Bernabe Zapata Miralles
Bernabe Zapata Miralles
Bernabe Zapata Miralles
Bernabe Zapata Miralles
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  • Personal
  • Career
    • Nickname is Berni.
    • Wife, Miriam; father, Wilfredo; mother, Lucia; brother, David; sisters, Marta and Belen.
    • Inspired to play tennis as a 5-year-old by his older brother.
    • Has been coached by Carlos Navarro since age 14.
    • Favourite shot is forehand, surface is clay, tournament is US Open and city on tour is Melbourne.
    • Lists countryman Pablo Andujar as his tennis idol.
    • Also enjoys football and supports his hometown team Valencia CF.
    • Favourite athlete is track star Usain Bolt.
    • Lists Batman as both his hero and favourite superhero.
    • Favourite book isEl hombre en busca del sentido byViktor Frankl (Man's Search for Meaning).
    • Favourite movie is The Lord of the Rings, TV showis Aguila Roja and actress is Anya Taylor-Joy.
    • Likes listening to pop music, as well as drinking coffee and red wine.
    • Favourite food is arroz del senyoret.
    • Supports Kick Out Plastic, an international non-profitthat fights against single-use plastics.
    • Dream job is Formula 1 driver and says that his secret talent is being a Formula 1 driver on PlayStation.
    • Favourite school subject was history.
    • Says that being a hard worker is his best quality and being "untidy" is his worst quality.

    (UPDATED 21 AUGUST2023)

    • Broke into Top 50 on 27 February 2023 after consecutive SFs at Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro and reached career-high No. 37on 22 May.
    • Broke into Top 100 after becoming 1st Spanish qualifier to reach 4R of a Grand Slam event at 2022 Roland Garros (l. to No. 3 Zverev).
    • In 2023 advanced to 4R at ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l. to No. 5 Tsitsipas),his best result. Compiled personal-best16-12 record on clay
    • Qualified at 6 tour-level events in both 2021 and 2022, including Roland Garros and Wimbledon in back-to-back seasons.
    • Won 1st of 4 Challenger titles by defeating 17-year-old countryman Alcaraz in 2020 Cordenons final.
    • Defeated future Top-10 ATP players Hurkacz and Tsitsipas en route to final of 2015 European Junior Championships.
    • Has 114-90 career record on ATP Challenger Tour, including 85-55 on clay with 4 titles. Has 29-32 record on hard courts.

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