Bernabe Zapata Miralles | Bio | ATP Tour

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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