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The young tennis player Sergi Hoyas has been proclaimed the champion of the Mallorca Masters of the Rafa Nadal Tour by Santander 2025 after defeating Nicolás Aguirre in the grand final of the Under-12 boys’ category by a double 6-3. In his first year of training at the Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar, Sergi hadContinue reading “Sergi Hoyas repeats his triumph in the Rafa Nadal Tour by Santander after being crowned in the Masters held at the Academy”

From Manacor to Texas and from there to the stage of the ATP Finals, Pedro Vives’ career better summarizes the spirit of the Rafa Nadal Academy: training, perseverance, and limitless ambition. And the story of Pedro Vives is a story of overcoming challenges — one that now reaches an important milestone. The 23-year-old tennis player,Continue reading “From the Rafa Nadal Academy to Studying Economics in the United States and the ATP Finals: The Story of Pedro Vives”

2025 is proving to be a landmark year in the career of Alex Eala. The Filipino player, developed at the Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar, has just achieved a new milestone by breaking into the Top 50 of the WTA rankings — the highest position of her still young and promising career. Trained by JoanContinue reading “Alex Eala breaks into the Top 50, capping off a spectacular 2025 season”

Norway’s Casper Ruud claimed the Nordic Open title in Stockholm after defeating France’s Ugo Humbert 6-2, 6-3 in the final. The Rafa Nadal Academy player, who reached a career-high world No. 2 and faced Rafa Nadal in the 2022 Roland Garros final, thus secured his second title of the season, following his triumph earlier thisContinue reading “Casper Ruud crowns in Stockholm on the ninth anniversary of the Rafa Nadal Academy”

October 19, 2016 will forever remain a milestone in the career and legacy of Rafa Nadal. On that day, Rafa himself officially inaugurated the Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar in his hometown of Manacor, accompanied by Roger Federer and numerous personalities, authorities, and friends. Nine years later, the Academy has established itself as one ofContinue reading “The Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar celebrates its ninth anniversary as a global benchmark”

The Argentine Solana Sierra has been proclaimed champion of the first edition of the Mallorca Women’s Championships, the WTA 125 tournament held at the Mallorca Country Club of Santa Ponça. The Rafa Nadal Academy player beat the Serbian Lola Radivojevic 6-3, 6-1 in the final in just one hour and 12 minutes of play. TheContinue reading “Solana Sierra inscribes her name as the first winner of Mallorca Women’s Championships”

The Enrique Esteire Open, a wheelchair tournament held from October 7 to 10 at the Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar, has crowned Van Koot, Reid and the Caverzaschi-Zhenxufinales pair, which means the triumph of four different nationalities in this third edition of the tournament. England’s Gordon Reid and Argentina’s Gustavo Fernandez starred in an intenseContinue reading “Van Koot, Reid and Caverzaschi-Zhenxu pair, champions of the Enrique Esteire Open 2025”

Six players from the world’s top 10 wheelchair tennis players have gathered in Mallorca to compete for the Enrique Esteire Open title, the third edition of which is being held at the Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar. Six players currently in the ITF Top 10 are among the participants: Gustavo Fernández (Argentina) and Gordon ReidContinue reading “The favorites will fight for the title in the Enrique Esteire Open at the Rafa Nadal Academy”

Alina Korneeva continues her unstoppable run at the end of the season. The young Russian player, a former junior Grand Slam champion, captured the ITF W75 title in Bratislava after defeating Czech player Lucie Havlickova 7-6, 7-5 in a thrilling final that confirmed her outstanding form. With this victory, Korneeva — who trains at theContinue reading “Korneeva reigns in Bratislava and claims her third title of the year”