Rafa Nadal Tour Australia
Tour dates: Nine State Premier events from May 2025 to January 2026, for juniors in the 12/under and 14/under age groups.
Rafa Nadal has now played his final competitive tennis match, losing in the Davis Cup in November 2024. It brings to an end the career of one of the finest exponents of the game, both on and off the court. Whilst Rafa has retired, the Rafa Nadal Tour lives on.
The Tour is a junior tennis circuit launched in Spain in 2014. Running in Australia since 2019, it has a strong focus on sport and education combining the tournament aspect with dynamic and fun educational activities (on- and off-court). The Rafa Nadal Academy aims to share with the players their rationale and to establish strong fundamental values, which involves teaching and working towards the four main pillars of the tour, based on Rafa’s key values:
HUMILITY: Humility is the capacity to live your life with freedom from pride or arrogance, the quality or state of being humble.
RESILIENCE: Resilience is the ability to recover quickly from difficulties; to show toughness in adversity
SPORTSMANSHIP: The appropriate and correct behaviour during the practice of any sport, as well as the acceptance of adverse situations willingly.
COMMITMENT: The capacity that players have to acknowledge, get involved and accomplish something that has been previously agreed to.
| Event | Date | Location | How to enter | |
| 1 | 2025 Rafa Nadal Tour – QLD | 3 – 5 May | Brisbane | Enter here |
| 2 | 2025 Rafa Nadal Tour – WA | 30 May – 2 June | Perth | Enter here |
| 3 | 2025 Rafa Nadal Tour – ACT | 6 – 9 June | Canberra | Enter here |
| 4 | 2025 Rafa Nadal Tour – NT | 25 – 27 June | Darwin | Enter here |
| 5 | 2025 Rafa Nadal Tour – NSW | 13 – 15 July | Sydney | Enter here |
| 6 | 2025 Rafa Nadal Tour – SA | 15 – 18 July | Adelaide | Enter here |
| 7 | 2025 Rafa Nadal Tour – VIC | 24 – 27 September | TBC | Enter here |
| 8 | 2025 Rafa Nadal Tour – TAS | 30 September – 3 October | Hobart | Enter here |
| 2025/6 Rafa Nadal Australian Masters (Invitational) | 12 – 16 January 2025* | Parkville, VIC* | Invitation Only | |
The eight winning players from each 12/u & 14/u singles events, as well as a corresponding Trophy of Values winner will progress to the end of circuit Australian Masters event. The Trophy of Values recognises a player from each event that shows a positive attitude and behaviour on and off the court, and who lives the Values of the Rafa Nadal Tour.
The Rafa Nadal Tour Australian Masters event is scheduled to be held in Melbourne 12 -16 January 2025 (*final dates and location to be confirmed). A maximum of sixteen (16) players will be invited to compete in each 12/u & 14/u boys and girls Masters event, with further Rafa and Rafa Nadal Academy prizes on offer, including flights to Spain and two free weeks of training at the Rafa Nadal Academy in Mallorca (both subject to confirmation).
It is imperative you enter into the correct age group for these events to be eligible for the Rafa Nadal Masters. Full details in the fact sheet below:
Note: For 2025, the Rafa Nadal Tour events are classified as Community Series and are not a part of the De Minaur Junior Tour. As such, the tournaments will not have any De Minaur Junior Tour points attached to them, but matches will still count towards a players UTR.
