Rafael Jodar
Full name: Rafael Jodar Camacho
Nickname: Rafa
Alias: Rafael Jodar Camacho
Nickname: Rafa
Alias: Rafael Jodar Camacho
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| Bio | He is a Spanish professional tennis player. Jódar lifted the 2024 US Open Junior singles title. He started playing tennis at home in his early childhood, when he was 4. Since then, he has liked the sport: enjoys playing and watching tennis a lot and usually practises at his tennis club in Madrid. His parents are his heroes. His favorite shot is forehand and surface is hard, favorite tournament is the Australian Open. Jódar had good results on the ITF junior circuit, maintaining a 93–18 singles win-loss record.[citation needed] In June 2024, he won the prestigious U18 grass tournament in Roehampton, England, prior to a run at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships that saw him became the last Spaniard in the main draw competition and included a straight sets victory over fourth seed Tomasz Berkieta. He lost in the quarterfinals to Naoya Honda. He also reached the quarterfinals of the doubles category, with compatriot Andrés Santamarta Roig, where they lost to Czech pair Jan Kumstát and Jan Klimas. In September, he was crowned champion in the boys' singles category at the 2024 US Open, with impressive victories over second seed Kaylan Bigun in the quarterfinal and third seed Rei Sakamoto in the semifinal. He defeated first seed Nicolai Budkov Kjaer in the final. Later that season, Jódar qualified for the 2024 ITF Junior Finals, where he was a runner-up. In the final, he lost to Mees Röttgering in straight sets. He reached an ITF junior combined ranking of world No. 4 on September 9, 2024. In August, Jódar won his maiden ATP Challenger title at the Crete Challenger III, Greece, as an alternate, defeating sixth seed Dan Added in the final. The two players faced again the following week at the Crete Challenger IV, this time Added defeating Jódar in the semifinal. Ranked No. 283, Jódar won his second title at the 2025 Lincoln Challenger, United States, defeating three seeds en route: Top seed Brandon Holt, fourth seed Patrick Kypson and eight seed Martin Damm Jr., and moved to ninth position in the NextGen race on October 20, 2025. Jódar won his third straight Challenger title at the Jonathan Fried Pro Challenger in Charlottesville, and became the third Spanish teenager to win at least three Challenger titles, joining Carlos Alcaraz and Nicolas Almagro. He reached a new career-high ranking of world No. 166 on November 3, 2025 and moved back to ninth position in the ATP Live Race To Jeddah. In November, he officially qualified for the 2025 Next Gen ATP Finals. In his opening match, he saved four match points to secure a victory against top seed and eventual champion Learner Tien. He also defeated compatriot and friend Martín Landaluce at the event. Having began 2025 ranked No. 895 in singles, Jódar climbed more than 700 spots in the rankings across that season. In December 2025, Jódar announced that he was turning professional full time. |
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