Rafael Jódar Explained

Rafael Jódar
Birth Date:17 September 2006
Careerprizemoney:US $5,518
Singlesrecord:0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 865 (23 September 2024)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 871 (21 October 2024)
Frenchopenjuniorresult:3R (2024)
Wimbledonjuniorresult:QF (2024)
Usopenjuniorresult:W (2024)
Frenchopendoublesjuniorresult:2R (2024)
Wimbledondoublesjuniorresult:QF (2024)
Usopendoublesjuniorresult:2R (2024)
Updated:22 October 2024

Rafael Jódar (born 17 September 2006) is a Spanish tennis player. He has a career high singles ranking of No. 865 achieved on 23 September 2024. He won the boys' singles title at the 2024 US Open.[1]

Career

2024

He won an U18 grass tournament in Roehampton in June 2024 prior to a run in the juniors at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships that saw him became the last surviving Spaniard in the competition and included a convincing straight sets victory over Tomasz Berkieta for the loss of only three games.[2] He lost in the quarter finals of the singles to Japanese player Naoya Honda.[3] He also reached the quarter finals of the boys doubles playing alongside compatriot Andreas Santamaria Roig before they lost to Czech pair Jan Kumstat and Jan Klimas.

He reached the final of the boys' singles at the 2024 US Open with a victory over second seed Kaylan Bigun in the quarter final and third seed Rei Sakamoto in the semi final.[4] [5] In the final he played Nicolai Budkov Kjaer of Norway, winning the match on a third set match tiebreak.[6] [7]

Personal life

Jódar is from Madrid,[8] He signed a letter of intent to attend the University of Virginia from 2024.[9]

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

ResultYearwidth=130TournamentSurfacewidth=150Opponentclass=unsortableScore
Win2024US OpenHard Nicolai Budkov Kjær2–6, 6–2, 7–6(10–1)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rafael Jodar. 11 July 2024. ATP.
  2. Web site: Rafael Jódar, the Spanish promise who is already in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon Junior 2024. Puntodabreak. 12 July 2024. 11 July 2024.
  3. Web site: Rafael Jódar falls in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon Junior. Puntosebreak.com. 12 July 2024. 12 July 2024.
  4. Web site: Rafael Jódar will compete in the semifinal of the 2024 US Open Junior. puntodebreak. 5 September 2024. 5 September 2024.
  5. Web site: No. 1 Budkov Kjaer to play for second Slam at 2024 US Open. usopen.org. 7 September 2024. Aimee. Berg. 6 September 2024.
  6. Web site: Jódar conquers America at the 2024 US Open Junior. puntodebreak.com. 7 September 2024. 7 September 2024.
  7. Web site: Rafael Jodar, Mika Stojsavljevic win US Open junior titles. ESPN. 28 November 2024.
  8. Web site: Rafael Jodar, finalist of the EMILIO Sánchez Vicario Academy European Tennis Championships. ftm.es. 12 July 2024. 8 April 2022.
  9. Web site: Virginia Recruiting Class Ranked No. 1. Virginia Sports. 11 July 2024. 29 January 2024.