Rafael Jódar ATP récord Top10

Jódar, a step away from breaking a historic record with 41 years of validity

Diego Jiménez Rubio - 9 Aug 2026
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Rafael Jódar, historic top-10 record. Photo: gettyimages

Rafael Jódar is just three victories away from achieving one of the greatest feats of precocity in the history of the ATP ranking. The Spaniard could break into the Top 10 after winning the Montreal Masters 1000, only 140 days after bursting into the top 100.

The statistic shared by Bastien Fachan on social media indicates that Boris Becker has held the record for the shortest time between entering the Top 100 and reaching the Top 10 since 1985, with 210 days. Jódar could shatter this record if he wins the Canadian title, completing the journey in just 140 days.

Jódar, from top-100 to breaking into the top 10 in the blink of an eye

The rise of the player from Madrid is extraordinary. He entered the Top 100 on March 30, after reaching the third round at the Miami Open following a successful qualifying round, and since then, his progression has been meteoric. His performance in Washington, where he reached the final, allowed him to position himself among the top 15 in the world, and now Montreal offers him an even greater opportunity.

The scenario is particularly striking because Jódar is only 19 years old and is compressing in a matter of months a progression that took other great prospects much longer.

There are measurable data that define Jódar's rise. Carlos Alcaraz took approximately 11 months to move from the Top 100 to the Top 10, while Rafael Nadal took about two years.

To filter into the top-10 of the ATP ranking after the Montreal tournament, he would need to reach at least the semifinals. In any case, he has established a solid base from which to attack the summit of breaking into the top 10 in the coming weeks. Cincinnati or the US Open could be an ideal opportunity considering that the player from Madrid does not have any points to defend for the rest of the year, giving him ample margin to continue increasing his tally.

In fact, he has more than two months to break the record set by Boris Becker 41 years ago.

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