Will the curse be broken?: Alejandro Davidovich Fokina seeks first ATP title after five lost finals
ATPSaturday, 27 June 2026 at 04:30
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina will play this Saturday the final of the ATP 250 Mallorca Open against Ethan Quinn, in what could be the day he breaks his unwanted record: five lost finals and zero ATP titles so far.
The Spaniard is one of four players who have reached the top 20 without winning an ATP title, alongside Jerzy Janowicz (No. 14), Henrik Holm (No. 17) and Hyeon Chung (No. 19). He is also one of 12 players in history to lose his first five ATP finals.
He will have a sixth chance this Saturday. The current world No. 25 capitalised on his seeding advantage and defeated Adam Walton, Grigor Dimitrov and Fabian Marozsan on his way to the final.
He will now aim to win his first professional title against Ethan Quinn (No. 63), a 22-year-old who will contest the first ATP final of his career.
A sixth opportunity against a lower-ranked opponent
It is a major opportunity for Davidovich, who will face a lower-ranked opponent in an ATP final. The lowest-ranked opponents he has previously faced in a final was Miomir Kecmanović in Delray Beach 2025 (No. 56) and João Fonseca in Basel in October 2025 (No. 46).
The Spaniard has been a notable case of title absence on tour. From his first final, several years passed before he returned to another ATP title match, despite consistently remaining among the seeded players in Grand Slams.
Back in 2022, at 22 years old, he reached his first final at the Monte-Carlo Masters. The Spaniard had already shown promise a year earlier, reaching the quarterfinals on his debut at the tournament and later again at Roland Garros. However, after the straight-sets defeat to Stefanos Tsitsipas, he struggled to return to another final.
Despite remaining a regular top-30 player and advancing in Grand Slams and Masters 1000 events, he did not reach another final for almost three years. He eventually returned at the Delray Beach Open, where he wasted two match points while serving at 5-2, before his opponent completed a five-game comeback to deny him the title once again.
The 27-year-old has experienced mixed moments throughout the season, reaching four finals—three of them ATP 500 events—but losing all of them. Even at the DC Open against Alex de Minaur in July 2025, he squandered three match points, including a costly missed smash that proved decisive.
A crucial opportunity in Mallorca
Davidovich Fokina now faces an ideal opportunity to finally change that narrative, playing for the first time in a final on home soil. He enters as the favourite due to his experience, ranking and consistency over the years. However, the weight of his previous final defeats is likely to be present and could add additional pressure that he will need to manage in order to maintain focus.
The two players have no official head-to-head record, although Quinn has already shown himself to be a dangerous opponent. He broke into the top 100 a year ago after reaching the third round of Roland Garros on his debut, and shortly after recorded his first Wimbledon win before falling in the second round.
This year he lifted the Challenger 175 title in Arizona, but he has yet to contest a final at ATP level before this week.
Davidovich Fokina holds a 20–17 record on grass courts, including a semifinal run in Eastbourne last year and a quarterfinal appearance at Queen’s Club this season. Quinn, meanwhile, is still at an early stage of his career, with a 6–2 record on grass and only his third tournament on the surface so far.
Davidovich Fokina – Singles finals (0-5)
| Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Opp. Rk | Score |
| Mallorca 2026 | Grass | Ethan Quinn | 63 | TBD |
| Basel 2025 | Hard | Joao Fonseca | 46 | 6-3 6-4 |
| Washington 2025 | Hard | Alex de Minaur | 13 | 5-7 6-1 7-6(3) |
| Acapulco 2025 | Hard | Tomáš Macháč | 25 | 7-6(6) 6-2 |
| Delray Beach 2025 | Hard | Miomir Kecmanović | 56 | 3-6 6-1 7-5 |
| Monte Carlo Masters 2022 | Clay | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 5 | 6-3 7-6(3) |
Cristhián AvilaTennis Journalist
Cristhián Ávila is a tennis journalist based in Santiago, Chile, and has been part of the TennisUpToDate team since early 2023. He covers the ATP and WTA Tours as well as all four Grand Slams, producing breaking news, match reports, analysis, and regular liveblogs from major tournaments.
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