Play to Clinch — Cesar Cucurella

🇺🇸 Cesar Cucurella USA

Class of 2027 · Born Loretto, PA · Oct 1 · ★★★★4-Star

STR

47.0

current (projection)

StrikePrediction · favourite to commit: Columbia 22% 7 offers

Rankings

Recruiting board (consensus)	#118
Pennsylvania	#3
Ranking points (1190 pts · 21 events)	#195
STR	47.0
Junior STR (singles)	47.0
Doubles STR (results-based)	46.5

Junior Badges titles & ranking milestones

NATTop 300 STATETop 5 STATETop 10 STATETop 25

Junior Results tournament history

DATETOURNAMENT LEVELRESULT

Wk 1 Gold Coast Open Major R16

Wk 2 Cardiff Open Major R16

Wk 4 Breda Championships Major R16

Wk 6 Zagreb International Premier R32

Wk 7 Guadalajara International Premier R16

Wk 9 Jaipur Classic Premier Quarterfinalist

Wk 11 Chiba International Premier R32

Wk 13 San Diego International Premier R16

Wk 14 Pau Open Premier Champion

Wk 16 Miami Championships Major R32

Wk 18 Olomouc Open Premier Quarterfinalist

Wk 19 Los Angeles Open Premier Finalist

Wk 21 Wagga Wagga Open Major R16

Wk 23 Mérida Open Major R16

Wk 25 Cancún Open Premier R16

Wk 26 Würzburg Open Major Quarterfinalist

Wk 28 Manchester Championships Major R16

Wk 30 Almere Classic Premier Semifinalist

Wk 31 Hluboká International Major R32

Wk 33 Dresden Classic Premier R32

Wk 35 Yokohama Classic Premier Champion

Junior Doubles ¼ weight into the combined ranking

DATETOURNAMENT LEVELPARTNERRESULT

Wk 1 Gold Coast Open Major Coen Rowe Champion

Wk 4 Breda Championships Major Quincy Hiatt Quarterfinalist

Wk 7 Guadalajara International Premier Ian Lu Semifinalist

Wk 18 Olomouc Open Premier Drayk Zheng R16

Wk 19 Los Angeles Open Premier Wilson Márquez Quarterfinalist

Wk 23 Mérida Open Major Gwilym Rodon Semifinalist

Wk 25 Cancún Open Premier Sho Nakamura-Lima Quarterfinalist

Wk 28 Manchester Championships Major James Velez Quarterfinalist

Wk 30 Almere Classic Premier Irvin Burgos Semifinalist

Wk 31 Hluboká International Major Brandon Goodling Quarterfinalist

Wk 35 Yokohama Classic Premier Arturo Conde Champion

Junior Match Record every opponent was a fellow recruit

DATETOURNAMENT W/LOPPONENTSCORE

Wk 1 Gold Coast Open Round of 32 W Alessio Datome 6-3 7-6

Wk 1 Gold Coast Open Round of 16 L Jin-soo Kwak 7-6 6-7 2-10

Wk 2 Cardiff Open Round of 32 W Seth Semple 6-1 6-2

Wk 2 Cardiff Open Round of 16 L Adrian Coates 3-6 6-3 6-10

Wk 4 Breda Championships Round of 32 W Oscar Tilden 6-3 6-1

Wk 4 Breda Championships Round of 16 L Douglas Dixon 3-6 3-6

Wk 6 Zagreb International Round of 32 L Ethan Talbert 6-4 2-6 6-10

Wk 7 Guadalajara International Round of 32 W Martin Lund 2-6 6-3 10-7

Wk 7 Guadalajara International Round of 16 L Ian Lu 6-4 6-7 6-10

Wk 9 Jaipur Classic Round of 32 W Martin Lund 7-6 6-2

Wk 9 Jaipur Classic Round of 16 W Jaime O'Leary 6-3 6-2

Wk 9 Jaipur Classic Quarterfinals L Daniel Strebig 4-6 2-6

Wk 11 Chiba International Round of 32 L Kedrick Kovacevic 6-4 3-6 6-10

Wk 13 San Diego International Round of 32 W Martin Lund 6-1 6-3

Wk 13 San Diego International Round of 16 L Jan Provod 4-6 6-7

Wk 14 Pau Open Round of 32 W Fernando Diaz 6-3 6-3

Wk 14 Pau Open Round of 16 W Aleksandar Newton 6-2 6-3

Wk 14 Pau Open Quarterfinals W Raffaele Orsolini 3-6 7-6 10-3

Wk 14 Pau Open Semifinals W Jaime Mendoza 6-2 5-7 10-8

Wk 14 Pau Open Final W Jan Provod 4-6 6-1 10-2

Wk 16 Miami Championships Round of 32 L Zira Petit-Frère 6-7 6-7

Wk 18 Olomouc Open Round of 32 W Elishah Andrada 6-2 6-2

Wk 18 Olomouc Open Round of 16 W Gwilym Rodon 6-4 6-1

Wk 18 Olomouc Open Quarterfinals L Irvin Burgos 6-4 6-7 4-10

Wk 19 Los Angeles Open Round of 32 W Marco Molina 7-6 7-6

Wk 19 Los Angeles Open Round of 16 W Jeremiah Dwyer 7-6 6-2

Wk 19 Los Angeles Open Quarterfinals W Stan Zimmerman 6-4 3-6 12-10

Wk 19 Los Angeles Open Semifinals W Gwilym Rodon 6-4 6-1

Wk 19 Los Angeles Open Final L Renaldo Brun 5-7 6-4 6-10

Wk 21 Wagga Wagga Open Round of 32 W Ozan Messmer 2-6 6-3 11-9

Wk 21 Wagga Wagga Open Round of 16 L Jaime Mendoza 6-7 4-6

Wk 23 Mérida Open Round of 32 W Ivan Kraus 6-3 6-2

Wk 23 Mérida Open Round of 16 L Coen Rowe 3-6 4-6

Wk 25 Cancún Open Round of 32 W Devan Hậu 6-7 7-6 10-7

Wk 25 Cancún Open Round of 16 L Leon Dabek 6-7 4-6

Wk 26 Würzburg Open Round of 32 W Felipe Hierro 6-3 5-7 10-1

Wk 26 Würzburg Open Round of 16 W Roman Chakvetadze 6-4 6-4

Wk 26 Würzburg Open Quarterfinals L Alafia Agnew 6-4 2-6 3-10

Wk 28 Manchester Championships Round of 32 W Leonardo Giordano 6-4 6-3

Wk 28 Manchester Championships Round of 16 L Ian Lu 4-6 6-4 8-10

Wk 30 Almere Classic Round of 32 W Owen McKelvey 6-4 6-4

Wk 30 Almere Classic Round of 16 W Felipe Hierro 6-1 6-2

Wk 30 Almere Classic Quarterfinals W Logan Barham 6-4 6-3

Wk 30 Almere Classic Semifinals L Volker Rudy 4-6 7-6 10-12

Wk 31 Hluboká International Round of 32 L Ian Lu 5-7 3-6

Wk 33 Dresden Classic Round of 32 L Leonardo Giordano 6-3 6-7 13-15

Wk 35 Yokohama Classic Round of 32 W Curt Regazzoni 7-5 6-3

Wk 35 Yokohama Classic Round of 16 W Arturo Conde 6-3 7-6

Wk 35 Yokohama Classic Quarterfinals W Giuseppe Ferrari 6-4 6-4

Wk 35 Yokohama Classic Semifinals W Ryan Arao 4-6 6-3 11-9

Wk 35 Yokohama Classic Final W Talib Avery 6-4 4-6 10-7

College List 7 offers

SCHOOLOFFERINTEREST SCHOL.STRIKEPRED.STATUS

Columbia ✓ Hot ½ 22% Finalist

Cornell ✓ Hot ½ 21% Finalist

Penn ✓ Hot ½ 20% Finalist

Colgate ✓ Hot ½ 20% Top School

Lafayette ✓ Hot ½ 18% Top School

Navy ✓ Hot ½ —

Princeton ✓ Hot ½ —

Dreamsheet schools this recruit dreams of

Stanford Virginia North Carolina Wake Forest

Scouting two independent ceiling reads (±fog)

Shared service (consensus)	56.6
Your department	56.1
4-year projection	47.5

Ranking History junior progression

DATE	NATIONAL	STATE	STR
Early 2027	#132	#4	47.4
Mid 2027	#150	#6	47.0
Late 2027	#158	#6	46.7
Final 2027	#146	#6	46.9

Attributes visible current grades (20–80)

Serve Power	62
Serve Accuracy	59
Return	47
Forehand	62
Backhand	49
Consistency	62
Net Play	62
Speed	62
Stamina	62
Composure	62
Clutch	54

Recruiting

Intended major	Cognitive Science
Junior tier	National Elite
Origin	Domestic
Commitment	Uncommitted

Recruiting Timeline

Received interest from Cornell	early_contact Wk 2
Received interest from Penn	early_contact Wk 3
Received interest from Columbia	early_contact Wk 5
Offered by Colgate	offers Wk 9
Offered by Columbia	offers Wk 12
Offered by Penn	offers Wk 12
Offered by Cornell	offers Wk 14
Official visit to Columbia	visits Wk 16
Official visit to Cornell	visits Wk 18
Narrowed list to 3 schools	narrowing Wk 21