Martin Landaluce will compete in the Next Gen ATP Finals, following in the footsteps of Munar, Ruud, and Shelbayh

28.11.2025

Editorial RNA

After being a substitute in the 2024 edition, Martin Landaluce will make his official debut in the Next Gen ATP Finals 2025, the tournament that brings together the eight best tennis players under 21 years of age of the season.

The Madrid native will thus become the fourth player trained at the Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar to compete in this prestigious event, following in the footsteps of Abdullah Shelbayh (2023), Casper Ruud (2019), and Jaume Munar, who reached the semifinals in the first edition held in Milan in 2017.

At 19 years old, Landaluce arrives at the event after a season of growth and very solid results: He conquered the Challenger of Orleans (France), was a semifinalist in Olbia, passed the qualifying phase of the Australian Open, and reached the second round of the Cincinnati Masters 1000. In the final stretch of the year, he repeated his presence in the semifinals both in the Canberra Challenger —the first of 2025— and in the Villena, the last one played.

“Qualifying for the Next Gen means being among the best players under 20. It confirms that we have been doing very well for years and especially this year, that we have pushed a lot. It is going to be a very special tournament. I know most of them and we are going to have a great time. I hope it is a very beautiful tournament, that I can compete a lot and try to do my best. We all arrive in very good shape, in a very good line and I hope that matches of that level will occur,” Landaluce told the media of the Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar.

Martín Landaluce has established himself as one of the great names to follow in Spanish tennis. His emergence on the international scene occurred in 2022 when he was proclaimed champion of the US Open junior, one of the 13 majors won by players trained at the Academy. Just one year later he reached number one in the ITF junior ranking, confirming his place among the most promising talents on the world circuit.

Under the tutelage of Esteban Carril and Óscar Burrieza, Landaluce continues to polish a complete and versatile style, with an unusual maturity for his age. His coaches and rivals point out his tactical intelligence and mental strength. A confessed admirer of Rafa Nadal, he aspires to follow his example not only in the results, but also in the professionalism, focus, and values that define the champions.

The Next Gen ATP Finals, which are held in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), maintain their innovative format with matches to the best of five short sets, no-ad scoring, electronic review Hawk-Eye Live, and freedom of movement for the public, in a commitment by the ATP to attract new generations of fans.

His honors include names that shine today on the circuit such as Carlos Alcaraz (champion in 2021), Jannik Sinner, Stefanos Tsitsipas, and Brandon Nakashima, all of them champions in previous editions.