RB
🇪🇸
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 |
| STR | 47.5 |
| Junior STR (singles) | 47.5 |
| Doubles STR (results-based) | 46.7 |
Junior Badges
GLOBALTop 100
GLOBALTop 250
NATIONTop 10
Junior Results
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
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
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
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
Stanford
Virginia
North Carolina
Wake Forest
Scouting
| Shared service (consensus) | 57.0 |
| Your department | 53.5 |
| 4-year projection | 49.2 |
Ranking History
| 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
| 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 major | Music Education |
| Junior tier | National Elite |
| Origin | International |
| Commitment | Uncommitted |
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 |