Bernabé Zapata Miralles (born 12 January 1997) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world world No. 37 achieved on 22 May 2023 and a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 404 achieved on 21 August 2023.
Professional career 2018: ATP debut Zapata Miralles made his ATP main draw debut at the 2018 Geneva Open after qualifying for the singles main draw and he had his first main draw win by defeating Florian Mayer in straight sets.
2020–21: Maiden Challenger title, Top 125 & Major debut & first win He won his maiden title at the 2020 Internazionali di Tennis del Friuli Venezia Giulia in Cordenons, Italy defeating Carlos Alcaraz.
He had his second ATP main draw win when he beat John Millman in the first round of 2021 Dubai Tennis Championships in straight sets.
On his Grand Slam debut he qualified for his first at the 2021 French Open, and then for his second Major at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships.
Zapata Miralles was the champion in the Challengers in Heilbronn and Poznań claiming his first and second ATP Challenger titles of 2021. As a result, he achieved a new career high ranking of world No. 110 on 2 August 2021.
He subsequently qualified for his third Major in a row at the 2021 US Open as lucky loser. He reached the second round for the first time in his career defeating fellow Spaniard Feliciano López.
2022: French Open fourth round & first top-15 win, top 75 debut Ranked No. 130 at the 2022 French Open, Zapata Miralles qualified to make his second consecutive Grand Slam main draw at this Major. He won his first match at this Major defeating wildcard Michael Mmoh. In the second round he recorded a career breakthrough, upsetting World No. 14 and 13th seed Taylor Fritz for his maiden third-round showing at a Grand Slam and first top-15 win. He went one step further to reach the fourth round, having never past the second round of a Major before, defeating John Isner in a five set hours match. He was the first Spanish qualifier to reach the fourth round of a Grand Slam since recording started in 1983. As a result, he secured a top 100 debut at world No. 97 on 6 June 2022 and two weeks later he reached No. 90. Following his title at the 2022 Meerbusch Challenger he reached a career-high ranking of No. 74 on 15 August 2022.
2023: Two ATP semifinals in Latin America, Masters fourth round, top 50 At the ATP 250 2023 Córdoba Open he broke the record for the longest match ever in the tournament history when he defeated compatriot Roberto Carballés Baena in three hours and 26 minutes in the first round. The previous-longest match was in 2020, when Albert Ramos Viñolas outlasted Pablo Andújar in three hours and 20 minutes. At the next ATP 250 2023 Argentina Open he reached the semifinals for the first time in his career defeating two seeds, fourth seed, home favorite, Argentine Diego Schwartzman in the second round and fifth seed, another Argentine Francisco Cerúndolo in the quarterfinals but lost to top seed compatriot and eventual champion Carlos Alcaraz. As a result, he reached a new career high ranking of world No. 63 on 20 February 2023. He reached back to back semifinals in the Latin American Golden Swing at the ATP 500 2023 Rio Open defeating two seeds again, fourth seed Francisco Cerúndolo again and seventh seed Albert Ramos Viñolas. He lost to second seed and eventual champion Cameron Norrie. As a result, he moved another 20 positions in the top 45 at world No. 42 on 27 February 2023.
At the 2023 Mutua Madrid Open he reached the third round of a Masters for the first time defeating Mackenzie McDonald and upset 19th seed Dan Evans. He then defeated another qualifier Roman Safiullin to reach the fourth round on his debut at this tournament. He lost to fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas. Following this result, he reached a new career high ranking in the top 40 at world No. 37 on 22 May 2023. Seeded 32nd for the first time at a Grand Slam at the 2023 French Open, he lost in the first round to Diego Schwartzman in five sets.
He lost also in the first round at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships to Tomás Martín Etcheverry after being two sets to love up in a 4 and 1/2 hours match over two days after play was suspended due to darkness.
At the 2023 US Open he lost to eventual champion Novak Djokovic in straight sets, having defeated wildcard Ethan Quinn in straight sets in the first.
2024–26: 300 positions ranking drop, retirement As a result of a couple of first round losses in the beginning of the season, his singles ranking fell outside the top 100 after the 2024 Rio Open. He fell as low as No. 143 on 26 February 2024, more than 100 positions from his career high ranking, for not being able to defend his semifinal points. He further dropped out of the top 200 on 20 May 2024 and of the top 250 on 9 September 2024.
Zapata Miralles announced his retirement from professional tennis in December 2025, citing mental health issues. His final tournament was Copa Faulconbridge in May 2026.
Performance timelines
Singles
Current through the 2024 Miami Open.
Tournament2018201920202021202220232024SRW–LWin %Grand Slam tournamentsAustralian OpenAAQ1Q1Q11R1R0 / 20–2French OpenAAA1R 4R 1RQ20 / 33–3WimbledonAANH1R 1R1RQ20 / 30–3US OpenAQ1 A 2R1R2RA0 / 32–3Win–loss0–00–00–01–33–31–40–10 / 115–11ATP Masters 1000Indian Wells MastersAANHAA1R1R0 / 20–2Miami OpenAANHQ1A1RA0 / 10–1Monte-Carlo MastersAANHQ11R1RA0 / 20–2Madrid OpenAANHQ1A4RQ10 / 13–1Italian OpenAAQ1AA3RQ10 / 11–1Canadian OpenAANHAA1RA0 / 10–1Cincinnati OpenAAAAAAA0 / 00–0Shanghai MastersAANH1RA0 / 10–1Paris MastersAAQ1AQ2Q1A0 / 00–0Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–14–70–10 / 94–9Career statisticsTournaments1201016248Career total: 61Overall win–loss1–10–20–05–1010–1618–251–80 / 6135–62Year-end ranking2662001501247480271$2,651,849
ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals
Singles: 20 (12 titles, 8 runner-ups) Legend (singles)ATP Challenger Tour (4–6)Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour (8–2)Finals by surfaceHard (1–2)Clay (11–6)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin1–0Spain F21, GandiaFuturesClay Albert Alcaraz Ivorra1–6, 7–5, 7–67–2Win2–0Tunisia F30, El KantaouiFuturesHard Anis Ghorbel6–4, 6–4Win3–0Spain F10, MajadahondaFuturesClay Bastian Malla6–74–7, 7–68–6, 4–0 retWin4–0Spain F26, VigoFuturesClay Alberto Brizzi6–3, 6–3Win5–0Spain F30, MadridFuturesClay (i) Gonzalo Villanueva6–2, 6–1Loss5–1Spain F7, JáveaFuturesClay Pedro Cachin3–6, 3–6Win6–1Germany F4, KaltenkirchenFuturesClay Nik Razboršek6–4, 7–5Win7–1Spain F20, GetxoFuturesClay Carlos Taberner6–3, 3–6, 6–3Win8–1Spain F21, GandiaFuturesClay Sergio Gutiérrez Ferrol6–3, 5–7, 7–5Loss8–2Morocco F5, Beni MellalFuturesClay Laurynas Grigelis1–6, 2–6Loss8–3Hamburg, GermanyChallengerHard (i) Botic Van De Zandschulp3–6, 7–5, 1–6Loss8–4Todi, ItalyChallengerClay Yannick Hanfmann3–6, 3–6Win9–4Cordenons, ItalyChallengerClay Carlos Alcaraz6–2, 4–6, 6–2Loss9–5Quimper, France ChallengerHard (i) Brandon Nakashima3–6, 4–6Win10–5Heilbronn, GermanyChallengerClay Daniel Elahi Galán6–3, 6–4Win11–5Poznań, PolandChallengerClay Jiří Lehečka6–3, 6–2Win12–5Meerbusch, GermanyChallengerClay Dennis Novak6–1, 6–2Loss12–6Seville, SpainChallengerClay Roberto Carballés Baena3–6, 6–7(6–8)Loss12–7Iași, RomaniaChallengerClay Hugo Gaston6–3, 0–6, 4–6Loss12–8Barcelona, SpainChallengerClay Nick Hardt4–6, 6–3, 2–6
Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups) Legend (doubles)ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour (1–2)Finals by surfaceHard (0–1)Clay (1–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1Egypt F8, Sharm El SheikhFuturesClay Louis Tessa Scott Clayton Richard Gabb2–6, 4–6Win1–1Spain F31, SabadellFuturesClay Viktor Durasovic Juan Samuel Arauzo Martinez Jean-Marc Werner6–4, 6–1Loss1–2Tunisia F30, El KantaouiFuturesHard Samuel Ribeiro Navarrete Felipe Cunha Silva João Domingues6–74–7, 1–6
Record against top 10 players Zapata Miralles' record against players who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who are active in boldface. Only ATP Tour main draw matches are considered:
PlayerRecordWin %HardClayGrassLast matchNumber 1 ranked players Novak Djokovic0–1 0–1––Lost (4–6, 1–6, 1–6) at 2023 US Open Daniil Medvedev0–1 –0–1–Lost (6–3, 1–6, 3–6) at 2023 Rome Carlos Alcaraz0–2 –0–2–Lost (2–6, 2–6) at 2023 Buenos AiresNumber 2 ranked players Alexander Zverev0–1 –0–1–Lost (6–7(11–13), 5–7, 3–6) at 2022 French OpenNumber 3 ranked players Stefanos Tsitsipas0–1 –0–1–Lost (3–6, 1–6) at 2023 Madrid Stan Wawrinka0–1 0–1––Lost (0–6, 2–6) at 2023 MetzNumber 4 ranked players Taylor Fritz1–1 –1–00–1Lost (4–6, 5–7) at 2023 Queen's Club Holger Rune1–1 0–11–0–Won (3–6, 6–3, 6–2) at 2022 UmagNumber 5 ranked players Tommy Robredo1–0 –1–0–Won (6–1, 6–1) at 2022 Barcelona Félix Auger-Aliassime0–1 0–1––Lost (6–7(5–7), 3–6, 2–6) at 2021 US Open Andrey Rublev0–1 –0–1–Lost (7–5, 1–6, 6–7(7–9)) at 2023 HamburgNumber 6 ranked players Hubert Hurkacz1–0 –1–0–Won (6–7(7–9), 6–4, 6–2) at 2023 Estoril Alex de Minaur0–1 –0–1–Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2022 Monte-CarloNumber 8 ranked players John Isner1–0 –1–0–Won (6–4, 3–6, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–3) at 2022 French Open Diego Schwartzman1–1 –1–1–Lost (6–1, 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 0–6, 4–6) at 2023 French Open Karen Khachanov0–1 0–1––Lost (6–7(3–7), 2–6, 0–6) at 2023 Australian Open Cameron Norrie0–1 –0–1–Lost (2–6, 6–3, 6–7(3–7)) at 2023 Rio Jack Sock0–1 ––0–1Lost (6–7(6–8), 4–6, 4–6) at 2022 WimbledonNumber 9 ranked players Fabio Fognini1–1 0–11–0–Lost (6–4, 2–6, 3–6) at 2024 Indian Wells Roberto Bautista Agut0–1 –0–1–Lost (2–6, 2–6) at 2023 BarcelonaNumber 10 ranked players Frances Tiafoe0–1 0–1––Lost (1–6, 6–7(7–9)) at 2022 Tokyo Pablo Carreño Busta0–2 –0–2–Lost (3–6, 3–6) at 2022 BarcelonaTotal7–210–7 ()7–12 ()0–2 ()* Statistics correct
Personal life Zapata is Catholic and a member of the Neocatechumenal Way. He married Miriam Pérez Muñoz in 2021.
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