Copa Faulconbridge
| Copa Faulconbridge | |
|---|---|
| 2026 Copa Faulconbridge | |
| ATP Challenger Tour | |
| Event name | Copa Faulconbridge by Marcos Automoción |
| Founded | 1933 |
| Location | Valencia, Spain |
| Venue | Valencia Tennis Club[1] |
| Category | ATP Challenger 175 (2026-), Challenger 125 (2024-2025) |
| Surface | Clay |
| Prize money | €272,272 (2026), €181,250 (2025) |
| Website | copafbvalencia |
The Copa Faulconbridge by Marcos Automoción (previously the Copa Faulcombridge)[1][2] is a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It is part of the ATP Challenger Tour and is held in Valencia, Spain. In 2026 it was upgraded to a Challenger 175.[3][4][5]
The event is named after Alfred Faulconbridge (1864–1932), founder of what today is the Valencia Tennis Club.[6][7]
Past finals
Singles
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | Jerónimo Villota | ||
| 1934 | José Albiol | ||
| 1935 | Francisco Suqué | ||
| 1936–1939 | Not held due to the Spanish Civil War | ||
| 1940 | Pedro Alapont | ||
| 1941 | José Albiol (2) | ||
| 1942 | José Albiol (3) | ||
| 1943 | Jaime Bartrolí | ||
| 1944 | Jaime Bartrolí (2) | ||
| 1945 | Francesco Romanoni | ||
| 1946 | Pedro Masip | ||
| 1947 | José Albiol (4) | ||
| 1948 | Luis Carles | ||
| 1949 | Armando Casas | ||
| 1950 | Vladimír Černík | ||
| 1951 | Giuseppe Merlo | ||
| 1952 | Władysław Skonecki | ||
| 1953 | Torsten Johansson | ||
| 1954 | Milan Branović | ||
| 1955 | Milan Branović (2) | ||
| 1956 | Ham Richardson | ||
| 1957 | Not held due to the 1957 Valencia flood | ||
| 1958 | Antonio Maggi | ||
| 1959 | Andrés Gimeno | ||
| 1960 | William Álvarez | ||
| 1961 | Pierre Darmon | ||
| 1962 | José Edison Mandarino | ||
| 1963 | Manuel Santana | ||
| 1964 | Manuel Santana (2) | ||
| 1965 | José Edison Mandarino (2) | ||
| 1966 | José Luis Arilla | ||
| 1967 | Ernesto Aguirre | ||
| 1968 | Manuel Santana (3) | ||
| 1969 | Manuel Santana (4) | ||
| 1970 | Not held | ||
| 1971 | Manuel Orantes | ||
| 1972 | Andrés Gimeno (2) | ||
| 1973 | Not held | ||
| 1974 | Manuel Orantes (2) | ||
| 1975 | Jairo Velasco Sr. | ||
| 1976 | José Guerrero | ||
| 1977 | José Guerrero (2) | ||
| 1978 | Ernesto Vázquez | ||
| 1979 | Francisco Ferrer | ||
| 1980 | Not held | ||
| 1981 | José García | ||
| 1982 | José Moreno | ||
| 1983 | Roberto Vizcaíno | ||
| 1984 | Gabriel Urpí | ||
| 1985 | Fernando Luna | ||
| 1986 | Fernando Luna (2) | ||
| 1987 | Emilio Sánchez | ||
| 1988 | Nicolás Romero | ||
| 1989 | Luis Riba | ||
| 1990 | David de Miguel | ||
| 1991 | José Francisco Altur | ||
| 1992 | Tati Rascón | ||
| 1993 | José Alejos | ||
| 1994 | Félix Mantilla | ||
| 1995 | Gonzalo Corrales | ||
| 1996 | José Francisco Altur (2) | ||
| 1997 | Ignacio Truyol | ||
| 1998 | Álex Calatrava | ||
| 1999 | José Alejos (2) | ||
| 2000 | Iván Gallego | ||
| 2001 | Not held | ||
| 2002 | David Ferrer | Leonardo Olguín | 6–4, 6-3 |
| 2003–2021 | Not held | ||
| 2022 | Oleksii Krutykh | Luca Van Assche | 6–2, 6–0 |
| 2023 | Fabio Fognini | Roberto Bautista Agut | 3–6, 7–6(10–8), 7–6(7–3) |
| 2024 | Pedro Martínez | Jaime Faria | 6–1, 6–2 |
| 2025 | Jan Choinski | Luka Mikrut | 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
| 2026 | Miomir Kecmanović | Daniel Vallejo | 6–2, 3–6, 6–2 |
Doubles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Tim Crichton Todd Perry |
Marcus Hilpert Shaun Rudman |
Walkover |
| 2003–2021 | Not held | ||
| 2022 | Oleksii Krutykh Oriol Roca Batalla |
Ivan Sabanov Matej Sabanov |
6–3, 7–6(7–3) |
| 2023 | Andrea Pellegrino Andrea Vavassori |
Daniel Rincón Oriol Roca Batalla |
6–2, 6–4 |
| 2024 | Alexander Merino Christoph Negritu |
Karol Drzewiecki Piotr Matuszewski |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 2025 | Marcelo Demoliner Orlando Luz |
Íñigo Cervantes Daniel Cukierman |
6–3, 3–6, [10–5] |
| 2026 | Constantin Frantzen Robin Haase |
Sander Arends David Pel |
6–4, 6–7(5–7), [11–9] |
References
- ^ a b "LA COPA FAULCONBRIDGE DA UN SALTO DE CATEGORÍA Y SE DISPUTARÁ EN MAYO A PARTIR DE 2026". clubdetenisvalencia.es (in Spanish). 9 December 2025.
- ^ "CopaFBValencia Instagram".
- ^ "The Faulconbridge Cup will have a new director in 2026". PuntoDeBreak. 13 March 2026. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
- ^ "The history of the Copa Faulconbridge". 12 March 2026. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
- ^ "València se consolida como sede del circuito internacional de tenis con la Copa Faulconbridge" (in Spanish). 5 May 2026.
- ^ "Our graves".
- ^ The History of the Copa Faulconbridge
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