Max Alcalá Gurri

Max Alcalá Gurri
Country (sports) Spain
Born (2002-09-11) 11 September 2002
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
PlaysRight-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand
Prize moneyUS $170,076
Singles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles2 ATP Challenger
Highest rankingNo. 171 (3 August 2026)
Current rankingNo. 171 (3 August 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. 594 (22 May 2023)
Current rankingNo. 890 (3 August 2026)
Last updated on: 3 August 2026.

Max Alcalá Gurri (born 11 September 2002) is a Spanish tennis player. He reached a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 171 achieved on 3 August 2026 and a doubles ranking of No. 594 achieved on 22 May 2023.

Career

2022-2025: ITF titles and attempted ATP Tour main draw debut

In April 2022, he was entered at a wildcard in the qualifying competition of the Barcelona Open.[1] He won against seeded player, Peter Gojowczyk in the first round due to a match retirement,[2] but lost out of a chance to qualify in the main tournament after another wildcard entrant, Nicolás Álvarez Varona, in straight sets in the final round.[3]

Partnered with fellow compatriot Bruno Pujol Navarro, he won his first ITF doubles tournament in June 2022 at M15 Wrocław. He won his first ITF singles tournament in the same year, beating 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, beating Tuna Altuna and Arthur Reymond in straight sets. Alcalá Gurri was granted a wildcard in the qualifying draw of the Barcelona Open, but lost to seeded player Geoffrey Blancaneaux in the first round.

Alcalá Gurri beat Czech player Dominik Kellovsky in two tiebreak sets in his first finals match of 2024 at M15 Antalya, Turkey, in March. He also given another wildcard in the qualifying draw in the Barcelona Open, but lost to in the first round where he was against Duje Ajduković.

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.

He competed in four ITF Finals in only the first quarter of 2025, but only won one of them, M15 Valencia.[4] His only other final of any kind was at ITF Madrid in December, winning against Ștefan Paloși in straight sets. He was also granted a fourth wildcard in the qualifying of the Barcelona Open, but lost in the first round against third seed, Damir Džumhur.

2026: First ATP Challenger titles

After being close to winning three ITF titles in the span of two months, he won his first one of the year come April in M25 Castelldefels, Spain, against Johan Nikles, beating him 6–3, 6–1. A month later he was given another wildcard in the qualifying draw of the Barcelona Open, but was beaten in the first round by seeded player Alexandre Müller.

In May 2026, he won his maiden ATP Challenger singles title at the Challenger Città di Cervia, defeating top seed Andrea Guerrieri in the semifinals[5] and sixth seed Buvaysar Gadamauri in the final.[6] A month later he won his second title, at the Royan Atlantique Open – Singles, beating Cosme Rolland de Ravel in the finals, 7–6(7–4), 6–1.[7]

ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 18 (9–9)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (3–0)
ITF World Tennis Tour (6–9)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (9–9)
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 Internazionali di Tennis del Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy ATP Challenger Tour Clay Italy Federico Bondioli 6–2, 6–0

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

  1. ↑ "Arranca la Fase Previa del Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell". .lawebdeltenis.net (in Spanish). 16 April 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "El tenista Max Alcala Gurri venció a Peter Gojowczyk en la ronda previa de calificación del torneo ATP 500 de Barcelona". sport.es (in Spanish). 17 April 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "ATP - Barcelona Open, Qualification". rte.ie. 17 April 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Max Alcalá Gurri se corona en el primer torneo del Circuito de Internacionales de la Comunidad Valenciana en Carlet". ftcv.es (in Spanish). 11 February 2025. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Al Challenger di Cervia ci sono due italiani in semifinale". ubitennis .com (in Italian). 21 May 2026. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Max Alcalá Gurri conquers the Challenger of Cervia and achieves the best ranking of his career". puntodebreak.com. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "Max Alcalá Gurri confirma su despegue en el circuito Challenger". puntodebreak.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 June 2026.