Max Alcalá Gurri

Max Alcalá Gurri
Alcalá Gurri at the 2026 US Open
Country (sports) Spain
Born (2002-09-11) 11 September 2002 (age 24)
Barcelona, Spain
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
PlaysRight-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand
CoachRoger Pérez
Prize moneyUS $261,050
Singles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles4 ATP Challenger
Highest rankingNo. 130 (2 November 2026)
Current rankingNo. 130 (2 November 2026)
Grand Slam singles results
US OpenQ1 (2026)
Doubles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 418 (26 October 2026)
Current rankingNo. 419 (2 November 2026)
Last updated on: 2 November 2026.

Max Alcalá Gurri (born 11 September 2002) is a Spanish tennis player. He reached a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 130 achieved on 2 November 2026 and a doubles ranking of No. 418 achieved on 26 October 2026.

Career

2022-2024: ITF titles, ATP Tour qualifying debut

In April 2022, he was entered at a wildcard in the qualifying competition of the 2022 Barcelona Open. He won against seeded player, Peter Gojowczyk in the first round due to a match retirement, but lost out of a chance to qualify in the main tournament to another wildcard entrant, Nicolás Álvarez Varona, in straight sets in the final round. In June, partnered with compatriot Bruno Pujol Navarro, he won his first ITF doubles tournament at M15 Wrocław. He won his first ITF singles tournament in the same year, defeating his compatriot Álvaro López San Martín in straight sets at M15 Sabadell. In the first quarter of the 2023 season, he triumphed to a second M15 ITF doubles title in Antalya, Turkey with Àlex Martí Pujolràs, defeating Tuna Altuna and Arthur Reymond in straight sets. Alcalá Gurri was granted another wildcard in the qualifying draw of the 2023 Barcelona Open, but lost to seeded player Geoffrey Blancaneaux in the first round.[citation needed]

In March 2024, Alcalá Gurri defeated Czech player Dominik Kellovsky in two tiebreak sets in his first final at the M15 Antalya, Turkey. He was also given a third wildcard in the qualifying draw at the 2024 Barcelona Open, but lost to in the first round against Duje Ajduković.[citation needed] In June 2024, he won his maiden M25 final in Rabat, Morocco, against Carlos López Montagud in straight sets. His first doubles M25 final was only a month later at Getxo, Spain, where he was partnered with Àlex Martí Pujolràs but lost against the French duo of Louis Dussin and Matt Ponchet in straight sets.

2025-2026: First ATP Challenger titles, top 150

In the first quarter of 2025, he competed in four ITF Finals, but only won one of them, M15 Valencia. His only other final of any kind was at ITF Madrid in December, winning against Ștefan Paloși in straight sets.

On the ATP Tour level he was granted a fourth wildcard in the qualifying of the 2025 Barcelona Open, and a fifth in 2026 at the same event but lost in the first round against third seed Damir Džumhur and seventh seed Alexandre Müller respectively.

After being close to winning three ITF titles in the span of two months in the season, he won his first one of 2026 in M25 Castelldefels, Spain, against Johan Nikles in straight sets.

In May, he won his maiden ATP Challenger singles title at the 2026 Challenger Città di Cervia, defeating top seed Andrea Guerrieri in the semifinals and sixth seed Buvaysar Gadamauri in the final and reached a new career-high ranking in the top 300 of world No. 277 on 25 May 2026. A month later he won his second title, at the Royan Atlantique Open, defeating Cosme Rolland de Ravel, followed by lifting the Serena Wines 1881 Acqua Maniva Tennis Cup in Cordenons and reached the top 200 on 20 July 2026.

He won his fifth title of the year and fourth at the Challenger level at the 2026 Plovdiv Challenger IV, and reached the top 150 on 28 September 2026.

ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals

Singles: 19 (10–9)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (4–0)
ITF World Tennis Tour (6–9)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (10–9)
Grass (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2022 M15 Sabadell, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay Spain Álvaro López San Martín 6–4, 6–1
Loss 1–1 Sep 2023 M15 Melilla, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay Spain Alejo Sánchez Quílez 6–4, 0–6, 1–6
Loss 1–2 Dec 2023 M15, Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Kazakhstan Dmitry Popko 4–6, 5–7
Win 2–2 Mar 2024 M15, Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Czech Republic Dominik Kellovsky 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–5)
Win 3–2 Jun 2024 M25, Rabat, Morocco World Tennis Tour Clay Spain Carlos López Montagud 6–2, 6–3
Loss 3–3 Nov 2024 M15 Valencia, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay Spain Pol Martín Tiffon 2–6, 2–6
Win 4–3 Feb 2025 M15 Valencia, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay Italy Gabriele Pennaforti 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 4–4 Feb 2025 M15 Valencia, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay Spain Carlos Sánchez Jover 4–2 ret.
Loss 4–5 Mar 2025 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Croatia Luka Mikrut 3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 4–6 Apr 2025 M25 Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy World Tennis Tour Clay Italy Gabriele Piraino 3–6, 4–6
Win 5–6 Dec 2025 M15 Madrid, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay Romania Ștefan Paloși 6–2, 6–4
Loss 5–7 Feb 2026 M25 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Romania Gabi Adrian Boitan 4–6, 6–7(1–7)
Loss 5–8 Feb 2026 M25 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Andrey Chepelev 6–1, 4–6, 1–6
Loss 5–9 Mar 2026 M25 Reus, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay Spain Àlex Martí Pujolràs 6–2, 5–7, 4–6
Win 6–9 Apr 2026 M25 Castelldefels, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay Switzerland Johan Nikles 6–3, 6–1
Win 7–9 May 2026 Challenger Città di Cervia, Italy ATP Challenger Tour Clay Belgium Buvaysar Gadamauri 2–6, 6–1, 6–1
Win 8–9 Jun 2026 Royan Atlantique Open, France ATP Challenger Tour Clay France Cosme Rolland de Ravel 7–6(7–4), 6–1
Win 9–9 Jul 2026 2026 Serena Wines 1881 Cup, Cordenons, Italy ATP Challenger Tour Clay Italy Federico Bondioli 6–2, 6–0
Win 10–9 Sep 2026 Plovdiv Challenger IV, Bulgaria ATP Challenger Tour Clay Czech Republic Jonáš Forejtek 6–4, 6–2

Doubles: 5 (2–3)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF World Tennis Tour (2–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (2–3)
Grass (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Teammate Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2022 M15 Wrocław, Poland World Tennis Tour Clay Spain Bruno Pujol Navarro Czech Republic Jiří Barnat
Czech Republic Filip Duda		 6–4, 7–5
Loss 1–1 Aug 2022 M15 Xàtiva, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay Spain Bruno Pujol Navarro Spain Alejandro García
Spain Mario Mansilla Díez		 2–6, 6–7 (2–7)
Win 2–1 Feb 2023 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Spain Àlex Martí Pujolràs Turkey Tuna Altuna
France Arthur Reymond		 6–4, 6–4
Loss 2–2 Jun 2023 M15 Casablanca, Morocco World Tennis Tour Clay Spain Jorge Martínez Martínez Spain Alejandro Manzanera Pertusa
Spain Carles Hernández		 4–6, 2–6
Loss 2–3 Jul 2024 M25 Getxo, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay Spain Àlex Martí Pujolràs France Louis Dussin
France Matt Ponchet		 6–7(4–7), 3–6

References

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  11. ↑ "Carlos Alcaraz debutará el martes en el Conde de Godó con un jugador de la fase previa" (in Spanish). 12 April 2025.
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  13. ↑ "Pedro Martínez and Daniel Mérida reach the next round after day one of qualifying". 11 April 2026.
  14. ↑ "Al Challenger di Cervia ci sono due italiani in semifinale". ubitennis .com (in Italian). 21 May 2026. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
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  16. ↑ "Max Alcala Gurri confirms his takeoff in the Challenger circuit". puntodebreak.com. 20 June 2026.
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  18. ↑ "Max Alcalá se consagra campeón en Cordenons mostrando su mejor tenis" (in Spanish). canaltenis. 19 July 2026.
  19. ↑ "Max Alcalá levanta su tercer Challenger en Cordenons y entra en el Top-200" (in Spanish). 20 July 2026.
  20. ↑ "Alcalá adds his fifth title of the year and achieves his best ranking position in the ATP". 27 September 2026.
  21. ↑ "Max Alcalá gana el Challenger 75 de Plovdiv" (in Spanish). 28 September 2026.