After hitting rock bottom with only 4 representatives among the top 100 in the world, Spain is beginning to regain prominence in the ATP rankings.
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Puntodebreak sits down with one of the great jewels of Spanish tennis after the most difficult stage of his career: he underwent surgery, climbed from the top 900 to the top 200... and now dreams of great heights.
It is not easy to attain 13 Challenger tournaments within the professional circuit, nor is it easy to sustain them. In the case of Spain, we can say that for 2026 we will encounter the same stops we had in 2025, although with some minor changes. For instance, the Copa Faulcombridge de Valencia moves up to a 175 category and shifts to later dates, allowing the Alicante Challenger to take its spot in October. On the other hand, the Madrid Challenger steps down a tier, moving from a category 100 to a category 75. Here are all the confirmed dates.
The 13 Challengers that Spain will host in 2026
- CH 75 Tenerife 1 (February 2-8)
- CH 75 Tenerife 2 (February 9-15)
- CH 75 Murcia (March 16-22)
- CH 100 Girona (March 23-29)
- CH 100 Menorca (March 30-April 5)
- CH 75 Madrid (April 6-12)
- CH 175 Valencia (May 11-17)
- CH 75 Pozoblanco (July 13-19)
- CH 75 Segovia (July 20-26)
- CH 75 Manacor (September 31-6)
- CH 125 Sevilla (September 7-13)
- CH 75 Alicante (October 28-November 4)
- CH 100 Villena (October 5-11)
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, España volverá a contar con 13 torneos Challenger en 2026
Cristina Bucsa has made history for Spanish tennis this week in Mérida by winning the title, becoming the 19th national player to be crowned champion of a WTA tournament. She joins Sánchez Lorenzo, Gala León, and Tita Torró with one trophy, in a list led by Conchita Martínez, with 33 titles.
🏆 Spanish players with WTA titles
— Fernando Murciego (@fermurciego) March 2, 2026
3️⃣3️⃣ Conchita
2️⃣9️⃣ Arantxa
1️⃣1️⃣ Anabel
1️⃣0️⃣ Muguruza
5️⃣ MJ Martínez
4️⃣ Badosa
3️⃣ Ruano, Montolio, Serna
2️⃣ Domínguez, Llagostera, Torrens, Carla Suárez, Arruabarrena, Sorribes
1️⃣ Sánchez Lorenzo, Gala León, Tita Torró, BUCSA pic.twitter.com/0VXLdxJd0g
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Cristina Bucsa se une a la lista de 19 tenistas españolas campeonas de algún título WTA
The end of the season always leaves us with the Spanish Absolutes Champions, a tradition that, despite perhaps living far from the spotlight, remains. In 2025, the championships were held on the clay courts of Valencia, and we already have the two great champions: Iñaki Montes de la Torre defeated Carlos López Montagud to claim victory on the men's side, while Lucia Cortez Llorca triumphed over Ángela Fita to secure the women's title. Undoubtedly, two great champions.
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Iñaki Montes y Lucia Cortez se proclaman campeones de España Absolutos
Fabulous year for our country, closing out 2025 as world number one, with the best Davidovich, eleven top-200 tennis players, and the excitement of two young players who will finish the year at the NextGen Finals.
Carlos Alcaraz already has a whopping 7 titles won so far this season, but he is still far from Rafael Nadal's record as the Spanish tennis player with the most titles won in a season. Nadal achieved 11 in 2005, a figure that Alcaraz could reach if he wins in Tokyo, Shanghai, Paris, and the ATP Finals, which are the ATP tournaments he will compete in, without counting the Laver Cup or the Davis Cup as such.
📊 Spanish players with the most 🏆 in a season (Open Era/Men’s Singles):
— MisterOnly.Tennis (@OnlyRogerCanFly) September 7, 2025
🇪🇸 Rafa Nadal | 11, 2005
🇪🇸 Manuel Orantes | 8, 1975
🇪🇸 Alberto Berasategui | 7, 1994
🇪🇸 David Ferrer | 7, 2012
🇪🇸 Carlos Alcaraz | 7, 2025
📝 Best Season https://t.co/br5k7rTXcM
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Alcaraz podría igualar el récord de Nadal en cuanto a títulos ganados en una temporada
The first round of the Qualy of this US Open 2025 has concluded with a very symmetrical outcome for Spanish tennis. Among men and women, a total of ten rackets started with the hope of advancing to the main draw, but half of them have been eliminated right from the start: Carlos Taberner, Pol Martín, Carlota Martínez, Irene Burillo, and Andrea Lázaro.
We still have the other half, the five who will step back onto the court this afternoon seeking a second victory that will place them in the final slot of their goal. Here are the matchups:
- Martín Landaluce vs. Grenier
- Dani Mérida vs. Droguet
- Pablo Llamas vs. Martin
- Leyre Romero vs. Wei
- Guiomar Maristany vs. Ito
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Qualy US Open 2025. La mitad de los españoles, eliminados en primera ronda
After hitting rock bottom with only 4 representatives among the top 100 in the world, Spain is beginning to regain prominence in the ATP rankings.
Cristina Bucsa has made history for Spanish tennis this week in Mérida by winning the title, becoming the 19th national player to be crowned champion of a WTA tournament. She joins Sánchez Lorenzo, Gala León, and Tita Torró with one trophy, in a list led by Conchita Martínez, with 33 titles.
🏆 Spanish players with WTA titles
— Fernando Murciego (@fermurciego) March 2, 2026
3️⃣3️⃣ Conchita
2️⃣9️⃣ Arantxa
1️⃣1️⃣ Anabel
1️⃣0️⃣ Muguruza
5️⃣ MJ Martínez
4️⃣ Badosa
3️⃣ Ruano, Montolio, Serna
2️⃣ Domínguez, Llagostera, Torrens, Carla Suárez, Arruabarrena, Sorribes
1️⃣ Sánchez Lorenzo, Gala León, Tita Torró, BUCSA pic.twitter.com/0VXLdxJd0g
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Cristina Bucsa se une a la lista de 19 tenistas españolas campeonas de algún título WTA
Puntodebreak sits down with one of the great jewels of Spanish tennis after the most difficult stage of his career: he underwent surgery, climbed from the top 900 to the top 200... and now dreams of great heights.
The end of the season always leaves us with the Spanish Absolutes Champions, a tradition that, despite perhaps living far from the spotlight, remains. In 2025, the championships were held on the clay courts of Valencia, and we already have the two great champions: Iñaki Montes de la Torre defeated Carlos López Montagud to claim victory on the men's side, while Lucia Cortez Llorca triumphed over Ángela Fita to secure the women's title. Undoubtedly, two great champions.
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Iñaki Montes y Lucia Cortez se proclaman campeones de España Absolutos
It is not easy to attain 13 Challenger tournaments within the professional circuit, nor is it easy to sustain them. In the case of Spain, we can say that for 2026 we will encounter the same stops we had in 2025, although with some minor changes. For instance, the Copa Faulcombridge de Valencia moves up to a 175 category and shifts to later dates, allowing the Alicante Challenger to take its spot in October. On the other hand, the Madrid Challenger steps down a tier, moving from a category 100 to a category 75. Here are all the confirmed dates.
The 13 Challengers that Spain will host in 2026
- CH 75 Tenerife 1 (February 2-8)
- CH 75 Tenerife 2 (February 9-15)
- CH 75 Murcia (March 16-22)
- CH 100 Girona (March 23-29)
- CH 100 Menorca (March 30-April 5)
- CH 75 Madrid (April 6-12)
- CH 175 Valencia (May 11-17)
- CH 75 Pozoblanco (July 13-19)
- CH 75 Segovia (July 20-26)
- CH 75 Manacor (September 31-6)
- CH 125 Sevilla (September 7-13)
- CH 75 Alicante (October 28-November 4)
- CH 100 Villena (October 5-11)
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, España volverá a contar con 13 torneos Challenger en 2026
Fabulous year for our country, closing out 2025 as world number one, with the best Davidovich, eleven top-200 tennis players, and the excitement of two young players who will finish the year at the NextGen Finals.
Carlos Alcaraz already has a whopping 7 titles won so far this season, but he is still far from Rafael Nadal's record as the Spanish tennis player with the most titles won in a season. Nadal achieved 11 in 2005, a figure that Alcaraz could reach if he wins in Tokyo, Shanghai, Paris, and the ATP Finals, which are the ATP tournaments he will compete in, without counting the Laver Cup or the Davis Cup as such.
📊 Spanish players with the most 🏆 in a season (Open Era/Men’s Singles):
— MisterOnly.Tennis (@OnlyRogerCanFly) September 7, 2025
🇪🇸 Rafa Nadal | 11, 2005
🇪🇸 Manuel Orantes | 8, 1975
🇪🇸 Alberto Berasategui | 7, 1994
🇪🇸 David Ferrer | 7, 2012
🇪🇸 Carlos Alcaraz | 7, 2025
📝 Best Season https://t.co/br5k7rTXcM
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Alcaraz podría igualar el récord de Nadal en cuanto a títulos ganados en una temporada
The first round of the Qualy of this US Open 2025 has concluded with a very symmetrical outcome for Spanish tennis. Among men and women, a total of ten rackets started with the hope of advancing to the main draw, but half of them have been eliminated right from the start: Carlos Taberner, Pol Martín, Carlota Martínez, Irene Burillo, and Andrea Lázaro.
We still have the other half, the five who will step back onto the court this afternoon seeking a second victory that will place them in the final slot of their goal. Here are the matchups:
- Martín Landaluce vs. Grenier
- Dani Mérida vs. Droguet
- Pablo Llamas vs. Martin
- Leyre Romero vs. Wei
- Guiomar Maristany vs. Ito
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Qualy US Open 2025. La mitad de los españoles, eliminados en primera ronda
Everything can change in a very short time, and Spanish tennis is proving it once again. Just a month ago, we lamented the lack of depth in the national tennis in the later rounds of Roland Garros, and now it's time to celebrate the magnificent performance of the Spanish Armada at Wimbledon 2025. So much so that, for the fourth time in history, there are more Spanish players in the third round of the British Grand Slam than the French one. The other occasions were in 1968, 2009, and 2024. Carlos Alcaraz, Alejandro Davidovich, Jaume Munar, and Pedro Martínez will try to keep moving forward.
📊 For the fourth time since the beginning of the Open era, more Spanish players 🇪🇸 have qualified for the Round of 16 at Wimbledon 🇬🇧 than at Roland-Garros 🇫🇷.
— Jeu, Set et Maths (@JeuSetMaths) July 3, 2025
But never has the difference been so significant:
▪️ 1968: 1 in 🇫🇷 and 2 in 🇬🇧
▪️ 2009: 5 in 🇫🇷 and 6 in 🇬🇧
▪️… https://t.co/ivoovgy4FE pic.twitter.com/tJCN0vkxzU
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Estos son los cuatro años con más tenistas españoles en tercera ronda de Wimbledon que de Roland Garros
After seeing Marcel Granollers and Carlos Alcaraz lifting the champion's trophy at Roland Garros 2025, one would think that Spanish tennis could not receive more good news. Well, there was still one more: as of this Monday, the Valencian Andrés Santamarta is the new Junior World No. 1. Despite not performing well in Paris – he was defeated in the round of 16 by the future champion – the 18-year-old has been rewarded for his consistency in a circuit where his opportunities are becoming limited. We will keep an eye on him to see him take his first steps towards professionalism soon.
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Andrés Santamarta amanece como nuevo Nº1 del mundo junior