Top Players at Copa 61

Spectators often ask, who should we watch at the 2026 Copa? The obvious answer is to keep an eye on seeded players. Who are they? For 2026 the seeded player listings are as follows, 5 days before start of the Main Draw. Remember, the ITF ranking measures points accumulated in ITF tournaments, while the WTN rating measures the quality of play taking into account game differentials and quality of opponents. 

But seeded players do not always win, as lesser ranked opponents sometimes pull off surprising results. Last year the no. 1 seed Dante PAGANI of Argentina lost in the first round to unseeded Ryan COZAD of USA, who went on to win the tournament. Sometimes very talented players do not participate in many ITF sanctioned events and hence do not accumulate the points necessary for a seeding. So a tennis tournament will always present some surprises. Let`s see what happens starting Monday the 19th.  

The Boys top players are clustered close together with only 24 positions separating seeds 1 to 8, with varied nationalities, and including a boy with the very apt tennis name of Agassi. The Girls seeded field has a wider separation of 49 positions and is dominated by players from USA.