LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 13: Ivan Ivanov of Bulgaria poses with the Boy's Singles Trophy following his victory against Ronit Karki of United States during the Boys Singles Final on day fourteen of The Championships Wimbledon 2025 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 13, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images)

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The Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar, birthplace of Junior Grand Slam champions

11.09.2025 News Divider

RNA Editorial.

Todos los campeones de Grand Slam Júnior formados en la Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar

Alex Eala, Daniel Rincón, Coleman Wong, Martín Landaluce, Alina Korneeva, Yaroslav Demin, Max Exsted, and Ivan Ivanov. All of them trained at the Rafa Nadal Academy and already have four Grand Slam titles at junior level under their belts.

The excellence of the Rafa Nadal Academy’s Annual Program —which combines tennis and academic training, along with state-of-the-art facilities —has positioned the center as a world reference in the development of champions. The numbers speak for themselves: in recent years, our players have won a total of 13 junior Grand Slam titles , seven in singles and six in doubles.

Alexandra Eala , who won her first WTA title this September in Guadalajara, Mexico, was a pioneer in paving the way for major success. In 2020, she won the Australian Open doubles title and repeated at Roland Garros a year later. In 2022, she won the US Open title, this time in singles.

Daniel Rincón , the new champion of the Rafa Nadal Open by Movistar 2025 , was the first to win a junior individual Grand Slam by winning the US Open 2021. After him came Martín Landaluce (US Open 2022), Alina Korneeva (Australian Open and Roland Garros 2023) and Ivan Ivanov (Wimbledon and US Open 2025), consolidating the path of success.

In doubles, Coleman Wong (US Open 2021 and Australian Open 2022), Yaroslav Demin ( Roland Garros 2023) and Max Exsted (Australian Open 2025) complete the brilliant list of Grand Slam champions from the Rafa Nadal Academy.

Results that confirm that the academic and sporting excellence of our Academy lives up to the legacy of Rafa Nadal himself.