{"id":82202,"date":"2023-04-13T10:42:15","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T08:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mutuamadridopen.com\/el-futuro-se-cita-en-el-mutua-madrid-open-sub-16\/"},"modified":"2023-04-13T10:48:29","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T08:48:29","slug":"the-future-of-tennis-at-the-under-16-mutua-madrid-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mutuamadridopen.com\/en\/the-future-of-tennis-at-the-under-16-mutua-madrid-open\/","title":{"rendered":"The future of tennis at the Under-16 Mutua Madrid Open"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This season will see the ninth edition of the Under-16 Mutua Madrid Open since its inauguration ten years ago (the event was not held in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic). From 3 to 7 May, a total of 32 young guns under the age of 16 will be bidding for the Caja M\u00e1gica crown.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">16 male and 16 female players will square off in a tournament they qualified for in one of 16 heats held all across the Spanish territory.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The competition started on 10 June 2022 at the Academia Tenis Ferrer in La Nuc\u00eda, where Charo Esquiva and Andr\u00e9s Santamarta were the first to book their tickets to the final stage. The second heat took place at Club de Campo Villa de Madrid from15 to 17 July. There, Marina Gatell and Theodor Matei Ene sealed their places.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A week later, the Club de Tenis M\u00e1laga witnessed Lorena Solar Donoso and Rub\u00e9n Fern\u00e1ndez Ruiz claim the title, while the fourth event took place at the Real Club de Tenis San Sebasti\u00e1n from 2 to 4 September, when Meritxel Teixid\u00f3 and Enzo Pereira Flores triumphed. A few days later, at the Real Zaragoza Club de Tenis, Idoia Razquin Anaut and David Mu\u00f1oz Botia came out on top.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">From 21 to 23 October, the Club de Tenis J\u00e1vea \u2013 Academia David Ferrer proved lucky for Laia Tarazona Peyro and Eric Maestre G\u00f3mez, while the Real Club Jolaseta (Bilbao), from 11 to 13 November, crowned Eugenia Men\u00e9ndez Soto and Bautista Durrels Rojo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Also in November, from the 18<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to the 20<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the Club R\u00edo Grande in Seville provided the stage for the victories of Irene Serrano Maestre and \u00c1ngel Fonseca Garc\u00eda, before Adriana Tirado Mar\u00edn and Iv\u00e1n Men\u00e9ndez Soto took the spoils from the 25<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to the 27<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> at the BTT Tennis Academy in Valldoriex.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The final heat of 2022 took place at the Ciudad de la Raqueta in Madrid, from 16 to 18 December, and was won by Julianna Giaccio and Yurii Hoida. The new year was seen in by the Club de Tenis Almer\u00eda, from 20 to 22 January, where Wozuko Mdlulwa and Sergi Fita earned their places in the final stage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">February was a busy month, with visits to the Sporting Club de Tenis in Valencia, from the 3<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">rd<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to the 5<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, where Julianna Giaccio and Theodor Matei Ene became the first players to win two heats. From the 17<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">th <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">to the 19<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the tour stopped at the Murcia Club de Tenis, with wins for Gabriela Cynthia Paun Lazar and David Mu\u00f1oz Botia, who claimed his second trophy. The month was closed out at the Rafa Nadal Academy, from the 24<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to the 26<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, where victory went to Sorana Matis and Xavier Palomar.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Finally, the last two heats were played out in March. The first took place at the Cercle Sabadell\u00e9s, from the 10<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to the 12<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, when Marina Quesada and Valent\u00edn Gonz\u00e1lez Gali\u00f1o-Ortu\u00f1o qualified, while the second was held at the Caja M\u00e1gica, where Marta Pic\u00f3 and Yurii Hoida, with a second crown, brought ten months of passionate competition to an end.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the girls\u2019 competition, the final place in the draw of 16 \u2013 because there was a two-time champion \u2013 went to the leader of the consistency ranking: Sof\u00eda Fern\u00e1ndez Figueras. Meanwhile, in the boys\u2019 event, three extra tickets, by the same means, went to: Pablo P\u00e9rez Navarro, Nicol\u00e1s Juan Ma\u00f1o and Augusto Pardo Cano.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We now know the identities of all the players who will be bidding to put their names alongside those of the superstars playing in the Caja M\u00e1gica as they compete in the Final Stage of the Under-16 Mutua Madrid Open, from 3 to 7 May.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Results of the 16 qualifying heats<\/b><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Venue<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Girls&#8217; Champion<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Boys&#8217; Champion<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">La Nuc\u00eda<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Charo Esquiva<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Andr\u00e9s Santamarta<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Club de Campo Villa de Madrid<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Marina Gatell<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Theodor Matei Ene<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">M\u00e1laga<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lorena Solar Donoso<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rub\u00e9n Fern\u00e1ndez Ruiz<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">San Sebasti\u00e1n<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meritxel Teixid\u00f3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Enzo Pereira Flores<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Zaragoza<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Idoia Razquin Anaut<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">David Mu\u00f1oz Botia<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">J\u00e1vea<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Laia Tarazona Peyro<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eric Maestre G\u00f3mez<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bilbao<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eugenia Men\u00e9ndez Soto<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bautista Durrels Rojo<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sevilla<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Irene Serrano Maestre<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00c1ngel Fonseca Garc\u00eda<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Valldoreix<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Adriana Tirado Mar\u00edn<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Iv\u00e1n Men\u00e9ndez Soto<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ciudad de la Raqueta<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Julianna Giaccio<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yurii Hoida<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Almer\u00eda<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wozuko Mdlulwa<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sergi Fita<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Valencia<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Julianna Giaccio<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Theodor Matei Ene<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Murcia<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gabriela Cynthia Paun Lazar<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">David Mu\u00f1oz Botia<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mallorca<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sorana Matis<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Xavier Palomar<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Barcelona<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Marina Quesada<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Valent\u00edn Gonz\u00e1lez Gali\u00f1o-Ortu\u00f1o<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Caja M\u00e1gica<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Marta Pic\u00f3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yurii Hoida<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Boys\u2019 Under-16 Mutua Madrid Open winners<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2022 \u2013 Luis GARC\u00cdA<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2021 \u2013 Alejandro JUAN<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2020 \u2013 No se celebr\u00f3 por la incidencia del covid-19<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2019 \u2013 Alejandro MANZANERA<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2018 \u2013 Mario MANSILLA<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2017 \u2013 Jaime CALDES<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2016 \u2013 Nicol\u00e1s \u00c1LVAREZ<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2015 \u2013 Miguel DAMAS<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2014 \u2013 Eduard G\u00dcELL<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Girls\u2019 Under-16 Mutua Madrid Open Winners<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2022 \u2013 Ruth ROURA<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2021 \u2013 Marta SORIANO<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2020 \u2013 No se celebr\u00f3 por la incidencia del covid-19<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2019 \u2013 Victoria JIM\u00c9NEZ<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2018 \u2013 Ane MINTEGI<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2017 \u2013 Leyre ROMERO<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2016 \u2013 Luc\u00eda CORTEZ<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2015 \u2013 Marina BASSOLS<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2014 \u2013 Marta HUQING<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This season will see the ninth edition of the Under-16 Mutua Madrid Open since its inauguration ten years ago (the event was not held in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic). From 3 to 7 May, a total of 32 young guns under the age of 16 will be bidding for the Caja M\u00e1gica crown. 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