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Season 1 2026
World Week 0 · Regular season
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🇪🇸 Rafael Baena ESP
Class of 2027 · Born Reus, ESP · Nov 2 · ★★★★4-Star
STR
47.5
current (projection)
StrikePrediction · favourite to commit: Columbia 21% 8 offers
Rankings
Recruiting board (consensus)#100
International#23
Ranking points (1223 pts · 25 events) #190
STR47.5
Junior STR (singles) 47.5
Doubles STR (results-based) 46.7
Junior Badges titles & ranking milestones
GLOBALTop 100 GLOBALTop 250 NATIONTop 10
Junior Results tournament history
DATETOURNAMENT LEVELRESULT
Wk 1 Gold Coast Open Major R32
Wk 2 Le Mans International Major R16
Wk 4 Vitória International Premier R32
Wk 5 Biarritz Classic Premier R32
Wk 7 St. Louis International Premier Semifinalist
Wk 8 Tandil Classic Premier R16
Wk 10 Cologne Open Premier Semifinalist
Wk 11 Tokyo International Premier R32
Wk 13 Tianjin Open Premier R16
Wk 14 San Sebastián Open Premier Finalist
Wk 15 Namur International Major R16
Wk 17 Plzeň Classic Premier R32
Wk 18 Olomouc Open Premier R32
Wk 20 Kobe Classic Premier Quarterfinalist
Wk 21 Almere Open Premier Finalist
Wk 23 Mérida Open Major R16
Wk 24 San Luis Potosí Championships Major Quarterfinalist
Wk 25 Maringá Championships Major Quarterfinalist
Wk 27 Oakland International Premier R32
Wk 28 Manchester Championships Major R32
Wk 30 Almere Classic Premier Champion
Wk 31 Munich Open Major R16
Wk 33 Nancy Championships Major Quarterfinalist
Wk 34 Chongqing Championships Major Semifinalist
Wk 36 Angers International Major R32
Junior Doubles ¼ weight into the combined ranking
DATETOURNAMENT LEVELPARTNERRESULT
Wk 1 Gold Coast Open Major Irvin Burgos Quarterfinalist
Wk 5 Biarritz Classic Premier Tymoteusz Pazdan Quarterfinalist
Wk 8 Tandil Classic Premier Yuba Saidi Semifinalist
Wk 10 Cologne Open Premier Giannoulis Fotopoulos Champion
Wk 11 Tokyo International Premier Sung-woo Tak R16
Wk 13 Tianjin Open Premier Dong-hyun Eom Semifinalist
Wk 14 San Sebastián Open Premier Nick Fu Finalist
Wk 17 Plzeň Classic Premier Omillio Hausmann Champion
Wk 20 Kobe Classic Premier Quincy Hiatt Quarterfinalist
Wk 21 Almere Open Premier Manuel Belinelli Semifinalist
Wk 23 Mérida Open Major Jaylan Borjan Quarterfinalist
Wk 25 Maringá Championships Major Douglas Dixon Semifinalist
Wk 27 Oakland International Premier Antonio Podolski Semifinalist
Wk 31 Munich Open Major Leon Garbacz R16
Wk 33 Nancy Championships Major Kendrick Sauerbrunn Semifinalist
Wk 34 Chongqing Championships Major Simone Marchetti Semifinalist
Junior Match Record every opponent was a fellow recruit
DATETOURNAMENT W/LOPPONENTSCORE
Wk 1 Gold Coast Open Round of 32 L Alejandro Villarreal 4-6 6-7
Wk 2 Le Mans International Round of 32 W Donta Rodriguez 1-6 6-3 10-8
Wk 2 Le Mans International Round of 16 L Nadeem Hussain 6-4 3-6 4-10
Wk 4 Vitória International Round of 32 L Bernie Pacheco 4-6 3-6
Wk 5 Biarritz Classic Round of 32 L Carlos Ramos 6-7 2-6
Wk 7 St. Louis International Round of 32 W Steven Chapin 6-0 6-0
Wk 7 St. Louis International Round of 16 W Mitchell Damico 6-2 6-0
Wk 7 St. Louis International Quarterfinals W Landyn Gima 7-6 4-6 10-8
Wk 7 St. Louis International Semifinals L Ayrton Carvajal 2-6 1-6
Wk 8 Tandil Classic Round of 32 W Drayk Zheng 6-7 6-4 12-10
Wk 8 Tandil Classic Round of 16 L Luciano Barreto 7-6 5-7 9-11
Wk 10 Cologne Open Round of 32 W Jeremiah Dwyer 6-3 7-6
Wk 10 Cologne Open Round of 16 W Lance Ein 6-3 6-4
Wk 10 Cologne Open Quarterfinals W Connor Watanabe 6-2 6-3
Wk 10 Cologne Open Semifinals L Kevin Kawamura 3-6 4-6
Wk 11 Tokyo International Round of 32 L Alexis Lavoie 5-7 6-7
Wk 13 Tianjin Open Round of 32 W Xavier Putellas 2-6 6-3 10-6
Wk 13 Tianjin Open Round of 16 L Pablo Balde 6-7 6-7
Wk 14 San Sebastián Open Round of 32 W Darwin Fitzgibbon 7-6 7-5
Wk 14 San Sebastián Open Round of 16 W Maurizio Tolói 6-1 6-3
Wk 14 San Sebastián Open Quarterfinals W Sung-woo Tak 4-6 6-3 14-12
Wk 14 San Sebastián Open Semifinals W Humberto Cabrera 6-3 7-6
Wk 14 San Sebastián Open Final L Fritz Semple 5-7 6-7
Wk 15 Namur International Round of 32 W Alessio Datome 7-6 6-4
Wk 15 Namur International Round of 16 L Kenean Hibi 2-6 0-6
Wk 17 Plzeň Classic Round of 32 L Jasper Calero 2-6 4-6
Wk 18 Olomouc Open Round of 32 L Caleb de Garmendia 6-1 4-6 9-11
Wk 20 Kobe Classic Round of 32 W Kobi Jung 6-2 6-3
Wk 20 Kobe Classic Round of 16 W Jaiden MacPhie 3-6 7-6 10-6
Wk 20 Kobe Classic Quarterfinals L Aleš Vydra 7-6 5-7 8-10
Wk 21 Almere Open Round of 32 W Pablo Balde 6-2 4-6 10-8
Wk 21 Almere Open Round of 16 W Donald Peralta 6-1 6-4
Wk 21 Almere Open Quarterfinals W Antonio Podolski 4-6 6-3 12-10
Wk 21 Almere Open Semifinals W Volker Rudy 6-4 6-3
Wk 21 Almere Open Final L Arvid Nordström 6-7 7-6 6-10
Wk 23 Mérida Open Round of 16 L Leonardo Giordano 3-6 3-6
Wk 24 San Luis Potosí Championships Round of 32 W Drayk Zheng 4-6 6-3 10-8
Wk 24 San Luis Potosí Championships Round of 16 W Ian Lu 6-4 6-4
Wk 24 San Luis Potosí Championships Quarterfinals L Oliver Undav 3-6 4-6
Wk 25 Maringá Championships Round of 32 W Donta Rodriguez 6-4 6-7 13-11
Wk 25 Maringá Championships Round of 16 W Miles Tracy 7-6 6-3
Wk 25 Maringá Championships Quarterfinals L Greayer Lemons 6-3 4-6 9-11
Wk 27 Oakland International Round of 32 L Logan Barham 7-6 3-6 8-10
Wk 28 Manchester Championships Round of 32 L Kedrick Kovacevic 5-7 6-3 7-10
Wk 30 Almere Classic Round of 32 W Giuseppe Ferrari 6-4 6-2
Wk 30 Almere Classic Round of 16 W Gustav Vyoralová 6-3 6-2
Wk 30 Almere Classic Quarterfinals W Brandon Goodling 3-6 6-3 10-6
Wk 30 Almere Classic Semifinals W Max Nagano 6-3 7-6
Wk 30 Almere Classic Final W Volker Rudy 6-3 6-4
Wk 31 Munich Open Round of 32 W Luciano Barreto 7-6 6-4
Wk 31 Munich Open Round of 16 L Greayer Lemons 1-6 4-6
Wk 33 Nancy Championships Round of 32 W Chief Oluwaseyi 7-6 6-4
Wk 33 Nancy Championships Round of 16 W Drayk Zheng 7-6 6-4
Wk 33 Nancy Championships Quarterfinals L Mats Lundgren 4-6 2-6
Wk 34 Chongqing Championships Round of 32 W Konstantin Korolev 7-6 6-3
Wk 34 Chongqing Championships Round of 16 W Humberto Cabrera 4-6 6-3 10-3
Wk 34 Chongqing Championships Quarterfinals W Stan Zimmerman 7-6 6-7 14-12
Wk 34 Chongqing Championships Semifinals L Seymour Martín 6-4 4-6 3-10
Wk 36 Angers International Round of 32 L Alessio Datome 6-3 3-6 9-11
College List 8 offers
SCHOOLOFFERINTEREST SCHOL.STRIKEPRED.STATUS
Columbia ✓ Hot ½ 21% Finalist
Brown ✓ Hot ½ 21% Finalist
Princeton ✓ Hot ½ 21% Finalist
Penn ✓ Hot ½ 19% Top School
Georgia Tech ✓ Hot ½ 18% Top School
Harvard ✓ Hot ½ —
Duke ✓ Hot ½ —
Boston College ✓ Hot ½ —
Dreamsheet schools this recruit dreams of
Stanford Virginia North Carolina Wake Forest
Scouting two independent ceiling reads (±fog)
Shared service (consensus)57.0
Your department53.5
4-year projection49.2
Ranking History junior progression
DATE GLOBAL NATION STR
Early 2027 #78 #8 46.2
Mid 2027 #68 #7 46.5
Late 2027 #61 #7 46.9
Final 2027 #52 #7 47.4
Attributes visible current grades (20–80)
Serve Power 59
Serve Accuracy 59
Return 54
Forehand 60
Backhand 57
Consistency 58
Net Play 56
Speed 58
Stamina 60
Composure 60
Clutch 60
Recruiting
Intended majorMusic Education
Junior tierNational Elite
OriginInternational
CommitmentUncommitted
Recruiting Timeline
Received interest from Columbia early_contact Wk 2
Received interest from Princeton early_contact Wk 4
Received interest from Brown early_contact Wk 5
Offered by Brown offers Wk 10
Offered by Columbia offers Wk 12
Offered by Princeton offers Wk 12
Offered by Penn offers Wk 13
Official visit to Columbia visits Wk 18
Official visit to Brown visits Wk 18
Narrowed list to 3 schools narrowing Wk 20