Marc López will be David Ferrer’s replacement at the head of the Spanish Davis Cup team

ByDavid Mitchell

Marc López will be the new captain of the Spanish Davis Cup team. The Board of Directors of the Royal Spanish Tennis Federation announced this Monday the appointment of the 44-year-old former tennis player from Barcelona, ​​who He will take the reins of the national team on January 1, 2027 until 2029replacing the current coach, David Ferrer, who will leave office at the end of this year.

The Olympic champion He will continue to act as technical assistant to David Ferrer in the Davis Cup Final 8 which will be held from November 24 to 29 in the city of Bologna (Italy), a position it has held since the 2025 Qualifier that pitted Spain against Denmark in Marbella.

Marc López retired from professional tennis in May 2022 as one of the best Spanish doubles players of all time, becoming a Grand Slam and Olympic champion, winner of the Masters and reaching number 3 in the world ranking.

The Catalan lifted the 2012 Doubles Masters Cup alongside Marcel Granollers, being the second Spanish couple in history to win the tournament after Manuel Orantes and Juan Gisbert in 1975.

The year 2016 was the year of his definitive consecration, first winning Roland Garros with Feliciano López, and winning the gold medal in the summer at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games alongside his great friend Rafael Nadal.

In addition, he reached three other Grand Slam finals, two of them with Marcel Granollers (Roland Garros and US Open 2014) and the last with Feliciano López (US Open 2017).

In the Davis Cup, he debuted with Spain in 2012, playing a total of 13 qualifying rounds with the team and playing in the Centennial final the same year as his debut.

David Mitchell
David Mitchell

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