spain Samuel Ribeiro Navarrete Portugal Felipe Cunha Silva
Portugal João Domingues
6–74–7, 1–6

Record against top 10 players

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Zapata Miralles' 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
Number 1 ranked players
Serbia Novak Djokovic 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (4–6, 1–6, 1–6) at 2023 US Open
Russia Daniil Medvedev 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (6–3, 1–6, 3–6) at 2023 Rome
Spain Carlos Alcaraz 0–2 0% 0–2 Lost (2–6, 2–6) at 2023 Buenos Aires
Number 2 ranked players
Germany Alexander Zverev 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (6–7(11–13), 5–7, 3–6) at 2022 French Open
Number 3 ranked players
Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (3–6, 1–6) at 2023 Madrid
Switzerland Stan Wawrinka 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (0–6, 2–6) at 2023 Metz
Number 4 ranked players
Denmark Holger Rune 1–1 50% 0–1 1–0 Won (3–6, 6–3, 6–2) at 2022 Umag
Number 5 ranked players
Spain Tommy Robredo 1–0 100% 1–0 Won (6–1, 6–1) at 2022 Barcelona
United States Taylor Fritz 1–1 50% 1–0 0–1 Lost (4–6, 5–7) at 2023 Queen's Club
Russia Andrey Rublev 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (7–5, 1–6, 6–7(7–9)) at 2023 Hamburg
Number 6 ranked players
Canada Félix Auger-Aliassime 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (6–7(5–7), 3–6, 2–6) at 2021 US Open
Number 8 ranked players
Poland Hubert Hurkacz 1–0 100% 1–0 Won (6–7(7–9), 6–4, 6–2) at 2023 Estoril
United States John Isner 1–0 100% 1–0 Won (6–4, 3–6, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–3) at 2022 French Open
Argentina Diego Schwartzman 1–1 50% 1–1 Lost (6–1, 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 0–6, 4–6) at 2023 French Open
Russia Karen Khachanov 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (6–7(3–7), 2–6, 0–6) at 2023 Australian Open
United Kingdom Cameron Norrie 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (2–6, 6–3, 6–7(3–7)) at 2023 Rio
United States Jack Sock 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (6–7(6–8), 4–6, 4–6) at 2022 Wimbledon
Number 9 ranked players
Italy Fabio Fognini 1–0 100% 1–0 Won (6–0, 4–4d) at 2021 Barcelona
Spain Roberto Bautista Agut 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (2–6, 2–6) at 2023 Barcelona
Number 10 ranked players
Australia Alex de Minaur 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2022 Monte-Carlo
United States Frances Tiafoe 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (1–6, 6–7(7–9)) at 2022 Tokyo
Spain Pablo Carreño Busta 0–2 0% 0–2 Lost (3–6, 3–6) at 2022 Barcelona
Total 7–20 25.93% 0–6
(0%)
7–12
(37%)
0–2
(0%)
* Statistics correct as of 7 February 2024

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "#NextGenATP Italian Giulio Zeppieri Seals Roland Garros Qualification". ATP Tour.
  2. ^ "Zapata Miralles Conquers Fritz At Roland Garros". ATP Tour.
  3. ^ "Alexander Zverev Tops Brandon Nakashima to Return to Fourth Round". ATP Tour.
  4. ^ "Bernabé Zapata Miralles Wins Record-Breaking Match in Córdoba". ATP Tour.
  5. ^ "Bernabé Zapata Miralles Thrashes a Disappointing Diego Schwartzman in Buenos Aires". 17 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Argentina Open: Zapata Miralles reaches last four". 18 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Daniil Medvedev Returns to Top 10, Mover of Week". ATP Tour.
  8. ^ "Zapata Miralles reaches first ATP 500 semi in Rio". 24 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Lajovic Beats Auger-Aliassime In Madrid – Tennis". ATP Tour. 29 April 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Tsitsipas Shrugs Off Service Slips To Reach Madrid Quarter-finals – Tennis". ATP Tour. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Sinner Shines, Fritz-Hanfmann Suspended In Fifth Set". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  12. ^ "Catch-up: Wimbledon Court One – GB's Norrie plus Alcaraz, Jabeur & Martin Etcheverry". BBC Sport. 2023-07-03. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  13. ^ "Zapata Miralles On Djokovic: 'He's A Machine'". 29 August 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
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