Bernabé Zapata Miralles Explained

Bernabé Zapata Miralles
Residence:Valencia, Spain
Birth Date:1997 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Valencia, Spain
Height:1.83 m
Turnedpro:2015
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:US $2,480,217
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 37 (22 May 2023)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 247 (12 August 2024)
Australianopenresult:1R (2023, 2024)
Frenchopenresult:4R (2022)
Wimbledonresult:1R (2021, 2022, 2023)
Usopenresult:2R (2021, 2023)
Doublestitles:0
Highestdoublesranking:No. 404 (21 August 2023)
Australianopendoublesresult:1R (2023)
Frenchopendoublesresult:1R (2023)
Usopendoublesresult:1R (2022, 2023)
Updated:12 August 2024

Bernabé Zapata Miralles (born 12 January 1997) is a Spanish professional tennis player. He has been ranked by the Association of Tennis Professionals (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

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 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

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]

2024: Loss of form, 200 positions ranking drop, out of top 240

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 240 on 12 August 2024.

Performance timelines

Singles

Current through the 2024 Miami Open.

Tournament2018201920202021202220232024SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAQ1Q1Q11R1R0 / 20–2
French OpenAAA1RQ20 / 33–3
WimbledonAAstyle=color:#767676NH1R1RQ20 / 30–3
US OpenAA 2R1R2R0 / 32–3
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–00–01–33–31–40–10 / 115–11
ATP Masters 1000
Indian Wells MastersAAstyle=color:#767676NHAA1R1R0 / 20–2
Miami OpenAAstyle=color:#767676NHQ1A1RA0 / 10–1
Monte-Carlo MastersAAstyle=color:#767676NHQ11R1R0 / 20–2
Madrid OpenAAstyle=color:#767676NHQ1A4R0 / 13–1
Italian OpenAAQ1AA3R0 / 11–1
Canadian OpenAAstyle=color:#767676NHAA1R0 / 10–1
Cincinnati OpenAAAAAA0 / 00–0
Shanghai MastersAANH1R0 / 10–1
Paris MastersAAQ1AQ2Q10 / 00–0
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–00–00–00–14–70–10 / 94–9
Career statistics
Tournaments1201016248Career total: 61
style=text-align:leftOverall win–loss1–10–20–05–1010–1618–251–80 / 6135–62
style=text-align:leftYear-end ranking2662001501247480$2,370,861

ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals

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

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)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Spain F21, GandiaFuturesClay Albert Alcaraz Ivorra1–6, 7–5, 7–67–2
Win2–0Tunisia F30, El KantaouiFuturesHard Anis Ghorbel6–4, 6–4
Win3–0Spain F10, MajadahondaFuturesClay Bastian Malla6–74–7, 7–68–6, 4–0 ret
Win4–0Spain F26, VigoFuturesClay Alberto Brizzi6–3, 6–3
Win5–0Spain F30, MadridFuturesClay (i) Gonzalo Villanueva6–2, 6–1
Loss5–1Spain F7, JáveaFuturesClay Pedro Cachin3–6, 3–6
Win6–1Germany F4, KaltenkirchenFuturesClay Nik Razboršek6–4, 7–5
Win7–1Spain F20, GetxoFuturesClay Carlos Taberner6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Win8–1Spain F21, GandiaFuturesClay Sergio Gutiérrez Ferrol6–3, 5–7, 7–5
Loss8–2Morocco F5, Beni MellalFuturesClay Laurynas Grigelis1–6, 2–6
Loss8–3bgcolor=moccasinHamburg, Germanybgcolor=moccasinChallengerHard (i) Botic Van De Zandschulp3–6, 7–5, 1–6
Loss8–4bgcolor=moccasinTodi, Italybgcolor=moccasinChallengerClay Yannick Hanfmann3–6, 3–6
Win9–4bgcolor=moccasinCordenons, Italybgcolor=moccasinChallengerClay Carlos Alcaraz6–2, 4–6, 6–2
Loss9–5bgcolor=moccasinQuimper, France bgcolor=moccasinChallengerHard (i) Brandon Nakashima3–6, 4–6
Win10–5bgcolor=moccasinHeilbronn, Germanybgcolor=moccasinChallengerClay Daniel Elahi Galán6–3, 6–4
Win11–5bgcolor=moccasinPoznań, Polandbgcolor=moccasinChallengerClay Jiří Lehečka6–3, 6–2
Win12–5bgcolor=moccasinMeerbusch, Germanybgcolor=moccasinChallengerClay Dennis Novak6–1, 6–2
Loss12–6bgcolor=moccasinSeville, Spainbgcolor=moccasinChallengerClay Roberto Carballés Baena3–6, 6–7(6–8)
Loss12–7bgcolor=moccasinIași, Romaniabgcolor=moccasinChallengerClay Hugo Gaston6–3, 0–6, 4–6
Loss12–8Barcelona, SpainChallengerClay Nick Hardt4–6, 6–3, 2–6

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

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)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Egypt F8, Sharm El SheikhFuturesClay Louis Tessa Scott Clayton
Richard Gabb
2–6, 4–6
Win1–1Spain F31, SabadellFuturesClay Viktor Durasovic Juan Samuel Arauzo Martinez
Jean-Marc Werner
6–4, 6–1
Loss1–2Tunisia F30, El KantaouiFuturesHard Samuel Ribeiro Navarrete Felipe Cunha Silva
João Domingues
6–74–7, 1–6

Record against top 10 players

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:

Playerwidth=60Recordwidth=60Win %width=60Hardwidth=60Claywidth=60GrassLast Match
Number 1 ranked players
Novak Djokovic0–10–1style=background:#ebc2af;text-align:leftLost (4–6, 1–6, 1–6) at 2023 US Open
Daniil Medvedev0–10–1style=background:#ebc2af;text-align:leftLost (6–3, 1–6, 3–6) at 2023 Rome
Carlos Alcaraz0–20–2style=background:#ebc2af;text-align:leftLost (2–6, 2–6) at 2023 Buenos Aires
Number 2 ranked players
Alexander Zverev0–10–1style=background:#ebc2af;text-align:leftLost (6–7(11–13), 5–7, 3–6) at 2022 French Open
Number 3 ranked players
Stefanos Tsitsipas0–10–1style=background:#ebc2af;text-align:leftLost (3–6, 1–6) at 2023 Madrid
Stan Wawrinka0–10–1style=background:#ebc2af;text-align:leftLost (0–6, 2–6) at 2023 Metz
Number 4 ranked players
Holger Rune1–1bgcolor=#ccf0–11–0style=background:#cfc;text-align:leftWon (3–6, 6–3, 6–2) at 2022 Umag
Number 5 ranked players
Tommy Robredo1–0bgcolor=lime1–0style=background:#cfc;text-align:leftWon (6–1, 6–1) at 2022 Barcelona
Taylor Fritz1–1bgcolor=#ccf1–00–1style=background:#ebc2af;text-align:leftLost (4–6, 5–7) at 2023 Queen's Club
Andrey Rublev0–10–1style=background:#ebc2af;text-align:leftLost (7–5, 1–6, 6–7(7–9)) at 2023 Hamburg
Number 6 ranked players
Félix Auger-Aliassime0–10–1style=background:#ebc2af;text-align:leftLost (6–7(5–7), 3–6, 2–6) at 2021 US Open
Number 8 ranked players
Hubert Hurkacz1–0bgcolor=lime1–0style=background:#cfc;text-align:leftWon (6–7(7–9), 6–4, 6–2) at 2023 Estoril
John Isner1–0bgcolor=lime1–0style=background:#cfc;text-align:leftWon (6–4, 3–6, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–3) at 2022 French Open
Diego Schwartzman1–1bgcolor=#ccf1–1style=background:#ebc2af;text-align:leftLost (6–1, 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 0–6, 4–6) at 2023 French Open
Karen Khachanov0–10–1style=background:#ebc2af;text-align:leftLost (6–7(3–7), 2–6, 0–6) at 2023 Australian Open
Cameron Norrie0–10–1style=background:#ebc2af;text-align:leftLost (2–6, 6–3, 6–7(3–7)) at 2023 Rio
Jack Sock0–10–1style=background:#ebc2af;text-align:leftLost (6–7(6–8), 4–6, 4–6) at 2022 Wimbledon
Number 9 ranked players
Fabio Fognini1–0bgcolor=lime1–0style=background:#cfc;text-align:leftWon (6–0, 4–4d) at 2021 Barcelona
Roberto Bautista Agut0–10–1style=background:#ebc2af;text-align:leftLost (2–6, 2–6) at 2023 Barcelona
Number 10 ranked players
Alex de Minaur0–10–1style=background:#ebc2af;text-align:leftLost (3–6, 4–6) at 2022 Monte-Carlo
Frances Tiafoe0–10–1style=background:#ebc2af;text-align:leftLost (1–6, 6–7(7–9)) at 2022 Tokyo
Pablo Carreño Busta0–20–2style=background:#ebc2af;text-align:leftLost (3–6, 3–6) at 2022 Barcelona
Total7–200–6
7–12
0–2
  • Statistics correct

Notes and References

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